Santa Monica, California
Laser cutting & engravingUV printingCustom fabricationCreative consulting
Address: 1746 Berkeley St. Santa Monica, CA 90404Hours: Monday–Friday 9am–5pm (appointment only)Phone: (texting is best) 818-263-4740Email: dabbleon@gmail.comName: TrentWhat the laser can do
Examples across the materials I work with most. Select any one to see it larger.
Pricing
If you have artwork already
The laser cuts very fast for most projects. Engraving images takes much longer than cutting. Maximum dimensions are 19" × 26", with the option to go larger using pass-through windows.
Need help creating designs or vector files?
- +$15 per additional graphic element
- +$5 per additional name engraving
If you want a logo on each bottle and everyone’s name on each bottle, that is $50 setup for all the logo engravings, plus $5 per name, plus $2 per minute of laser time.
Materials
Color Coated Metal Tumblers, Water Bottles
Yeti and Thermoflask are two popular brands, but any powder coated metal vessel can be engraved with a graphic, text, or photograph. Coloured metal can often be engraved, including anodized and lacquered finishes.
Custom Clay Stamps
Clay stamps are made with rigid acrylic and mounted to a hardwood backing. A range of sizes is available — tell me the dimensions you need and I will quote it.
Leather
Most leathers engrave well but results vary significantly. Bring in a sample of the leather you are using so testing can be done before working on your final product.
Plastic and Acrylic
Most plastics can be laser cut and engraved, including acrylic, plexiglass and many household plastic products. The exception is anything containing PVC, such as vinyl.
Rocks, Stone, Mother of Pearl, Shells
Stone can be engraved up to a depth of a few millimetres. The more porous the stone, the less sharp the lines of text or graphics will be. Photographs can also be engraved on stone.
Wood, Cork, Bamboo
Various woods can be laser cut and engraved, but outcomes vary. High oil content yields darker engravings, while softer, less oily woods come out lighter. Some produce less soot when cut. Ask me about your specific wood.
Custom Art Projects
Laser cutting and engraving combine well with other creative media — art, crafts, prototypes, custom jigs, collector’s editions, VIP passes. If it requires combining materials and techniques, get in touch.
What about metal?
- All my lasers are CO2 and cannot cut or remove metal.
- I can engrave through surface coatings, like those on Yeti, Stanley and Hydro Flask.
- I can engrave anodized aluminium. The anodized surface changes colour — usually close to white. It looks good, but you will not feel any embossing.
What I don’t do
- Glass — this may change in the future
- Metal cutting or embossing — I only do metal marking
If you don’t know what a material is made of, email or text me a link to the product page and I can tell you.
Tumblers
Yes, I engrave Yetis.
I source them from the same places you can. Either bring them to me, or add a $60 sourcing fee for me to purchase them for you.
Which kinds of cups can I engrave?
If it looks like you could get it engraved, you are probably right — Yeti, Stanley and similar. Reach out and I can confirm for sure.
I got mine engraved incorrectly or poorly. Can you help?
I cannot work magic. It is like hair: once you engrave it, you cannot reverse it. I can get creative and help cover it up as best we can, but if you can afford a new cup, I recommend starting fresh.
Request a quote
The more you can say about the material, the size and the deadline, the closer the first number will be.