You all seem to be way ahead of me so I thought I would throw this out there and see what your ideas are.
I need to make or source 1000+ signs. These are for outdoor use marking fields and will basically just have text. So…Michigan weather they need to be able to hold up to rain, snow, etc. Potentially I could sublimate the lettering. I’ve been looking at license plate blanks but want the hole pattern differently but that would be the approx size, about 6" x 12"
I need to be able to keep the costs quite low…I’m doing this for a group of farmers I’ve involved with, not looking to make a ton of money on this project.
Are there any materials you would suggest I look at? Checked Johnson Plastics and all the other regular sources. Acrylic won’t work and would be cost prohibitive.
I was thinking about wood but concerned about how to weatherproof it.
Any ideas?
Think I can get them down to 4 x 6", if so, 10 min each = 200 hours and I can personalize. A couple weeks hard work. Might as well use the beast, right?
All depends on your settings. The bad news is that if you go aluminum or metal marking, they tend to really like high LPI, which majorly impacts engrave times.
True…but made some tonight testing on Baltic Birch, look nice, and with some good spar urethane could be good to go…nice thing with the engraving as long as the wood holds up the farmers won’t have to replace and they look natural. Made a quick coat with white paint tonight and they look sharp…not ready to post a picture because pretty raw but think it’s going to work…otherwise, plastic license plates ordered from an imprinter…yuck
…and trying to keep cost containable for them…state mandate…wasted $$ for the farmers…they don’t say WHAT kind of sign or what size…they just have to have it…making them throw good $$ away…have to love our regulations these days.