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Initially wanted to machine this in with a CNC, but design was too small/detailed, or the shops stopped talking with me on it. Looking for someone in Chatham area (Sarnia, London, Windsor triangle) that does etching or laser engraving in steel. Just the slide, so no special licenses to work on it. Just a lump of steel now.
Any help is appreciated.
 
But the issue there is I have a signature I want to put on. Not just letters like on a trophy. Do most trophy shops have programs that will accept CAD? Thought it was mostly just type in what you want and pick your font.
 
Phone around, you will probably find a shop with a CNC engraver, and the capability of scanning a signature.
 
Things Engraved, which you can find in a lot of malls, should be able to do it. I've had several uncommon items engraved by them.

While they generally choose the font, they've been willing, on occasion, to allow me to provide a complete design, as when I was having gifts for my groomsmen engraved.
 
Already been in contact with most the machine shops my work uses. None have anything small enough for cutting tools. Even called one of the teachers at the college and they didn't have small enough tools. That's why I've moved on to searching for etching really. Too small to be cut in.
 
Do you have a drawing of what you need done?
Is it on a flat surface?
I have a CNC mill. I also have the software to scan a drawing or a pick and load it into a CAD progran to apply tool paths too. Your signature should be no problem.
I am in Alberta.
Stephen
 
I have the signature drawn up in CAD already. It is on a flat surface, but is really small. It is only a half inch tall, and that is only because his "y" was long. But it has to be small to fit properly. Have been having problems finding shops with the right tooling for the job.
 
Another option you can try if you want to is galvonic etching, sometimes called photoetching.

I use the technique to make medieval belt plaques in brass, but it's even easier on steel.

A website that you might want to look at is:

ht*p://www.greenart.info/galvetch/contfram.htm

In a nutshell it's like a reverse electroplating. Instead of taking material from one piece of metal and plating it onto another piece, you take material from one piece of metal and don't care where it goes.

There's a semi-dry method that's outlined in that website which it've not tried, but would likely do what you are looking for.

My own use is very basic - I have a print shop cut vinyl stickers in the design that I want (and some shops can cut VERY finely detailed stickers) and use them as a resist.

I can give more info on this if you're interested. Here's a picture of an etching that I did on brass

edplaquesm.jpg
 
sent you a private message for more details. anyone know anyone in SW Ontario that does this? The dry form is basically what I found before that was what I was looking for.
 
If you are in not too much of a hurry, why don't you send me a pick or the G code of what you want and I can cut it in a piece of scrap and I can take a pick to show you what it would look like.
Just an idea if you are still looking.
Stephen
 
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