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Burning/Engraving Paper Money with Laser

scion

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So has anyone tried burnin or etching stuff on a dollar bill or some form I paper currency?
I want to know what lasers are capable I doin this.

So if someone wants to try or has tried before post up somenpics, and some laser Info.

Thanks!
 





RA_pierce

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scion said:
So has anyone tried burnin or etching stuff on a dollar bill or some form I paper currency?
I want to know what lasers are capable I doin this.

So if someone wants to try or has tried before post up somenpics, and some laser Info.

Thanks!
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I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but any laser above 70mW and focused should be capable of doing this easily.
 
scion

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For fun LOL. Adding facial hair or words, etc LOL. Just for fun!! Maybe a couple 0's LOL
 
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What dont you buy a laser capable of burning? Then you can actually post something other than "what if's".
 
T_Warne

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Title 18 United States Code, Section 333

Mutilation of national bank obligations

Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites
or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft,
note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking
association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System,
with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence
of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
 
scion

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T_Warne said:
Title 18 United States Code, Section 333

Mutilation of national bank obligations

Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites
or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft,
note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking
association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System,
with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence
of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
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LOL!!!!

I know its illegal, i wanted to see if someone has done i lol.
 
Cyparagon

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T_Warne said:
Title 18 United States Code, Section 333

Mutilation of national bank obligations

Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites
or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft,
note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking
association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System,
with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence
of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
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That's only IF it is for fraudulent reasons. Otherwise there would be no penny squishing machines at tourist traps.
 
T_Warne

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Cyparagon said:
That's only IF it is for fraudulent reasons. Otherwise there would be no penny squishing machines at tourist traps.
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I think the key point in regard to bills, not coins, is the part about "to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued,"

Just vandalizing a bill is most likely not illegal, though still not advised. Although, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing states that "Defacement of currency in such a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service." So I guess it might depend on the extent and content of your engraving. Decorating your cash with foul language or crude pornographic drawings could elicit a knock at your door from the secret service... or not. I don't know and would rather not find out.

There are plenty of other things to burn with your fancy laser; why tempt fate?
 
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Haha, I posted that a few back but I guess yours is better since now people don't have to actually go to Youtube to watch it. :p
 
Cyparagon

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T_Warne said:
There are plenty of other things to burn with your fancy laser; why tempt fate?
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You honestly believe the FBI will throw you in jail for something like tearing up a dollar bill? There are many ways to temp fate... this is not one of them.
 
scion

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LOL!!!!!!!

Well I was just asking if someone has done this, looking at the video looks like someone has! LOL. Cool, I'm satisfied, LOL.
 
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