prototype plates came today. as expected, they came in the mail in a folded up envelope, bound in masking tape. lol
the plates also have a vinyl layer stuck to them with the markings "Laser Guard" i assume the 2B finish stock they buy comes with this already stuck on. as you can see, the laser makes quite a mess of it in the process.
the plates have a rough finish on the back, and a shiny #2B finish on the front side. here is the dull side:
here is the finished side:
The plates needed some cleaning after removing the adhesive, as some of the glue melted around the edges of the cuts. I rubbed them both down with rubbing alcohol on a rag - not paper towels. seemed to clean up fine, just took a few minutes of effort.
imho, these plates are higher quality than we got from the previous group buy on deskthority. i will be working on a build log this week, hoping to have it finished and posted by this weekend.