Logo etching
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bladegrinder
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Wallace, google Ernie Grospitch, he has a website and makes stencils.he's a knifemaker so he knows what your looking for.He's a nice guy and will help you get set up right.
TacticallySharp
KNIFE MAKER
Wallace,
You can build your own etcher using the plans on my website. It works and the liquids you will need are available at USAKnifemaker.com.
http://www.tacticallysharp.com/reviews--info.html
Ernie makes great stencils.
Hope this helps.
You can build your own etcher using the plans on my website. It works and the liquids you will need are available at USAKnifemaker.com.
http://www.tacticallysharp.com/reviews--info.html
Ernie makes great stencils.
Hope this helps.
N.N
Well-Known Member
hehe, I just got my stencils from Ernie (good guy) working.....before I used something much tougher like thick vinyl. I say that to make the point that, he's not kidding when he says hold the pad on the stencil for 3 second intervals at a time or you'll burn them up quick. Also, the q-tip method seems easier at first, but it's really not in the long run. Make or buy a pad of some sort and you'll be happier in the long run.
I actually use 2 9 volt batteries with wires and alligator clips. Etching solution from USAknifemaker seems to work better than salt water. For my etching pad, since I've got plenty of file scraps hanging around from making file knives, I took the handle end and left about a half inch of the flat portion for the pad. I clip one of the alligator leads to the handle and rap a piece of old t-shirt around the flat to make a pad. It works really well so far.
I say all this as a newish knifemaker who has been trying to keep everything in budget. Yes, I can now say that spending money on the stuff, and/or going to the trouble of using plans like mentioned above is so much better in the long run and if you're seriously going to be doing this for a while.
I actually use 2 9 volt batteries with wires and alligator clips. Etching solution from USAknifemaker seems to work better than salt water. For my etching pad, since I've got plenty of file scraps hanging around from making file knives, I took the handle end and left about a half inch of the flat portion for the pad. I clip one of the alligator leads to the handle and rap a piece of old t-shirt around the flat to make a pad. It works really well so far.
I say all this as a newish knifemaker who has been trying to keep everything in budget. Yes, I can now say that spending money on the stuff, and/or going to the trouble of using plans like mentioned above is so much better in the long run and if you're seriously going to be doing this for a while.
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Justin Presson
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I need to get something to mark my name too. As I'm new and on a tight budget I have been researching etchers a bit.
Has anyone tried one of these?
http://www.northcoastknives.com/northcoast_knives_tutorials_etching.htm
Has anyone tried one of these?
http://www.northcoastknives.com/northcoast_knives_tutorials_etching.htm