DIY: Logo transfer / etching on Knife
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- 1.
to transfer a logo to a knifeblade you need a laser printer!
inkjet dont work for this!
and not every paper works. try different typ of paper.
best results for me was with very thin and shiny paper from this book.
2.
just place the logo on the blade and use some aceton with good pressure. watch out to dont let the paper move. (it has to be as wet as possible) than just let it dry for a minute.
3.
remove the paper very carefully with clear water. all parts of the logo have to be clean and free from paper.
4.
cover the parts of the blade that you dont wont to etch with some tape.
5.
etch with saltwater.
(search on youtube for videos about it, there are enough)
6.
clean up with aceton.
Finally... someone who provided information on DETAILED work. This was so much more effective, clean, and detailed than most other DIY etchings.
thank you for watching!
cheers
just to be clear: use a good coated paper to laser print on, like from a magazine,
at 0.14 we see laser printed on magazine paper - I thought it was From the mag-- mag paper is clear coated for shininess,
at 0.30 we see soak with acetone -- that resets the ink off the paper and onto the metal,
at 1.19 wash paper off with water, ?? is that immediate or wait till it drys? -- let paper get soaked, gently roll off the fibers,
at 2.41 .mask off with box tape/ packing tape, -- not masking tape as it is paper based and packing tape is plastic sheet.
electro etch with a solution and wash off with acetone,
= easy way to get very tiny and sharp detail in etch.
thanks Geko
VERY VERY VERY helpful, Karl!
Thanks - I was confused at first too about the printing, and wondering what he meant when he said you needed a laser printer! (And was wondering why that magazine/catalog has a bunch of biohazard-like logos all in a row!)
AND I was confused about the liquid - "why is he putting water on it with one pad, then putting it in water....!?!?!"
THANKS for the explanations!
My one suggestion, too: try this on a piece of scrap steel, preferably the same type as your knife, FIRST.
So I do have to use a laser printer? Because I don't have any type of printer. Or can I use a cutout of a magazine?
Karl Jolley are u sure it was acetone? Not being critical I just didn't see (when he was getting the image off the map and onto the knife)
This may be a silly question, does the logo need to be printed in reverse? black outline with white letters/symbols?
Wade Smith probably, because stamping programs automatically flip the end file to be a mirror image, so that when you stamp it it reverses again. I just did a photo transfer project too and couldn’t use anything with text because my end product would make it unreadable.
The etching of the knife is oxidation of the iron atoms off the knife making them ions. Cool thing to do is before taking off the tape, reverse polarities on the knife and cotton swab (switch red and black clamps). Then go over the etch again and you will permanently blacken it as you reduce the iron ions back to an oxide inside the etch you just made. I've done this and it works great.
Thanks a lot, been struggling with my iron to transfer the image for hours, this worked like a charm. Thumbs up
+Kuekuatsu Mata
thank you, buddy.
always nice to get some response from other people.
have a nice day,
geko
Nice video! The music is "Hernan nieto - holly" btw
μπράβο φίλε ο καλύτερος τρόπος που είδα μέχρι τώρα👍
Geko your works getting better the more vids i see great stuff as always :)
Can't wait to try just the transfer method of the resist to the metal. Been using an iron and aaargh - such iffy results. THEN I'm gonna up the ante and learn what you're doing with the battery terminals/alligator clips since that seems to work like "poof"
Genial einfach, einfach Genial!
Du bist der Bester mein Digger :)
HippelU76
lol, DANKE
Very interesting. A few things I dont understand:In step 3 you state all parts of the logo has to be clean and free of paper. After cleaning there is a blueish square surrounding the logo. In step 4 you don't cover this square with tape.In step 5 you include this square when etching but only the logo comes out etched. Why isn't the whole square etched?I have not tried this yet but plan to do it soon.Greetings from South Africa
Hey, Sidney! Did you ever get this sorted out? Regards. Mike from SA (Pretoria)
How is it that rubbing the acetone in like that doesn't cause both sides of the paper to wind up imprinted on the blade?
First of all thank you for the video,the transfer process works beautifully but when i start etching it, the ink comes out, any suggestion?
chlorine tester is hydrochloric acid, works for etching.
What is the music track? Gets me in the mood to get shit done! Thanks!
didn't see the info in the description , thanks for the great video
+cenexes 12
have a nice day,
geko
Absolutely awesome!
great video, have see this done before but always seemed a lot harder to do than that.
Will ahve to give it a go.
+brandtAU
i´m happy to hear that you like it.
give it a try and let me know how it turned out.
cheers, geko
I got to try this since I'm not good at drawing.
Was that something that you just cut out of a magazine and not on transfer paper or anything like that, if so that works great.?
