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Posted: 1/17/2018 5:13:54 PM EDT
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Heres a couple of my electo etched. Agreed,,,,"Not PeRfECt. But, my understanding that none of the factory rollmarks are perfect either. I think they,re "GOOD ENOUGH". Other than this, John Brace,,,forum member does fantastic work. Hes done at least 6 for me. Sorry, bottom pic is probably too small to see. If you need, i will have to take more pics? ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO BLOW THESE UP?
  
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Posted: 1/17/2018 5:44:45 PM EDT
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awesome reply, thank you.
Now full disclosure is I don't feel comfortable etching because my harbor freight battery charger won't give any juice and I don't know why. So I tried with a 9V battery and it took about 15 minutes for barely any depth. I want depth, thus I ask about possible engraving. |
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Posted: 1/17/2018 5:54:24 PM EDT
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All of my "Engraved" ones from BRACEMAN look awesome! But,,,the depth is VERY SHALLOW! I get waaay more depth electro-etching. I am using an old Laptop charger that i cut the end on and attached alligator clips. I think it is 13 Volts DC. Heck, i sit in front of the TV and do this; probably takes a minute per letter (combined, as i have to do approx 5-10 seconds then let it cool, while i go to another letter, then come back). Good luck with what ever you choose. Remember,,,,,post pics as we all LOVE Pics!
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Posted: 1/17/2018 6:20:53 PM EDT
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Can I see our rig?
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Posted: 1/17/2018 9:44:09 PM EDT
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Heres up close of my most recent. Also, my rig is actually 19 VDC,,,,simple computer charger with some leads attached to it. You dont have to worry bout having a fuse (the charger has a built in circuit breaker) Please excuse poor quality I,m trying to do this with my 55.00 Walmart Cell phone.
   
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Posted: 1/18/2018 12:17:17 AM EDT
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Anyone use LasAR15 for engraving? They seem to have some decent designs. I don’t think they can engrave completed lowers, only 80%.
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Posted: 1/18/2018 12:58:25 AM EDT
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Heres up close of my most recent. Also, my rig is actually 19 VDC,,,,simple computer charger with some leads attached to it. You dont have to worry bout having a fuse (the charger has a built in circuit breaker) Please excuse poor quality I,m trying to do this with my 55.00 Walmart Cell phone.https://i.imgur.com/zDN07Wc.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/D5CdG3I.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/LTSWRzD.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/Y5HNwuK.jpg |
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Posted: 1/18/2018 6:02:32 AM EDT
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Just get some electrical tape (to act as the stencil) use an exacto knife to cut out a design. And, practice on some scrap aluminum. Its very safe. I use approx i cup of distilled white vinegar mixed with approx two tablespoons of kosher salt. You dont want iodized or any flavors or impurities in it. Have fun Maguiver! Oh yeah, i almost forgot, Phil, at dogfightinc has 601stencils you may have to email him, as his web sight no longer advertises the Colt lineup.
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Posted: 1/18/2018 10:54:06 AM EDT
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That came out great...off to ebay to buy charger lol
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Posted: 1/18/2018 11:34:51 AM EDT
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That came out great...off to ebay to buy charger lol |
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Posted: 1/18/2018 6:54:12 PM EDT
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Anyone use LasAR15 for engraving? They seem to have some decent designs. I don’t think they can engrave completed lowers, only 80%. 
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Posted: 1/18/2018 7:20:37 PM EDT
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Yea this is HIGH on my list of things to try!
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Posted: 1/24/2018 10:22:22 PM EDT
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Yeah I want to try this too.
Here is a good detailed video I found. He does the whole side of the mag well at once instead of the q-tip method. Probably doesnt matter which way you do it. Gordog's look good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOMRcqxZe4I&t=4s |
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Posted: 1/25/2018 5:08:50 PM EDT
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Yeah I want to try this too. Here is a good detailed video I found. He does the whole side of the mag well at once instead of the q-tip method. Probably doesnt matter which way you do it. Gordog's look good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOMRcqxZe4I&t=4s
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Posted: 1/26/2018 1:59:48 AM EDT
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Who makes good stencils with various roll marks?
Can you just use a 12v car battery? |
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Posted: 1/26/2018 3:37:24 AM EDT
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Who makes good stencils with various roll marks? Can you just use a 12v car battery? This is the guy that made them for me. I asked him if he could add my name, serial number, and city/ state, in lieu of the Colt markings. He was able to, and even made a couple just for standard 80% lowers. http://www.dogfightink.com/80percentlowersmarkings.html |
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Posted: 1/26/2018 9:17:04 AM EDT
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I just had LasAR15 do this one on an 80% anodized lower. Seems deep enough, I will use alumablack to blacken the engraving. http://i.imgur.com/vam7hZI.jpg |
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