Question: Does anyone know the best computer font for inside ring engraving??

[garyue]

Hello, I'm Gary.

I am looking for a computer font I can use for making transfers for inside ring engraving??

I am a jeweler with a bit of engraving experiance, but not the best at layout..

Thanks

GaryUE

 

[silverchip]

The short answer is : the one you can cut!! Mike Dubber did a short video on IR engraving, I believe he used French Script??

 

[scott99]

Hi, in Photoshop the nice one for me is Palace script, it has a nice fancy flow.

scott99

 

[Brian Marshall]

Be interesting to hear about your method for transferring acurately inside rings? - especially sumthin' like a ladies size 4.5 US. ?


Brian

 

[scott99]

Hi, Mr Marshall, I didn't mean to imply anything about a transfer method, I just like that particular font. Sorry if I gave out the wrong impression.

scott99

 

[monk]

cut several pieces of copper, brass, & steel tubing to a width you feel comfy with. practice on this stuff before the real deal. if i had to engrave inside rings, i'd quit & start watchin the boob tube. best of luck. send some pics when you do some. chris decamillis has a truly marvelous gizmo that allows total control of designing, engraving, & stone setting in rings. i don't know what chris charges for these, but i'd have to think they're well worth it for a jeweler who wishes to work on rings. it sort of acts like a mini positioning tool for holding as well as doing incremental type design work.

 

[Chujybear]

How about a more gothic script. All your curves peak so you shouldn't have to cut more than a forty five. Your call on coolest looking, but I think that's the easiest?
Tho I am coming from a place of low authority

 

[Brian Marshall]

Ah well, thought maybe someone had found an "easy" way...

I sure haven't. I just find the center and make the divisions and then hand scribe them before cutting them

My own "font" is kinda made up on the fly.


B.

 

[Big-Un]

I like just plain script lettering. You can dress it up if you like, but script is classic.

Bill