Originally Posted by SPQQKY I was looking at the acrylic engravings and thinking some uv paint mixed with gesso to make a nice glaze would look great. Just paint it on and wipe off the excess to leave the glaze in the etching. You could make up your own colors too and mix it up on the engraving. A UV window etching without having to use UV acrylic and you have more control over the colors.;)
Brilliant work you do, the JD one made me want to slam a few shots.
reminds me of "washing" from painting warhammer (and others) miniatures. some slightly watered down paint (or inks work well) and brush it on, will go into all the recesses.
would anyone recommend using (or has used) an engraving pen (also called a marking pen) to do any of these? (for those that don't know, its pen shaped and has a small, metal tip that vibrates very quickly... like this, not always air powered though)
Have you done any engraving in glass? I'm thinking of starting with that since acrylic scratches so easy, but from what I've been told the dust can be really dangerous...
Here's one. I want to engrave the JD style stuff on my 360 case (it's been painted black), do I have to take any extra precautions or are the acrylic bits fine?
Originally Posted by Sebbo would anyone recommend using (or has used) an engraving pen (also called a marking pen) to do any of these? (for those that don't know, its pen shaped and has a small, metal tip that vibrates very quickly... like this, not always air powered though)
yeah, that looks similar to what i'll have access to koradhil, except a bit older (at least 20 years older)...i will also have access to a flex-shaft, but an engraving pen is much more portable
most of what i'm going to be will probably be lines in perspex...gotta clean and polish the sheets up first
I had to learn this the hard way. (allthough it's not as hard as it looks.) Just requires patience :)
Here is my very first try at engraving plexi (some red and green LEDS to test the effect. (sorry about the pictures.. I had to learn how to use a camera the hard way aswell...)) :
Very nice engravings, admire your work a lot. Especialy your mirror ideas. But I noticed something. Not a big thing to even bother mention but on page 3 where you engrave the bit-tech logo, you say "Right - The 7105 bit is used for some fill-work" and on the picture is the 7103 bit. Just out of curiosity I wonder if you used the 7105 att all on that loggo or did you do all the filling with the smaller 7103
Originally Posted by The_Gnu Very nice engravings, admire your work a lot. Especialy your mirror ideas. But I noticed something. Not a big thing to even bother mention but on page 3 where you engrave the bit-tech logo, you say "Right - The 7105 bit is used for some fill-work" and on the picture is the 7103 bit. Just out of curiosity I wonder if you used the 7105 att all on that loggo or did you do all the filling with the smaller 7103
/GNU
I actually did use the bigger bit for the filling its just i miss in the picture.
The best thing in this article? It's because it drags Bit-tech back to its roots!
Before this site is what it looks like now, it WAS a modders TOP reference site. Actually it was that what catch my attention in the first place.
There where a TON of wonderfull nice articles like that.
I really hope that Bit-Tech includes more articles like that one!
maybe this has been asked but im a huge huge huge fan of engraving and im farely good at it...havnt had much practice as of late seeing as how imm out of a dremel or bits...my old fake dremel blew and my bits got lost...so im looking 4 a new one when i can afford them (theyre damn expensive here in south africa)...k so anyways b4 i steer too much off topic...my question (aimed at Wolverine) is about the engravings done on the metal cases. do you spray them with a coat of clearcoat after you're done engraving them?
Originally Posted by Sickest Gunner maybe this has been asked but im a huge huge huge fan of engraving and im farely good at it...havnt had much practice as of late seeing as how imm out of a dremel or bits...my old fake dremel blew and my bits got lost...so im looking 4 a new one when i can afford them (theyre damn expensive here in south africa)...k so anyways b4 i steer too much off topic...my question (aimed at Wolverine) is about the engravings done on the metal cases. do you spray them with a coat of clearcoat after you're done engraving them?
Well you can clearcoat the engravings if you are worried about rust but personally ive never done that and i have never had any problems with rust.
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Originally Posted by Sandwich can you only engrave anodized metal. or can you engrave painted metals as well. what are the differences?
You can engrave any surface it doesnt matter at all if its anodized or painted you still do it in exactly the same way.
i'm in the process of engraving my Mystique 632 right now , using different method for transferring the template onto the case panels. Taking pictures as i go so hopefully it will be nice or a complete disaster ;D
P.S. The Pentagrams used in this article are the "real bad" pentagrams , these are described as the symbols for Satanists , the "good" Pentagram is inverted and it's a symbol of protection.
i have a quick question.
the detailing done in dots or lines...how is that done?
i tried doing dots in a plexi engraving of my own and i had no idea what i was doing...do u simply make lots of dots that are touching?
