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Ended up getting a OMTech Galvo 50W laser. I’ll cut do the mostly black signs with anodized blanks and I’ll do the other ones with black marking ink and see how it works. Our inspections expire every 10 years so I guess if it don’t last 10 years I’ll mail them a replacement. Largest I can do...

There’s a local Company called premier craft in OkC that builds us custom control panels, they take aluminum, brush it and anodize it. He can make me blanks for reasonably cheap. With that said, if he anodizes them black, I could laser engrave the letters, would something like an omtech laser...

I’m not replacing those I found those on Google for something “similar” to what I make. We do APi 4G inspections and make our own plates showing certification dates etc. I won’t be putting anyone out of business by buying my own printer, I thought I was using a US company but lately my packages...

This is what we’ve been doing for the last 15 years and it’s truly a pain in the butt because things constantly change or I need to make small changes and then it’s another week waiting to get the new one back. I’m paying $80 for each one on the small ones online and $125/200 on the larger ones...

Here is an example, although not my company. It needs to be pretty durable it goes on equipment parked outside!

Hey all, long time lurker, just made an account to ask this question! I need to print black color on aluminum signs. Not large scale, maybe 3-4 per month. Largest size 9x12. What’s the best method to do this? Any recommendations for a printer? Would like to spend less than 3K.