Quality Craftsmanship. Beautiful job, you should be proud. It's nice to see someone with Electronics knowledge build something that looks so nice instead of alot of the junk I see other build out of 2x4 wood, rubber bands, and duct tape......Thumbs up bro! 👍
Only thing i have to bitch about, would be those main voltage connections. Heat shrink is kinda ok, but it does not replace wire insulation, i mean check how much thicker the original is to shrink. Those solder main joints are bit hazardous as if enough amps run trough wires will heat up and solder joints might unsolder. With out mechanical holding those can move, cause sparks and eventually fire. Solder is meant to improve connection, not replace mechanical joint in high voltage applications. Wago connector would have been thing to use or "sugar cube".. heck even shitty wire nut. Also copper was left to be seen witch is big no no (following my local codes). Still nice build and this is rather safe as its not used unattended.
Amazing video as always your projects are cool and i like every single one of them but i got a few tips if you like some positive feedback. 1) Clean up the iron tip and use flux for better joints 2) Calibrate your CR-10 so you dont get over extrusion.
Thank you Chris! :) sure! I know the print wasn't looking very clean, blame the filament. I made the mistake to buy the cheapest I could find.. It's so inconsistent I can't get clean prints with it. Oh well.. lesson learned! xD
I built it over the last few days and it works perfectly well. You are awesome, man, just saved me 400 bucks - Grazie mille, maestro! A brother P-Touch with a stencil tape gives excellent stencils by the way - not my idea, learned it on the web but tested it and it's a thrill. Oh and by the way: Nail polish is for artists - I am too dumb for that xD
so u havent had any issues with the brother p touch? I guess I gotta give it a try cuz I've been looking for a machine that prints stencils (I'm a knife maker)
@@SF45818 I can recommend it being a knive maker myself. I have read before that people had issues with the stencils but for me it works perfectly well. Gotta play around with the salt water solution a bit but for me it does the trick well now. I am using a lot of salt and keep mixing it in until no more salt dissolves. The only real issue is that you are limited when it comes to the fonts and I can't do any logos. The font "stencil" looks good to me, give it a try. Getting the right tape might be an issue as well but for me that first one I bought still works because I don't do much etching. And be supercareful when masking everything around the area you want to etch since a mistake here already gave me some nice hours of additional handsanding once. Good luck mate
@@RB-xc9vh thanks, I have one last question, do u use the software on the computer? Can u move the letters on top of each other? My logo would be a overlapping S and F so would that work somehow?
@@SF45818 no sorry, I don't have that option since I am not on a computer but just use the device itself for typing. So all I can do it letters next to each other with this thing. Maybe there are better devices in the market that can do this but I sadly don't have one. It's really the budget option. Some guys on the internet offer stencil making for relatively good money like 15-30 bucks for a block of them. Maybe should give that a try and someone can send you a bunch of stencils - would be a lot cheaper than buying the brother device if you're only in need of the logo for every knife. If you want to add a serial number or something like that you could combine both solutions. Lot's of success with it. :)
I'd like to do a similar project but I don't own any 3D printer and my knowledge of electronics is next to zero and everytime I tried to fix something related to electronics it failed miserably! Like this one time I blew up a condo like a toxic smoke grenade and my house my full of smoke and I had to open hhe windows in the middle of winter. x) Anyway nice project, electro-etching really is appealing and beautiful! Thanks for the video!
Your Italian accent really came through on the "feels heavy" part. 😁 You sounded like the Italians in movies. Normally you don't have that much of accent. I just get a kick out of all the different accents people have. They are cool.
I like the tool very much. You can make it a bit safer by wiring one side of your transformer output to the protective earth pin of the mains input connector. That way if the transformer ever shorts you don't get electrocuted. I admit there's a slim chance of that ever happening, but it is a good practice unless you must have a floating output and you'd only need that if you wanted to work on some equipment while it was plugged into the mains.
