Diamond Gravers The common style in the awards and engraving industry. Depending upon how they are made and sharpened, rotary cutters can be used to engrave wide variety of materials with plastic and metal being the common. Burnishers Burnishing is method of engraving on metals that tends to bridge the gap between scratch engraving and rotary engraving. characters in our alphabet can be placed along side each other with equal spacing and the look is uniform, while others, due to their shape, need to have their spacing adjusted in order to maintain uniformity and pleasing appearance.

It is commonly used to produce decorative effects on trophy and plaque plates. This balances the text but leaves ragged appearance in relation to the margins. Left Justification Is where the first letter of the line on the left margin and the last has the letter on the right margin. 4. Figure 4Center Justification The common engraving tool used in the trophy and awards industry is the diamond graver which is nonrotating, diamondtipped tool that is used to scratch lettering into metal usually brass or aluminum.

It is commonly used to produce decorative effects on trophy and plaque plates. It is capable of producing wider line widths than diamond graver without having to rout deeply into the metal. bold font that is too light in proportion to its height looks equally unappealing. FONTS AND TYPE STYLES The lettering used in printing and engraving are referred to as fonts. The tool used for burnishing is called burnisher which is rotating tool that is used to scratch lettering into metal usually brass or aluminum.

The best way to keep fonts in proportion is to size them according to the space available height and width and then apply the appropriate attributes keeping things readable and pleasing to the eye. bold font that is too light in proportion to its height looks equally unappealing. Figures & 33. The proper use of fonts determines to large extent the overall appearance of the finished product. 1. FONTS AND TYPE STYLES The lettering used in printing and engraving are referred to as fonts. Figure 55. Figure 12.

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