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Can you engrave plastic?

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Plastic can be engraved by a number of ways. If you're looking to do it yourself, then a steady hand and a dremel tool will work, but if you're looking for a more professional result with intricate details then you may want to look at either a laser engraver or a rotary engraver. A laser engraver can engrave any plastic that does not contain PVC (it is toxic when it goes under the laser), but a laser engraver can provide find details that the rotary engraver can not. A rotary engraver can engrave just about any plastic but may be limited to the amount of detail required in the engraving.

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