Power supplies (PCs, laptops) typically have negative output tied to protective earth. If the transformer shorts and secondary winding gets connected to the mains, the differential breaker (FID, RCB, whatever it's called in Italy) in your electrical panel should sense it and kill the power immediately. If you don't have it then it's a bit more complicated - a short in small transformer will probably not be able to trip even a 6A breaker before it melts and you probably have 10A or 16A breakers for power outlets. Short will cause a lot of current to flow from mains, through the primary into the secondary and finally into your protective earth. If you're lucky, primary will melt first and you live. If secondary melts first and the mains remain connected to one of its outputs, chances are it's gonna be the output that is not earthed (as earthed one was probably drawing more current) so you might have a dangerous voltage on the output. The wall transformer you started with didn't even have protective earth plug, because normally you wouldn't be touching it's terminals so the risk was low. Your tool uses salty water on the part that you handle and that changes the risk factor a bit :)
3D printers are so cool. You still have to program them. They can’t read your mind, at least not yet. I always wonder if it’s as easy as people make it look.
Can't get more enjoyable than this, laser etch is cool but this is different, small, very fun, easy maintenance Also I should get my hands on those wire strippers You should put some extra Amazon links for those :)
Thanks again my friend :) That wire stripper style is the best one I ever tried! Yeah man I really should xD Its something I keep postponing. Don't ask me why! lol
Instead of salt water it will be better you use original electrolytes made for electrochemic etching that can be bought as accessory for this machines .In my opinion it's not good to use salt water as electrolyte because it makes steel epecially high carbon steel more corrosive:).
This video is a divine gift, exactly what I was looking for! A friend of mine has a 3D Printer, would it be possible for you to share/upload the case model you made here? That would be absolutely awesome :D
He has a voice! Lol. Great video, very cool project and very informative,though I will say you’re a bit more comfortable with electrical mods than I am.
I love this, and will build one based on this, but why the extra power switch? Why not have power on the single three way switch, with off being center?
Thanks! Etching removes material from the surface, it makes a groove where the metal is exposed. Marking converts the surface of the steel into carbon so that it looks black, it's like a patina :)
Could this theoretically be used to make a hot knife? So attach both positive and negative to x-acto knife (covered to prevent shock/burn)? It’d be nice to have a two-in-one device!
The car battery would etch well, but is not be able to mark, or darken the etch, because of the lack of AC. But good results can be obtained nonetheless...
Thanks! The etching remove materials so it's as durable as the steel, the marking on the other hand it's just a patina, you can't take it off with the finger but it can be scratched :)
Hey guy😎, question: can you use card board to use for the stencil? Hit me back please. To let me know.im just wondering. Very nice work in explaining it good job. Keep up the good work up and videos. I really enjoy them.
Watch this video too if you want to make it:
ruclips.net/video/d0fSUWoGV2s/видео.html
Quality Craftsmanship. Beautiful job, you should be proud. It's nice to see someone with Electronics knowledge build something that looks so nice instead of alot of the junk I see other build out of 2x4 wood, rubber bands, and duct tape......Thumbs up bro! 👍
Only thing i have to bitch about, would be those main voltage connections. Heat shrink is kinda ok, but it does not replace wire insulation, i mean check how much thicker the original is to shrink. Those solder main joints are bit hazardous as if enough amps run trough wires will heat up and solder joints might unsolder. With out mechanical holding those can move, cause sparks and eventually fire. Solder is meant to improve connection, not replace mechanical joint in high voltage applications. Wago connector would have been thing to use or "sugar cube".. heck even shitty wire nut. Also copper was left to be seen witch is big no no (following my local codes).
Still nice build and this is rather safe as its not used unattended.
Thanks Bill!! :)
Amazing video as always your projects are cool and i like every single one of them but i got a few tips if you like some positive feedback. 1) Clean up the iron tip and use flux for better joints 2) Calibrate your CR-10 so you dont get over extrusion.
