Can someone on here do a bit of laser etching / CNC engraving for me?

[dyno-tron]

What I want to do is mark the scrap sculpture pieces I have been making. Using letter punches just doesn't work well for most things!
Putting the finished thing in a machine to engrave is also not going to work very well.

So, can someone laser engrave or CNC engrave a logo/text multiple times on to a sheet of mild steel, eg - A4 size sheet, 1.6mm thick?
I would then cut out the logos and weld/braze on to the piece as appropriate.

Thanks in advance!!

 

[gordon stephenson]

Would a vibrator type machine not do? I have a couple of consolidated pneumatic air scribes, Small light and would give the personal hand signed look, There are electric engravers but they are a bit more awkward to use but a lot cheaper,

 

[Arc Tourist]

Something to consider from a consumer's point of view.

Imagine a painting by Picasso as an "example", which instead of a true signature, has a sticker or an attached plate with his name on it; would you buy it ? The same goes for a bronze sculpture or other works of art. Anybody can add a nameplate to an item, and that's what makes people wary of cheap far-east or knockoff items. If you are making one of a kind sculptures, then buyers would be "more likely" to purchase your art with a real signature on it, even if its done with a scribe like @gordon stephenson said or with an inexpensive Dremel style tool.

Just some food for thought.

 

[MattH]

What I want to do is mark the scrap sculpture pieces I have been making. Using letter punches just doesn't work well for most things!
Putting the finished thing in a machine to engrave is also not going to work very well.

So, can someone laser engrave or CNC engrave a logo/text multiple times on to a sheet of mild steel, eg - A4 size sheet, 1.6mm thick?
I would then cut out the logos and weld/braze on to the piece as appropriate.

Thanks in advance!!

If you can wait a couple of months for my Fiber Laser to be in and up and running I can sort this for you.

 

[dyno-tron]

Something to consider from a consumer's point of view.

Imagine a painting by Picasso as an "example", which instead of a true signature, has a sticker or an attached plate with his name on it; would you buy it ? The same goes for a bronze sculpture or other works of art. Anybody can add a nameplate to an item, and that's what makes people wary of cheap far-east or knockoff items. If you are making one of a kind sculptures, then buyers would be "more likely" to purchase your art with a real signature on it, even if its done with a scribe like @gordon stephenson said or with an inexpensive Dremel style tool.

Just some food for thought.

 

[dyno-tron]

Good point, but the problem is getting it neat enough and some of the stuff I make doesn't have anywhere to sign, thus needing a piece adding.
Your comments have spurred me on to put in a bit more practice and have a go with a small dentist drill gadget.

Cheers!

 

[dyno-tron]

If you can wait a couple of months for my Fiber Laser to be in and up and running I can sort this for you.

Thanks, ping me when you are up and running. I may need to take you up on that if my DIY efforts with the dentist drill don't work out.

 

[hotponyshoes]

A lot of expensive items have name plates fixed on afterwards. If done properly I don't think it would put me off buying one.

You can get decent results with a dremel, draw it in pen first, use a fine point tip at very high speed to go over the pen lines a few times to give you a bit of a recess then use the recess as a guide for a bigger tool.
Don't try and clean off the burrs as you go just flat the whole thing off afterwards.