Look, I've spent 16 years on a factory floor, and I still hear the same question from sign shop owners in Ohio and importers in Sydney: what's the real stainless steel letters wholesale price per letter factory direct? I'll tell you. Not the inflated nonsense from middlemen. Not the fake $6 quote that means mystery metal and bubbles under the paint.
Our factory in Lu'an ships non-lit stainless steel letters for $15 to $40 per letter.
That's the range for 304 grade, 1.0mm to 3.0mm thick, heights from 6 inches to 4 feet. Smaller letters at thinner stock sit at the bottom; large built-up letters with stud mounts and brushed #4 sit at the top.
Anyone quoting below $15 is either selling you mystery alloy or hoping you don't check the welds. I've seen welds with more pinholes than a kitchen sponge. That's not a bargain, it's a callback waiting to happen.
For your $15-$40 per letter, you're getting solid 304 stainless steel. That's 18% chromium and 8% nickel.
Density is 7.93 grams per cubic centimeter, which is why a 24-inch letter feels like a boat anchor. We cut
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