A few newb questions about dyed discs

[MrHighlandPark]

First of all, what are the price ranges for doing it yourself vs buying online? If I were to do it myself, what would my fixed costs be, and how many discs would the base amount of dye.. dye? Is there a certain number of discs after which do it yourself becomes cheaper than buying from others?

What is a fair rate for custom dyed discs? I saw some websites that clearly do a good job, but they don't have prices listed. Sickdisc in particular looks pretty cheap for pre-made dyse, but how much would I have to add for a custom? Any recommendations for sites with the best price:value? And how do the custom designs work? Is there a file format that you submit, or do they just work off of standard jpgs and create the plotter file themselves?

Secondly, what type of discs make the most sense for expensive dye jobs, in terms of not getting lost? I trust myself to never lose a putter, but after hitting chains over and over, it will wear very quickly and stop looking so sweet. Perhaps a distance driver that is used primarily for wide open fields? If I'm going to spend extra money on a disc, I want it to last a while. :D

[krallbd]

nothing knowledgable to say, except that its spelled n00b...im a nerd

[Ryan P.]

Just look around on different disc golf websites. That will give you a better estimate than anyone on here.

[BennettUA]

nothing knowledgable to say, except that its spelled n00b...im a nerd

I LOL'd at that :D

Ebay is a good place to see prices too--- watch some auctions of custom discs just to see where they end at, and to find talented sellers.

If you can find a good sign shop, ask them for some scrap sign vinyl -- I got a lifetime's worth for free. The rest of the materials are pretty simple and cheap -- exacto knife, blades, dye(less than $2/box for Rit at any Wal Mart), a pan and some acetone are you biggest expenses, without going Joker-serious and getting a robot to cut your vinyl for you. Oh wait, they have those too, at about $400 for entry level.

Thing is, dying takes TIME and PATIENCE to do right. So if you can't afford the time to put in making a disc to the caliber of dye that you would like, just support a local dye-r and get a quote.

[solomon.trenton]

dynamic discs on ebay is the best for byed discs on ebay. as far as costs goes try asking either vettecrazy or discgolforegon.

[MOON]

I have time to make you one what you have in mind?

[lilbuzjr]

nothing knowledgable to say, except that its spelled n00b...im a nerd

its actually newb... but ok

[Ryan P.]

It's both, depending on what language you are speaking. newb is the "english" slang word for someone who is inexperienced, whereas n00b is leetspeak for the same thing.