How did you engrave your ss data plate?

KitfoxJoe · #1 10-08-2015, 04:23 PM

Hello all
Just received my eaa ss data plate and was wondering how to engrave it? How did you do yours? Thanks Joe

rvisnext · #2 10-08-2015, 04:31 PM

I got mine done at some store at the mall. I think it is called "Things Remembered". Pretty sure they are at malls nationwide. They did a nice job.

jpowell13 · #3 10-08-2015, 04:47 PM

I have one of those stainless steel plates which is not easy to engrave. A local trophy shop did mine for a very reasonable price. Had to do it over because my name didn't exactly match my registration paper. (John R Powell vs Powell, John R)The DAR said everything has to match exactly to satisfy the FAA. John

MarkW · #4 10-08-2015, 05:57 PM

I had mine done at a trophy shop but a month later a buddy was refused because it was ss.

Vlad · #5 10-08-2015, 06:05 PM

I stamped mine using sledge and steel letter stamp set. Wasted first plate. Won't do it again. Next to impossible to line numbers/letters up. Outsource to a shop.

AltonD · #6 10-08-2015, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rvisnext

I got mine done at some store at the mall. I think it is called "Things Remembered". Pretty sure they are at malls nationwide. They did a nice job.

That is what I did.

Neal@F14 · #7 10-08-2015, 06:19 PM

The builder of my RV6 had a local trophy shop do the engraving. Only the bare essential fields were filled out. The unnecessary fields were left blank.

DanBaier · #8 10-08-2015, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rvisnext

I got mine done at some store at the mall. I think it is called "Things Remembered". Pretty sure they are at malls nationwide. They did a nice job.

Plus 1

Dan

MikeyDale · #9 10-08-2015, 07:18 PM

I bought the metal stamps but they were to big. Called all the trophy shops at the end of little leage season and they were all too busy. I had two plates so I decided I would engrave the first one myself and get the second done later when I had more time. I printed the right size text out in Microsoft Word then taped it on the plate for a guide. Engraved with a cheap engraver from Walmart. Practiced a lot before I did the plate. It doesnt look bad and my plane flys just fine. I think I will just keep it.

krwalsh · #10 10-08-2015, 11:30 PM

I did mine on the laser cutter. With the right settings it does s great job. Custom icon, lettering how I wanted, etc.