What designs are available?

Mass production and Custom Cutters use the services of the many graphic artists.  That's why you can find the same, or similar products in many of the retail outlets.  The Custom Cutters provide the opportunity to alter and personalize the 'standard' designs.  If you want the deer replaced with a bear, that's what we do!

We can also use a customer-supplied image/picture and convert it to a CNC format.    

Most of our 'stock designs' come from designers like;

Cascade Metal Designs  and SignTorch

Follow the links and see what they have to offer. Pick a pattern and let us know what changes you'd like to have - like adding a 'Welcome to the (your name here)' - and we'll take it from there.

How do you cut the steel?

We use 14 gauge cold-rolled steel from American or Canadian mills.  The cutting is done with a Plasma Cutter on a computer driven CNC table.

We use the philosophy that it's easier to criticize than create.  When contacted by a customer, we do our best to understand the desired outcome.  A preliminary design is created and sent via Email for correction.  Sometimes this will take several iterations until we get everything the customer is looking for.  Once we get approval, the material is cut, prepared for finishing and powder coated in the color chosen by the customer.

Why use Powder Coating?   What is it?                  

Powder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler parts in a liquid suspension form. The coating is typically applied electrostatically and is then cured under heat to allow it to flow and form a "skin". The powder may be a Thermoplastic or Thermoset polymer.   It is usually used to create a hard finish that is tougher than conventional paint.  Powder coating is mainly used for coating of metals, such as whitewear, aluminum extrusions, and automobile and bicycle parts.  methods.

There are several advantages of powder coating over conventional liquid coatings:

1. Powder coatings emit zero or near zero volatile organic compounds (VOC).
2. Powder coatings can produce much thicker coatings than conventional liquid coatings without running or sagging.
3. Powder coating overspray can be recycled and thus it is possible to achieve nearly 100% use of the coating.
4. Powder coating production lines produce less hazardous waste than conventional liquid coatings.
5. Capital equipment and operating costs for a powder line are generally less than for conventional liquid lines.
6. Powder coated items generally have fewer appearance differences between horizontally coated surfaces and vertically coated surfaces than liquid coated items.
7. A wide range of specialty effects is easily accomplished which would be impossible to achieve with other coating processes.

Dan Roberts  

1602-D Person St.   Laramie, Wyoming 82070

(615) 300-2882  ~  Droberts@ironpequod.com