Marking wooden pens – print options?

[Darren Mooney]

Hi Colin, not sure if this is what you’re looking for but met these guys at a trade show recently might be of use, got some nice stuff…
wooden eco pens as well

http://www.remarkable.co.uk/

[Jim Clough]

Try http://www.pens.co.uk they do all sorts of pens.

Jim

[Colin Crow]

Thanks for the info on these pen companies but my customer actually makes the wooden pens himself. He was looking for decals or water slide to mark them with a company logo but I think he was put off when I told him how long it would take to waterslide 500 pens!

I have now found someone that will "pad" print the pens quite cheaply but I would still be interested to hear from anyone who knows about these flatbed inkjets to see how they compare pricewise.

Cheers

[Rodney Gold]

Laser engraving is by far the best way to mark wooden pens.
Major wow factor , the engraving detail can be held as fine a human hair. Laser engraving wont come off either , but its a single colour.

I have a flatbed printer , the busjet , works well these days as a doorstopper, did work quite well at one time.
You have to pre coat the pens prior to marking em with this method but its real cheap to mark , a schlep to precoat tho.

[mike dempsey]

quote Colin@BECC:

Does anyone know of a trade service using one of the flat bed solvent printers for printing onto 3D items? I have a customer who has wooden pens and wants a company logo printed on them. Other ideas welcome too.

Many thanks

Colin

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Colin
I have just come across your request whilst looking for something else.
I can laser engrave pens with names and logos on them for you. I too make them myself and have lots of experience.

Mike

[Colin Crow]

Thanks Mike, I will keep this on record as that particular customers seems to have gone elsewhere now.