Engraving/etching?

[slim_boy_fat]

Looking for someone who can engrave (or etch? ) words & numbers on a couple of 304 stainless key fobs I've made for the car keys.
Happy to cover costs and donate beer tokens.

The fobs measure approx 70 mm x 25 mm and the words/numbers etc would be -

If found, please call
07763 XXXXXX

Not too fussed about the font used, as long as it's legible.

 

[Parm]

You can get laser etched sSS dog tags from eBay, about 5 quid delivered

Etching on both sides

 

[skotl]

Yep - this is what I've bought, twice and they seem very sturdy for the money

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I7B70XY

From the Q&A section:

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Appreciate the suggestions lads, but as has been said here before "Where's the fun in that?"

As I've already made the tags from 5mm thick stuff, so they're (deliberately) pretty chunky, I just need someone with the skill & machine to engrave them for me.

 

[Kram]

I have been intending to try acid etching. I bought a roll of dry film photo resist but dont currently have access to a laser printer, thats the main reason I havent tried it. Easy process to diy I think.

Also here

Experiments in Etching.

Todays project. A piece of zintec. Rough copper plated by dipping in HCL + Copper sulphate. Vinyl stencil applied. (Silhouette cameo cutter + cheapest t'bay vinyl) Weeded. Etched by reversing the electrodes in my electrolysis rust remover tank. (10 mins with a 13.8v /2A CB power...

www.mig-welding.co.uk

 

[Dr.Al]

Etching is very straightforward (with access to a laser printer). Quite a few years ago a friend in Finland had been hoping to travel home to South Africa for a half-marathon but in the end she couldn't travel. She decided to run a half marathon on her own in Finland at the same time as the "real one" was going on in South Africa. I designed and made her a medal out of a bit of aluminium bronze and etched both sides of it. Probably left it too long in the acid bath if I'm honest but she was very happy when it was handed to her by her kids at the end of the run.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Here's the articles in question - it's quite difficult to picture mirror finish S/S

 

[Parm]

Appreciate the suggestions lads, but as has been said here before "Where's the fun in that?"

As I've already made the tags from 5mm thick stuff, so they're (deliberately) pretty chunky, I just need someone with the skill & machine to engrave them for me.

Try a local cobbler, the one near me does engraving

 

[Bullet2012]

Try a local cobbler, the one near me does engraving

As does the local key cutting place near us

 

[MattF]

There's electro-etching too.

Electroetching - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Martin-Sy]

If you're not in a hurry I can do those on my Taylor Hobson Pantograph.
It doesn't get used very often and gets to feel neglected in the corner

I did this on it a while back:

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Yep - this is what I've bought, twice and they seem very sturdy for the money

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I7B70XY

From the Q&A section:

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Though I wouldn't recommend and address for keys.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

If you're not in a hurry I can do those on my Taylor Hobson Pantograph.

That would be brilliant, thanks. The reason I want to do these is the current tag is this one

which is fine, except I've not been insured with M & S for years, so I don't suppose they'd respond to any claim if I were to be careless enough to lose them [or have them stolen]......

@Martin-Sy I'll PM you later to make arrangements.

 

[Martin-Sy]

ok

 

[Parm]

This is my key ring

Will never get lost cause they all know me, in the words of Citizen Khan

It has stuff on the other side too

 

[Robotstar5]

This is my key ring

Will never get lost cause they all know me, in the words of Citizen Khan

It has stuff on the other side too
View attachment 373895

Such as "the owner of this keyfob will do excruciating things to your nether regions if you don't return the keys immediately"

 

[Parm]

Such as "the owner of this keyfob will do excruciating things to your nether regions if you don't return the keys immediately"

I’m not going to say, lol

 

[slim_boy_fat]

It has stuff on the other side too

Come on, show and tell.....

 

[Parm]

Come on, show and tell.....

Nope

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Just to round this off, yesterday my new fobs arrived courtesy of @Martin-Sy , many thanks.