frEEk
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posted January 23, 2006 07:56 PM
 Edited By: frEEk on 23 Jan 2006 19:57
Anyone know about engraving?
need to know what methods can be used to engrave on stainless. local engraving shop (sems to be the big boy in town) says hand engraving is no good, sandblasting doesnt work, lazer is a no go, and because of the shape of the piece, they can't get the mechanical machine to work on it (base of a martini glass). anyone know if the sandblasting/lazer/hand claims are BS? any other method that may work? i also asked about using punches but was told that wont work on stainless either. any info would be much appreciated.
   
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trenace
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posted January 23, 2006 08:26 PM
Edited By: trenace on 23 Jan 2006 20:39
About the only thing I know about it is that there are certainly laser engraved stainless guns
So while an individual guy's equipment may not do it, it's certainly not no go, and in fact can come out very good. For example my Dan Wesson is engraved that way and looks very good.
However, if the purpose is deep engraving, not just clearly read engraving but something that would be hard to remove, that could be a different matter -- again using the Dan Wesson example, while to the eye there's no feeling of it being shallower than might be wanted, reportedly if it's desired to remove those markings it's a quite acceptable amount of material to remove off the slide. I forget how many thou, not a lot.
Example -- not mine, nor same model, but still I understand laser engraved at least on the slide:
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posted January 24, 2006 12:06 AM
Hey fReeky DeEky........
as a matter of fact I used to do engraving...... hand and laser when I worked at panavision. I got the biker wallet and belt to prove it. boy does leather stink when y0u blast it with a laser......tee Hee. AAAanywayy.......when you say the base of a martini glass do you mean the bottom as in the foot of the glass or the bottom of the fluid recepticle portion? It most certainly could be lasered but it may be the awkwardness of the piece as the object to be engraved has to be a certain distance from the laser as it moves on its x and y axis over the piece being (think dr. eeevil) "LASEEER'D"
p.s. I miss you you hairy bastard. hope to see you saturday at the bike show.
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frEEk
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posted January 24, 2006 12:13 AM
j! you live! i believe i will be at the bike show indeed. will ahve to manage a meet. email me your cell maybe?
thx fer the info so far. maybe they said laser is no go cause it is polished stainless, not brushed like the pretty gun. and yes, it is on the base, hence the reason they can't get it with the mechanical engraver, as the tool has to come straight down, which the "fluid receptical" interferes with. one thought is of course to remove the base and then reweld it. not sure how well that would work.
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k bryant
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posted January 24, 2006 11:27 AM
Jonathan - should be no problem at all laser etching polished stainless. I have it done frequently on mill finish, brushed and polished 304 series tubing. Looks great! More and more of the industry is moving away from "engraving" and going to laser. It's the "new thing".
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