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Author Topic: Switchcap Engraving Service Wanted Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-15-2008 03:40 PM                  Does anyone have a suggestion for an engraving service that will engrave small quantities (At a REASONABLE price)? I have 3 each white translucent, lighted, 3/4" x 3/4" square keycaps that I would like to have engraved. All of the lettering centered, of the same style and size of the longest word, and the lettering filled black...like in the "Series" and "400" buttons in the below pic. I would send just the switchcaps. The words are: "DOLBY", "DTS", and "MAG"...ALL CAPS. Thanks!  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-15-2008 04:30 PM                     Phil, Here is a supplier that has an engraving service for organ parts. You could write them and see if they could do your job. They typically do organ stops and nameplates for the trade. www.arndtorgansupply.com KEN EDIT : Happy to be of help. Great source for that work. [ 03-17-2008, 06:17 PM: Message edited by: Kenneth Wuepper ]  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-17-2008 02:11 PM                  Thanks for the info, Ken. I'll contact them. Update: I heard back from them. The engraving, set-up charge, filling, buffing, etc was less than $15 for the whole kit and kaboodle! WOW! I'm jazzed! Thanks again Ken!  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-26-2008 05:09 PM                       Phil, where'd you get the switches? Btw, I don't guess ya got these back yet? Curious to know how they look.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-26-2008 05:45 PM                  Tim, I'm a hoarder! I've had them since the 1970's...I KNEW they would come in handy some day! HA! After talking via Telco with the engraving lady, I am sending them out this week.  |  IP: Logged Andres Briano Expert Film Handler Posts: 162 From: Buenos Aires, Argentina Registered: Jan 2008 posted 03-27-2008 01:23 PM                        It would be cool if you could post a picture when you get them back!  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-28-2008 01:12 AM                  I UPS'd them out today. Should be back by mid-April by the time to and fro shipping. I will post the pics...good or bad.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-11-2008 03:22 PM                  I got the switchcaps back today and I'm very happy with their work. (Note: All of the engraving is centered properly and of the same width characters. The distortion in the below pic is due my crappy photography...errr I mean crappy camera.) Thanks again Ken for the tip.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 04-11-2008 03:27 PM                     WOW! I just came from Phil's house and those pushbuttons look awesome in it. Here is a picture I took just moments ago.  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 04-11-2008 07:57 PM                     Phil, You are welcome for the information and thanks for posting your results as it confirms my confidence in the company and their work. KEN  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-11-2008 09:08 PM                        If there's such a thing as sexy looking pushbuttons, those are them.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-11-2008 09:21 PM                     Hmmmm looks like they mis-spelled "MAG" and added an extra letter to boot! Steve  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-11-2008 11:49 PM                       Very fine, Phil!! That's a great resource to have, Ken. Now to do the ones that say, "low", "med", and "vigorous"!  |  IP: Logged

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