[BLACKJACK]

On another subject: I took the five spanners and the pliers to a very highly regarded Plating Company in Maryland (recommended by Cobra drivers as well as Pantera drivers.

The pliers had a (Barely visible with a magnifying glass) stamping which read:

KING DICK
MADE IN ENGLAND

These remnants will surely disappear completely in the plating process. In discussing the mater with one of my engineers we decided:

Using the correct font, and type size #10 for the top lone and #8 for the bottom line, I was able to match the inscription exactly. I suggested printing it on one of the Laser Printers onto a clear plastic sheet and manufacturing a "decal". I was immediately overruled. (My engineers do that to me a LOT).

Carl's idea is to Scale the Letters, Reverse the Image, Print the reversed letters onto the clear plastic, Heat the Pliers then Press the reversed letters onto the pliers with a flat iron. Let it cool then remove the plastic. Option is to dress over the letters with a clear shellac when dry to protect them from scraping. Carl insists it will work just fine because its the same procedure we use when fabricating printed circuit boards. (We Do ???)

I'm really excited about this one. It won't be 100% authentic of course but at least the pliers will have the same "inscription", only printed instead of lightly (very lightly) stamped. I'm just not willing to "Pound" the shaped letters into the pliers and risk damaging them.

I'll let you know how (if) this works.

Y'all have a really great day.

BLACKJACK