Laser Etching Stainless Steel: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mNo edit summary |
space at top of article |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Project | {{Project | ||
|name=Laser Etching Stainless Steel | |name=Laser Etching Stainless Steel | ||
|primary=[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] | |primary=[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] | ||
|created=24/03/2016 | |created=24/03/2016 | ||
|status= | |status=Complete | ||
|type=member | |||
}} | }} | ||
Tests of laser etching stainless steel using the alcohol and plaster process. | Tests of laser etching stainless steel using the alcohol and plaster process. | ||
| Line 18: | Line 15: | ||
Using cheap stainless steel hip flasks and a lasered jig to hold the flask in exact position with respect to a known origin, I worked out a good process running a very slow etch. Two etches were done on the first hip flask at different rates: one for the lettering and one for the large image. The etch time for the image was over an hour! | Using cheap stainless steel hip flasks and a lasered jig to hold the flask in exact position with respect to a known origin, I worked out a good process running a very slow etch. Two etches were done on the first hip flask at different rates: one for the lettering and one for the large image. The etch time for the image was over an hour! | ||
[[Category:Michael's Projects]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:04, 10 February 2019
| Laser Etching Stainless Steel | |
|---|---|
| Primary Contact | Michael Erskine |
| Created | 24/03/2016 |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Members Project |
| QR code | |
Tests of laser etching stainless steel using the alcohol and plaster process.
-
First two etchings on one hip flask
I was compelled to attempt this hack found on Hackaday: http://hackaday.com/2014/12/25/laser-etch-stainless-with-only-plaster-alcohol/
Using cheap stainless steel hip flasks and a lasered jig to hold the flask in exact position with respect to a known origin, I worked out a good process running a very slow etch. Two etches were done on the first hip flask at different rates: one for the lettering and one for the large image. The etch time for the image was over an hour!