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I have to say I am very disappointed with the inconsistent quality of laser marks.
Frankly i doubt some will be recognisable ager 20 year with normal where and tare. Some are already barely readable in a 10x loupe.
Look closely at the lion and the leopard
http://www.cooksongold.com/forum/att...4&d=1399106950
http://www.cooksongold.com/forum/att...3&d=1399106939
http://www.cooksongold.com/forum/att...2&d=1399106917
http://www.cooksongold.com/forum/att...1&d=1399106905
The trouble I find with them is that you have to have polished the item before lasering as any polishing after will just remove the mark completely.
are those marks on finished items then? Must say, I've never been that keen on the idea of lasered marks.
No they were semi finished ring shanks and and choker blanks ( polish length of wire mark in in several places)Quote:
Originally Posted by medusa
so the marks don't polish out when you finish them? I think i'll stick with the old fashioned way.
I take care not to polish marks. that said this is my firs and last laser batch. I may use it for emergencies only but that is it
is this the stuff you just got back from LAO? They put their own sponsor mark on and not yours?
Here's a 3d mark from one of mine:
Attachment 6068
(The black ink is for focus aiming...)
I've just had my first set of lasered marks done at Edinburgh but I made sure that everything was finished before I had them done, it was the only way I could have my domed pieces marked without distorting them and because my punch was knackered my whole batch had to be done, even the spoons. I'm not sure how hard wearing that will be and as Carole said the marks are so small I can barely read them. I'll probably use a mixture of both where appropriate
Could i have filled in the form wrong ?Quote:
Originally Posted by medusa
Sponsors mark required (name as registered) Julian Anthony Young
Initials on registered punch: JAY
Strike Sponsors Mark ( do you require the assay office to strike sponsors mark) :yes
Could the last line mean their punch ?
However, in that case i could just add my punch and the items would be identifiable ? Still going to talk to them
no, you filled it in right. The last line is in case you do your own sponsors mark.
Yep, as Liz said, your sponsor mark, to be struck by the assay office....
Hi Julian and thanks for letting me know about your laser marking issues.
Although you can mark any items with laser marks, they are really designed for marking finished items with a smooth polished surface or very delicate items. I can see from your pictures that the strips, in their semi finished state, does have a rough surface which will of course affect the definition of the mark as the laser burns away the surface. I think you're going to lose a fair bit of the hallmark when you finish these off, unless you polish around them, which I would have thought would be a load of bother and would still leave the laser mark at less than its best.
Of course laser marks will not have the wearing properties of a struck mark and so unless you request "deep" laser marks I would probably say it would be better to have any rings struck rather than lasered. This wasn't possible in your case as you retain your own punch.
So in summary, if you want the laser mark to look its very best, then let us have the items polished and finished. You will get inconstant results if the surfaces are different too.
With regard to marking with our "own" LAO mark rather than your sponsor mark. This was the first packet you've sent in to us, and we had a little technical issue with uploading your sponsor mark software, so, rather than keep you waiting, we used our own mark so as not to delay the packet. In hindsight we should have informed you that your mark would not be on the items, and for that I do apologise but it was done with the very best of intentions. If you want your sponsor mark added we can do that now, as your software is all up and running. (Or you can do it with your own punch as you retain it) It's fine to have more than one sponsor mark on an item.
PS my avitar is a laser mark and that's nice and crisp!