custom etching stencils

Gahagan

Gahagan

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Is there a good place to have some custom etching stencils made for makers mark . I have been making my own but they arnt very good and are arnt what i want. Is there a place I can send my desighn and they make me a bunch of them?
 
Here's where I get mine- www.img-electromark.com (315) 735-7591. You have to pay one time for the artwork then you order your sheets of stencils for a reasonable price whenever you need them. They were very helpful to me.
 
I also use IMG. They were recommended to me by Mike Fitzgerald and I could not be happier with the stencils. They use the finest stencil mesh out there and you can get very detailed small marks. My small stencil from them is 5/8" wide and it has two small marks in it that are about 1/32" wide and separated by less than 1/64" of an inch. The mark can be read clearly (when I etch it clearly :D). I don't believe you'll find a higher definition stencil. That being said, they are a little more fragile than some other commercial stencils, so you have to be more mindful of how long you apply the etch.
 
Thanks for the thread ive been trying to find a printer to do it myself but cant find one ive had the etcher for almost a year . Got 2 more ground out wow Im on a role lol
 
I also use tustech the stencils i've got are great, and after the initial setup fee, i can get new ones wicked cheap
 
For what it's worth, I will be doing custom stencils soon. I have a partner with a very expensive and capable laser engraving machine. But-I need input from stencil users as to the attributes of a good stencil, as I have never used an electro-etcher. I would think using a clear, adhesive backed stencil material would be best. Any input from etchers out there? When we do this, we want to be the best!
 
Bill DeShivs said:
For what it's worth, I will be doing custom stencils soon. I have a partner with a very expensive and capable laser engraving machine. But-I need input from stencil users as to the attributes of a good stencil, as I have never used an electro-etcher. I would think using a clear, adhesive backed stencil material would be best. Any input from etchers out there? When we do this, we want to be the best!
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For an electro chem etcher you do not want a clear or adhesive backed stencil at all, you in fact want a conductive fine mesh screen material with a non-conductive layer on each side, and the stencil is cut from the non-conductive layers, leaving the screen mesh intact. Properly made stencils, like the ones i get from TUStech should last literally thousands of marks. Even with a more 'aggressive' marking, one sheet of 7 stencils (like 10$ from TUStech, after a 30ish dollar one time setup fee) should last hundreds of knives if used properly.
 
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