Lazer etching or engraving

[Gabriel42]

She did mine last week. Engraved two barrels at the last minute for reasonable price.

 

[24T_missilejock]

She did mine last week. Engraved two barrels at the last minute for reasonable price.

Define reasonable

 

[Gabriel42]

I probably should have said damn cheap. $20 for both on the day before Thanksgiving. I dropped them off at 1:30pm and she called that they were ready around 4:30pm. Initially said that she couldn't do any "rush" work because she already had taken a few jobs in that morning that needed to be finished that day. I told her that I was willing to pay extra extra if she could get to them that day but could wait until the next Monday if she couldn't get to them. Her original quote was $15 per item. I was pleased, to say the least.

 

[24T_missilejock]

I probably should have said damn cheap. $20 for both on the day before Thanksgiving. I dropped them off at 1:30pm and she called that they were ready around 4:30pm. Initially said that she couldn't do any "rush" work because she already had taken a few jobs in that morning that needed to be finished that day. I told her that I was willing to pay extra extra if she could get to them that day but could wait until the next Monday if she couldn't get to them. Her original quote was $15 per item. I was pleased, to say the least.

Thats very damn reasonable! Do you have any pics?

 

[Gabriel42]

PM me your email and I will see if I can get a clear shot. I chose to engrave the barrels instead of the lower receiver with my trust name and city/state. It is easily readable thought the handguards but may turnout to be a b*tch to photograph.

 

[aussieblake]

I work for a company who factory is out of state that builds equipment entirely out of stainless steel. Last month while out the factory they showed me the new laser etcher, it was so cool it can actually do colors with the laser. The first thing that popped in my mind was to have a lower etched. I was talking to the programmer that runs the machine his father is a gunsmith in another state and he was on board and then it dawned on me, the factory is in CA so getting serial numbered gun parts into the state would next to impossible, or atleast more than I wanted to deal with. The company also has a CNC laser cutter for cutting all the metal, the mythbusters lab is about a mile away so when the need precision cuts in metal the Mythbusters brings it to the factory.

I will say the color etching into stainless was a new concept to me but was very cool.

 

[Powerman620]

They are in Texas but I use Ident Marking Services, takes a couple weeks turn around and they do really nice work. Here is a pick of one job,

 

[castleeleven]

I got my SBR engraved. Kathy from Southwest engraver did a very good job. Reasonable price and fast. Highly recommended.