Full Version: Anybody Game?
From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#14]
6 Oct 2005
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#13] 6 Oct 2005
I agree....we typicaly work with drawings and stated specs when dealing with engineers. Most have a very good understanding of physical limits. If there is a phisical limitation you just need to let them know in clear terms and they will typicaly adjust within the scope of those limits.
Brian
From: Ward (STENSONENG) [#15]
6 Oct 2005
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#1] 6 Oct 2005
Hi all: You've certainly stimulated some thought. At first glance, I thought I had a way to do it, but then I realized that if the flute has a taper to it, and the taper is down to 1" diameter, you'd only be able to have the bottom of the tapered letters .125 wide in order to have equal space between the vertical text, and add to that, if it is a normal flute shape, you'd also have to taper the top letters narrower too, and you'd have a distortion that would be nearly impossible to maintain. I wouldn't touch this with my worst enemies ten foot pole. If we have a guessing contest as to the person's occupation, I'd guess Architect. I've found them consistantly the most demanding and difficult to satisfy.
Ward
Never to old to learn.
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#16]
6 Oct 2005
To: Ward (STENSONENG) [#15] 8 Oct 2005
Ward,
The taper at the bottom would have been the challenge. Figuring the smallest diameter of glass as the basis for determining the number of lines you could achieve on one glass, I don't believe there is any way you could etch more than 9-10 dates on it. But of course, you have to take into account that the 1st, 5th and 10th may or may not be a larger font. Man, am I glad it worked out the way it did.
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#17]
6 Oct 2005
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#16] 7 Oct 2005
Tapered? Tapered?!
I reverse my opinion.
That job is pure insanity; or would quickly qualify.