EDcase Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) EDIT: Engraving service is now active. Send me a PM to discuss what you want. ------------------------------------------- For anyone who doesn't know how to send a PM Click on Avatar picture to go to profile page and you will see a 'Message' button Edited April 2 by EDcase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveoc33 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I'd be interested even though I don't thing I have anything that needs doing now I don't think. Postage would be easier if the client could disassemble the gun and just post the part they want engraving. The bit that makes me hesitate the most on getting anything engraved is knowing what happens if the engraver messes up and I'm left with a ruined slide/receiver. Unlikely for sure but good to know for transparency. Examples for work done would be good to see like we see from "custom gbb" on here. Good luck with this regardless. I'm sure there'll be plenty of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxDuh Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 There’s a few people I’m aware of that offer this, so there’s definitely an interest in it. However one of the biggest concerns (imho) is that if a mistake is made, there’s not really any going back and fixing it. One example for sensational work is West Laser (https://m.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100087497751639&name=xhp_nt__fb__action__open_user) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enid_Puceflange Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) I met the lad who operates airsoftengraver when I was down at NAF (images in the same instagram) We sat and chatted in the bar as I admired his mates VFC FAL which had been lightly customised. Im planning on sending my 553’s upper receiver to get trades done on it But it’s the fear of it getting messed up that’s stopping me, not that I don’t trust him after seeing his work, it’s my mental hurdle https://airsoftengraver.co.uk/?fbclid=PAAaZE3CHNuPSdiAvBemK1xCTDyVWP9ht0hZX8-mrKZU7n7atpE_bt94Qls-0_aem_AbtFyH4q5OeUtAnmG1FC5q6pSYXCxp6F9z1lyP8nV15PS0X61A4mhb6CGLacnzKzeu8 Edited February 23 by Enid_Puceflange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxDuh Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 18 minutes ago, Enid_Puceflange said: I met the lad who operates airsoftengraver when I was down at NAF (images in the same instagram) We sat and chatted in the bar as I admired his mates VFC FAL which had been lightly customised. Im planning on sending my 553’s upper receiver to get trades done on it But it’s the fear of it getting messed up that’s stopping me, not that I don’t trust him after seeing his work, it’s my mental hurdle https://airsoftengraver.co.uk/?fbclid=PAAaZE3CHNuPSdiAvBemK1xCTDyVWP9ht0hZX8-mrKZU7n7atpE_bt94Qls-0_aem_AbtFyH4q5OeUtAnmG1FC5q6pSYXCxp6F9z1lyP8nV15PS0X61A4mhb6CGLacnzKzeu8 I sent him my M14 to get engraved and unfortunately it did end up getting messed up due to him only being able to engrave flat surfaces. At least now he’s found out his limitations 😂 He was an absolute gem to deal with and can’t fault his representation. Shamal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enid_Puceflange Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 42 minutes ago, JinxDuh said: I sent him my M14 to get engraved and unfortunately it did end up getting messed up due to him only being able to engrave flat surfaces. At least now he’s found out his limitations 😂 He was an absolute gem to deal with and can’t fault his representation. Nice to hear transparent feedback Fortunately the 553 is a bit of a Lego brick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak2m4 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 @EDcase what sort of machine are you looking to run if from? I was looking at a fibre myself for doing some etching on stainless steel and aluminium. Not cheap sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxDuh Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Enid_Puceflange said: Nice to hear transparent feedback Fortunately the 553 is a bit of a Lego brick It definitely hasn’t put me off using him, just purely based on how polite he was. I have a few stanag mag plates I’d like to get engraved eventually from him. Plus, his prices are really reasonable and the turn around is great also. He quoted me £22 for the Springfield trades on the m14, with the matching serial number on the bolt. That’s including him matching the font and designing the markings too Enid_Puceflange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak2m4 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 @JinxDuh £22 is an extremely good price from what I've seen others charging. Enid_Puceflange and Diemaco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, ak2m4 said: @EDcase what sort of machine are you looking to run if from? I was looking at a fibre myself for doing some etching on stainless steel and aluminium. Not cheap sadly. I've found a 30w Raycus galvo fibre laser for a reasonable price. Since most of my toys are the cheap non trades versions I would do my own first of course (after lots of testing 😁) Yes, I would certainly only offer the service to others after extensive testing. They do have a preview feature to make sure the placement is correct so I'm not worried about that. Yeah, it would definitely be MUCH easier if people could disassemble the parts to be worked on. No, I couldn't do curved parts. Actually I think the hardest part would be making the pattern files for the various trades and logos. (Does anyone know anywhere to download images or vector files for various trades?) Thank you guys for your thoughts. Edited February 23 by EDcase ak2m4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick G Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 I've used LC's engineering for lots of engraving . They do the trades ( and machining) on my L119 builds , he also did the British trades on my Hi power. Never have any worry about them going wrong, always just send the parts that need engraving rather than a whole RIF. Biggest issue is his waiting list. Tackle, ak2m4, Diemaco and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enid_Puceflange Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Do the engravers need you to send the file or do/should they know what you are wanting? unless is something customised of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Enid_Puceflange said: Do the engravers need you to send the file or do/should they know what you are wanting? unless is something customised of course Probably depends on the engraver. Jim at LC's has all the layouts , fonts etc for the L119's. Mine was the first Hi power he did, I sent him a load of pictures to work from and he then worked out the fonts etc from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EDcase Posted March 27 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 27 Update: Just got the machine and this is my first test GenuineGerman, ak2m4, Jacob Wright and 9 others 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenuineGerman Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Lightburn is a great software for laser engraving @EDcase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Just now, GenuineGerman said: Lightburn is a great software for laser engraving @EDcase Yeah I saw that but don't think I need it for the moment. I used Inkscape to create the file and EZCad2 as the control software as its already set up for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenuineGerman Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 6 minutes ago, EDcase said: Yeah I saw that but don't think I need it for the moment. I used Inkscape to create the file and EZCad2 as the control software as its already set up for that. Nice definitely got a market there 👍🏻 EDcase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 If anyone has something in mind then PM me and we'll discuss... JimFromHorsham and Enid_Puceflange 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted March 27 Supporters Share Posted March 27 Ooh, got me thinking now 🤔, except I wouldn't want proper trades etc, something more humorous or personal I think😏 EDcase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EDcase Posted March 28 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tackle said: Ooh, got me thinking now 🤔, except I wouldn't want proper trades etc, something more humorous or personal I think😏 Can do 😉 Here's my Hi-Power Unfortunately I had to go over the crappy scratching done before so its a bit messy but it does look better in person. Edited March 28 by EDcase Tackle, Nick G, Jacob Wright and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 ....aaaand the Browning BAR ahmac, Nick G, The_Lord_Poncho and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmac Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I would love to have proper Trades on my Browning Hi Power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Some more examples: CYMA CM033 Thompson CYMA CM032 M14 Testing on a 40mm grenade DanBow, ak2m4 and JinxDuh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxDuh Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 6 minutes ago, EDcase said: Some more examples: CYMA CM033 Thompson CYMA CM032 M14 Testing on a 40mm grenade When will you be offering to do others...? 👀 Would love my M16a1 done once it's all built! EDcase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 (edited) 6 minutes ago, JinxDuh said: When will you be offering to do others...? 👀 Would love my M16a1 done once it's all built! Just send me a PM 👍 Edited April 2 by EDcase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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