Originally Posted by EnZyme i have a quick question.
the detailing done in dots or lines...how is that done?
i tried doing dots in a plexi engraving of my own and i had no idea what i was doing...do u simply make lots of dots that are touching?
wow amazing .... id love to be able to do that ... im thinking of giving it ago :) just wondering where would i get them leds from ? and how would i power them ... im wanting to make a sign for my wall with that effect :) think it would look cool any help would be greatly appreciated
Just joined the forums after reading a spate of articles on modding. I read through the engraving article and enjoyed it so much that I bought a Dremel 400 XPS kit the following morning. Bit of an impulse, but I thought, why the hell not! Thing came with the flexi-shaft, so hopefully it is as useful as is stated in the article.
I am thinking of engraving the righ-hand side of my Gigabyte 3D aurora 570 case with an image and community tags to get me started. I am hoping it is simple enough.
it was so so easy
1. Draw an engraving in AutoCad
2. Convert to MasterCAM file
3. Make a toolpath and enter tool type
4. Save the CNC code
5. Open Techno code and start engraving
sorry this has nothing to do with beliefs or whatever....but...
After engraving the case metal is there anything needed to seal or protect the newly exposed metal? ie to stop from rusting or anything?
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Replyreminds me of "washing" from painting warhammer (and others) miniatures. some slightly watered down paint (or inks work well) and brush it on, will go into all the recesses.
would anyone recommend using (or has used) an engraving pen (also called a marking pen) to do any of these? (for those that don't know, its pen shaped and has a small, metal tip that vibrates very quickly... like this, not always air powered though)
[url=http://metku.net/index.html?path=mods/router/index_eng
Pic 13 seems to be wrong though?
Have you done any engraving in glass? I'm thinking of starting with that since acrylic scratches so easy, but from what I've been told the dust can be really dangerous...
Something like this?
http://www.mytoolstore.com/dremel/290-01.jpg
I've tried it and it works good for engraving lines, but not so well for doing surfaces.
most of what i'm going to be will probably be lines in perspex...gotta clean and polish the sheets up first
That dragon makes me wanna move to a new place with doors like that. - Just so I can engrave them ><
Nice one!
the original doors are solid, plain white. (made from some cardboard-like stuff). I had to make a new door.
/GNU
I actually did use the bigger bit for the filling its just i miss in the picture.
Before this site is what it looks like now, it WAS a modders TOP reference site. Actually it was that what catch my attention in the first place.
There where a TON of wonderfull nice articles like that.
I really hope that Bit-Tech includes more articles like that one!
Cheers!
Well you can clearcoat the engravings if you are worried about rust but personally ive never done that and i have never had any problems with rust.
You can engrave any surface it doesnt matter at all if its anodized or painted you still do it in exactly the same way.
P.S. The Pentagrams used in this article are the "real bad" pentagrams , these are described as the symbols for Satanists , the "good" Pentagram is inverted and it's a symbol of protection.
the detailing done in dots or lines...how is that done?
i tried doing dots in a plexi engraving of my own and i had no idea what i was doing...do u simply make lots of dots that are touching?
To give a simple answer to that....YES :)
Just joined the forums after reading a spate of articles on modding. I read through the engraving article and enjoyed it so much that I bought a Dremel 400 XPS kit the following morning. Bit of an impulse, but I thought, why the hell not! Thing came with the flexi-shaft, so hopefully it is as useful as is stated in the article.
I am thinking of engraving the righ-hand side of my Gigabyte 3D aurora 570 case with an image and community tags to get me started. I am hoping it is simple enough.
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=casemod1copykr5.jpg
If anyone would have any recommendations and/or tips, they would be appreciated.
Like I said, extremely good article, got the brain going into overdrive again.
it was so so easy
1. Draw an engraving in AutoCad
2. Convert to MasterCAM file
3. Make a toolpath and enter tool type
4. Save the CNC code
5. Open Techno code and start engraving
After engraving the case metal is there anything needed to seal or protect the newly exposed metal? ie to stop from rusting or anything?
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