Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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This is what the first round of Drag Pak Challengers had installed on their inner fenders. Anyone know where I can get something like this made? Thx
2021 Challenger 6.4L Scat Pack 1320 100% stock: 1.680, 11.894 at 113.75 (DA 175 ft) weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)
1973 Challenger 452 ci street/strip [2008] pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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Anyone with a CNC mill and a beginners level of skill out to be able to knock that out quickly, as long as you provide the material. I certainly don't agree with that. I have experience with engraving on a CNC and wouldn't have a clue how to begin to duplicate the font and texture. Well maybe the font wouldn't be that bad by pulling the picture into a CAD program and then tracing, but the swirls - no idea. Was that done by hand originally?
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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The original style is called "dot punch" "pin dot" engraving and it's an older type.
The latest Drag Pak tags remind me of the "Built Not Bought" tags you can order on eBarf.
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2021 Challenger 6.4L Scat Pack 1320 100% stock: 1.680, 11.894 at 113.75 (DA 175 ft) weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)
1973 Challenger 452 ci street/strip [2008] pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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Brad that tag was most likely done with a "peen/dot" engraver that we used to stamp frames with the VIN. I actually have this one but there's a software glitch that I haven't taken the time to repair. I have it in my shop and should see if I can get it going. If I do I could easily make a pretty close duplicate of it for you. They used to be Technifor Engravers but are now Gravotech https://www.gravotech.com/about-us/technifor. They can tell you where to find someone that has their engravers that do outside retail work. They are now in Duluth, GA Mike
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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Brad that tag was most likely done with a "pin/dot" engraver that we used to stamp frames with the VIN. Interesting. Learn something new everyday.
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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Ordered a custom "Built Not Bought" tag; guess we'll see...
2021 Challenger 6.4L Scat Pack 1320 100% stock: 1.680, 11.894 at 113.75 (DA 175 ft) weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)
1973 Challenger 452 ci street/strip [2008] pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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Google Dot Peen Marking & look at the images, this tag certainly looks to be done by a hand operated machine ?
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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Ordered a custom "Built Not Bought" tag; guess we'll see... I'm still gonna keep an eye open for an opportunity to make something more like what I posted originally
2021 Challenger 6.4L Scat Pack 1320 100% stock: 1.680, 11.894 at 113.75 (DA 175 ft) weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)
1973 Challenger 452 ci street/strip [2008] pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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The letters all look close but not identical. Being aluminum it could easily be a good engraver with a template to follow or at the very least it was a machine that was following something hand done. The rows line up perfectly but you also see that in old hand done engineering drawings.
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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Brad that tag was most likely done with a "pin/dot" engraver that we used to stamp frames with the VIN. Interesting. Learn something new everyday. Me too. I never heard of an engraver like that. Cool to know.
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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Laser usually makes a perfect etch. It's different depths like it was mechanically made. The letters all look close but not identical. Being aluminum it could easily be a good engraver with a template to follow or at the very least it was a machine that was following something hand done. The rows line up perfectly but you also see that in old hand done engineering drawings. A Pantograph maybe? Unless maybe someone did the lettering first and then engraved over it?
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Re: Where can I get a custom metal tag like this?
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yes, that was done with a peen dot machine. We have one at work that we use to put serial/job numbers on our products before they are shipped out. really easy to do just about anything on them.
Last edited by Kiddart; 11/09/22 12:36 PM.
Thank you Kiddart
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