Thank you Chris! :) sure! I know the print wasn't looking very clean, blame the filament. I made the mistake to buy the cheapest I could find.. It's so inconsistent I can't get clean prints with it. Oh well.. lesson learned! xD
Your creativity never ceases to amaze me!
Thank you!! :) Too kind :)
That's why I love your content mate! You just make everything so simple and clean!
Thanks a lot man :) Appreciated :)
I really like this device! Good job brother :)
Thank you my friend :) :)
Hi! I'd like to have one of that... Do you sell? Ps: really nice work!!
I built it over the last few days and it works perfectly well. You are awesome, man, just saved me 400 bucks - Grazie mille, maestro! A brother P-Touch with a stencil tape gives excellent stencils by the way - not my idea, learned it on the web but tested it and it's a thrill. Oh and by the way: Nail polish is for artists - I am too dumb for that xD
so u havent had any issues with the brother p touch? I guess I gotta give it a try cuz I've been looking for a machine that prints stencils (I'm a knife maker)
@@SF45818 I can recommend it being a knive maker myself. I have read before that people had issues with the stencils but for me it works perfectly well. Gotta play around with the salt water solution a bit but for me it does the trick well now. I am using a lot of salt and keep mixing it in until no more salt dissolves. The only real issue is that you are limited when it comes to the fonts and I can't do any logos. The font "stencil" looks good to me, give it a try. Getting the right tape might be an issue as well but for me that first one I bought still works because I don't do much etching. And be supercareful when masking everything around the area you want to etch since a mistake here already gave me some nice hours of additional handsanding once. Good luck mate
@@RB-xc9vh thanks, I have one last question, do u use the software on the computer? Can u move the letters on top of each other? My logo would be a overlapping S and F so would that work somehow?
@@SF45818 no sorry, I don't have that option since I am not on a computer but just use the device itself for typing. So all I can do it letters next to each other with this thing. Maybe there are better devices in the market that can do this but I sadly don't have one. It's really the budget option. Some guys on the internet offer stencil making for relatively good money like 15-30 bucks for a block of them. Maybe should give that a try and someone can send you a bunch of stencils - would be a lot cheaper than buying the brother device if you're only in need of the logo for every knife. If you want to add a serial number or something like that you could combine both solutions. Lot's of success with it. :)
@@RB-xc9vh thanks man, yea I've looked into people making stencils but couldn't find anything cheap in europe, any ideas?
I'd like to do a similar project but I don't own any 3D printer and my knowledge of electronics is next to zero and everytime I tried to fix something related to electronics it failed miserably! Like this one time I blew up a condo like a toxic smoke grenade and my house my full of smoke and I had to open hhe windows in the middle of winter. x)
Anyway nice project, electro-etching really is appealing and beautiful! Thanks for the video!
ألف شكر وتقدير لك على مجهوداتك التي تقدمها لنا وتستحق التقييم إبداع وتميز دائما كما عهدناك في قناتك الرائعة.
Finalmente! Grazie stavo aspettando qualcuno che lo costruisse da anni
Haha! :'D Grazie a te
Your Italian accent really came through on the "feels heavy" part. 😁 You sounded like the Italians in movies. Normally you don't have that much of accent. I just get a kick out of all the different accents people have. They are cool.
That's awesome!! The marks look really cool
Thank you again brother :) :)
I like the tool very much. You can make it a bit safer by wiring one side of your transformer output to the protective earth pin of the mains input connector. That way if the transformer ever shorts you don't get electrocuted. I admit there's a slim chance of that ever happening, but it is a good practice unless you must have a floating output and you'd only need that if you wanted to work on some equipment while it was plugged into the mains.
