Where do you print/etch/engrave your artwork?

[add4]

Ok guys,

So my second child is 6 months old, and i'm getting some free time back. I want to start building again.
Problem is: i'm in a flat, my free time is scarce, i build when the kids sleep.
i can't drill, use loud machines, take hours to put a decal, then varnish (fumes -> no garden), ....
in order to continue building i would like to have my artwork printed/painted/etched/engraved/? externally.

My ideal solution would be to buy some boxes predrilled with the artwork on.
I also want it to be reasonably priced (i know i'm going to pay for it, but double the price of the pedal is a bit too much ..), and if possible possible to make only one pedal of a kind or a few.

Also i'm in europe so preferably something custom friendly.

what are your suggestions?

i know
- pedalpartsplus : the best offer so far according to what i read, but their prices to send to europe are (very!) high and the customs hit after that. it will be around 40$ for one box... that's a bit high.
- mammoth i hear their powder coat and print are low quality. i don't know about what they charge to send to europe. and i don't know about the customs (but i guess that will be bad too).

Do you have any suggestion?
what kind of company should i look for locally (i asked some but the want 30euros to engrave one box ... )

thanks

[stevie1556]

Where abouts in Europe are you as I can help you out with both coated boxes and possibly the artwork.

[add4]

Hi Stevie. I'm in Belgium


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[selfdestroyer]

You could get pre-drilled enclosures and do the rubber stamp labeling. There are some members here that have exelent results with rubber stamps and Stazon ink.

Cody

[add4]

Nice suggestion Selfdestroyer.
i'm looking at the possibilities for custom stamp creation at the moment.. that's a promising idea. definitely meets some one my requirements.

Thanks

If someone else has a good opportunity, i'm still open to suggestions.

[mmlee]

Keeping with the stamp theme, metal stamps look great too.  There's a guy on diysb who uses them.... Liquitone.....? Maybe....?

[mmlee]

Oh... And trophy engraving shops can do metal plates which you could screw on your pedals.

I think someone here might have got some plates engraved off etsy recently....

[drolo]

Sorry for being off topic (although the subject does interest me a lot) but where about in Belgium are you? :-)

[add4]

I'm in Wavre.


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[drolo]

Cool, we're almost neighbors then, give or take 50 km 

[add4]

Yay, a fellow musician and DIYer close to me

We should definitely arrange a meeting to share about this hobby one day.
Unfortunately my life sounds like working-takingcareofchildren-sleep over and over lately, but it will change soon.

[drolo]

Unfortunately my life sounds like working-takingcareofchildren-sleep over and over lately, but it will change soon.

Yep, that pretty much sums up my last couple of years ... :-)
Meeting to share some pedal nerdyness definitely sounds like a good plan, let's stay in touch :-)

[stevie1556]

Hi Stevie. I'm in Belgium


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Ah not too far away then! If you're interested, I do powder coated boxes (got loads of different colours), and as soon as I iron out a couple of small bugs with my laser cutter, I can do laser etched labels on boxes. I only ever use the Eddystone boxes which are great quality.

[add4]

Hey Stevie. I could be interested. Do you drill too ? Or can you powder coat predrilled boxes?


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[stevie1556]

Hey Stevie. I could be interested. Do you drill too ? Or can you powder coat predrilled boxes?


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I can powder coat predrilled boxes, that's no problem. I've also just perfected a near genius way to drill boxes very near perfectly (on a test box, 2 holes were 0.5mm out which I needed calipers to check), so I can drill them as well for you if needed.