Id Badges?

[Killdnaction]

I cant spend a couple thousand on one of the printing machines, so I am trying to figure out a way to make them look real, So how do you all put yours together?.

 

[motman241]

What kind of ID badge are you trying to do? It may be as simple as printing something, and having it laminated (about $2.00 at a Kinkos).

 

[Killdnaction]

Well I would like to do some on 20 mill PVC Cards, so they look like professional Badges, Kinda like a Credit Card.


Here's a Like to the type of Badges I would like to do, but these require a actual printer to do. I was wonder if thee was a way to print onto these with out the actual machine or maybe laminate on to them.


http://www.idcardz.com/US/EN/ID_Cards/cards.htm

 

[rigormortis]

The cheapest way would be to print on clear sticker transparency with inkjet and stick to a plastic card blank (that you could cut yourself).

 

[YenChih Lin]

I've let them printed by a card printing company. Ain't cheap, but doesn't always necessarily been better than a sticky transparent - cause even with 300dpi, it can have trouble with certain fonts.

here my Gil Grissom season 4/5 ID replica:

And the real prop on the show:

 

[Killdnaction]

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I've let them printed by a card printing company. Ain't cheap, but doesn't always necessarily been better than a sticky transparent - cause even with 300dpi, it can have trouble with certain fonts.

here my Gil Grissom season 4/5 ID replica:

And the real prop on the show:

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What Company do you use?

 

[YenChih Lin]

It's a german company so don't bother - look for a local advertising printing company, that also prints cards for membership cards and ID cards...

 

[Killdnaction]

Ok thanks, I am probally going to try kinko or wolf camera.