Thank you Vedran! Would that really work? I guess I'll try :')
Power supplies (PCs, laptops) typically have negative output tied to protective earth. If the transformer shorts and secondary winding gets connected to the mains, the differential breaker (FID, RCB, whatever it's called in Italy) in your electrical panel should sense it and kill the power immediately. If you don't have it then it's a bit more complicated - a short in small transformer will probably not be able to trip even a 6A breaker before it melts and you probably have 10A or 16A breakers for power outlets. Short will cause a lot of current to flow from mains, through the primary into the secondary and finally into your protective earth. If you're lucky, primary will melt first and you live. If secondary melts first and the mains remain connected to one of its outputs, chances are it's gonna be the output that is not earthed (as earthed one was probably drawing more current) so you might have a dangerous voltage on the output.
The wall transformer you started with didn't even have protective earth plug, because normally you wouldn't be touching it's terminals so the risk was low. Your tool uses salty water on the part that you handle and that changes the risk factor a bit :)
3D printers are so cool. You still have to program them. They can’t read your mind, at least not yet. I always wonder if it’s as easy as people make it look.
Great instructions, no time wasted. Thx
What a stunning Idea and great Work. I still love things you do Buddy
Thank you mate! :)
very nice design
Beautiful work.
Thanks!! :)
Fantastico. Sei un genio, hai fatto un lavoro eccezionale
Grazie caro :') Troppo gentile come al solito!
You are the Best BB! Great job
Thank you :)
Can't get more enjoyable than this, laser etch is cool but this is different, small, very fun, easy maintenance
Also I should get my hands on those wire strippers
You should put some extra Amazon links for those :)
Thanks again my friend :) That wire stripper style is the best one I ever tried!
Yeah man I really should xD Its something I keep postponing. Don't ask me why! lol
A good stripper is a fine thing indeed
Absolutely BRILLIANT!!!! Thank you 👍👍👍👍👍
I think I'm going to make this. Great video.
Thank you for sharing this video with us, awsome personalizer and i learn so much of your videos! Keep up the good work!
Thanks!! :) Very kind!
Perfect timing! Just started to collect the parts for mine 😅 great help thanks! 👍🏼
That's great man :) Thank you for watching :)
Cool project
Thanks!! :)
Incredible! Good work!
Thanks Thomas! :)
Brilliant work, as always, my friend. That's an excellent, professional quality device you made there. Well done, and thanks for sharing!
Thank you brother :) :)
Picked up a similar transformer today with an output of 750mA, so it should work out just fine.
Yeah! :) Well done man, keep on making!
Im definitely going to make this for my knives😎👊
That's great man :) :)
Black Beard Projects hey man my instagram just crashed and wont let me in just so you know!
Nice build man very impressive!
Thank you my friend :)
love your work
Thank you man :) :)
Awesome project bro 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks brother :)
Awesome
Thanks!!! :D
you are a smart man
Thanks man :'D
Sure like! Very interesting and useful project.
Thanks!! :D
Great tutorial!!!!!! I only have a 7,5V transformer instead of a 12V. Do you think it will work?
Best regards
Wow! I've got to try this, thanks for sharing!
Instead of salt water it will be better you use original electrolytes made for electrochemic etching that can be bought as accessory for this machines .In my opinion it's not good to use salt water as electrolyte because it makes steel epecially high carbon steel more corrosive:).
Thank you Erik! I didn't knew about this, I will look that up :)
Black Beard Projects You're welcome;).Hope it help.I'm your big fan!!!!
Thanks again man :)
Very very cool
Very nice 👍
Genius bro👍🏼
Thanks man :) Too kind
Outstanding !!!
This is really cool! I will try it for sure...
Thank you my friend :) :)
This video is a divine gift, exactly what I was looking for! A friend of mine has a 3D Printer, would it be possible for you to share/upload the case model you made here? That would be absolutely awesome :D
Ahah! thank you my friend! :) Sure! Contact me in private, I'll send it to you!
Dude, you are a genius! Nice video
Too kind David :') Thanks
Cool as usual my friend 👉🏻
Thanks brother :)
ottimo lavoro!!
