Just had a request from one of my repeat customers for plastic plaques to hang underneath the frames. They are looking for a clear plaque roughly 50mm x 150mm x 10mm with coloured engraved lettering and polished edges to the plaque. Anyone have any recommendations from where to go for best results etc?
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Bill (SPF)
Perspex/acrylic plaque
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Re: Perspex/acrylic plaque
I use a firm called P&S Engraving ,you could try them. Their local to me but happy to post
T: 01643 821232
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Thanks Will , will ring them tomorrow.
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Re: Perspex/acrylic plaque
Perspex can be cut using a tenon saw quite neatly. I know of craftsmen, who make their own perspex cases, successfully polishing the edges without specialist equipment, bit easier with a high speed polishing bench.
sequence can be seen here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE7UIRhh-jM
many coloured past will be suitable for infilling the lettering, possibly acryllic paints thickened with some whiting.
sequence can be seen here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE7UIRhh-jM
many coloured past will be suitable for infilling the lettering, possibly acryllic paints thickened with some whiting.
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It also might be worth looking at this about flame polishing, a sawn surface smoothed with a fine file and then wet and dry would be similar to the routed surface that this demonstration shows;
Flame Polishing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx7MHdWXQvc
Flame Polishing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx7MHdWXQvc
Re: Perspex/acrylic plaque
Venture Graphics do a perspex plaque, I've not had one but the gilded plaques are very good:
http://www.venture-graphics.co.uk/Plaques/
http://www.venture-graphics.co.uk/Plaques/
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Re: Perspex/acrylic plaque
Thanks for the info I did have a look at their site which is very good, I'll have to give them a shout next time I need a gilded plaque (for pricing) as I generally get mine from the US, here:
http://www.thegoldleaf.com/
The plaques are already sorted thanks to Will's suggestion above and I must say that Phil at P&S is very helpful indeed.
http://www.thegoldleaf.com/
The plaques are already sorted thanks to Will's suggestion above and I must say that Phil at P&S is very helpful indeed.