Does anyone know of any good laser etchers ? And roughly how much it would run to get something etched into metal

 

an idea that may be cheaper for you:

Imagine you have a company logo that you want put onto a part. Make a stencil, like you would if you were painting your address numbers on the curb at your house. Make it out of metal, and possibly pay to have it laser cut or machined.

Then choose the location you want the logo. Put two layers of masking tape on the area, then put your stencil on with a couple clamps. Take an exacto knife and cut the tape from the inside of your stencil. Then use glass beads or sandblast it.

This does work and will leave a finish that most people will mistake for laser etching.

 

i think burns stainless steal does it

contact casey@burns on here

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Engloid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">an idea that may be cheaper for you:

Imagine you have a company logo that you want put onto a part. Make a stencil, like you would if you were painting your address numbers on the curb at your house. Make it out of metal, and possibly pay to have it laser cut or machined.

Then choose the location you want the logo. Put two layers of masking tape on the area, then put your stencil on with a couple clamps. Take an exacto knife and cut the tape from the inside of your stencil. Then use glass beads or sandblast it.

This does work and will leave a finish that most people will mistake for laser etching.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I will look into that thanks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Engloid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">an idea that may be cheaper for you:

Imagine you have a company logo that you want put onto a part. Make a stencil, like you would if you were painting your address numbers on the curb at your house. Make it out of metal, and possibly pay to have it laser cut or machined.

Then choose the location you want the logo. Put two layers of masking tape on the area, then put your stencil on with a couple clamps. Take an exacto knife and cut the tape from the inside of your stencil. Then use glass beads or sandblast it.

This does work and will leave a finish that most people will mistake for laser etching.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Saw this done on American Choppers, the did flames on a few chrom peices on the NAPA bike (velocity stack......?) It looks really nice

 

sweet. Never really thought of that. If I had time to waste I think I'd have to shave a valve cover and put cool "laser etching" into it.

 

i used to run a laser etcher at the last mold shop i worked at.....totally depends on how much surface area you're gonna burn; that will add up to shop hours/burden rate. it will burn anything, any kinda metal...plastic, wood....we even put food on the table and etched on it . they don't burn clean on painted surfaces though. is it a flat surface that you're etching and how big are the letters/logo and i can give you an idea of how long it should take to program and run.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Engloid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">an idea that may be cheaper for you:

Imagine you have a company logo that you want put onto a part. Make a stencil, like you would if you were painting your address numbers on the curb at your house. Make it out of metal, and possibly pay to have it laser cut or machined.

Then choose the location you want the logo. Put two layers of masking tape on the area, then put your stencil on with a couple clamps. Take an exacto knife and cut the tape from the inside of your stencil. Then use glass beads or sandblast it.

This does work and will leave a finish that most people will mistake for laser etching.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If I got a painter mask of my logo, which is basically the outline. It would be in vinly, would the sandblaster rip threw the vinly you think ?

 

Get sandlbast masking material. Vinyl suppliers carry it, and it's designed for this sort of thing.

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If I got a painter mask of my logo, which is basically the outline. It would be in vinly, would the sandblaster rip threw the vinly you think ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AP-Signworks1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get sandlbast masking material. Vinyl suppliers carry it, and it's designed for this sort of thing.

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Hmm then I would have to trace it with an exacto knife, thanks will look into it.