[6591] in APO Printshop
Re: help/info on engravings?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Benazeer Noorani)
Tue Sep 4 11:48:24 2012
In-Reply-To: <201209020348.q823mevI005575@outgoing.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 11:48:21 -0400
From: Benazeer Noorani <benazeer@gmail.com>
To: tower@alum.mit.edu
Cc: apo-printshop-journeyman@mit.edu, apo-printshop-operators@mit.edu
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I've been talking to a friend of mine who does CNC milling about making
cuts. I can check in with him and see if he can also do text in the
size/resolution we would need.
YiLFS
Benazeer
On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Leonard H. Tower Jr. <tower@alum.mit.edu>wrote:
> Lori, Alan, Keshlam, anyone?
>
> Alex is considering ordering a metal engraving of the schedule card.
>
> 1500 impressions twice a years indefinitely.
>
> Has 1 and 2 point lines.
> Type around 6 point.
>
> Any info on what she should be looking for?
> Process? Metal alloy? Etc.?
> Anything else?
>
> I know the engraver in Everett (Chelsea?) that the Shop use to order
> from is closed.
>
> Been too many decades since I ordered an engraving,
> the technology might have advanced
> (photo polymer doesn't seem the way to go),
> and I have the brain surgery recovery to deal with right now.
> ( https://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=10151121556391153 )
>
> yiLFS -len
>
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e/resolution we would need. <br><br>YiLFS<br><br>Benazeer<br><br><div class=
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On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Leonard H. Tower Jr. <span dir=3D"ltr"><=
;<a href=3D"mailto:tower@alum.mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">tower@alum.mit.edu=
</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Lori, Alan, Keshlam, anyone?<br>
<br>
Alex is considering ordering a metal engraving of the schedule card.<br>
<br>
1500 impressions twice a years indefinitely.<br>
<br>
Has 1 and 2 point lines.<br>
Type around 6 point.<br>
<br>
Any info on what she should be looking for?<br>
Process? =A0Metal alloy? =A0Etc.?<br>
Anything else?<br>
<br>
I know the engraver in Everett (Chelsea?) that the Shop use to order<br>
from is closed.<br>
<br>
Been too many decades since I ordered an engraving,<br>
the technology might have advanced<br>
(photo polymer doesn't seem the way to go),<br>
and I have the brain surgery recovery to deal with right now.<br>
( <a href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=3D101=
51121556391153" target=3D"_blank">https://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&a=
mp;&note_id=3D10151121556391153</a> )<br>
<br>
yiLFS -len<br>
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