moondoggy Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, enfieldspares said: Or "Boys from Brazil". Hounds of the Baskervilles Edited August 4, 2020 by moondoggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 See if you have any laser etching firms local to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 9 hours ago, ditchman said: however you do it....sandblast it and get it anodized...then have it sprayed up...... anodized steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Just now, Demonic69 said: anodized steel? electroplated then not galvanised as the galvanising will hide the detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: See if you have any laser etching firms local to you. It would be much easier to get the metal cut to the outline shape, painted and laser-etched than to cut and weld a silhouette. The ones I've done of dogs before would have been a nightmare to get any detail if I were cutting instead of engraving. 1 minute ago, ditchman said: electroplated then not galvanised as the galvanising will hide the detail I get you mate, I was thinking the same with powder coating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Zinc plate and passivate (or clear chromate) then paint. Powder coat is a bit claggy but may be OK depending upon the level of detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Here's one I did for a friend. You can get detail, but it would be difficult to cut and weld. Not impossible though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Frankly you'd be better off using stock images: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-m&ei=nmgqX4W0BtiV8gKIy5-4AQ&q=dog+silhouette You will not see the detail on top of a sign and getting your dogs to pose in such a way that they'd have a meaningful silhouette is likely to be a fruitless task Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, ditchman said: electroplated then not galvanised as the galvanising will hide the detail We used to use hot zinc spray on mild steel, then paint it. The paint adheres well and it lasts for a good few years. Mill finish stainless wouldn't need this, of course, and would last forever. Taking enfieldspares design and chain drilling and filing it would not actually take that long, so ignore my original jokey post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 what about enamelling.........get a photographic enamel transfer made and then have the whole thing enammelled baked ? you often see examples of this in the potterery industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, ditchman said: what about enamelling.........get a photographic enamel transfer made and then have the whole thing enammelled baked ? you often see examples of this in the potterery industry Ah! Vitreous enamel. A specialist skill, not sure if there are many around in the UK, though. Works well for straight edged signs as long as the edges are protected, but the ears on this shape would be prone to chipping. Expensive for a one off. http://www.trico-ve.co.uk Edited August 5, 2020 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Hows about a silhouette - then hand paint the detail in say white or silver before a clear coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknsd1978 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 If it was just a laser cut plate you were after in the shape of the profile you could soon insert the image into autocad and then draw around the bits you wanted. Save the image as a DXF file...off to the laser cutters and job done....simples. You could then add as much detail as you wanted (within reason) ensuring you had continuity in the plate you were cutting. You don’t want to cut big bits out that made it fall to bits (if that makes sense) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peck Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Did you contact John about cutting out your design.? Here's another video, check it out at 19-50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlander Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 04/08/2020 at 23:29, ditchman said: however you do it....sandblast it and get it anodized...then have it sprayed up...... If mild steel zinc plated ! Not galv will be full of crud and likely bent with distortion. Anodising is what you do to aluminium alloys not steel as a house sight would normally become in Personally speaking I like copper for this kind of work especially well aged in the weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 05/08/2020 at 08:49, ditchman said: electroplated then not galvanised as the galvanising will hide the detail 8 hours ago, Bowlander said: If mild steel zinc plated ! Not galv will be full of crud and likely bent with distortion. Anodising is what you do to aluminium alloys not steel as a house sight would normally become in Personally speaking I like copper for this kind of work especially well aged in the weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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