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Front Panel Express engraving depth

2006-01-04 by Richard Brewster

Looking at MOTM-102 panel ideas, I notice that a popular engraving tool 
choice for lettering is the 0.4mm size.  For over a year I have been 
using the 0.2mm tool exclusively.  For a reason I cannot explain, the 
actual result of the 0.4mm tool became increasingly bold over time.  So 
much so that the last panels I made with it are a bit coarse looking.  
The letter boldness of the most recent panels I made with the 0.2mm tool 
is almost the same as the oldest ones that specified the 0.4mm.  If you 
are ordering from FPE in the United States, I suggest the lighter 0.2mm 
tool.  The result is more refined.  The MOTM-like Font is DIN 1451, 
1-stroke.

-Richard Brewster

http://www.pugix.com

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