Further to yesterday’s post on engraving, here are a couple of shots of the burrs that I was using. The first is a #2 Busch burr (the gentle folk at Koodak called it that) and the second is a straight up round burr. The ones in the image are the 0.9mm ones, though I ended up using the 0.7 #2.
And the difference? Well, to my eye the #2 produces a more traditional engraved appearance – suited more to your calligraphic style of handwriting perhaps? Whereas the sphere was more like a marker pen, writes on everything easily but has a duller tone. The #2 produces edges in the metal that catch the light, while the sphere, by its nature, lends itself to producing more of a matte surface. As ever, it depends on what surface finish you’re after.
