[Jewelry making - Article 00293] - [Orchid] Computerized engraver recommendations?

[ErichCDesigns]

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Greetings all!

    I am looking for a computerized engraver to engrave small flat silver
    charms. I would like something computerized for both the amount of
    fonts available as well as the speed. However, I want to get
    something that will create a nice deep engraving quickly (not those
    light shallow hairline engravings found on cheap trophies) if that is
    possible for around, or under, $5-7K. I would really like to
    emphasize that quality engraving is what I am really going for here.
    It should also be capable of doing some fairly small text (perhaps
    as small as 3mm in height). Thus far, I've been looking at either one
    of the New Hermes IM4 or perhaps a Roland EGX-350 or the U-Marq
    Gem-RX4. Does anyone out there have any recommendations pro or con
    for any of these companies or their systems? Originally, I have
    heard some very positive things about the New Hermes. However, I have
    encountered several people that are quite frustrated that they won't
    service their own product. Hence, the Roland or U-Marq. Thanks in
    advance for any information you can supply me with! 

Sincerely,
Erich C. Shoemaker
http://www.erichcdesigns.com
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