Holiday Marketing Synopsis - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	30 Dec 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	16 of 19

5614.16 In reply to 5614.15

Carl,

The leather pool cue case isn't a good candidate for engraving, but a plate, either laser engraved or rotary/drag engraved would work.

You could have tried laser engraving (if it fit in your machine) then used a plate as a "cover up" in case it didn't work. :-)

Congratulations on the barter. I'm a fan of that system, as long as everyone is happy with the trade.

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

EDITED: 30 Dec 2006 by DGL

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	30 Dec 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	17 of 19

5614.17 In reply to 5614.16
Fitting the pool cue case in the laser would have been difficult. It could have been done, but it would have been time consuming to make it fit and also to keep it flat where it needed to be marked. And making sure that it didn't move during marking. I could also have done laser foil, but someone once told me that "stickers" aren't very attractive. Although I've done laser foil and also LaserLights on several vinyl albums (photo not record) much to the customer's delight. And, yes, the marking ended up being more than album. Go figure. How would you have attached the plate (plastic?) to the leather? The case wasn't at all rigid. I'd be afraid that they'd catch a corner and rip a plate off without much effort at all. Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.GuntersvilleLaser.com

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	30 Dec 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	18 of 19

5614.18 In reply to 5614.17
quote: How would you have attached the plate (plastic?) to the leather? The case wasn't at all rigid. I'd be afraid that they'd catch a corner and rip a plate off without much effort at all. There are some very aggressive double-faced tapes, so, as long as the corners of the plates are radiused, there's very little chance of being snagged. If the case was very flexible, Laserlites or FlexiBrass should be able to roll with the punch. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA
EDITED: 30 Dec 2006 by DGL

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	30 Dec 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	19 of 19

5614.19 In reply to 5614.18
quote: If the case was very flexible, Laserlites or FlexiBrass should be able to roll with the punch. LaserLights on textured surfaces looks real bad, in my opinion. FlexiBrass probably would have worked. They're now supplying it with 3M adhesive. That probably would have been the best option. I've got an old textured, vinyl briefcase (portfolio book, actually) that I might try that on for display purposes. It used to bother me when customers would say, "You're the expert. Do whatever you think is best." because not everyone has the same tastes. I'm learning that giving people too many choices is worse than "Doing whatever you think is best". Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.GuntersvilleLaser.com

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