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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 0:58:37 GMT
I am looking for any leads on where I can have swords etched, any ideas would be much appreciated. I would like to customize some items but haven't had much luck in finding anybody. I would like them to be in the US for shipping purposes and am looking to have work done on all aspects of the sword.
Thanks,
Dave
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 4:19:33 GMT
Did you decide against doing the electrolytic etching yourself?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 5:13:21 GMT
I believe that would be for the best if I didn't do it, I want things to look really good, but it may have to come down to that....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 8:56:00 GMT
Well, you could do like I've done and find some junk metal laying around to practice on. I wish I'd had taken some pictures, but I basically tried a few different ways of getting the design on the metal. The electricians tape and a razor produced the sharpest lines. The wax kinda crumbled on me (but I was probably using too much or the wrong type of wax) and I didn't bother with getting the negative image turned out from a print shop. I'll see if I can find the thread for you that showed me all I needed to know. The only difference is that I used a 9-volt wall adapter rather then a 9-volt battery. If bad comes to worse, I'll just post a new thread with me doing it. But I do hope that you do find a way to put your pattern on your blade. A blade can be yours. And then a blade can be YOURS.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 11:25:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 13:28:09 GMT
What exactly are you looking to get etched? It's really not very hard to do at home, then you have the pride of having done it yourself along with a great looking blade.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2010 0:58:26 GMT
Greg,
I believe this is the thread of which you speak (I have it bookmarked) ;D
/index.cgi?board=swordcustom&action=display&thread=7742
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2010 1:43:51 GMT
wow, great lead, I've saved it myself for future reference
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2010 3:06:28 GMT
Serenade, you are a life saver!
... Well, maybe just a time saver, but it's worth a Karma!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2010 3:23:35 GMT
Thank you all, much appreciated. Maybe I'll give it a shot, great links guys.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2010 4:51:52 GMT
Greg, I believe this is the thread of which you speak (I have it bookmarked) ;D /index.cgi?board=swordcustom&action=display&thread=7742 Awesome. I was looking at HCl - this is better. Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2010 18:46:45 GMT
Saltwater etching is really very, very simple...and incredibly effective. We have a vinyl graphics machine here at the house so making stencils is a pretty basic thing. Kinko's from what I understand is a very cheap alternative. Just take your artwork down and talk to them. Be sure to tell them you need the negative, not the image itself.
Anyhow, good luck! It's nice to see that the information I dug up and passed to Jonathan is helping more people =D.
Cris
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