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Hey Greg-- Out of idle curiosity, do you have any pictures of the finished products for some of the dataplates that you've recreated, as you mentioned above? I'm just eager to see how they are turning out (I've always been one for pictures, anyways!).

For future reference Dataplatesnet, what file format do you prefer to receive vector graphics in for making plates? (i.e. .ai, .pdf, etc...).

Looks good! Keep us posted.

There is a free Vector Graphics program out there that I know many people have used fairly successfully. It is called Inkscape and is available here: Inkscape. Draw Freely.. I'll see if I can't find some decent tutorials for it, too.

If I'm not mistaken, they use CNC (computer-controlled) laser engraving equipment. It looks like the biggest challenge is taking the existing dataplates and creating accurate computer representations of them to tell the machinery how to engrave the material. Based on this, the difficulty when...