[sdiy] panel engraving - shopping mall style

[Jim Patchell]

    Many moons ago, I got an aluminum panel engraved.  While it does look nice,
it was awful expensive....however, this was a hand operated machine.  I would
be willing to bet, nowdays, you can find engraving places that have NC operated
engraving machine (if not, here is a market!).  I don't remember how much I
paid for that panel (it was large), but it seems like it was on the order of
about $200, and that was 20 years ago.  The other problem was that if I were to
get a second panel done, it would have cost the same as the first, ie, no NRE.
But I would check with the engraver.  There are probably much better machines
now days (I would hope).  Also, look in your yellow pages, there might be
somebody that does it at an industrial level.  If you are going to do mulitple
panels, someplace like that might be cheaper.....but who knows?

    -Jim

Alex Dickey wrote:

> had a thought driving home yesterday.  can those engraving places in the
> mall (you know, birthdays, anniversaries, bar mitzvahs, all commemorated on
> a silver goblet) do engraving on metal synth panels?  has anybody tried
> this?
>
> alex
>
> http://www.geocities.com/aurelialuz/
>
> "wha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na."
> -j. caletti