General
Cast letters are manufactured using sand molds in our state-of-the-art foundry from raw ingot alloyed in the following materials:
Bronze
100% post-consumer Minimum 87% copper
100% post-consumer Minimum 87% copper
Aluminum
Aluminum Association Alloy designation C443.2
Aluminum Association Alloy designation C443.2
Letter styles
Custom letter styles are initially generated from a digital file. Saxton has access to fonts from the following sources
- Corel Draw
- Adobe Illustrator
- Gerber Graphix Advantage (Standard Fonts)
Letter Thickness
Standard depths for custom cast letters are:
- 1/4″ Depth
- 3/8″ Depth
- 1/2″ Depth
Deeper letters will require special tooling and will be cast hollow, with return flanges.
Letters cast in any of the standard depths will be cast solid, flat-backed.