Where to buy replacement lathe badging?

[Janderso]

You know, thread charts, speed and feed badging.

Seems like someone is reproducing these? At least in the Youtube world.

Thanks

 

[francist]

Here's one place...

Machinery Restoration | Von Industrial, LLC

Machinery restoration services specializing in reproduction etched nameplates and industrial design services.

www.vonindustrial.com

 

[mmcmdl]

Looks like they do some impressive work . I have a few items I want done also so following along on this one .

 

[DavidR8]

Von would be where I'd go if I needed new badging. Absolutely top-drawer work!

 

[pontiac428]

Jeff, I don't know which lathe you own, but some repro data plates are out there. Atlas and Logan guys have it easy. The reality for the rest of us is that reproductions may not exist. You can take a good master drawing (maybe from your manual) and print to a masking transfer as is used for masking printed circuit boards. Then you etch the masked plate, wash off the mask, daub on paint where needed, and voila, custom data plate!

 

[mmcmdl]

I'm sure Jeff's inquiring about his Colchester .

 

[pontiac428]

I think homeboy here in the video is adding a few extra steps, but it's the basic process. I just checked youtube, there are a ton of videos that cover this very old method of making etched brass plates. There are no less than ten other ways to do this. Vinyl cutting, grease masking, masking pens, photo etch masks, decals, even iron-transferring toner from a laser print. You can electro-etch, or acid etch. It's like, how many ways can you count to work a concrete pour? It's been done for hundreds of years or more. Just like plate etching.

 

[Janderso]

I'm sure Jeff's inquiring about his Colchester .

That’s the one

 

[Janderso]

I think homeboy here in the video is adding a few extra steps, but it's the basic process. I just checked youtube, there are a ton of videos that cover this very old method of making etched brass plates. There are no less than ten other ways to do this. Vinyl cutting, grease masking, masking pens, photo etch masks, decals, even iron-transferring toner from a laser print. You can electro-etch, or acid etch. It's like, how many ways can you count to work a concrete pour? It's been done for hundreds of years or more. Just like plate etching.

Man, that’s cool!

 

[Janderso]

Dave,
I’m asking about my lathe in general but I was watching a rebuild video this morning on a Colchester Bantam. What a sweet old lathe.
Anyway, he sure needed new badging to finish off a beautiful rebuild.

Mine are actually really good.