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    Hey guys,

    I am trying to find out what's the best way to engrave with a dremel.

    Is there a website where you could buy a stencil ? Custom stencils ?

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    I'd recommend an extender cord and a fine pointed diamont tip, plus support for your hand and a guide for the dremel. It can be done, but it is so very easy to mess it up and ruin the whole thing in a split second, so preparation is 90% of the battle. Oh, high speed and slow movement. And lots of practice.

    Good luck, and let us know how it goes.

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    I Googled "dremel stencil engraving" and found all kinds of info on it.
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    Not sure wether you're planning it on an SR but stensils only work nicely on single curved surfaces. Also make sure to have depth control. I would try to find an engraving system or go to jewelry shop.

    Good luck

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    Please don't call anything you do with a dremel "engraving"...
    It feels like an insult to those who really can engrave, I'm not one of them even tho I have been engraving a lot.
    My plan is to learn it good when my body won't let me do anything else than sit down with gravers, pitch and an old cannon ball.
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    My advice: don't. Especially on hardened steel like a straight razor.
    I can pretty much guarantee it will end in tears.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    Please don't call anything you do with a dremel "engraving"...
    It feels like an insult to those who really can engrave, I'm not one of them even tho I have been engraving a lot.
    My plan is to learn it good when my body won't let me do anything else than sit down with gravers, pitch and an old cannon ball.
    Not a very helpfull reply..?

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    Yes it was. If you must; were safety glasses.

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    Perhaps not as diplomatic as it could have been. However, what you do with a dremel can only be called engraving in the same way that using a sledgehammer to remove light fixtures can be called 'redecorating'.

    And trust me, even with a fine tipped point, the results are really, really underwhelming.
    You don't want to do that to a razor. And that is assuming that you don't suddenly have the tip driving over the surface, scratching the hell out of it because it acidentally caught something.
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    Man, I wouldn't trust myself for a second doing that... Lol.

    I'd either get it professionally done or not do it myself unless I had a TON of practice doing it before touching my blade. Just me, though. Best of luck man.

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