My Bullet Laser Engraving Lettering Examples

Lettering Examples:

With laser engraving, there is only so much vertical space (height) on the curved surface of the bullet's shell casing to work with, as obviously there is only so much horizontal space (width) on the shell casing. As such, the size of the lettering (font size) must vary according to the number of letters that are to be fit onto the line. In the example above, a short name like Bob Cox can be done in the largest size font the vertical working space will allow. The laser engraving technician will use the largest font possible to still stay within the confines of both the vertical and the horizontal space limits. This example would illustrate what it would look like if Bob Cox stated that he would prefer his name be split onto two separate lines, even though the font would have to be smaller to stay within the vertical confines. We would anticipate that most customers with relatively short names (say, 12 characters or less, counting the space) would prefer the larger font version by having both names on the same line, as per the one at left. Think about what you prefer personally, and what looks best. You don't necessarily need both first and last names engraved. That said, it's your option. Just so you understand the font size restrictions.

In the case of a long name like Michael Z Alphabet, the engraver must use a small font in order to fit the 18 characters (counting spaces) claimed by that name into the horizontal space available. There would be little advantage in splitting up the first name from the last name into two separate lines on this long of a name as both lines would still need to be done in a relatively small font in order to stay within the confines of the vertical space limitations. Still, if you insist, that is a workable option. It's YOUR BULLET. In this example, the count of letters/characters/spaces on both lines is pressing the horizontal space limit. The smaller font must be used to get it all on there. NOTE: all lettering examples shown here are for illustrative purposes only, in order to depict the scaling of font sizes. Those are not photos of actual engraved bullets. Laser engraving may appear slightly different than these illustrations (but it'll be purty dang close to what you see here).

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With laser engraving, there is only so much vertical space (height) on the curved surface of the bullet's shell casing to work with, as obviously there is only so much horizontal space (width) on the shell casing. As such, the size of the lettering (font size) must vary according to the number of letters that are to be fit onto the line. In the example above, a short name like Bob Cox can be done in the largest size font the vertical working space will allow. The laser engraving technician will use the largest font possible to still stay within the confines of both the vertical and the horizontal space limits.	This example would illustrate what it would look like if Bob Cox stated that he would prefer his name be split onto two separate lines, even though the font would have to be smaller to stay within the vertical confines. We would anticipate that most customers with relatively short names (say, 12 characters or less, counting the space) would prefer the larger font version by having both names on the same line, as per the one at left. Think about what you prefer personally, and what looks best. You don't necessarily need both first and last names engraved. That said, it's your option. Just so you understand the font size restrictions.

In the case of a long name like Michael Z Alphabet, the engraver must use a small font in order to fit the 18 characters (counting spaces) claimed by that name into the horizontal space available. There would be little advantage in splitting up the first name from the last name into two separate lines on this long of a name as both lines would still need to be done in a relatively small font in order to stay within the confines of the vertical space limitations. Still, if you insist, that is a workable option. It's YOUR BULLET.	In this example, the count of letters/characters/spaces on both lines is pressing the horizontal space limit. The smaller font must be used to get it all on there. NOTE: all lettering examples shown here are for illustrative purposes only, in order to depict the scaling of font sizes. Those are not photos of actual engraved bullets. Laser engraving may appear slightly different than these illustrations (but it'll be purty dang close to what you see here).