[simpits-tech] Problem update & shop news...

[Gene Buckle]

> I've access to some pretty tasty CNC gear and I would think that our laser
> group would be able to handle laser engraving for me.
>
> There used to be a system which used a sandwich of black and white
> plastic, you could engrave through either to yield lettering of the
> opposite colour. We used loads to label home-brewed equipment but the
> fools dumped the engraver when it failed current code requirements.
>
> I wonder if that stuff could be laser engraved .. ?  Hmmm...
>
It can be, but it won't give you "realistic" results like doing the
cut/paint/engrave process will.  In the days before laser engraving became
practical, the panels were silk-screened in a multi-pass process.
Mechanical engraving may not give you the result you like either.  I'd
strongly suggest talking to your laser folks about doing the engraving
work for you.

g.



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