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10-17-2011, 01:11 AM
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Etching/designs etc on aluminum?
Im not sure what part of the forum this belonged in? So sorry mods, if ya wanna move it feel free!
I thought of an idea in my head, but is there anyone out there or any way for the fact to take a flat plate of aluminum and have words such as "chevrolet" like etched into it in cursive? i imagine it could be done?! especially with all the technology out there. could someone throw some insite on me about this?
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10-17-2011, 01:30 AM
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Re: Etching/designs etc on aluminum?
Mask and blast, or acid etch I guess.
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10-17-2011, 08:05 PM
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Re: Etching/designs etc on aluminum?
I wonder if the stuff you use for glass etching would work on aluminum.
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10-17-2011, 08:08 PM
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Re: Etching/designs etc on aluminum?
do a test panel but i'm thinking you could use some actual sandblast resist (mask) cut with a computer plotter (check with a shop that does headstones), or try some thick vinyl also cut with a plotter and LIGHTLY sand blast it. Again do a test...
Tim
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10-17-2011, 10:24 PM
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Re: Etching/designs etc on aluminum?
Yep, they are out there.
This rig was done by some company in SoCal.
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10-18-2011, 12:35 PM
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Re: Etching/designs etc on aluminum?
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10-19-2011, 12:35 PM
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Re: Etching/designs etc on aluminum?
I use a company near me for cutting out various parts out of mild steel and aluminum. The one piece I had them cutout, I had a few spots I needed to drill some holes and they were able to etch the metal and put a crosshair in the location where I needed the hole.
I believe they used a laser cnc, but they told me thier water jet cnc could also do etching. Place was laserfab located in central PA.
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