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Views on Thermark, Cermark, Trodat laser engraving?
Any views on which brand is most suitable for laser engraving onto stainless steel – seems like the same product?
Have no response from Trodat at all – have also enquired about Alumamark (laser markeable aluminium) and left email and phone messages… they seem to have it all now ??
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We use CerMark for marking onto metal when we do laser demos, what wattage laser do you have as this will have a bearing on whether it can be used or not, 40w or higher would be most suitable.
Nigel
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Thanks your reply, glad to have found a stockist.
We have 25W CO2 laser and from (American) pages that should be OK. -
25W is perfect , the key to using these products is the coating , the best is to thin it down with alcohol and use a paasche or similar spray gun and put down a thin and even layer.
Experiment with your settings , but a rule of thumb is 100% power and speed at the wattage of your laser (25%)
Do NOT overpower the stuff , the speed/power settings are critical for a good bond.
There are alternatives to cermark , some folk use plain plaster of paris and other "formulations" for metal marking
sawmillcreek.org has a great laser section , lots of info there.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/forumdispla … vers-Forum
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