hey all, i need to make up a chassis plate for my car, and was thinking i would like to have the digits cnc'd on a plate then weld it onto my chassis. can anyone on here do this for me? i would like the digits to be at least 10mm in size. or would i have to go to a specialist company?

thanks

rob

depending on size of font and thickness of material we can engrave it with our lazer
reagrds wayno!!

well about 1.6 or 2mm. doesnt have to go all the way through just half the depth.
would like font to be at least 10mm

[Edited on 17/4/08 by COREdevelopments]

no worries,send me a design with some dimensions
wayno!!!

NS Dev has a mate who does this for a living.

http://www.customsolutions.me.uk/engraving/

can you do certain fonts wayne?

I'd just like to second NSDev's mate having seen this blokes throw aways .... you'll be impressed.

Doing a good job isn't a problem for clive - its just his damned definition of a 'good job'. He throws away stuff i'd happily polish and put on show in my car.

Having said that, not sure if he could do 1mm engraving in a cost effective manner ..... may take him a long time so the laser would be a better bet (i may be along for a quote in a couple of years!)

A local jeweller may be able to do the engraving....especially as the VIN plate won't be too big....

small font ,might heat material up to much and distort it,i'll give it a shot next week and see

idontbelieiveit - your avatar just made my smile, but not my Mr's...OPS!

Dog house for the "dirty old man" ....

My strong affirmation that I was facinated by the mild pixilation of the image didn;t cut it!

totally worth it

dremel plus little diamond bit - presto!

Not QUITE the same I'll admit. But done properly can look pretty damn good.

I've had them done at 'Thompsons' they are a high street shoe repairer / watch battery / key cutting / pet tags / chassis plates.

all cnc'd on a variety of materials.

Try this I found on another forum. Apparently it works quite well.

Firstly you will need the following items.

1.PP9 9 volt battery.
2.Battery connector.
3.2 Crocodile clips.
4.Cotton buds
5.Table salt
6.Water
7.Plastic bottle top.
8.Nail varnish
9.Needle

Method.

1.Clean metal surface, degrease, and leave to dry
2.Put a thin coat of nail varnish onto the metal surface and let it dry.
3.Place some salt and water into the plastic lid.
4.Connect the Positive (Red) battery lead to the metal with the crocodile clip.
5.Connect the Negative (Black) lead to the cotton bud with the crocodile clip.
6.Gently scratch the pattern onto the metal surface using a needle.
7.Dip the cotton bud into the salt water, then gently wipe the scratched surface with the wet cotton bud.

Note: The crocodile clip on the cotton bud must touch the wet bud. The cotton bud will start to go black as metal is removed. Stop every now and then and remove the blackened salt water so that you can see what you are doing.


Try it out on a piece of scrap first, it's really quite effective.

Which metals can be etched with this electric method?

Matt

It works on steel for definite.