Would a chemical etching pen work as well as an etcher for logos?

[GrizzlyBear]

I was looking through my new Enco catalog today, and came across this:

Chemical Etching Pen

-Use on heavy metals, stainless steel, iron, copper, brass, nickel, tin and lead.

-Special acid solution flows like ink in a felt-tip pen

-No electrical flux necessary

-Leaves distinctive, smudge-proof black markings

Model# TL308-0495


I wonder if this would work as well as an electric etcher for marking logos. I understand it won't be a deep etch, but I think if used in conjunction with a stencil, that it would serve to put a nice black mark/logo on steel.

Any makers have experience with these?

 

[Fellhoelter]

They don't work worth a damn.
Not a very dark mark.
I bought that very pen.

 

[GrizzlyBear]

Hmmm. You may have saved me $10 What were you using it on, stainless or carbon steel?

 

[Fellhoelter]

Stainless, I'll see if I still have it, and if I do I'll report back on carbon...

 

[GrizzlyBear]

Sweet thanks!

 

[Fellhoelter]

Found it.

Looks bad.

Mark rubs off.

You can still read it, but it's NOT nice and black.

Tried on carbon steel and stainless today.

 

[GrizzlyBear]

Cool, thanks again for saving me $10...I'll apply that towards a real etcher