Metal Marker

gelandangan · Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:35 am Post subject: Metal Marker

Gday guys,

Just finished developing an Elektro etching system
Works good.

Here is the test board for it

here is the test result

will begin production run tomorrow and start shipping systems out by end of October.
Already have a few "tentative" orders on the knife forums.
Wish me luck, I am selling these system at pretty low cost.

slimjim · Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:09 am Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

gelandangan, no sure you need luck. It looks pretty snazzy! Keep us posted with your developments.

gelandangan · Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

LOL, thanks for the vote of confidence Slim.
I am ordering the board made today.

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5947

Looks good!

Dimitri

Vince · Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

Gelan...your ideas and gizmos never cease to amaze me mate. There is a market out there for something like this, all you need do is tap into it and start selling.

Make sure you patent it mate...unscrupulous people will find a use for it and rip you off mate.

gelandangan · Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:57 pm Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

LOL the idea was developed in 1850!!!
The very first photograph is actually done in similar manner.

I am just a copier here mate.

Vince · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:21 am Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

Maybe...but you have improved upon the idea substantially mate.

Elvis · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:17 am Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

you done it again...how you come up with these thing is beyond me. keep up the great work mate.

tikkat3 · Super Member Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 800

Your a legend Gelandangan
Hope you sell millions of them.

gelandangan · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:04 am Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

Thanks guys..

I think I want to try to mark subsonic brass to make sure I did not use the wrong ones.
Or to mark different loads eg hunting vs target etc.

Have not tried this yet, but will do soon as I finished organizing the production.

Aloysius · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:22 am Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

Geland, I mailed it to a few knife-making friends and one already asked for a quotation. But now I have a question: what's the difference between "simple" and "lux"? (I already know the price-difference Smile

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gelandangan · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

Thanks Aloy, I am glad they are wanted..

Main difference would be the firmware, an thus to that extend, the main processor memory size and speed.

The higher priced one would have provision to store up to 40 different settings for depth, shade and pulsed DC, thus ensuring even, identical and professional looking repeatable etches.
It also comes with a few extras such as beeper for audio cue, foot or hand activated etch, etc.. I am piling it up as I thought it.
It also come ready to use, in machined boxes, the cheaper one would come as a board, requiring to be installed into a box.

Suzanne · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

That looks so good!!! You could market that to medical and dental practices for identifying their instruments. In some practices each person has their own set of instruments identified by using colored tape, but when you sterilize them you have to remove the tape or it'll melt. This would be great for that, and doctors seem to suck up any new-fangled innovations to speed up or simplify the work.

gelandangan · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

Suzanne wrote:

That looks so good!!! You could market that to medical and dental practices for identifying their instruments. In some practices each person has their own set of instruments identified by using colored tape, but when you sterilize them you have to remove the tape or it'll melt. This would be great for that, and doctors seem to suck up any new-fangled innovations to speed up or simplify the work.

Thats a great idea Suz..
Will talk about it to a surgeon I know.

Thanks for the idea.

gelandangan · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:19 am Post subject: Re: Metal Marker

Today, I got on the mail

A bunch of PCB and components

So, built one up to make sure all is good..

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Tested.. works great!!