+TotemLake Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) Here is our bussines card (cachecard) We are going to make shrinky-dink keychains, but havent got around to it. Interesting geocache card. Actually, it looks like your service doesn't allow remote linking. You'll need to do that from another source. Edited October 10, 2005 by TotemLake Quote
markandlynn Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 We have a set of twenty (20) calling cards heres a picture of the front and back of cards 15 and 16. We hope someone somewhere may collect them !! Quote
fangirlbob Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 (edited) Oh, that is just the greatest! Edited October 11, 2005 by fangirlbob Quote
+sirkut Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I may take a shot at making one. Since I build synthesizers, effects pedals for musicians and I have a TON of electronic parts, I'm thinking of making a keychain/bracelet with diodes similar to this person's design: Quote
+darus67 Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 Beware of lead in the solder, if those leads are tinned. Quote
+SeventhSon Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 Just started my sig nickels: Front and back of Series 1 Back of Series 2 Quote
+sirkut Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 Beware of lead in the solder, if those leads are tinned. Leads aren't tinned but you do have a point. Quote
+Mystery Ink Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) These are what I make. The beads get expensive though and some are hard to find especially since I buy the beads individually. Eventually will start making my own glass beads again someday. My father & I drop them at worthy caches and they get snagged quickly.Every single one I make is different and people always like to trade for one we always enjoy the feedback on them.Two of my favorite sig items that I have traded for are, globalgirls sig & WorkerOfWoods clay tokens. I have not managed to find one of his wands yet. I dont know what I would do if those disapeared from my collection. Edited October 21, 2005 by Mystery Ink Quote
ubievol Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 i'd like to do a sig card laminated or plasticized (is that a word?) into a keychain. maybe the slinky dink would be the best way to do this? anyone have a link on where to get keychains like this made, or details of doing the slinky dink thing? thanks Quote
+TotemLake Posted October 21, 2005 Posted October 21, 2005 Shrinky Dink paper can be had at your local craft store. When purchased, it comes with instructions on how to do this. To tell which side to print on, wet your thumb and index finger and rub one small corner to find the sticky side. You print on the sticky side. The thing to remember with ink jet printers is to use a light print mode with light saturation. As the object shrinks to 25% of it's orginal size, the ink will compress into a deeper hue. I use the lightest settings possible. You print, cut, punch a hole (optional), bake. I tend to bake at about 350 degrees. Your mileage will vary from oven to oven and it will require several experiments and varying degrees of heat to finally get it right. After baking, I drill a hole instead of punching a hole before hand. Placement and diameter is easier to choose. Quote
+DarrylW4 Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 I try to keep the information about my signature items updated on my profile page, but the latest is our GPS Food: These three samples have are only nearly complete as they are missing the shrinkwrap to keep them secure and reduce exposure to the elements. For images of all the current and past Signature items, check out my Geocaching Signature Items on Flickr. Quote
+xtinkshun Posted October 28, 2005 Posted October 28, 2005 I work in fire so I usually always leave a Smokey Bear item along with another trade. Quote
+TotemLake Posted October 28, 2005 Posted October 28, 2005 Shrinky Dink paper can be had at your local craft store. When purchased, it comes with instructions on how to do this. To tell which side to print on, wet your thumb and index finger and rub one small corner to find the sticky side. You print on the sticky side. The thing to remember with ink jet printers is to use a light print mode with light saturation. As the object shrinks to 25% of it's orginal size, the ink will compress into a deeper hue. I use the lightest settings possible. You print, cut, punch a hole (optional), bake. I tend to bake at about 350 degrees. Your mileage will vary from oven to oven and it will require several experiments and varying degrees of heat to finally get it right. After baking, I drill a hole instead of punching a hole before hand. Placement and diameter is easier to choose. I forgot to mention, once the item is baked, you will need to spray clear coat on it to waterproof and scuff proof it. The ink will still bleed without this coating. I usually do a light coat first to set it, then a medium second coat. When you bake the shrinky dink, they will curl and then flatten out, if they curl too much, then it may stick to itself. Again, experimentation on this will satisfy how hot or cool to make the oven. Too cool and it won't shrink all the way, not hot enough and the curl will stick to itself and not straighten back out. It only takes a few minutes, the same thing can happen if it is too hot, only now it puddles. I'm usually at the ready with two plastic spatulas to manipulate them as needed. Quote
fangirlbob Posted October 29, 2005 Posted October 29, 2005 ummmm...clearcoat? ooops is clear coat needed if you used pencil or just if you printed it? there may be a few empty dink disks out there. Quote
+humanloofa Posted November 1, 2005 Posted November 1, 2005 I have not worked out my sig item yet but in the mean time I've been droping thes in several caches that are normaly to small for trade items, and my son thinks they are cool. Quote
+elgecko Posted November 2, 2005 Posted November 2, 2005 TotemLake, Have you kept your shrinky dink in a damp or wet place for a few days to test the clear coat? I used a clear coat on my homemade coins, not testing them. I found out when they get damp or wet the clear coat disintegrates and then my graphics would run and fade. I found an epoxy resin that work great. I let a coin underwater a few days without any problems. Here is the stuff I use: http://www.eti-usa.com/consum/castresn/castresn.htm#easy Quote