Damn it bro, you're good, really good!!!
Thanks!!!
+Fred Creole Native
thank you for the comment.
have a nice day.
you mention in the comment are etch with solution???? what kind ?? acetone ?? vinager???.
I found it ,just have to click on more.. confusing if you don't know, were to click.
I found this a couple of weeks ago, didn't comment on it at the time but went ahead and tried it out. I had a few issues with speckling around the mark but noticed that if I let it dry completely after I remove the paper backing with water it works very well especially with smaller and finer markings. I wanted to thank you for this and also let you know I am spreading the word. I saw another video of someone using the iron method (which I was using initially) and posted a link to your video. Here is his link; ua-cam.com/video/dIPYvfIQ8ug/v-deo.html and that person will try your method! Honestly you gotta love the Internet, thanks again Geko !!!
+Andrew Vautour
i´m happy to hear that it works for you.
cheers, buddy.
I'm not able to transfer the ink to the metal. the paper that I'm using is a bit thick than magazine paper, it is glossy though. it is laser printed, and I'm using acetone. Could you help me out please? :)
+Rayhan Ali
try different papers.
be sure to use enough acetone. it has to be very wet.
does it dont work at all? or is the result not good enough?
cheers,geko
+Geko on Crete I'm using a lot of acetone. the problem is with the paper but i can't get a printout on thin glossy magazine paper. would thick, photograph paper work? i don't have a printer at home, so it takes time to try different papers. sometimes it does work but the quality isn't good enough
+Rayhan Ali I have found that using sticker or label paper works the best. Get some labels paper, the kind normally used for say sticking on envelopes for addressing. Peel off all the labels and print your image on the shiny side. The back of the sheet will be paper and the side you are printing on will be the glossy. This way you can soak the paper side and it will transfer well to the image. Hope this helps and as Geko on Crete stated, you must really saturate the paper so it soaks all the way through. And again thank you Geko on Crete for the information, really helped me :)
I every time I try this, my ink flakes off. Any advice?
I see a whole lot of video [well 4 minutes] and hear some real funky music but what are you doing? What is that clear wet stuff?
Before you masked off the design, there was the logo encased in a box. The logo is the printer ink, what is the box? Remaining material from the shiny paper? I'm trying to figure out why the logo etched, but the box around it didn't.
the "box" is the printer ink. the logo is just shiny metal. the etching efects just the places that are not covered from the ink.
Ah, that's quite obvious now that I think about it.. duh ;) Thank you!
hi. very nice etching!!! can you tell me how many volts and ampers are you using???????
Hello! Quick question...... What exactly did you get your logo from, was it just printed on to that shiny paper? Or was it a stencil like most people like do....... Thanks so much, i look forward to your response! :)
hey, its printed with a laserprinter.
cheers, geko
Did not find any information with regard to the use of the liquid . Does this require power supply. Nothing is known.
Bonsoir, je fabrique des couteaux et votre technique m'intéresse beaucoup ! Je contrôle l'électrolyse mais votre stencil me pose des problèmes ! Pouvez vous me renseigner s'il vous plait ? Cordialement
Cool, but no info on the liquids that are being. used.or the paper.Are we supposed to guess?
maybe you just need to read the discription.
cheers, geko
So what does the actual "stencil" consists of, toner?
Nice technique, tnx for sharing...
JF- Knives
thanks, buddy.
Hallo from Greece.Due to my bad english i did not underst.What kind of printer inkjet or laser.Thank you dear.
do you let the ink dry after printing or place it immediately on the knife?
Does this mean you rely on the carbon content of the ink from the magazine picture to conduct electricity and electrically etch the steel? If indeed this is so and it really works then this is really clever. Would probably not work for any other non-carbon coloured ink.
Nope, the laser toner is basically just micro particles of black plastic, fused together and onto the paper to form the image. When the toner image gets transferred off the paper to the metal, it acts as a stencil 'resist', so all that black surround on the design was actually _protecting_ the metal from the etch.
Nice
Can you tell me what song/composer is used? Thank you! Awesome video
It dosnt say what chemical there using in all the steps. I mean it can’t be just water
Came for the knowledge,stayed for the music.
happy that you like it. cheers
Επππ το περιοδικό που εκτυπώσεις έχει Ελληνικά γράμματα ....βρε συ Έλληνας είσαι με μπερδέψεις.Ο εκτυπωτές είναι laser ή inkjet? Ευχαριστώ ας ον Κιλκίς.
Que tipo de ácido es para que lo marque el acero
What did you rub on the magazine paper to get the image to transfer?
