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smitch6
04-12-2011, 10:39 AM
Hi
i'm after 2 pieces of aluminium pls
450mm x 90mm thickness prob 2mm but don't mind if it's 1 or 3
prob brushed as they will show and i think if it's polished it will scratch too easily

with rounded corners not fussed about how rounded as long as they are rounded so not sharp

i'm happy to pay you for them and postage etc

i want to sub on them so obviously they need to be the right type (if there's a right type) lol i've never done subbing on ali before
hence why i need 2 ;) just in case i wreck the 1st one lol

thanks steve

Paul
04-12-2011, 11:00 AM
I have loads of metal but dont have this size. I doubt it you find it anywhere iam affraid. This size need to be cut to the order i think. :-(
Any way... Is your press big enough to press 450mm long blanks? ??


If you want to just try aluminium and see how it press i got loads of business cards and clock faces that i can send you few for testing.

smitch6
04-12-2011, 11:17 AM
the design i'll be doing i can do it in 2 stages without a problem :)

hopefully someone might get the ali in sheets and be able to cut a couple of bits for me

if not i'll pop down and see a metal company somewhere

thanks for the offer Paul :)

John G
04-12-2011, 12:04 PM
Metal company won't have sublimation ali - does it not have to be coated?.

John G
04-12-2011, 12:14 PM
Found this smitch - may be of interest.
http://www.blackburnsmetals.com/products-architectural-sublimation.html

(http://www.blackburnsmetals.com/products-architectural-sublimation.html)I don't think BMS do your size but Transfer press do!
http://www.thetransferpress.co.uk/acatalog/aluminium.html

(http://www.thetransferpress.co.uk/acatalog/aluminium.html)Cheers John

bms
04-12-2011, 01:14 PM
Found this smitch - may be of interest.
http://www.blackburnsmetals.com/products-architectural-sublimation.html

(http://www.blackburnsmetals.com/products-architectural-sublimation.html)I don't think BMS do your size but Transfer press do!
http://www.thetransferpress.co.uk/acatalog/aluminium.html

(http://www.thetransferpress.co.uk/acatalog/aluminium.html)Cheers John

We cut any size but don't have brushed silver - only white and polished silver.

John G
04-12-2011, 01:22 PM
Sorry Martin, I was looking at the max size of your sub metal and not the sub ali, my apologies.

http://www.printerowners.co.uk/sublimation/548/thin-aluminium-sublimation-metal.htm

smitch6
04-12-2011, 03:01 PM
Hi guys
thanks for the replies :)

Martin would the polished scratch?
it's for a switch panel on the dash of my boat
i'm sure i've posted a thread about it before

basically i have 11 toggle switches that i want to print the info underneath the switches

but because of where it is it may get things laid on it etc :)

i did wonder if it had a special coating or not as i've never used it i wasn't sure but now i know :)

John G
04-12-2011, 05:26 PM
Smitch, get some clear vinyl (the sign stuff) and laminate your ali after printing.

smitch6
04-12-2011, 08:35 PM
ok :) thanks

Andrew
05-12-2011, 10:06 AM
I've probably got brushed silver I can cut and corner for you. You need to use a slightly lower temperature when printing than what you do with the white. You can have it in 2 pieces which makes it safer for posting and easier to get consistant pressure when printing.

smitch6
05-12-2011, 03:01 PM
i need it in the sizes i asked for if you can do that ?

Andrew
05-12-2011, 06:39 PM
Sorry, misread the bit where you said you can do it in 2 stages which made me think you could have had the 450mm length in 2. My cutter only fits the 300mm width in so can't get the 450. I was thinking 2 x 225mm x 90mm to make up 1 length. I could do 450mm by 300mm as that's the standard width but guess that's to wide for what you need.

smitch6
05-12-2011, 06:55 PM
yes unfortunately i need 450 x 90 mm

smitch6
07-02-2012, 03:34 PM
going to bump this thread as i'm still after some of this pls if anyone can help :)

AJLA
07-02-2012, 03:36 PM
Do Novachrome do this sort of thing?

DS Designs
07-02-2012, 05:22 PM
Hi Steve, unfortunately I don't have any ali that size, but can help with the clear laminate if you need some, just let me know, it's gloss cast laminate so it's pretty good stuff

Dave

Jimbo
07-02-2012, 05:37 PM
Did we discuss this a while ago? I forgot about it. I can cut to the size required but the grained silver is 0.5mm and 0.75mm. thick However 2 pieces could be bonded together with full self adhesive tape then joined together after printing to make them thicker.I could supply you with the 2 plates, the bottom plate with the adhesive applied. So if you were to bond say 2 of the 0.75mm together you'd have 1.5mm thickness.

Jimbo

smitch6
07-02-2012, 06:12 PM
kool thanks Jimbo pm on the way :)

smitch6
13-02-2012, 06:48 PM
well thanks to Jimbo for supplying me with the pieces of Ali that i needed
I spent today printing it (it took 2 pieces to get it spot on)
and then the rest of the day fitting the thing lol
it's not simple trust me as i re-done the vinyl on the rest of it also at the same time.

anyways here's the finished product picture is rubbish tho sorry
and ignore the bottom 2nd in from the left dial as it's not the right one as i'm waiting for a new sender for the proper dial

just like to say huge thanks to Jimbo , :)


843

John G
13-02-2012, 08:09 PM
Looks good :biggrin: