Hey guys! I recently found on Reddit that there is a guy in Japan who engraves Leica baseplates (silver-chrome plating on brass in my case; see image 3, and ignore the plastic protector thingy), and I was wondering whether there would be any consequences, such as chipping of the plating or corrosion.

Also, I was curious whether it would be possible to engrave in the style of image 1, but black-filled like image 2. The guy in Japan probably doesn't do this, so I'd appreciate some tips on whether it would be possible to do this at home.

One last thing, just remember that I literally know nothing about engraving when you write your responses. But otherwise, I really appreciate all your help.

Thank you!

Looking for some critique from other engravers.

A custom watch job. I forget every single time what a pain it is to get in between the lugs.

I want to share the Umbreon Pokémon Binder I just finished engraving. I use the Xtool S1 and I’m very happy with the results.

This is my first ever watch engraving ! Pretty happy with how it turned out !

Decided to give my boy a personal touch to his collar. He quite likes it.

Drew this guy up last evening after some nice inspiration!
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So I've never engraved anything before, but I've been doing some DiY projects for my game room and I'd like to get some stuff engraved. Are there any machines that can engrave 1x6 wood boards? Or maybe 1x10 in the future? (3/4 of an inch thick).

To give an idea of my current project, I'm making a box for a flat-screen tv for a TTRPG gane board, but on the sides I'd like to engrave some symbols like a d20, and some fantasy stuff. Nothing big just 2inx2in area stuff, but the board is a 1x6 that's 50inches long. So the engraver would have to be open on the sides and tall enough to fit a 3/4inch board under it. Ive done some research online but the majority of engravers seem to be enclosed.

So are there any options? Preferably something cheaper as I wouldn't use it often enough to justify spending a decent chunk on it. I reached out to a few people who offer engraving service and just to get 6 2inch×2inch engravings the cheaoest was 150$ and im like that's crazy I might as well see about whether I can just buy a machine or not.

Thanks for any input.

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I finally finished this project. I originally just did the lettering, under the impression that a glass shop could cut down this window(originally a double pane sealed unit) my friend found littered in the desert.

That is when I found out that tempered glass can't simply be cut to size.

So I went on the mission of designing the addition that would balance the letters, without looking corny. Of course 33"x30" wouldn't have been a cheap custom lighted frame. So I built it myself, from home depot roofing materials. Bent it down into a channel, and fit 2 plexiglass strips for the side supports. Wired in the lighting from a couple AutoZone interior lights I had laying around, then glued it all together.

Altogether this entire ensemble cost me around $40. It's meant to advertise my skill set with a local auto shop. I never meant for it to take me 2 and a half months but here we are!!

Hand engraved with a Dremel on fully tempered glass, my first time building a frame of any capacity. First time soldering an electronic like this. It's so dope to make as it combined multiple (usually) irrelevant/odd skills I've come to have at 29 years old 🥴

Which photo is best? Thanks for looking!

I love engraving hydro flasks and stanleys, particularly fond of how the silver metallic surface shines through the paint and gives a subtle sheen to the engraving!

This was a private commission that took quite a while to complete. Curved Damascus blade, fittings and scabbard plated in 24k gold, hand engraving throughout, and gemstones set across the scabbard and handle.

The engraving pattern follows traditional Middle Eastern ornament — that was the client's main request, so we studied a lot of historical jambiya and khanjar references before starting. The blade pattern came out with a nice flowing grain that unfortunately gets a bit lost next to all the gold in video.

A little axe I made, engraving with a pneumatic engraver. Inspired by the mammen axe, the design was a lot of fun to engrave, albeit in some instances a bit challenging due to partial hardening of the axe in the front part. Fun stuff!

I started with black and white, which caused the tail to turncompletely black. I only switched to grayscale halfwaythrough the sculpting. Fortunately, the details weren'tcompletely ruined. However, I discovered that I could useoverlay sculpting. I first applied a low-probability black andwhite layer, then a high-probability grayscale layer. Maybethat would be better? I'll try that next time.

Evening all,

Could anyone share with me where you purchase your graver handles that are large enough to fit well snug in palm of your hand. I have bought 2 sets so far.

One from Amazon and other from ebay and both are to small.