Recent content by mattblast

Here is a set of labels I made for a restoration of a vintage John Deere #374 trencher attachment. This was especially tricky because I only had a distorted photo of each label. Fortunately, I knew the size, so did my best to make an accurate reproduction. These were printed and brushed...

I can make this without any problem. It will be laser and engraved on and aluminum, and then embossed with the model number. PM sent

Here’s a reproduction label for a Bridgeport right angle head. The original was stripped and powder coated, and looks great with a fresh decal. This was printed on using 3M 220 High Performance Vast vinyl in gold metallic. Before: After: Installed:

PUSH TO START tag for 1974 Ferrari 246 Dino laser engraved on anodized aluminum. This was only used for 1974 US market cars. The original had the upper-right corner clipped, but that will be trimmed to fit during installation. Before: After:

Just finished up a set of price tags for a vintage Master Lock display board. These were printed on a 12 mil synthetic paper, then cut with a Graphtec flatbed cutter. The board is getting fully restored. Each piece will be removed and cleaned, and the backboard will be repainted. The final step...

Reproduction Baldor 8100W 3/4HP grinder label. The original grinder only had a handwritten label and no rivet holes. The replacement label was laser engraved on blue anodized aluminum. This was made for GJ member davep345. Before: After:

Here is a reproduction label I made for a not very vintage Craftsman 8” Bench Grinder 319.190420. This was printed on white adhesive vinyl then laminated with a polycarbonate high gloss material. Before: After:

A set of Alcoa wheel stickers off a 2015 Ram 3500. These were printed on a brushed chrome adhesive material Before: After:

Restoration of a Di-Acro shear No. 3 (12”) with reproduction nameplate. I found this on Facebook marketplace in rough shape for $120. There are several variations of the nameplate and this is one I haven’t seen before. It was laser engraved on lacquered black aluminum then the serial number was...

I made an almost identical one that can be modified to exactly match yours. PM sent.

Made a Delta 23-990 8” bench grinder label for GJ member Wyatt Holm. The original label was missing and all he had was the dimension and an angled photo from an auction site. I guess I’m getting old because this doesn’t look so vintage to me! Before: After:

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I found a Beverly throatless shear for a good price on Facebook marketplace, but it was in rough shape. It was fully disassembled and wire wheeled to remove the paint and rust, then a fresh coat of paint was added. Of course I made a replacement label. The original drive screws snapped when the...

Lucas fuel injection plate from a Maserati. This is engraved on 0.060” aluminum using a 0.030” engraving bit. It was then color filled with a bake to cure paint for durability and heat resistance. I had an exact match single stroke font for the small text, then hand drew the Lucas logo. The...

Here is a Peerless Electric Co motor label. The original one was in very rough shape - all the red faded away. The company logo was manually vectorized to be smooth. Before: After: