Full Version: Kuhlmann GM 1/2
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#5]
9 Jan 2007
To: Jim (BISON-J) [#4] 9 Jan 2007
Jim,
Unless you have a way to rotate (automatically) the barrel, you'd have to engrave at the top of the curve, where even though only slightly perceptable, the depth of the letter at the center, would be deeper than the tops and bottoms of the letters.
Most often, a single-line typeface would be used, not that double-line Century (probably what you have) wouldn't work.
The other consideration, if you don't have a cutter grinder, you'll want to make friends with someone who does. Routing into steel takes a pretty quick toll on cutters, especially those with small tip sizes, i.e. .010-.015.
EDITED: 9 Jan 2007 by DGL