I never had seen or thought about how they laser engrave firearms. I thought this was pretty neato.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Q_krhz66RLc?feature=share
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Laser engraving on guns short video
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Rock185
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I watched as the slide for one of my guns was LASER engraved. Fascinating. Owner of the LASER equipment said it was about $40,000.00.
Golfanaticshooter
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Pretty cool, actually.
roval
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i am surprised they just had the slide on a towel instead of being in a clamp or jig of some sort.
Rock185
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Roval, Once the item is positioned, no clamp or jig needed. My slide was just laid on a base plate, I guess you might call it, then the design LASERed.
Jim Watson
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The most impressive laser work I have seen (pictured) was very sincere pre-war Government Model "roll marks."
Laser lights have a limited life span and are very expensive to replace. I calculated the cost of my laser engraver and expected service life and figure that my write off is about $10 to 15 per engraving, depending on size and depth of the engraving. Purely hypothetical, though.
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I have a pair of Single Six convertibles with serial numbers engraved on the cylinders. What a great idea!
When I started accumulating some North American Arms convertibles, I had a guy engrave the serial numbers on those, too. $3 per character. I got the numbers upside down, though. The M for magnum should be toward the outside of the cylinder so that I can read it when the cylinder is in the gun. Oops. Well, now I know.
When I started accumulating some North American Arms convertibles, I had a guy engrave the serial numbers on those, too. $3 per character. I got the numbers upside down, though. The M for magnum should be toward the outside of the cylinder so that I can read it when the cylinder is in the gun. Oops. Well, now I know.
I used a C02 laser at my awards business (not suitable for metal). The tube started getting weaker at around 12-15 years. I learned that the life of the tube was 20,000 hours, but that's 20,000 hours of existence, not use. So your tube is getting old just sitting there not being used.
Larry,
my estimate is based on the manufacturers life expectancy answering my question. CO2 lasers are much less powerful and considerably cheaper than laser etching devices. My estimate is also based on the size and depth of the etching to comply with ATF requirements; i.e. importer info and model and manufacturer country. Logos only require a special software that starts at a couple hundred bucks and can get very expensive and sophisticated, where it will be able adjust to the material, plastic, steel, aluminium etc.
A large engraving will take much more time and thus energy. I engraved my dogs water bowls and would guess that it took roughly twenty times as long as a small engraving.
I bought my laser etcher a few years ago and am sure, that the technology is advancing and getting cheaper, like most electronics.
my estimate is based on the manufacturers life expectancy answering my question. CO2 lasers are much less powerful and considerably cheaper than laser etching devices. My estimate is also based on the size and depth of the etching to comply with ATF requirements; i.e. importer info and model and manufacturer country. Logos only require a special software that starts at a couple hundred bucks and can get very expensive and sophisticated, where it will be able adjust to the material, plastic, steel, aluminium etc.
A large engraving will take much more time and thus energy. I engraved my dogs water bowls and would guess that it took roughly twenty times as long as a small engraving.
I bought my laser etcher a few years ago and am sure, that the technology is advancing and getting cheaper, like most electronics.
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