PRODUCT INFO
Q - Can your time capsules be engraved?
A - Yes! The best lids to engrave are the 6-inch Mr Future or the 5.5-inch Mrs Future Lid. Now you have a choice between the Laser method (an engraved marking method that is a high quality indelible marking that lasts hundreds of years), or the simple Diamond drag engraving for simple letters and numbers.
Q - Can you bury your time capsules in the ground and be sure it will keep all moisture and corrosion out?
A - Yes. All of our time capsules, unless otherwise noted on the product (e.g. the Indoor Sally 3x12 Time Capsule #35121) can be buried in the ground safely. Each of the time capsules comes with easy to follow instructions for extending the life of the seal. Please note that we do not always include the sealant with the time capsule. Packages or bundles do include a sealant, but for others, you may need to order the sealant option if you want it.
Q - Are your time capsules inner or outer dimensions?
A - Please assume the cylinder time capsules are of outer dimensions.
Q - What material and what grade are your time capsules made of?
A - Our Time Capsules are made of 304 Stainless Steel.
Q - Is a vault necessary if we need to bury our time capsule?
A - No, although there are sometimes reasons for doing so, such as for physical and mechanical protection from earth-moving equipment, as well as some protection from earth movement. If you construct a vault, or use a pre-fabricated one, pay attention to how it drains. As for placement, the time capsule should not receive more water than usual. If you are considering a garden setting, be aware that no water should be near the time capsule area. In the same vein, never wrap our time capsules in plastic. Again DO NOT wrap the time capsule in plastic. The plastic will hold moisture to the metal, and instead of protecting it, it would hasten corrosion over time.
Q - Why aren’t your stainless steel time capsules as thick as the aluminum ones sold by other companies?
A - Stainless steel is a stronger material than either aluminum or copper, and this, in addition to its superior corrosion resistance, makes it a preferable material for time capsule fabrication. Simply put, you don’t need as thick of a wall with stainless as you do with aluminum. Less of it is eaten away over time.
Q - Why does the artwork for a plaque or engraving need to be a certain format? What do you mean by ‘vector’? Why can’t I use a web picture, a Word file, or a *.jpg file?
A - Pictures for the web and those embedded into a Word file are not of good quality, but even a high quality *.jpg or *.tif is still not vector art.Vector art, or "vector-based art," is a technique that creates paths and points in a program such as Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw. It is often the original program that created your logo or art. Such a program keeps track of the relationships between these points and paths. Vectors are any scalable objects that keep their proportions and quality when sized up or down. They're defined as solid objects, and can be moved around in full, or grouped together with other objects. You create vector art by using a vector illustration program. The equipment that does the laser engraving only uses vector formats.
When you submit artwork to us, it must be:
- Black-and-white, and
- In a vector-based file, and
- Have no grayscale and no screens
Acceptable file formats include:
- Adobe Illustrator - *.ai (preferred),
- Corel Draw – *.cdr, or
- Certain *.eps and *.pdf files are acceptable, but only if they were made in vector format