I started building my own, but then ran out of steam. I need a good vacuum pump.
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Wow! You can get anything on Amazon! Nice work!
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So cool. This is giving me ideas!
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Well, aren’t those adorable!
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What settings did you use for your engraving? Thanks.
I used the setting from the first results I found. Although my LPI was much lower.
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Wow, I love that! Must make something like it for a friend w/new meds regime.
When I used to donate plasma to earn money in college I had “iron poor blood”. Staff recommended Geritol, but it was high in alcohol (probably why it was so popular); I didn’t drink then, so I just stuck to iron pills. To this day I have low iron even post-menopause.
Half a dose/day keeps me feeling right and prevents the excess from getting flushed.
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@bwente those are cute!
I did not think of that use of these either @chris1 . lol I feel so naive in these types of things. 
I always have too low of iron to donate blood. I keep forgetting to take iron, so this is a good reminder for me!
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hey my friend did you have to put some kind of paint over the tin cover to get your design to look that good
Nope. They just came that way.
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I love this! Your donating blood, and the boxes!
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I never said whose blood I was donating. 
Sorry, it’s an awful joke. But it’s Friday the 13th in October.
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Did you start with the settings you mention? Does the ultra-high LPI result in a more silver finish? I’m going to try one soon, but wondering if the more gold-ish color I got with LPI 675 would be brighter at 1355…
I used an LPI of 270. Since it was a “engraved style” image. I didn’t think I needed much detail. I suppose the color could be cause by getting the metal too hot. Or it could be just the batch of tins.
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Actually, your comment about heat made me wonder if it was from the smoke… I had cleaned with 70% alcohol. 91% alcohol cleaning and it’s all bright and silvery.
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Turns out you can also do it on the Aura. Although I don’t think it’s quite as bright. But this was a first attempt.
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Have you given it a polish with 91% alcohol? That was the big change for me, instant bright
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Yes, I did. That photo doesn’t actually show the full brightness.
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