Radio Engraving, Most Common Method?
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Radio Engraving, Most Common Method?
Hey all, just wondering, with all these used radios showing up with the engraving in them, what is the most common method, machine, whatever, used to do this?
For example, i have a couple HT600's with UNIT and a number neatly and cleanly engraved in. The lettering is so clean it must be some type of machine for this. I also see a lot of HT's on eBay with the CSX and stuff like that cut in.
I was just curious how its done, and if anyone knows how much it costs to have this done? I would like to do that with some personal radios to identify them.
Thanks..
For example, i have a couple HT600's with UNIT and a number neatly and cleanly engraved in. The lettering is so clean it must be some type of machine for this. I also see a lot of HT's on eBay with the CSX and stuff like that cut in.
I was just curious how its done, and if anyone knows how much it costs to have this done? I would like to do that with some personal radios to identify them.
Thanks..
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Engraving radios...
And don't ever forget that God has a special place in Hell for people who do freehand engraving on radio cases and frames.
A pet peeve of mine, obviously.
To get up to speed on machine engraving, one of the manufacturers is a company called New Hermes.
A pet peeve of mine, obviously.
To get up to speed on machine engraving, one of the manufacturers is a company called New Hermes.
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Laser Engraving, hmmm, i think i know a place locally that does that! I wasn't aware that they were doing laser engraving on plastic. I know that place is always doing metal plaques and other metallic pieces.
I think i will ask them!
I think i will ask them!
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The laser engraving looks rather impressive! I'm going to stop by a place on Monday and see what he can do. I have plenty of projects for him if reasonably priced.
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engraving
Just a side comment, in case it matters to you.
/\/\otorola has said that if you engrave an intrinsically safe radio, the IS certification is void!
When I asked them about "their" rental units having been engraved, they said (exact quote) "we had them recertified after the engraving".
Yeah, sure.
/\/\otorola has said that if you engrave an intrinsically safe radio, the IS certification is void!
When I asked them about "their" rental units having been engraved, they said (exact quote) "we had them recertified after the engraving".
Yeah, sure.
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Re: Engraving radios...
One more bullet for my "resume", I guess.Tom in D.C. wrote:And don't ever forget that God has a special place in Hell for people who do freehand engraving on radio cases and frames.
Personally I don’t have a problem with freehand engraving... I always viewed a radio as a tool to be used... it’s going to get scuffed, scratched, dinged and whatnot anyway, a few extra chicken scratches on it isn’t going to matter much. Many years ago I had a metal lettering set that I would heat up over a propane torch and melt the engraving into the case... looks a little better than freehand, but either way it makes tracking much easier.
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Re: engraving
What M says means nothing...............it's what Factory Mutual says that matters.transistor747 wrote:Just a side comment, in case it matters to you.
/\/\otorola has said that if you engrave an intrinsically safe radio, the IS certification is void!
When I asked them about "their" rental units having been engraved, they said (exact quote) "we had them recertified after the engraving".
Yeah, sure.
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We engrave
We engrave all of our portables inside and out, as well as our batteries. We use a local award trophy shop. The cost is around $1.50 each with two full lines of engraving. They also backfill the lettering and numbers with white. It looks great and keeps loss and theft down. It sucks when you spend $10,000 in batteries for your rental fleet and find that half the batteries come back from rentals and sub rentals with old batteries from the customers and other companies. On the inside of the radio it is done very nice and light on the chasis. We thought about getting a engraving machine but the cost was over $5,000.00. Not worth it unless I want to get into the business of engraving.
Just my thoughts....
Crimestopper
Just my thoughts....
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