Hi everyone. I’m hoping you all can help guide me a bit...

I’m a custom rifle manufacturer and am currently outsourcing all of my engraving. I would like to bring this in house so I can do my own thing and custom engraving as well. I’m a SMALL shop so honestly it’s tough to justify the cost of a laser, so it’s as much a want as a need.

Any recommendations on a low cost laser that would do the ATF required 0.003” depth on stainless and aluminum? Completely open to the DIY route as well. Cycle time really isn’t an issue, I’m doing 30-40 a year, so it’s not like it would run everyday. As far as size of area to engrave, it’s going to be around 4”x4” max.

If you all think a rotary CNC engraver is a better option, I’m totally open to that as well.

Any and all info would be welcomed!