Michael Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Help Please Customer just brought in a Brass Bell to be engraved but the top is not flat,it's arched slightly so the rotary clamp wont sit flat therefore not grip tight enough. Any Ideas quickly as this needs to be done by Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 what macine do you have? can you post a pic of the bell or something similar so we can see how to hold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironplanet uk900 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Help Please Customer just brought in a Brass Bell to be engraved but the top is not flat,it's arched slightly so the rotary clamp wont sit flat therefore not grip tight enough. Any Ideas quickly as this needs to be done by Thursday Michael, when you clamp the bell between your cones, make sure you put the large end of the bell at the motorised end of your cylindrical device, the other end, as long as you've cpmpressed the cones tightly enough will follow the motorised ends lead. Hope that makes sense.....if not give me a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks UK seems a lot better.On my Mastergrave Universal the drive spigot is at the small end of the bell and there was that slight delay so wouldn't form letters properly.Turning the bell round and engraving upside down seems to have done the trick.. Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 All done...Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain Cheall Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Looks a good job well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 nice work, what did ya charge for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironplanet uk900 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 nice work, what did ya charge for it? £53.50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thats the dogs, mate. Well done. Its nice to see someone taking on a job like this and having the confidence to engrave it. Goes to show there's more to Shoe Repairers' engraving than just badges and pet discs. I wish more repairers would have this confidence. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I have engraved a few of these in my time. they are about six feet long and are used on oil rigs. they are drilled from end to end and through the sides. they apparently averaged about 250 hours to manufacture, at a cost of 10 grand each. the engraving was the last operation. Now that kept me awake at night. then again so do annuals...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 In a previous job, I had to engrave serial numbers on stainless steel parts used in the medical trade. They were used to identify what patient had which particular piece inserted into them. Ranged from knee replacements to hip sockets, all sorts. Weird, my engraving walking around in someone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 you just gave me the eebie jeebies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 This is one of them. Maybe Hugh has one!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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