+TotemLake Posted November 2, 2005 Posted November 2, 2005 TotemLake,Have you kept your shrinky dink in a damp or wet place for a few days to test the clear coat? I used a clear coat on my homemade coins, not testing them. I found out when they get damp or wet the clear coat disintegrates and then my graphics would run and fade. I found an epoxy resin that work great. I let a coin underwater a few days without any problems. Here is the stuff I use: http://www.eti-usa.com/consum/castresn/castresn.htm#easy Not only have they survived in very damp places because I do coat both sides of the card and heavily with a second coat on the shrinky dink's printed side. I have held them under running water and tried to smear them. I guess over time things will degrade. I had one that was in a cache for several months and open to the elements a few times I guess. The finder that rescued the cache said it was just slightly smeared, and this was out on a rocky point facing a very exposed position next to a very active body of water. Quote
+TotemLake Posted November 2, 2005 Posted November 2, 2005 ummmm...clearcoat? ooops is clear coat needed if you used pencil or just if you printed it? there may be a few empty dink disks out there. Look at it this way, you're not soaking much into the acetate. If you don't take appropriate precautions to protect your work, they may not last long. Quote
+Ian5281 Posted November 2, 2005 Posted November 2, 2005 I've been leaving baculums.... you know... penis bones. Mostly Racoon and coyote. Google it if you dont believe me. Quote
+geolands Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 I've been leaving baculums.... you know... penis bones. Mostly Racoon and coyote. Google it if you dont believe me. odd...... Quote
+WrightStuff Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 Here are my current sig items. The creativity of other cachers never ceases to amaze me. I love to collect and trade sig items. If there are any traders out there, please feel free to contact me. Quote
+The NEOGeodogs Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 We've been collecting sig items since we started, it's just about the only thing we'll trade for in caches. We leave, laminated cache cards, regular and micro sized, signature cache loot and numbered "NEO Geodogs[tm]" trackable on our webite. You can also see some of the sig items we've collected. Quote
+Teamhawaii1981 & blueicyrose Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 We've been collecting sig items since we started, it's just about the only thing we'll trade for in caches. We leave, laminated cache cards, regular and micro sized, signature cache loot and numbered "NEO Geodogs[tm]" trackable on our webite. You can also see some of the sig items we've collected. Wow, both your sig items AND you collection are amazing! Quote
+RobRee Posted November 14, 2005 Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) Our kids love making these. They are made from store bought beads, and provide a little family time when making them. We are always looking for new sayings and phrases to put on them. We leave them regardless of if we take or not. Edited November 14, 2005 by robree Quote
+WPee & mapp Posted November 14, 2005 Posted November 14, 2005 GlobalGirl sure has a neat signature item. It sure looks a lot more expensive than a simple COIN. GlobalGirl KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! Quote
+Prfctly Mad Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 Is it okay to pick up a siggie item if it is left in a cache?? Even one that you don't own?? Quote
+Logscaler and Red Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 We pass out Arrowheads &/or stone tools from the Silver Lake, Oregon area. Real ones upwards of 12,000 years old. We get them from a private ranch after windstorms and rain have uncovered them. Valued at from a few cents up to a few bucks to $$$. Seems like we have passed out a few hundred of them by now. Rarely do we find them traded into another cache anywhere. We have been looking to have a coin or tokens made or even hats for FTF prizes. Logscaler. Quote
+charliewhiskey Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 Is it okay to pick up a siggie item if it is left in a cache?? Even one that you don't own?? Yeah - I'm quite pleased when I read in a log that someone liked mine enough to pick it up. Quote
+grueinthedark Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Being very new to geocaching this is the card I leave. (hope I did this right) Quote
+WrightStuff Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Wow, there are some great items in here. Very creative. If anyone is interested in trading sig items, let me know. I'm always up for a trade. My avaliable items can be seen HERE Quote
+Airmapper Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 I took a Kentucky Aeronautical chart and cut it into card sized pieces, and with a blue permanent marker put "AIRMAPPER" Quote
+lindsychris Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 SHRINKY DINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't know that you could print on Shrinky Dinks! I also haven't seen packages of them in years....I still have some of the boxed sets from when I was a kid, and about 7 or 8 years ago my mom found me a book at the craft store that has instructions on how to make them, but only comes with a few sheets--not printable. If anyone can tell me a specific store where I can get the printable kind, please email me! This thread is great...we don't "collect" sig. items, but often times we pick them up because they are neat. There is a geocaching family in Pittsburgh that does collect them, so we save them for them. Our signature item is the small golf pencil with an eraser. It says "We came, we saw, we cached. lindsychris Pittsburgh, PA" Not sure that anyone wants them, or takes them, but the are nice and small--and usefull. This thread has inspired me to think about something new though! Quote
+TotemLake Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 A Google Search will net you just about anything you want to look for. For instance, this website sells 5 sheets for USD$7.00. Quote
+Bill & Tammy Posted December 12, 2005 Posted December 12, 2005 Being very new to geocaching this is the card I leave. (hope I did this right) Great job on a sig item grueinthedark, I like it alot. It would be very interesting to find in a cache. Quote
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