Brilliant tool, the parser.

bushidomosquito · **on:** July 23, 2012, 06:00:21 AM

I was blown away when I ran across this today since I've been thinking about shield inlay into G10 scales. The problem I've been having is that I want to pop the stainless shield out of plastic scales and inlay them into G10 scales. This requires a perfect outline of the shield cut out .010" deep into the scale. How do I do that quickly enough that I don't have to charge $50 just for the time it takes to perfectly engrave the inlay recess by hand?

The parser,

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?60000-playing-with-a-parser

How did I not think of this? I love wacky low tech solutions that work well, it's pretty much how I do everything I do.

enki_ck · **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2012, 06:13:29 AM

this could be useful. But it lesves you with the space around the cross to be filled in. Have you thought about making a stamp and burning it in the G10, micarta, wood, ... You could leave it a si of inlay the vic stamp into the burned out groove.

bushidomosquito · **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2012, 06:24:25 AM

I don't like the idea of burning G10. I saw laser burnt G10 when Metro sent me the laser cut G10 for the hammer Charge scales and it wasn't pretty. The burn goes deep and lots of material has to be taken off to clean off the browned part which kind of defeats the purpose.

enki_ck · **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2012, 06:32:37 AM

I wasn't thinking laser, more like brass tips for a soldering iron. I have a few that screw into a tip of the soldering iron. The burn depth depends on the pressure you use. Here's one I did on a pair of wooden scales.

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh627/enki_ck/SAK/P7180041.jpg

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit but I thought you might like the idea.

Metropolicity · **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2012, 06:26:31 PM

The burning wouldn't only work on coloured G10 anyways

It's neat but the effort needed to clean up the damn thing after the laser isn't worth it.

I am wondering what it would be like if those tools had carbide tips on them.

Syph007 · **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2012, 07:44:55 PM

If there was a mini precision router, it would do the job with appropriate template, the problem though is you'd need very tiny bits to get the detail in the corners. A dremel router station is no where near accurate for depth control.

I dont know G10 as a material, but does it melt? If those little shields were heated up would they press into the material?

tattoosteve99 · **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2012, 07:49:42 PM

Maybe take it to someone who does custom engraving on jewelry could etch it in? Then all that is left is to attach it.

enki_ck · **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2012, 08:07:19 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on July 23, 2012, 06:32:37 AM

I wasn't thinking laser, more like brass tips for a soldering iron. I have a few that screw into a tip of the soldering iron. The burn depth depends on the pressure you use. Here's one I did on a pair of wooden scales.

http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh627/enki_ck/SAK/P7180041.jpg

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit but I thought you might like the idea.

Here are the soldering iron tips I use.

I found a company that does custom CNC branding irons but they are kind of expensive.
http://www.cnccreations.com.au/brandingirons.php

Sidhartha · **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2012, 09:06:52 PM

i used a carbide cutter and dremel, it is not perfect but it worked well

btw it is bufalo horn

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