Polyurethane just can't be made to look cool. A solid brass
: or maybe pewter or chrome thin 2 cm diameter marathon logo with a whole in to for a key ring would be absolutely perfect.
I understand the general feeling towards an non-metal keychain is somewhat dismal. Unless I can find an metal tool and die production outfit that does small production runs - keychains will have to wait.
Something I think I may end up doing with polyurethane manufacture is creating an an disc,( 3-3.5" across) flat on one side, slightly curved on the other, yet 2-2.5" thick.
Think of the three-way buckle the Marathon Marine has on his left side.
: ) I'm a huge junkie for cool Halloween costumes, yet too poor (i.e: I'm a student) to buy the Halo armor.
I'd love to have something like Anaphiel's take on the Marathon marine Armor - but I'd settle for the three-way buckle as it would cost around $10.00 US to prototype. Not a costume item I'd put into production, but an cool one of a kind thing like the Mara-belt buckle of Johannes' I now own.
To answer the question about cafe press.com's Tshirt production:
The long and short of it is that cafe press sucks for the purpose I would use it for.
They only provide white, gray, or other light coloured shirts because their printing technology can't handle dark fabrics. It's like trying to use an Inkjet Iron-on transfer on a black tshirt. It doesn't work.
That's where silkscreening comes in. With two passes of the silkscreening ink, you get a really cool, durable graphic on any colour of fabric.
Regards,
-Blayne [ernie]
