Hi Guy's
Has anyone out there had a blade laser etched??
Do you have pictures on how it turned out?
Would you do it again?
and if you don't mind what was the cost?
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Hi Guy's
Has anyone out there had a blade laser etched??
Do you have pictures on how it turned out?
Would you do it again?
and if you don't mind what was the cost?
I'll see if I can't talk the instructor into letting me do one at school. Any ideas on a design? It'll be worthless as a collectible afterwards.
I don't have any idea on a design at the moment i am still in the research stage. I was just curious if any one has had this done or not.
What type of course you taking?
Mechanical/Electrical Technology. I'm sure someone's done it before, but I'm not sure that person would say so, or if they'd even be on the forum. Honestly I hope it doesn't work, cause I don't want new etches on old blades out there for sale.
Good point, but it might be neat to have your name etched into your favorite and have something of yours for the kids to either enjoy, tear up, or poop off after you're gone. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by regularjoe
I was thing to have the original patern put back on the blade after it has been restored
It's been talked about before on the forum. Search it and you'll see what some have done. One guy did up a W&B with it's original acid etch using some sort of laminate paper cutter machine. Pretty cool, but as you can see, beyond my depth. But I'm with you. Waiting for someone who's done it to chime in and tell us all about it.
I can Laser etch the scales and lay down permanent marks on the blades. If there is some interest I can post a couple of pics as soon as Larry returns one I have there for honing.
I ask about this a while back and was told that a certain type of laser was needed. I can't remember what type it was. What type of laser do you have I have 7 razors of the same Make and want the days of the week on the spine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crotalus
Can you post some pictures for us to see?
If i do decide to do this i would rather give my business to a fellow member and enthusiast!
Can you post some pictures for us to see?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crotalus
If i do decide to do this i would rather give my business to a fellow member and enthusiast!
Be very careful how you guys proceed here, Sales talk, offers, prices, etc are against the rules on the main forum take that to PM
*The Mod Team*
Now as just plain ole Glen search out Ookla's old posts he has a laser etched Wapi and there are tons of pics of it...
PM oldblades/Tim and see if he is still doing them...
I'll save you the trouble of searching: http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...tml#post219961Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
Is it ok to post a couple of pictures of work that I have done strictly for myself?Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
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Originally Posted by Crotalus
Picture of razors ie: Razor Porn are always acceptable :)
A member here 'thirdeye' has done and I'm sure is still doing laser backs.
Here was his post about an old F Reynolds that he did.
I have a 30W CO2 laser in a LaserPro Explorer II at work. I use it to etch our company logo and labels on electrical control panels. It vaporizes small amounts of just about any material except metal. On glass it makes tiny chips, so the glass takes on a frosted appearance.
I put my brother-in-laws name on the scales of a razor. It is being honed right now. I'll post a pic when I get it back in a few days.
I have a Boker that I put my initials on the blade. I'll post a pic of it at the same time. I use a different method of marking metal. I apply a powder spray to the metal. When I laser it, the heat fuses the powder into a hard ceramic finish that is black. Then I just wash off the excess powder. This ceramic will not come off. The only way to remove it is with sandpaper and a lot of elbow grease.
That's right. It's not only acceptable, we encourage that sort of thing and love it when it happens!Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
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Originally Posted by HNSB
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It seems that they are hosted offsite, probably only visible if you are logged in to the place they are hosted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snake
Here you go:
oooOOOooo! that came out really nice. I experimented with a home made laser last year but it wasn't either powerful enough nor accurate enough. I could etch a bit on tin cans, but it was very imprecise. I have to work on both the laser itself and the servo rig... maybe. :/
This is a Boker I bought off of Ebay. I plan on keeping this one so I put my initials on the blade. If anyone has a clue on how old this razor is I would appreciate the info.
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Here is my laser used on scales. I did this for my brother-in-law.
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VERY VERY NICE!!
I was told that you need a Yag or Fiber Laser what ever that is? If a Co2 laser is used some sort of coating is needed and the etching will wear off with use and time.I know nothing about lasers so I can only pass on what I have been informed of. To my understanding there was someone who had the type of laser needed and he is no longer doing it. also from what I was told that the type of laser needed were quite costly. I contacted the local trophy shop and he would do it but the set up fee and every thing that goes into the process was more than I was willing to part with and the fact it may ware off with use and time . Like I stated I know nothing about of Laser etching /engraving this is the info I got when I looked into it.
The YAG laser you are talking about removes material. I am adding it.
The process I use is called CerMark. I have placed photographs on Polished Stainless Steel with it for Christmas presents. If I decide that the picture is not up to my standards I can tell you the stuff is VERY hard to get off. It takes sandpaper and a LOT of elbow grease. Even a buffing wheel doesn't take it all off no matter how much you try.
It is resistant to scratching, salt water, lubricants, and if you can believe the ads, a blow torch. The spray is fused by the laser into a ceramic material.
Google CerMark.
The initials you see on the blade above look much better in person. The photo is showing them almost 4 times the real size.
I didn't mean to offend you all I was saying like I wrote at the end of my post that this is the info I got when I checked into it a while back. I looked at CerMark would the tape be better ?
I've been away from the forum for awhile but I came back to see this today.
I see you've found my old laser work. I did the work on the Mok Wapi and the Thirdeye custom.
These were both done on a TruMark 5000 with a max power con 0f 3.1Kw.
This is an industrial laser and not one of the normal 30, 40 or 50 watt bench marking lasers. I have a 50W that I use for marking/etching blades and cutting/ engraving scales. I know you've seen my work.
You didn't offend me in the least. I don't blame you for thinking the marking could wear off easily. I thought the same thing until I tried it.
I have not seen the tape, so I have no idea how it would work. It does seem a nice way to get an even coating before lasering.
