Hand engraving a shape in silver?

[Littlewhitefeathers]

Hi, a customer wants a certain symbol on her silver cuff bracelet. It is a square inside a circle, the square is on its end like a diamond.
Usually I stamp shapes in to the bracelets I make but can't get a stamp like this.

Any suggestions??

[joella]

Hi,
I would think etching would perhaps be the most simple answer to this, unless you're a dab hand at engraving, which I think is a skill that takes quite some time to master - but wiser folk than me will appear shortly with their answers.
Good luck
Sue

[Petal]

Etching would work and be relatively quick and easy to do, of if not how about getting someone to laser the symbol on?

[Dennis]

If it's not too small, it would also be simple to pierce with a saw and layer on, or use as it is.

Alternatively you could make a wire ring, or use a jump ring and insert the square. If small the square could be a slice of square wire or tube. Dennis.

[LydiaNiz]

I'd be going with Dennis on this, but only because I have yet to etch a piece which didn't have some artefacts on it.

[Nick martin]

Or... if you're not after super-crisp edges, you could carve the symbol into a wax and cast it for a more organic look.

Nick

[josef1]

Could you not get some steel tube the right size and use that as a punch ? you dont say how big you need it ?

[Littlewhitefeathers]

Hi, sorry for the delay. The bracelet is 6mm wide so I guess the shape would have to be 4mm max..

[Littlewhitefeathers]

Ideally I wanted to stamp the symbol in to the bracelet... I would consider etching it if someone could advise me on a quick and easy way that doesn't involve buying a lot of materials? I've never etched before..

[enigma]

Just get some square and round steel tube of the appropriate dimensions and stamp it in. :)

[Littlewhitefeathers]

Thanks, any tips on where to buy steel tube?

[josef1]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Body-Piercing-Needle-Receiving-Tube-2G-6G-10G-14G-Surgical-316L-Stainless-Steel-/321906488662?var=510854565839&hash=item4af31f3556:m:mOQAmhqwDJ2ww7IocAxwJcw






http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metric-Key-Steel-Square-Bar-Keyway-4mm-x-100mm-BS4235-4x4-HPC-Gears-/111686396168?hash=item1a01072908:g:Ld0AAOSwpbJVSRL f

you will need to do some cleaning polishing but something like the above links maybe ?

[Littlewhitefeathers]

Thanks, I think I'm gonna have a go at etching it and it that doesn't come out well, get the steel tube!