Engraving Brick fundraiser
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David Strickland
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Anyone actually done this. I have been asked to engrave bricks for a local school fund raiser.
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Gene Uselman
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I have tried this and have a friend who has a similar opportunity. The composition of the brick varies a lot and the national companies who do this have their own bricks made.It takes a lot of highly concentrated power, and rather than scan engraving I believe they use a vector path to cut the lettering. I am on the road in Calif right now but will be home in 4-5 days where I have more info.
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Malcolm Ferrie
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I will try and get a photo of a couple of what we call here Black Mono Blocks, These are bricks here we use in the making of Drive ways. I have engraved these using Scan at a very slow speed and produced white text on the black brick,
Malcolm Ferrie
North East Scotland
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If I can't make it myself, I don't need it.
North East Scotland
2 x 50 x 30 50w Lasers (TL)
1 x 70 x 50 60w Laser (TR)
1 x Mini 0.5w Laser (Anywhere)
1 x 50 x 30 water cooled cnc (BL)
Corel Draw 12 & x7, Artcam, Cut 2D, PhotoGrav
If I can't make it myself, I don't need it.