Hey guys, firstly apologies if I have posted this in the wrong section or if it goes against the forum rules. As far as I am aware it is ok to post this here!?
I'm a big fan of paintball, and in the paintball community theres a culture of customising paintball markers. This is one of the parts I really enjoy, every paintball marker I have owned I have customised in some form or other, and I have owned a lot!
What I've always wanted to do however was have a marker engraved like the old shot guns are, however this isn't a service that i have ever seen done to a paintball gun, they always seem to be annodised and laser engraved. In the end I went ahead and got mine engraved with a simple filigree design. It wasn't the results I initially wanted but for the price (£100) I thought it was ok.
Now however I have seen a paintball marker engraved exactly how I was hoping to get mine done:
After seeing this I've got the bug again and want it done to one of mine. I have asked a couple of companies here in the UK, only one has so far replied with a quote of £800 GPB however, and for a marker that costs around £200 GBP thats just too much for me unfortunately.
So what I would like to know is if this is indeed hand engraved or pehaps done by a machine?
How long would a job like this take roughly?
How much should it cost approx?
What kind of investment would it take (time and money wise) to learn to do engraving to that standard.
The material of the gun is 6061 annodized aluminium fyi.
Many Thanks, Dean
I'm a big fan of paintball, and in the paintball community theres a culture of customising paintball markers. This is one of the parts I really enjoy, every paintball marker I have owned I have customised in some form or other, and I have owned a lot!
What I've always wanted to do however was have a marker engraved like the old shot guns are, however this isn't a service that i have ever seen done to a paintball gun, they always seem to be annodised and laser engraved. In the end I went ahead and got mine engraved with a simple filigree design. It wasn't the results I initially wanted but for the price (£100) I thought it was ok.
Now however I have seen a paintball marker engraved exactly how I was hoping to get mine done:
After seeing this I've got the bug again and want it done to one of mine. I have asked a couple of companies here in the UK, only one has so far replied with a quote of £800 GPB however, and for a marker that costs around £200 GBP thats just too much for me unfortunately.
So what I would like to know is if this is indeed hand engraved or pehaps done by a machine?
How long would a job like this take roughly?
How much should it cost approx?
What kind of investment would it take (time and money wise) to learn to do engraving to that standard.
The material of the gun is 6061 annodized aluminium fyi.
Many Thanks, Dean
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