pvanstry Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 He guys, trying to figure out what to use for making the little Velcro letters/numbers for a slate. Obviously I know about Velcro and vinyl letters stickers but I have seen guys that made their letters with a sort of hard plastic sheet with the Velcro on one side and the letters on the other. Any idea where to find that stuff? What would it be called? What do you guys use? Thanks Pascal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 ABS (plastic)? phil p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Some people have had numbers and letters made up with Formica, like the nameplates on office desks, so they are etched (engraved) on white Formica so black characters show through... then Velcro on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Contact a sign company or a printing company. They might have the technology to do what you're looking for. Another option would be a high quality labeling machine and strips of thin plastic. Regular velcro might be too bulky, so you might want to see if you can find some with a lower profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 You could also do it with magnetic strips, although velcro would be more secure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Marts Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 In the 80's, a company called Kangaroo Products made a good alternative Nagra shoulder bag (mine was red cordura) - probably the first type of bag that most of us now own made by Porta Brace, Petrol etc. The front of the case had a large black Velcro patch that could be used for slate ID info using the supplied Velcro numbers. You had strips with numbers silkscreened onto them and if I remember correctly, you had to cut the Velcro strips into tabs and there you were with a set of numbers. Anyway, I still have mine (kept in a nice plastic16mm splicing tape case). Maybe Kangaroo Products has a solution for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvanstry Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Found a cheap alternative. I have a bunch of old DVD holders. Like the ones you get at the Video rental store. I will use the Lid, the plastic is easy to cut and it is the perfect size. Love when i find easy solutions. Pascal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainier Davenport Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I was going to try a solution like this as well. My idea was to use the velcro idea but use a Dymo LetraTag which is a little had held label maker. I was going to print out labels with 'SLATE' 'TAKE' 'CARD' 'ROLL' 'SCENE' and so on, and then stick the labels to vecro. Then put the opposite velcro on the face of the slate and a little on the back. This is so the ones not being used can be stored on the back. I have not done it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Davies Amps CAS Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I have an old roll of Velcro that has a rigid plastic back so it must be available somewhere. (If I remember correctly this came from either Arri or Panavision Stores) All you would need to do is cut a one inch piece and either use Letteraset or a large Dymo tape number. Malcolm Davies. A.m.p.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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