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Some competition with Italian Bulino style engraving. Starting with a photo.

I think that he missed a zero. .008" is quite deep...more likely, .0008" deep.

.2mm is close to .008" so sounds like more than a typo.
Don

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.2mm is close to .008" so sounds like more than a typo.

.008 inches is equal to 0.2032 millimeters.

.0008 inches is equal to 0.02032 millimeters.

Seems pretty clear - 0.008" (0.2mm) depth.

My electronic converter notes 0.2mm = 0.00787" which is basically the standard thickness of two pieces of 20# bond paper (0.004") held together - not an extreme depth.

Jim,

The point that I'm trying to make is that .004 is a lot with engraving. High relief engraving is probably cut to a depth of .010" - .015".

I wouldn't know how to measure the depth of bulino engraving, but a rough guess would be .0005".