Engrave ceramic coffee mug

[btaylor]

Hello,

I’m very new to this and have read a lot of forum posts but I can’t find an answer. I Googled and looked at YouTube. I found a forum post here on how to engrave on a shot glass and how to engrave on a 4" tile. What I can’t find is how to engrave on a ceramic coffee cup. If someone would point me in the right direction, I would so appreciative.

Thank you,
Barbara

[rappee25407]

Hi Barbara, welcome to the forum. Unfortunately, unless the ceramic coffee mug is less than 2 inches in diameter, it will not be possible to engrave it with your . It isn’t the material that is the problem, it is the thickness of the object. The shot glasses work because they are less than 2 " thick when laid on their side to engrave and even they require the removal of the crumb tray. I hope this limitation won’t discourage you, there are endless possibilities of things that you can make or personalize. Happy forging.

[ekla]

Maybe a tiny espresso cup would fit but a normal size coffee cup unfortunately will not. 2” max.

[evansd2]

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