Printing on Jackets & Lame's

[Mergs]

The many responses I have read along with some of my own research has prompted a few new questions.

1. Do the colors have to be dark blue or can I use another dark color? Like Black or dark red?

2. Do you have to use block lettering? Can you use another font as long as the name is readable

3. At a craft store I found a lot of fabric spray-paint/dye. Does anyone know if this stuff will work on a lame w/o affecting conductivity.

4. Correct me if I am wrong but the most you can have on your lame'/jacket is your last name & country of origin, right?

1. Yes/no
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Correct

[fixxmyweapon]

One of my friends bought stencils from a craft store and got red and blue fabric paint and silver sparkle fabric paint and did her name on her knickers with them. It looks soooooo awesome. She did it so that the top of her name was red, the middle silver sparkle, and the bottom blue. It's not legal but she got away with it fencing epee at JO's. Her director said it looked awesome. She does have her last name done in the norm on the back of her lame though.

[prototoast]

4. Correct me if I am wrong but the most you can have on your lame'/jacket is your last name & country of origin, right?

I don't know the technicality of it, but a lot of the Penn St fencers have "Penn State" on the back of their lame, and I'm pretty sure at least some of them use those for national competitions.

[DHCJr]

Your right, there are a lot of family members with the last name of 'Penn State'.

It is a shame that the USFA puts out the rules and even modify some FIE rules and they are 'Forgotten' at the NAC's, besides names, there is Rainbow Lames.

[Purple Fencer]

besides names, there is Rainbow Lames.

Donald, please....I just had dinner.....

[Inquartata]

I would not take a chance on paint, myself, except for an epeeist's jacket. Spray it on lightly enough and it might not affect the conductivity of the lame under it, but what if it does? Poof! You get to buy an expensive new lame...

Play it safe and stick with the fabric dye, unless you are sure you've found a conductive paint.

[downunder]

FIE rules state the the name must be in dark blue

[noodle]

Your right, there are a lot of family members with the last name of 'Penn State'.

It is a shame that the USFA puts out the rules and even modify some FIE rules and they are 'Forgotten' at the NAC's, besides names, there is Rainbow Lames.

my first big fencing tournament (temple open) 3 years ago or so, some kids on the temple team had 'temple' on their lames and jackets and i remember thinking to myself "they don't look like sisters..."

generally speaking, the kids who do these types of things only wear the school jackets/lames/etc at collegiate tournaments/meets since its technically illegal anywhere else. i know people who wear school names collegiately but wear their own at nacs.

[Mergs]

I would not take a chance on paint, myself, except for an epeeist's jacket. Spray it on lightly enough and it might not affect the conductivity of the lame under it, but what if it does? Poof! You get to buy an expensive new lame...

Play it safe and stick with the fabric dye, unless you are sure you've found a conductive paint.

I've used Krylon paint and then take a Scotchbrite pad and go over it after the paint dries. Haven't had any problems.

[Schiavona]

Donald, please....I just had dinner.....

I like those Rainbow lames, they're, they're.............groovy Man!

[Inquartata]

I've used Krylon paint and then take a Scotchbrite pad and go over it after the paint dries. Haven't had any problems.

Egad, man! I am at pains not to let my lames rub against anything abrasive even by accident, much less deliberately sanding them!

But then you are a foilist, your lames are not as costly as sabre ones. Perhaps you can afford to age them prematurely, and not reckon the cost?

[Schiavona]

Egad, man! I am at pains not to let my lames rub against anything abrasive even by accident, much less deliberately sanding them!

But then you are a foilist, your lames are not as costly as sabre ones. Perhaps you can afford to age them prematurely, and not reckon the cost?

What armourer checks the NAME for dead spots? Great idea to sneak in a dead spot or two when you have to deal with flicks to the back

[prototoast]

What armourer checks the NAME for dead spots? Great idea to sneak in a dead spot or two when you have to deal with flicks to the back

Um... a good one?

[Mergs]

Inq,

Maybe I should have said you go over it lightly and only once!

[The0ne]

We do our own lame's, my mom has gottten quite good at it. All you have to do is type out the letters off your computer after you screw around with them to get them the right size. Then you cut them out and put them on the lame. We use stencil paint (the stuff you dab on) and then wipe it off the top layer with a paper towel before it dries. Worked very well for me!