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Granite Etching

Stone Conversations : Archive 9 : Message 00256

From: Simon Brown <moonsong@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 10:19:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Granite Etching

Quoted text begins.We don't want to spend a lot of money on this and see ourselves as starting
out pretty small with this.
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Start at your local monumental mason or sign fabrication shop. They will
most likely have computer-driven equipment for making rubberised stencils
to sandblast lettering and designs - they could set up digitised design
files you could use repeatedly or adapt to suit your customers.

Fabricate your lazy susan products to standard sizes, and get the
monument company to either sandblast the design for you, or supply the
stencil for you to sandblast.

Some inexpensive etching equipmentis featured here and links to a
45 minute video:
http://www.scmsysteminc.com/sandblasting.php

LASER etching is another option:
http://www.signindustry.com/computers/articles/1999-CuttingStoneWithWater.php3

Simon

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