Custom Engraving Tutorials

[thechoozen]

Hi Guys,

in the last couple of days i was doing some engravings and thought it would maybe a good idea to make some short video tutorials which show some of the methods you can choose for a custom engraving.

For the 1st part i choosed a very easy Method i call it template method because you simply put an printout of your desired engraving on the plexiglas sheet. Then you engrave through the paper ....it´s a very safe method...ideal for beginners which have not a lot of practise...





but...it´s only one way out of thousands, so if you got any useful tip or technique...let us know !!

[Killa_Ape]

Nice simple tutorial! This may only be me but it would be nice if the text was bigger just had some issues reading some words.

[Eclecticos]

Hi Guys,

in the last couple of days i was doing some engravings and thought it would maybe a good idea to make some short video tutorials which show some of the methods you can choose for a custom engraving.

Hell yea, we could always use more of those.
Very entertaining video, and impressive etching technik. +Rep

[Luke122]

I find it easier to mirror print the image, and attach to the backside of the plexi, and then etch using the printout as a trace, rather than etching through it. It just works more cleanly in my opinion, and i"ve used that method on all my etchings (except the freehand ones of course).

[thechoozen]

@Luke122...i also prefer that method.... but i wanted to show several ways...so in the next video (i´m currently working on it) i will exactly show that method...but for this i wanted to show a real beginner version of if it.

I think this i more for the people who really just started....because of the template on the surface you´ll need to trace the line more than one time and that prevents a lot of small scratches which can happen really fast when you´re unexperienced...

[thechoozen]

Today i finished the 2nd part:

This time the template is placed behind the plexiglas...so you should have a bit of experience with the rotary tool before starting in that way to avoid unwanted scratches....