Etching stencils

[therron258]

Ive heard of people using vinyl stickers as etching stencils that are made from a sign shop...is there a difference between those and ones normall used? Or am i just confused...

 

[TekSec]

The normal ones are not stickers. They are photo etched film. The actual "cut out" is actually very fine screen and it just lays on your piece when you etch.

 

[silver_pilate]

Normally, stencils are made of special stencil material that is similar to a silk screen with resist on either side. The logo is photo developed onto the light sensitive resist coating and allows the logo area to be washed away leaving only the screen with surrounding resist coating. So the etching fluid and electric current pass through the screen and etch your mark while masking the rest.

Vinyl stencils are just vinyl to act as resist and no screen. Generally, they must be blockier and small letters don't work well as there is no way to create some of the letters using the cutters used for vinyl work. For instance, no way to have the hole in the top of an "A" or the hole in an "O".

True stencils are the way to go for detailed logos.

Here's a stencil I had made of vinyl early on in my making:

Here's my logo now:

--nathan

 

[TekSec]

Man, Nathan, are you stalking me on posting

 

[Kiah]

Generally, they must be blockier and small letters don't work well as there is no way to create some of the letters using the cutters used for vinyl work. For instance, no way to have the hole in the top of an "A" or the hole in an "O".

True stencils are the way to go for detailed logos.

You can get detailed logos with vinyl. Just use transfer tape to apply it, holes and all. :thumbup:

 

[therron258]

i just want something like this, does anyone on here make them or know anyone who will do them reasonably?

i want it about 3/4" x 1/2" maybe 5/8" by 3/8"...

something like this:

 

[greatlakeswaterjet]

Call Ernie to make them for you. http://www.erniesknives.com/

 

[silver_pilate]

Erik...I didn't even realize until you pointed it out. I guess I'm just a few minutes slow today. Or maybe I really AM stalking you... Your posts smell like purple....I like purple.

--nathan

 

[Ryan Minchew]

Call Ernie to make them for you. http://www.erniesknives.com/

I second Ernie. I can send him what I want and have it in a few days. I'm not sure how long they are supposed to last, but using my homeade etcher they'll do a ton of knives each. I'm supposed to keep count for Ernie, but I always forget.

 

[Longstrider]

Another vote here for Ernies work. Not only are they damned good stencils he's a true gent to do business with too.

 

[Patrice Lemée]

Yep, Ernie's fan here too. :thumbup:

Patrice

 

[Johnny Warner]

Ernie stencils are better than Marking Methods stenicls IMHO. Another ++ for Ernie.

 

[calharkins]

I got mine from Ernie. He was very helpful and shipping was fassttt!!!!

 

[therron258]

emailed ernie earlier, great guy to work with