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Hi
just making 3 knifes for presents for my son and son in laws and thought I might etch my initials onto them. What are people using as power source for electro etching - where is best place to get power source from? would appreciate any advice from those who are doing it.
Ive got the stencilling side of things sorted
Cheers
I’ve used a car battery charger and salty water, 12volt is about right.
car battery, negative to blade. connect positive wire to a sharp HB pencil, salty water over the blade and etch away
Sorry I don’t quite get the HB pencil part- please explain that a bit more!!
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Originally Posted by gonetropo
Take a look at Sandy.https://youtu.be/bWU_aJsQxX8
its basically a miniature carbon arc as the graphite conduct the power. its time consuming but you can get amazing detail. i saw it being done years back with a blade and the guy etched medieval type scrips on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gfootey
unsure if it will work on stainless though. 17amp hour bike battery, a couple of crock clips, a bit of wire and a pencil. worth a crack on a piece of waste steel though before you try a blade
Appreciate all the ideas and links guys