Thanks Tom.
I've read about some of the newer laser etching machines. The Epilog
Zing was something like $8,000, too steep for the numbers I'm looking
at doing, but amazing. For Shoptalkers, I did find a do-it-yourself
laser project for about a grand. :-)
John
JOHN
VERY tough to do because the 6/4Ti that many of the head makers use
for their driver heads has a very high hardness, in the order of HRC
38 to 42. So engraving machines to do this would have to use
special cutting bits which are able to cut into such a high hardness
metal.
Not all Ti driver heads are made with the sole made from 6/4.
Typically if you see a Ti driver head that is selling on a head only
basis to clubmakers for $75 or less, you are looking at a head in
which the sole (and crown) is made from what is called CP grade
titanium, not 6/4. CP grade is much cheaper, much lower in
strength, and is also much lower in hardness, so engraving on a CP
grade sole piece would be much easier to do than on a 6/4 alloy sole
piece.
Next reason is because most Ti driver soles are made so their wall
thickness is not typically more than 1.0mm, some even a little less
than that. To cut into that thin of a section, depending on the
size and length of the letters in the name and where on the sole
this was done, could bring about a weaker point on the sole.
When name and logos are put on the sole of a Ti driver head, most
typically these are done by stamping, not by engraving. This is so
when the stamp hammers the letters into the sole, the thickness of
the sole under the letter is still the same. In other words, no
metal is cut to make the sole thinner.
What you might want to investigate would be laser etching. If done
in an area of the sole that does not bang into the ground when the
club is hit, it will last and can be done so it looks cosmetically
ok.
TOM
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Subject: ShopTalk: Marking titanium drivers
I've seen personalized putters with hand stamped initials, is it
possible to do this on the sole of a titanium driver head?
Some sort of etching process?
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