[QUOTE=David Lavaneri;1123766]Mike,

The inscription on the Porsche spoke was hand engraved...
Hand engraving actually removes metal, whereas, diamond drag pantograph engraving "plows" through the metal. ...but getting the shallow, diamond drag image to hold a color-fill will be a "challenge".

Letter engraving is a secondary concern, and rotary engraving of letters is perfectly fine. Were you also saying the spoke guilloche was hand carved? I can get better detailed images if needed.

Wow well would rotary ingraving match the spoke work? The whole diamond drag thing is my own assessment of what I think I'm seeing. I imagined it having been done on a straight line engine turning machine, which I definitely can't afford.

Through one of my searches I came up with what looks like dirt cheap pantographs for sale here: http://www.hgrindustrialsurplus.com/ enter the word pantograph in the search field. Any thoughts on these machines? I need single phase.

Regards,
Mike L.