Part 2 Performing Marking
Part 2 Performing Marking
1. Getting Ready to Perform Marking
Before you start marking, have on hand a workpiece and an image for marking.
1-1 Preparing the Workpiece for Marking
Provide a workpiece that meets all of the following conditions.
Correct marking is not possible if even one of the conditions is not satisfied.
Conditions for materials that can be marked
Thickness | 0.3 to 20 mm (0.01 to 0.8 in.) |
Size | Length (or width) of 90 mm |
| * Note that even if thickness and size are within the range as described above, it may not be |
| possible to perform marking correctly on materials that warp when struck. Refer to the table |
| below, which provides a general guide to markable sizes according to thicknesses. |
Material | Thickness | Markable workpiece size (general guide) |
Alminium | 2.0 mm (0.08 in.) | Length (or width) of 60 mm |
| 1.5 mm (0.06 in.) | Length (or width) of 40 mm |
| 1.0 mm (0.04 in.) | Length (or width) of 30 mm |
| 0.5 mm (0.02 in.) | Length (or width) of 20 mm (3/4 in.) or less |
| 0.3 mm (0.01 in.) | Length (or width) of 20 mm (3/4 in.) or less |
Brass or copper | 2.0 mm (0.08 in.) | Length (or width) of 60 mm |
| 1.5 mm (0.06 in.) | Length (or width) of 40 mm |
| 1.0 mm (0.04 in.) | Length (or width) of 30 mm |
| 0.5 mm (0.02 in.) | Length (or width) of 15 mm (9/16 in.) or less |
| 0.3 mm (0.01 in.) | Length (or width) of 15 mm (9/16 in.) or less |
Stainless steel | 2.0 mm (0.08 in.) | Length (or width) of 60 mm |
| 1.0 mm (0.04 in.) | Length (or width) of 40 mm |
Important!
The sizes are suggestions. Depending on the size (marking area) of the image for marking, the markable size of the workpiece may vary.
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