Question: Filling lettering

[Arnaud Van Tilburgh]

Hi Marcus

For a plaque that size you may need to "man-up" your tool a bit

Cheers
Andrew

MHUUUUAAAAAAA, :big grin:

arnaud

 

[Andrew Biggs]

Hi Marcus

Glad you like it............of course you can use it for anything you want

Cheers
Andrew

 

[Tira]

Marcus, I like the jackhammer, but I liked the new hat picture too.... what to do...

 

[fegarex]

Hey Marcus,
Looks like you are getting ready for Kansas with that hat!
Just remember.. We drive on the OTHER side of the road!

 

[Sam]

Apply any flat black paint with a Q-tip and wipe it off with the fleshy part of your palm below your thumb, or as Tira suggested, a piece of newsprint or phonebook paper. I never attempt to get the paint to be flush with the surface, just to darken the lettering.

 

[KCSteve]

I also noticed (and like) the new avatar.

 

[Marcus Hunt]

Unfortunately Andrew's superb rendition was totally lost when reduced to avatar size.

I've decided to cut a practice plate (one of the GRS heavy brass name plates) with 2 types of engraving. One will be cut deep (or what I consider deep) and the other will have shaded lettering like I use when initialing ovals on gunstocks. The shaded stuff looks very nice at the moment so I might go with that but I'll post a pic when it's finished for your thoughts. Coincidentally, I rubbed a black Sharpie over the shaded letters and that looks great; the plus is if they remove the black with Brasso another going over with the Sharpie would restore it! What do you think?

By the way Rex, it's an Aussie hat and they drive on the correct side of the road too! It's a bit to warm for Kansas, the straw Bailey is much more in keeping.

 

[Roger Bleile]

Marcus,

I use a sharpie for blacking engraving on stainless steel but the ones I use are called "industrial." They are more resistant to oils and solvent.
http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product/Sharpie_Industrial_Permanent_Marker.html

Roger

 

[fegarex]

Ideally, if they polish the plate from time to time and don't get too carried away the letters will remain tarnished and have a good contrast anyhow.
You are right, that hat would be a bit warm for Kansas in August! It will go well with the blue Crocs however!!

 

[monk]

wriggling & stippling the lettering, followed by a few polishings with brasso will fill the letters with dark oxidation "gunk". it may not be as black as you want, but it looks good, just the same. try it on a piece of scrap brass to see if you like the effect. the lettering should be at least .020" deep. each time the brass is polished, the lettering will take on a life all its' own.

 

[Degs]

Hi Marcus

I use a hard filling wax, looks like sealing wax. Should be available from Suttons or H. Walsh. The plate is heated from the back and the wax stick melted into the lettering. Excess scraped off with stiff card then the rest is machine polished off when set. Messy job but looks the business. There's still a few plates around Harrogate I did 25+ years ago, still looking good after years of polishing.

The lettering is cut very deep, probably around 1.5mm or so, heavy going. You'll have to start pumping those soft southern muscles..... :big grin:

Cheers

Degs

 

[John B.]

Hi Degs.
What do you think of Marcus's new titfer?
Looks a bit jaunty and devilish, don't you think.

Best regards.

 

[Degs]

Aye up John, How ya doing.

Certainly looks jaunty, doesn't need it to look devilish though......:big grin:

Take care

Degs

 

[gail.m]

John B,
Do you think the strifie likes the new titfer?

 

[John B.]

Hi Miss Gail.
If his Battle doesn't take to his new titfer he'll probably get a right royal bollicking!
He looks so rakish in it she won't want him around any of the other fillies. What d'ya think?
Now they know we're just a little do-dally-tap-la, don't they.

Best, and take care.

 

[gail.m]

You're crackin' John, and Bob's yer uncle!

 

[Roger Bleile]

For you blokes who don't know Cockney rhyming slang, here is a dictionary:
http://www.phespirit.info/cockney/slang_to_english.htm