Making What's Next

White 40oz gold plated tumbler blank, a 16oz plastic UV printing tumbler and a 16oz frosted glass tumbler with bamboo lid from Maker Foundry
Drinkware

UV Printing on Tumblers: Which Blanks Hold the Ink (and Which Peel)

Your UV printer can put full color on almost anything. Keeping it there is the...
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Maker Foundry 40oz plated tumblers in black, cream and mirror black, lined up for a laser engraving batch run
Laser Engraving

How to Laser Engrave Tumblers in Batches: Rotary Setup to Clean-Up

One tumbler is a project. Thirty is a production run. The rotary setup, test routine,...
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Maker Foundry 40oz gold plated tumbler in black flanked by a 30oz gold plated handle tumbler in chocolate and a 20oz copper plated tumbler in green, side by side
Drinkware

20oz vs 30oz vs 40oz Tumbler Blanks: Which Sizes Should Your Shop Stock?

Three sizes, three different jobs. How 20oz, 30oz and 40oz tumbler blanks compare on lids,...
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40oz gold plated tumbler in black in front, with a 20oz copper plated tumbler in green on the left and a 30oz gold plated handle tumbler in chocolate on the right, all blank and laser ready
Buyer's Guide

Where to Buy Tumbler Blanks Wholesale: A Buyer's Guide for Laser Shops

Where laser shops actually buy blank tumblers, how to match a blank to your machine,...
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A black 40oz stainless steel tumbler blank, a white 40oz gold plated tumbler blank and a 16oz frosted glass tumbler with a bamboo lid
Laser Engraving

Best Tumbler Blanks for Laser Engraving, by Laser Type

Laser buyer guides tell you which machine to buy. This one starts from the blank:...
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40oz plated tumbler blanks: gold plated in black, rainbow plated in black and copper plated in cream
Laser Engraving

Plated Tumbler Blanks: What They Are and How to Engrave Them

Plated tumblers sell for more because the engraving shines. They also punish lazy settings. Here...
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