Possibilities with Laser etching

[thirdeye]

Folks, as many of you know I have been playing around with laser etching and I wanted to give you folks a couple examples of what can be done. These are not the best pictures as I shot them at my desk with a cheapo camera and poor lighting.
Lady Liberty is on Aluminum.
The Porsche is on black plastic (thinking scales)
The rest are done on carbon steel.

[rodd]

that is so very cool. How expensive would it be to have something like that done?

[thirdeye]

that is so very cool. How expensive would it be to have something like that done?

I have been working with one of the fellows here to come up with some pricing. It is a little work as we our a design and manufactuing company of these machines and not in the business of operating them. We are hoping to have a better handle on this in the next few weeks.

[rodd]

Oh you are designing these machines too? Very cool. Keep us updated, I would love to have some custom work done when you are ready for that! Thanks!
Rodd

[thirdeye]

Oh you are designing these machines too? Very cool.
Rodd

Gotta love it, We spend more time monkeying around with the machines and making messes than we do designing......:biggrin:

[Swiftsteel]

Wow there awesome. Would be awesome to get laser etching done on some razors. When you find out what the pricing would be please let us know :001_smile

Swiftsteel

[thirdeye]

Wow there awesome. Would be awesome to get laser etching done on some razors. When you find out what the pricing would be please let us know :001_smile

Swiftsteel

Here's one (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=43183) I did. I have one that is slated to hit the machine tomorrow. Should be interesting.

[Radar O\'Reilly]

That one with the lady devil, is that from a zippo lighter design?

[thirdeye]

That one with the lady devil, is that from a zippo lighter design?

Yes good eyes, we did this as a test sample for zippo. They are among our customer list.

[joke1176]

Man, if you ever decide to take orders for etching I have about 15 razors that could use some love. Seriously.


That lady devil would look pretty cool on a red imp no.133 I have...

[AaronX]

since lasers can also cut medium like wood would it be possible to produce scales directly from 1/8 in thick sheets and then just have to finish them with CA or a protective coating (minwax, etc.)?

[SMG]

trumph has come along way since I worked with their lasers. very impressive stuff.

Cheers,
Sean

[thirdeye]

since lasers can also cut medium like wood would it be possible to produce scales directly from 1/8 in thick sheets and then just have to finish them with CA or a protective coating (minwax, etc.)?

I'm am sure it is. Our lasers are not only used for steel but most mediums such as paper and wood, plastics as well.
We have a customer who cuts doll house kits and furniture that you can buy to assemble. So yes it could be done esaily.

[thirdeye]

trumph has come along way since I worked with their lasers. very impressive stuff.

Cheers,
Sean

We claimed the #1 positon in North America in 2005 and this past November we claimed #1 in the world for laser system.

[scoopster]

Big thumbs up to the laser etched devil-ladies. They would make me want to but a zippo lighter and start smoking. I guess that's the point, huh.

[Baines93]

I can do this cutting and etching at school, but we have to use 2d design which i dont like using much.

Good work.

Matt

[Radar O\'Reilly]

Big thumbs up to the laser etched devil-ladies. They would make me want to but a zippo lighter and start smoking. I guess that's the point, huh.

You don't need to smoke to carry a Zippo. I carried one for many years mostly to be able to light a ladies cigareette or cigar if she needed it. Never worked of course, but still. I also noted that there were many times a Zippo would have helped MacGyver, and it made a nice addition to my Wenger Swiss Army Knife.


Yes good eyes, we did this as a test sample for zippo. They are among our customer list.

That is so cool. Zippo is an awesome company. I wish I could remember where I saw that design. I had a Zippo on order when I left that message, and I thought it was that one, but it was a lady w/ a Kit Raye sword. Did that one ever go into production, or did I take a golden BB shot?

[mightemacs]

That is incredible!! If you do decide to do some laser-etching on the side, I would absolutely be interested. And as a side note, I spent about 2 hours today scouring the web for a Zippo with that she-devil design, because that I think that would absolutely replace the Zippo I carry around daily, but I came up empty handed.

[Radar O\'Reilly]

That is incredible!! If you do decide to do some laser-etching on the side, I would absolutely be interested. And as a side note, I spent about 2 hours today scouring the web for a Zippo with that she-devil design, because that I think that would absolutely replace the Zippo I carry around daily, but I came up empty handed.

Darn. I gave up my search b/c I was sure I had seen that design. But since someone else out there is on the hunt for it too, I can't rest until I find it, or pass out. I'll keep you updated.

[Sue]

All I can say is "stunning".
Sue

[Must Dash]

I think it's just wonderful to be able to say "Want to come up and see my etchings?" Or was that the motivation all along Ray? :smile:

Cheers

Jeremy

[mightemacs]

Darn. I gave up my search b/c I was sure I had seen that design. But since someone else out there is on the hunt for it too, I can't rest until I find it, or pass out. I'll keep you updated.

Hopefully you've rested by now, otherwise you'll be quickly bordering on one of my "How is your day (three words)" posts -- "sleeplessness induced hallucinations".

I still haven't been able to find a zippo with that particular she-devil, all the ones I found were a much lamer design. Hell, after the amount of searching I've done trying to find that one, I'd probably buy you one too just for finding it!