I may have asked this here before, but this is back on my plate at work:
What is the least expensive, yet professional way of engraving (marking, etc..) a flat, thin, metal serial number nameplate?
I realize we could buy them pre-printed online, but I'm leaning towards having the ability (and flexibility) of doing these in-house.
We have a small Chinese-type CNC, but the software that comes with it won't do engraving. Hand number punches might look "unprofessional", as would hand-printed with appropriate non-smear inks, etc..
I dabbled online and found a $4,000 engraver that could do 6" x 8" (which is plenty big enough for our needs); even a 3x4 would probably be enough?
I just have a hard time believing the going rate for that is $4k+.
Any ideas?