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Marc Steele

Marc has been in the marking business for over 15 years. He provides technical assistance through emails and online chat.
Hand tools

CMT Hand holder shank size

Q: What is the shank dimensions of the HA-75? A: 1″ x 1 1/4″ x 6 1/2″ long – a nice size to firmly position hand holder in place.

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsJanuary 9, 2019 ago
Dot-Peen

Handy Andy X Manual

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsDecember 1, 2018 ago
Scribe Mark Examples

Improving IMC scribe system marking

Q: How to lengthen the life of the Diamond pin and improve the look of the mark on the IMC?  A: Adjust the Pin strike down force flow control (often called speed control) to not impact the tag leaving the deep start point mark on each character (this is key Read more

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsNovember 28, 2018 ago
I-Mark Software FAQ

Importing Graphic into I-Mark software issue

Q: I am having trouble in engraving a pictogram. It is in dxf format that was converted to cmtg file successfully. After importing, we noticed a lot of distortions. Please let us know how to etch this pictogram. We are using I-Mark M75 model etcher. A: The I-Mark software doesn’t support Read more

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsNovember 28, 2018 ago
Video

Columbia Marking Tools Introduction

A quick video introduction to Columbia Marking Tools

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsOctober 24, 2018 ago
I-Mark Hand Held Dot Peen Model IMH60
I-Mark

I-Mark IMH60 Heavy Duty Dot-Pen Hand Held Marker

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsOctober 23, 2018 ago
I-Mark

I-Mark Electronic Dot-Peen Hand Held

The all electric hand held dot-peen solution from CMT offers a great choice for flexible part marking. 

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsOctober 23, 2018 ago
I-Mark Hand Held Dot Peen Model IMH60
I-Mark

I-Mark Hand Held Video

The CMT I-Mark IMH60 Hand Held Heavy Duty Dot-Peen marking system

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsOctober 23, 2018 ago
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

CMT Blue – Standard Machine color

Q: What is the CMT standard Machine color? Q: Ral5022 Night Blue

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsOctober 19, 2018 ago
Roll Type Holder
Automatic Roll Type Holders

R800 Automatic Roll Type Video

R800/R500 roll type attachment and Holder video

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsOctober 18, 2018 ago

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