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  1. #1
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    Gold Foil laser HELP!

    Hello, im a hobbyist looking for a little help,

    i want to engrave onto some stationary and have the lettering (that i have engraved) be a gold foil, a bit like embossing on a card.

    Is there such a thing that exists? I've seen something where you engrave around the gold foil and peel it off, but i want the letters to have gold fill, the item is too small to use paint to fill in.

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks

    Kezza

  2. #2
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    Gold foil is typically not used on lasers you'd typically use a rotatry or heat stamp device.
    Quote Originally Posted by Kezza View Post
    Hello, im a hobbyist looking for a little help,

    i want to engrave onto some stationary and have the lettering (that i have engraved) be a gold foil, a bit like embossing on a card.

    Is there such a thing that exists? I've seen something where you engrave around the gold foil and peel it off, but i want the letters to have gold fill, the item is too small to use paint to fill in.

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks

    Kezza

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
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    108

    Re: Gold Foil laser HELP!

    Quote Originally Posted by Kezza View Post
    Hello, im a hobbyist looking for a little help,

    i want to engrave onto some stationary and have the lettering (that i have engraved) be a gold foil, a bit like embossing on a card.

    Is there such a thing that exists? I've seen something where you engrave around the gold foil and peel it off, but i want the letters to have gold fill, the item is too small to use paint to fill in.

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks

    Kezza
    To metal use Fiber laser or YAG laser.

  4. #4
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    Re: Gold Foil laser HELP!

    you should buy a laser marking machine, not laser cutter.

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