Magnesium alloy plates have excellent applications in printing, and the uses for which different thicknesses of plate can be used for printing will vary slightly
16 gauge (.064″) unmounted for halftones, hot stamping, debossing, printing, rubber stamp masters, pantograph masters, and letterpress printing
Eighty thousandths (.080″) unmounted for hot stamping, rubber stamp masters
11 pt. (.153″) unmounted for halftones, foil stamping, debossing, embossing, and rubber stamp masters
1/4 Inch (.250″) unmounted for foil stamping, embossing, debossing, halftones, and rubber stamp masters
3/8 inch (.375″) unmounted used for leather debossing
11 pt. (.153″) or ¼ inch (.250″) magnesium mounted, type high (.918″) for foil stamping, debossing, or embosing with heat
16 gauge (.064″) or 11 pt. (.153″) mounted on wood, type-high (.918″) for debossing, letterpress printing, crash imprinting, or embossing
