Etched Polished Stainless Steel test

Made on a Glowforge
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Very nice. Thanks for the details.

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The stainless steel engrave is striking (and it elicited an audible WOW!) ā€¦ but then I looked at the sculpture that it was based on.

WOW!

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Looks awesome!! Congrats!

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The surface is definitely ā€œetchedā€ ā€“ not really any depth to it, but thereā€™s a distinct texture. Weirdly, the finish Iā€™m getting looks different than what Iā€™m seeing in those photos. Iā€™m fairly pleased regardless. :slight_smile:

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How about breastplates and gauntlets?

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I looked at the website ā€¦read someā€¦and looked at some of your other pieces. All I can say is simply stunningā€¦about all of them. The size is so much a part of the impact. Thank you for sharing your work.

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You all are too kind, thank you. :slight_smile:

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This makes me so happy right now. A fellow mailler here, as well. I have seen the etching done on anodized aluminum pieces, but this makes doing the same thing to stainless steel scales seem possible, too. I canā€™t wait.

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Yes! Good to meet you bnbtnt2! Have you thought about etching scales or adding leather designs into your work? So much potential! Hereā€™s a link to my website: http://www.inspiredchromadesign.com
Navigate to the ā€˜Torusphere Storeā€™ in the menu bar to see examples of my maille designs. The rest of the site is filled with my graphic design work.

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Oh, that kind of Chain Mail. I may have bought some thingsā€¦ Amazing and intricate.

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This is awesome :slight_smile:

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Really cool!

Is this the type of spray you used? I may want to go shopping nowā€¦

http://catalogue.ottawafastenersupply.com/index/itemDetail.do;?item-id=32011&order-quantity=1.0&item-index=0&customer-item=AA104&order-uom=EA&warehouse-id=15&item-number=AA104&manufacturer=SPRAYON&manufacturerItemNumber=C00200000&lang=en_US

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Probably the same stuff, but this is what I bought:

Dry Moly Lubricant

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I saw that at another store I think. So going to tack a bottle down

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You can get it at most auto parts stores and sometimes even Walmart. Itā€™s also available from Amazon.

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Amazon is where I got it.

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Thank you! Theyā€™ll be arriving shortly! Chain maille has been incredibly engrossing for me to learn. Itā€™s a great design challenge capturing those spheres with the stainless rings. At this time, I order my rings from a supplier in Colorado. Soon, Iā€™ll be winding and cutting my own stainless rings. Itā€™ll be nice to get exactly the diameters I need for my pieces. Right now itā€™s a lot of trial and error figuring out tolerances with the help of a dial caliper.

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Just stunning! Gorgeous, arching,flowing, fractal, geometric design! Beautiful concept!

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They came today. Iā€™m much happier giving hand made one of a kind gifts. I havenā€™t had a chance to open the box yet, but I know they will be even more amazing in person.

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Wow, I like the etching but I love your sculpture. Where do you start with that beautiful giant?