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Brushed Stainless Steel Box Letter Ref 123
Computer-cut and fully welded, with the welds ground back before finishing.
Reference 123 as photographed in our Shenzhen workshop before packing.
Product Overview
What Ref 123 Actually Is
Reference 123 is a fabricated box letter: a closed, deeper shell with room inside for LED modules and wiring, made in brushed stainless steel with a directional satin grain. It is not a stock item. The photograph shows one set we built; what you receive is the same construction cut to your own letters, your own height and your own colour.
A brushed grain scatters reflections instead of mirroring them, so the letter reads as a solid shape from across a forecourt and fingerprints from installation do not sit on the face.
Letters are computer-cut for precision, fully welded, and painted to the PMS or RAL reference you supply.
- Construction
- Box Letter
- Material
- Brushed Stainless Steel
- From
- 6 mm thick, 40 mm high
- Lead time
- 5 to 7 days
Key Benefits
Why Buyers Specify This Build
Four things reference 123 gives you that a generic letter order does not.
No redraw of your artwork
We cut from the vector file you send. Nothing is traced, so stroke weights and letter spacing survive the trip to the workshop.
One finish across the set
Face and returns are finished together after welding, so the grain runs the same way on every character.
Installs without a specialist crew
A 1:1 template, pre-welded studs and a flat-packed kit mean a general fitter can set the job out and hang it the same day.
Lit or unlit from the same drawing
If lighting is added later, the return depth and cable entries are already sized for it.
The same construction installed on site — depth, finish and fixing carried over unchanged.
Application Scenarios
Where This Reference Belongs
Illuminated shopfronts, restaurant facades, hotel entrances and car park identification.
Who it is for. Sign contractors and fit-out companies buying letter sets to install themselves, brand owners rolling an identity across several sites, and architects specifying lettering as part of a facade package.
The problem it solves. Once a letter has to light up, the electronics have to live somewhere — and a shallow relief letter has nowhere to put them.
- Retail and Fashion Stores — Fascia lettering that survives a rollout across dozens of units without drifting off-brand.
- Hotels and Leisure — Entrance, lobby and wayfinding lettering specified as one family rather than three orders.
Manufacturing Process
How Ref 123 Is Made
The same four stages run on every set, which is what makes a repeat order match the first one.
The stage
The return depth is set from the LED pitch, not from the look alone
The stage
The back is closed and cable entries are positioned before finishing
Modules stage
Modules and the power supply are fitted and burned in before packing
The stage
The set ships wired to a common low-voltage feed with a 1:1 template
LED modules and power supplies used in our illuminated letters are CE, RoHS and UL approved.
Specifications
Technical Specification
Every value below comes from the build specification for this catalogue. Anything we cannot evidence is marked TBC rather than filled in with a plausible number.
| Reference | Ref 123 |
|---|---|
| Construction | Box Letter |
| Material | Brushed Stainless Steel |
| Stainless grade | 304 or 316 on request |
| Minimum thickness | 6 mm |
| Minimum letter height | 40 mm |
| Surface finish | A directional satin grain |
| Colour | Bare metal, or lacquered to any RAL or Pantone reference |
| Illumination | Optional — direct (front-lit) or indirect (halo) |
| Mounting | Pre-welded studs with a 1:1 paper template |
| Packing | Individually wrapped, packed flat as an installation kit |
| Lead time | 5 to 7 days fabrication, 4 to 5 days express transit |
| Shipping | DHL, UPS or FedEx; sea or air freight for larger orders |
| Payment | T/T, PayPal or Western Union |
| Minimum order quantity | TBC — confirmed with your quotation |
| Warranty | TBC — confirmed in writing with your quotation |
Materials and Quality Control
Material and Finish Notes
Grade 316 is the sensible choice within a few kilometres of the sea; 304 covers ordinary inland exposure.
Welds are ground back before the finish is applied, so the grain or polish runs across the joint rather than stopping at it. Faces are checked against the approval drawing for letter spacing and stroke weight before packing.
Letters are checked against the approval drawing before they are wrapped.
Certifications
LED modules and power supplies used in our illuminated letters are CE, RoHS and UL approved. Certification of the metalwork itself is TBC — ask for current documentation with your quotation.
Comparison
How This Compares With the Alternatives
| Build | What it is | Where it wins |
|---|---|---|
| Built-up relief letter | Face plus welded returns | Depth and shadow on a flat facade |
| Fabricated box letter | Closed deeper shell | Anywhere LED modules have to live inside the letter |
| Flat-cut letter | Single plate, cut through | Reachable positions, numbers and plaques |
| Printed or vinyl lettering | Applied film | Short-term promotion, not permanent identification |
Customization
What You Can Change
Artwork
Any typeface, any logo, any language. We cut from your vector file rather than redrawing it.
Size and depth
Letter height from 40 mm upward, material from 6 mm upward, return depth set to suit the fixing and any lighting.
Finish and light
Bare metal, or lacquered to your RAL or Pantone reference; unlit, halo-lit or front-lit.
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Answers
Questions About Ref 123
The points buyers usually raise before ordering a box letter set.
How do you handle payment?
By T/T, PayPal or Western Union.
Can you ship by sea instead of courier?
Yes. We arrange shipping by sea, by air or by courier, chosen against the size of the packed order.
How are the letters installed?
Every set ships as a ready-to-install kit with a 1:1 mounting template. The template is drilled from the same file the letters were cut from, so the set-out matches the artwork exactly.
What is the minimum order quantity?
TBC — the source material for this catalogue does not state a minimum order quantity. Send your artwork and we will confirm it with the quotation.
Can these letters be illuminated?
Yes. Direct illumination lights the face and indirect illumination puts the light behind the letter as a halo. Tell us which before fabrication, because it changes the return depth.
How is the set packed for export?
Letters are individually wrapped and packed flat. Mirror-polished faces keep their protective film until the moment of installation.
Send Your Artwork for Ref 123
Quote the letter height and the colour reference and we will come back with a drawing, a price and a ship date.