Lazer Engraving Vs Engraving

[CAMDENELECTRIC]

Is there much difference between machine done normal engraving and machine done laser engraving.
Will normal engraving damage the anno or will it be ok?
Cheers
James

 

[dust4dust]

hi m8
dave here snetterton 2x mini
lol 1x mini now 1 x ego7

laser engraving is more professional looking, ie quality far superior
laser will allow much more smaller accurate details
once graphics are on pc your positioning stencil made for gun, very quick precise,exact duplicate everytime
laser engrave everytime if u want a quality job

a few years ago i owned my owned laser engraver, epilog mini
superb piece of kit

 

[Skeet]

hi m8
dave here snetterton 2x mini
lol 1x mini now 1 x ego7

laser engraving is more professional looking, ie quality far superior
laser will allow much more smaller accurate details
once graphics are on pc your positioning stencil made for gun, very quick precise,exact duplicate everytime
laser engrave everytime if u want a quality job

a few years ago i owned my owned laser engraver, epilog mini
superb piece of kit

http://www.gunblast.com/images/SHOT_Show_2002/Day2/Dsc00516.jpg

What a load of balls.

Laser engraving, makes the slightest of indentations in the surface of the material, or can even just change it's colour.

It is accurate, and its easy to reproduce many the same.

Manual engraving, is higher quality...and costs money because of that and the time it takes to do.

So the answer to the question, is:

Laser is easier, cheaper and mass producible and will also do fine details.

Proper engraving is more unique if done by hand, more prestigious but more expensive. Slower.

Any engraving will damage the Anno, that's the point.

Anno is just a layer of oxide that has been coloured on top of the aluminium.

 

[dust4dust]

now now no need to get shirty
mechanical engraving yes will look better as in picture u showed
this was not anodised alluminium not what he wants done
laser engraving wont engrave metal, it will only mark turn white the anodising, not actual cuting of the material

now show me a modern paintbal gun with mechanical enngraving, i can find many examples of tasty laser engraved ones

i not knocking mechanical engraving far from it, but how i saw it and the purpose he wanted it for laser engrave i still think is the way to go

 

[teamxray]

laser engraving does CUT into the metal only by a few thou of an inch thou, but manual engraving will cut deeper as u would use a diamond cutter rotating most trophy shops use a alloy based metal plates for there plaques or trophies best result is silver plated or solid cup give the best finish, chrome plated cups can flake when engraved

 

[dust4dust]

maybe this wold been a better answer

mechanical nd laesr will give 2 totaly diff effects,
mechanical actually removes material from your gun

laser will turn anodising white but wont actual remove any material from the gun

laser also allows much finer detail

 

[dust4dust]

laser engraving does CUT into the metal only by a few thou of an inch thou, but manual engraving will cut deeper as u would use a diamond cutter rotating most trophy shops use a alloy based metal plates for there plaques or trophies best result is silver plated or solid cup give the best finish, chrome plated cups can flake when engraved

sorry but i have to disagree laser will mark anodised metal by burning out the colour, standard metal need to coated (ie cermark) then it will leave a permanent black marking ,ie used by nasa to indentify space ship parts

it will not cut into metal

well not with any standard co2 laser

my epilog mini was 10k plus 12 inch x 18inch bed, same standard machines larger beds went up to hideoues amounts of cash

i doubt u find any laser ,that will cut metal, which is available for commercial work, this is in a totally diff class

a qoute from uk supplier of epilog laser (few years ago they rated as no 1 laser manufacturer, not followed business since i left it)

"Mechanical Engraving Machines will work with most materials used in our industry. Hard metals are more difficult and require more trips to the grinder for cutter sharpening.
Most low level C02 lasers such as the Epilog systems that we sell will not directly engrave or cut metals. On some metals we can apply a surface coating that when lasered produces a black and virtually indestructible finish. "

 

[teamxray]

just to let u know manual engraving is my buisness and i know where i can get laser engraving done AND B4 YOU ALL ASK NO I WILL NOT ENGRAVE YOUR GUNS LOL

 

[CAMDENELECTRIC]

Ok, Cheers for the info!
But will manual engraving damage my gun? The anno won't flake off or something stupid will it?
Cheers
James

 

[teamxray]

anno will not flake but just wear with usage and manual engraving just cuts the anno a few thou deep just like an engraved trophy plate or cup