Marking the tools I make...

[Damned if i know]

I've been making a lot of chisels and other tools as of late - and selling them as fast as I can make them (If you're interested have a look at

). I'm going to start making them on a more commercial basis and need to apply a makers mark. I've looked into having a steel stamp made up that I would hammer into the red hot tool steel - but this would probably cause too much bending and or distortion in some of the tools so I've ruled that out and a laser image is out of the question so if anyone has any ideas could you post them.

Thanx Mat

[K. B.]

There is an acid etch process using something similar to a silkscreen. I'm not an expert and dont know the sources, but have used the acid etch method to asset mark tools.

KB

[Dan]

On Sun 02 May 2004 11:35:39a, "Damned if i know" wrote in news:%bblc.328411$Pk3.82470@pd7tw1no:

I can't answer your question, but I had to jump in and say that's the most beautiful router plane I've ever seen.

Dan

[Ken Lamb]

In the tool & die business we use an inexpensive acid etcher. for small runs. Do a google search for elctro-etch or I can send you the phone number tomorrow when I get to work. Best, Ken

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[ks]

Wow, beautiful furniture, very professional. well done.

[Damned if i know]

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[ks]

That would be pretty wild. I do like your aluminum turnings. Regarding your giant chess pieces must've been a heckuva big lathe to turn all that wood. The whole setting looks very nicely concieved and well executed. Bravo!!...

[Steve Knight]

as others have said acid etch may be the best way. the steel stamp is pretty spendy too mine cost me 350 and it is a handheld one. stamping hot steel would not be much fun. You would need a air or mechanical stamper if you stamped much steel. I used to work at a saw shop and did acid etching. it is pretty easy to do.

[PipeShowsUSA]

[Fred the Red Shirt]

Your tools look absolutely gorgeous.

The page states:

"All prices are quoted in Canadian funds"

But there are no prices quoted.

I guess that means the tools are 'priceless', eh?

[Joe Tylicki]

Mat

Nice work on the gateleg table. I didn't know what those were called but we have a square version handed down from a couple generations past. It has been relegated to side table status as it's nearly impossible to sit around, as I'm sure you've discovered. ;-)

Joe

[Damned if i know]

No the chess pieces were turned on a regular duty Delta 12" lathe. I've since moved up to a oneway 2436 - it doesn't hop around the shop as much.

Thx for the feed back

[Damned if i know]

Oops! I better get that fixed real quick.