My exact thoughts
What kind of steel do you use
Very cool thank you
I wouldn't try this with a large logo especially without additional precautions and measures, as it is very difficult if not impossible to keep the image in place to even transfer the damned toner in the correct configuration.
Να σε ρωτησω κατι. Συγνωμη που γραφω στα ελληνικα αλλα δεν ξερω καλα αγγλικα. Ακολουθησα ολη τη διαδικασια που δειχνεις στο βιντεο με αρκετη επιτυχια. Και λεω αρκετη γιατι εκτος απο το λογοτυπο που χαραχτηκε στο μαχαιρι εγιναν και καποιες κουκκιδες γυρω απο το λογοτυπο. το μελανι μπηκε σωστα πανω στη λαμα. Το τσεκαρα. Τι αλλο λαθος μπορει να εχω κανει για να μην το επαναλαβω στο επομενο μαχαιρι; σε ευχαριστω.
ή το χαρτί σου είχε πόρους ή το τόνερ του εκτυπωτή σου ήταν στα τελειώματα και δεν έριχνε σωστή ποσότητα
Dear Geko from step 1 to step 3 could you please show us the chem used many thanks 👍🏻
2.
just place the logo on the blade and use some aceton with good pressure. watch out to dont let the paper move. (it has to be as wet as possible) than just let it dry for a minute.
3.
remove the paper very carefully with clear water. all parts of the logo have to be clean and free from paper.
Geko on Crete
Thank you for the reply 👍🏻
Been better if you would have talked through the process instead of playing music.
Kiridashi...
El paso 2 qué es pegamento? agua? qué es?
Nice music !
i have no idea what just happened? zero info...why would it just come out like you want out of a mag.why did the , forget it.
did you read the description?
have a nice day,
geko
Какую бумагу используите ?
where did you get the self stick logos at
+cenexes 12
lol, duuuuude.
watch the video again and read the description.
have a nice day,
geko
WHAT WERE THE TRANSFER CHEMICALS YOU USED?
there are 2 ways to get the answer you need my friend.
1. use the word "please"
2. read the description.
have a nice weekend,
geko
@@gekooncrete2183 Ha ha. I agree with you. Manners are a lost art these days.
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So what are you using? Water? Acid? Some other chemical? Cool technique, really bad directions.
You can use salt water and a 9 volt battery to blacken steel like this. The demonstration above is getting the cool design instead of a qtip design.
I don't really get the solutions that you used in the video
sorry my friend. i dont understand the question.
cheers, geko
Those liquid solutions into which you dabbed the earbud
thats saltwater. (in the video description NR.5)
Geko on Crete And... what was that thing you applied to help the logo sick onto the blade? And I suppose that liquid material in which you rubbed off the paper was water... right?
plese read the description.
cheers, geko
Bravo
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
no idea what's going on
Having a hard time getting it to stick to the metal. Using stainless. Cleaned it sanded it. Still not staying stuck any suggestions
+redrumm101
hi,
did you tryed different pappers? is your printer a laser printer? do you let the aceton dry long enough? you using enough aceton? you use enogh pressure? you are sure that the paper is not moving while you apply pressure?
cheers, geko
+Geko on Crete I have tryed different papers. It is a laser printer. Dry long enough maybe not. Using a good bit of acetone. Sometimes too much pressure cause the logo looks squished so i am assuming the paper may be moving. Thank you for the tips. I will try again. tonight. Great Vid
+redrumm101
its strange. really dont understand why it dont work.
much people on the knifeforum using it with great success.
wish you luck.
I thought so too. I am going to go thru some more of my magazines and get some more paper. Can it dry too long. I may let it sit for an hour to make sure. I know acetone evaporates very quickly, I did the version with regular paper and box tape and an iron. Worked pretty good. Heating my surface is not the route i want to go though.
or get nailpolish and Fe(III)Cl?
+Quint Peters
that works too. but you will not be able to get small fine lines that clean.
just try both ways .
cheers, geko
Amazingy
thanks bro!
mupai nahi hoa
I am trying
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god damn house music... never found a genre that produces greater blueballs than house music...
Παλιά καλή τεχνική φασαρία μεν πάντα με αποτέλεσμα δε . Το KIRIDASHI από τι μέταλλο το έφτιαξες ???? Κούκλα είναι
Super!!!)))))) Ich bin erste
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@@user-hk9st6cy6q اخي يجب ان يكون الماء مالح جدا مثلا ان تضع ملعقتين في كأس الماء
وفقك الله..
@@عليبجاري حسناً. لقد فهمت
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That music sucks
cCc
Idiotische Musik.....
I dunno why but it just seems so fitting that a greek would choose this soundtrack to score this video