RE: {LVL1} Personal Mugs for the Hacker space

[Pat McCarthy]

I strongly approve this idea…

Had my own mug for years in the Navy (Thou Shalt NOT get between a Naval Engineer and his Coffee Mug)

 

There seems to be 2 discussions (OK, 3) in this thread…

1.       Coffee Mug (Probably should be stoneware… and <=16 oz.  Glass dissipates heat, among other ways, into the handle. A really hot cup of coffee can become too hot to hold (especially the all-important… second cup))

2.       Beer Mug (Probably should be Glass… and >=16oz.)

3.       Lasering the above. Since Sticking a mug in the machine would be… problematic… We could go with an outside firm… (But… We’re a HACKERSPACE)

So, how about some kind of label plate thing, that will bond to your mug(s) ?

 

 

 

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Etching paste would be one option for glass mug customization.

On Jun 27, 2012 9:50 AM, "Aaron VerDow" <armor...@gmail.com> wrote:

I do like the look of the glass ones better, but I can't think of a good way to customize them.  If anyone has any ideas let me know, I'd rather go with glass if we can.  

http://www.discountmugs.com/nc/view-product/BM05/19-oz-large-beer-mugs/

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[Jeff Johnson]

I think its an awesome idea.  I will go with whatever the group wants, but I'm sort of partial to beer mugs or steins.  There's more room for stickers, though  they do take up more hang space.  

It might be a good membership benefit that you get a mug with your membership, like the wort hogs do at BBC.  We have the funds to cover it, and by buying a large stock (for each member plus room for growth) the price drops.  

Props to Aaron and Steph for the idea.

[DaveCampbell]

don't forget, you can always get a customized mug / stein from the first public ecommerce company headquartered in KY:

http://www.cafepress.com/make/custom-mugs?cmp=cnb-mugs_style-design 

VERY often there are discount codes that range from 30-50% off.

any graphic you can upload gets emblazoned on there, plus you can customize with text over / next to the graphic.

this also opens up the option to have a store to sell the items to anyone else.

[Timjusttim]

I happen to have access to a laser with a revolver fixture for glasses, etc..... have never used the fixture... don't yet know the max diameter. Looks like a mug with a handle could be problematic if the etch wraps too far around the mug.

I would be willing to laze a sample if someone wants to do an image and picks up a cheap sample at the dollar store. 

Since the laser is not mine, I can't offer to do 50+ mugs, but will gladly do a sample for consideration.

TimH

[Tim Miller]

there is also stenciled bead blasting, which is fun and messy 

[Ben Hibben]

I have access to a bead blaster...  Dad uses one to do satin finishes on some of his knives.

Blenster

[Aaron VerDow]

Already looked into CafePress, they don't have the selection we need and the price is substantially higher.  

I went ahead and ordered a few sample glasses.  There have been lots of good suggestions for customizing individual glasses, but since we still don't have an easy way to mass customize them ceramic is still in the lead.  I believe ceramic can also be lasered so that still an option.  After the sample glasses get here I plan on going ahead and making a fap for an order of 50.

[Essobi]

Shame members can't print a cup. :D would be a helluva initiation thou... Make your cup for the wall.

Essobi

[Tim Miller]

i have a printed shot cup and it almost doesn't leak

[DaveCampbell]

that's cool.  just keep them in mind for when you need anything printed on any one of hundreds of items.  ok, only one beer stein and 5 or 6 mugs.

the background in this video is a fairly large assembly of printers and what-not making all that stuff.

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/about/ 

plant is off greenbelt, for those that may not have realized that.

[Jeff Johnson]

Perhaps it would be better to etch a piece of metal that gets glued to the mug.  Assuming there is some metal that can be etched easily which most metals don't.

[Essobi]

Haha it doesn't leak if you drink fast enough. :D

Essobi