[meteorite-list] Etching a name on an iron meteorite slice

From: J Sinclair <john_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 22:01:16 -0500
Message-ID: <CAAeS-uuh1mEC0oEo5HVBuPdvHPtyhHm6mT2Nd7NvP5W4Q6Q6OQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi John, Peter and list

You could also try a sports trophy shop. They engrave on plaques for
the trophies. Some jewelers also have the machines. This is commonly
done with a diamond tipped scribe in a machine and a set of letters
where the scribe would copy the letters. Now there are laser engravers
that both jewelers and trophy shops use. A gunsmith would be more
likely to "hand engrave", a somewhat lost art but still taught and
practiced today. Hand engraving is beautiful and more costly. Machine
and laser engraving can also look good and it will be precise.

As long as the meteorite (slice) will fit in the machine, it can be done.

John

On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 9:43 PM, Peter Scherff via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Sorry, I misunderstood you. For engraving I would try a local gunsmith. If they can't do, they will know someone who can. I have seen a lot of old time slices that have their info etched on them and only a few that have been engraved. I think either way would be great to and some "classic" gravitas to an iron.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bigjohn Shea [mailto:bigjohnshea at mail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 9:37 PM
> To: Peter Scherff
> Cc: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: RE: [meteorite-list] Etching a name on an iron meteorite slice
>
> Peter, All,
> Sorry if I'm not being clear.
>
> Really what my buddy is looking for is someone who can engrave neatly onto an iron slice. Preferrably with a machine of sorts designed for the purpose of engraving.
>
> Thanks though for the knowledge.
> I appreciate your time responding. :-)
> John
>
>
>
>
>
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> On 1/5/17 at 8:31 PM, Peter Scherff wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> I am sure that anyone who etches irons can do this for you. All you
>> need is a resist. The simplest would be writing on the iron with a crayon.
>> Traditionally asphalt was used. If I were to do it I would purchase
>> some stickers since my hand writing is so bad. I am sure that there
>> are many other resists that people could use.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Meteorite-list
>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of
>> Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 9:08 PM
>> To: metlist
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Etching a name on an iron meteorite slice
>>
>> Asking on behalf of a friend,
>> If there is anyone out there who provides a service of etching names
>> onto a slice of an iron meteorite (as if etching a name/phrase on a
>> wristwatch) please email me at bigjohnshea at mail.com.
>> Thank you!
>> John A. Shea, MD
>> IMCA 3295
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