Danny King Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hi, Been getting asked to engrave the new ipod nano coloured. Has anyone engraved them. If so ho do they work out? Also what are we charging to engrave these? Thanks Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I have engraved a few You get asked because it is a service offered by apple for free if you buy one from them. However they engrave them with a laser (probably YAG) and it matches the existing engraving that appears on the Ipod. I have not tried using a CO2 (too chicken!), but have engraved with a diamond and it comes up like any anodised aluminium. What to charge; well these things are not cheap - mess one up and it will cost you plenty (I hold it using jig pins in the aluminium jig). I charge £7.50. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 What to charge; well these things are not cheap - mess one up and it will cost you plenty (I hold it using jig pins in the aluminium jig). I charge £7.50. Lee I treat i-Pods like jewelry, minimum charge £12.00 Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 i had a lady who wanted one lasered, her original got water damaged and she let me mess about on the old one. the anodised ones laser fine but my co2 bounces off the shiney type. £15.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x minit uk Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Engraved my first one today on my little Gem. Charged a tenner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny King Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Engraved my first one today on my little Gem. Charged a tenner. After you have done a few, It is easy money We are charging a tenner a time, Doing plenty of them now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x minit uk Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Yeah I must admit I was a bit nervy doing it as Engraving is not my strong point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny King Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Yep, I must admit I check the job about 5 times before i go ahead with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Dude Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 i did two of these today, i just clamped them as usual and did them with the light touch spring on the diamond, set at 2mm in 1 mm passes, took two runs over and came out perfect... charged £10 each, took ten minutes.... as wizzard used to sing "oh i wish it could be xmas every day" or at least the week before xmas every week, engraving is nuts just now... =D> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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