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Remember, the contest is for all users of CerMark laser marking...

Here it is as a CorelDraw X3 vector drawing. It is in black and white, I have the color one if you'd like me to email it to you.

Hello Janet,

I would try slowing the writing speed down even more. Copper is a difficult one, especially with 35 watts or less. On our 45 watt machine we've marked on .020 thickness copper at...

Hello Peck,

Cermark can be used to engrave photos on metals, I believe there is even a material setting in PhotoGrave for engraving photos with Cermark. The attached photo shows a picture of an...

Hello Douglas/Dee,

If you are using a Paasche airbrush we recommend a #5 tip. The Badger 250 is also a great brush, we have many customers using this one. Since our materials are somewhat coarse...

Hello Barb,

Mike's reply is pretty much right on, but I figured I could probably add an "official" reply!:)

The CerMark and TherMark products are all manufactured by Ferro Corporation. The...

Hello James,

We use two spray guns here in our lab, a Binks M1-G HVLP gun and a Paasche VL series airbrush. Tip size is very important, the CerMark and TherMark marking materials are ceramic in...

Hello Don,

I just answered a similar question concerning staining on brass on Engraving Etc., so I'll paraphrase from there....

If the whole tag is discolored in the area where the CerMark...

Hello Linda,

We have had good results on just about any tile you can buy from Home Depot or Lowe's. You will get a different look with the different tile finishes, marks on the the matte or...

Hello Linda,

Usually just wiping with solvent, like alcohol or acetone, will be enough to clean your bare metal items. You just need to make sure any dirt or oils that might be remaining from...

Hello Paul,

Attached is literature on the LMC-6044. The ceramic and glass marking materials are very different than the metal marking material in two key ways:

1. Amount to apply

You'll...

Hello Greg,

The foam brush technique works fine, just try to coat with as thin a layer as possible. Thin a small amount of material with ethanol to apply it, try to apply a smooth thin coat in...

Maybe Owens Illinois? They make the green Rolling Rock bottles.....

Sorry, I don't have any contact info.

Sean

Hello Gary,

To try to answer your questions:

Yes, it can be applied too thick. If it is too thick you will have difficulty getting it to bond to the substrate. Try to apply as thin a coat as...

Hello George,

The marks made with the CerMark LMM-6000 are chemically inert after lasering. We currently have several customers who are using the product to mark surgical instruments. The...

Hello Eric,

I don't know of any easy way to tell if a metal is lacquered or not. You can try scratching a test piece to see if you can scratch through any coating. Paint stripper from the...

Hello Eric,

Sorry to hear you've been having trouble, hopefully I can help you out.

Our data sheets may be a little confusing on the properties of the LMM-6038 product, so I'll try to...

Hello Richard,

Sorry if I didn't completely answer your question, I may have left some info out of that long post.

Although LMM-6000 and LMM-14 would make virtually identical final markings,...

Hello Rob,

Sorry to hear that you (and some others!) are experiencing problems. I'll try to offer some assistance.

The glass/ceramic marking material is more difficult to use than our metal...

Hello Richard,

The LMM-14 and the LMM-6000 produce an equivalent mark, but there are some differences in the materials. The key differences are:

1. LMM-14 is water based, LMM-6000 is ethanol...

Hello Shane,

I would guess you'll need to cut your speed to at least 10%. You may need to go lower depending on the mass of the part, a thicker piece will act as a bigger heat sink and soak up...

Hello Mark,

Chrome can be problematic sometimes. The base metal that is under the chrome can have an effect on the power settings, and where the chrome came from can also have an effect. Chrome...

Hello Mark,

I've attached spray can instructions and a tech sheets, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Regards,

Sean

Sean Weir
Ferro Corporation

Hello Pete,

Here are links to the companies in the UK that you could purchase our product from:

www.identify.co.uk
www.gravograph.com/uk
www.grafityp.co.uk


Hope this helps, if you...