Pancho07 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 As some have seen I've been making buckles and dressing up yeti type cups and I have been struggling with how to put a makers mark on them. The buckles can be stamped but the tumblers are alittle more difficult. My first idea had been to cut a tag of copper stamp on my company and the date but was told that that looked terrible so I've been trying to think of a better way. As I was pulling wire on a new fence just now I got to thinking about acid etching and wondered if anyone knew of a relatively inexpensive way to etch the bottoms of these. According to the place I get them they are 18/10 stainless. As always thanks in advance, pancho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Ferric Chloride, there are a number of easily found and used resists mentioned in knifemaking forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancho07 Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Thanks thomas, my googlefu is not strong so I never can find what I want or give up before I get down to the right post. I just don't know much about the chemical/alchemical properties of stainless other than there are a bunch of them. I'll give that a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Also, do a web search for "electrolytic etching" or "salt water etching", which you can do with a battery charger, a stencil (commercially made or cut from a piece of tape), salt water, and a Q-tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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