Grazie bro :) :)
very nice work GRU))
He has a voice! Lol. Great video, very cool project and very informative,though I will say you’re a bit more comfortable with electrical mods than I am.
Hell yeah I do!! xD Thank you my friend :)
Good video man!
That´s awesome!!!!
Thank you!! :)
That's so cool!
I love your videos man and I wish that you could sell these because I would buy one so fast
I love this, and will build one based on this, but why the extra power switch? Why not have power on the single three way switch, with off being center?
Nice
Thanks brother :) :)
Thanks for the video. This is the build for me....now which power supply to "borrow".
Ahah! :) Thank you Jamie!
Great video.
Nice video!
But I could not understand what material(the blue cloth) you use covering the mark tool?
Peter Johansson felt
Awesome, just wondering what is the difference between "etch" and "mark"?
Check out this video :) ruclips.net/video/d0fSUWoGV2s/видео.html
incredible
Nice 1!!
Thanks!
Hi! Good job. One question: whats the difference between etch and mark? Thanks
Thanks! Etching removes material from the surface, it makes a groove where the metal is exposed. Marking converts the surface of the steel into carbon so that it looks black, it's like a patina :)
Is there anything you can't do sir? well played!
Ahah! Thank you my friend, too kind :)
Could this theoretically be used to make a hot knife? So attach both positive and negative to x-acto knife (covered to prevent shock/burn)? It’d be nice to have a two-in-one device!
Molto bello ed interessante
Grazie!! :)
AWESOME!
Great stuff, I wish I had the equipment to make this. Is it possible to use a car battery charger for the same effect ?
The car battery would etch well, but is not be able to mark, or darken the etch, because of the lack of AC. But good results can be obtained nonetheless...
Hey Brother, love the video! Very detailed and clear. Do you have the 3d print file for the box available anywhere?
Great video! Could you measure current flowing during etching?
Sure! Since the transformer was rated at 1A I guess something around that. I'll let you know :)
Where did you learn all the electric/wiring stuff?
How well do you think it will work on Chrome Vadmium? like wrenches and sockets? Great Video - I MUST GET A 3D PRINTER!
Thank you! I don't know, I will try for the follow up video that's coming soon :) Ahah! :')
That's awesome! now I want to make one. Is the fan just for prolonged use?
Yeah that fan isn't doing much at all as you can see in the video I uploaded yesterday :') Thanks a lot man
Very useful project! But it's a bad idea to connect mains wires with solder.
COMPLIMENTI, fantastico progetto!!
domanda: che proporzione usi per la soluzione del tampone?
Grazie Sergio!!! :) Non saprei, sono andato un pò a caso, tipo 4 cucchiaini in mezzo bicchiere d'acqua :')
um aparelho realmente útil. muito bom.
Great stuff mate. How robust is the etching, can you mark it off with your finger nail??
Thanks! The etching remove materials so it's as durable as the steel, the marking on the other hand it's just a patina, you can't take it off with the finger but it can be scratched :)
Good work, cool stuff... which 3D modelling program did you use?
Thanks!! Here I used Fusion360 from Autodesk. Free for non professional uses :)
GOOD!
Thanks!!
Hey man great work! what kind of 3d printer do you use?
Love this! Do you have the schematics for the enclosure?
Great video! Any chance I can get the STL files for the 3D printed enclosure?
Can you use vinegar and sea salt
Hi Black beard projects, could I get the plans for the 3D box?
Ben did you get the plans?
Nope
Awesome content. Is it possible to get the 3d file for the case?
Sure! Send me a private message where you want and I'll send it :)
Hey guy😎, question: can you use card board to use for the stencil?
Hit me back please. To let me know.im just wondering.
Very nice work in explaining it good job.
Keep up the good work up and videos. I really enjoy them.
Have you ever tried marking copper?
Very nice project. I am lazy. I just use a motorcycle battery tender.
Could you do it all with dc (using a computer atx) or do you necessarily have to have ac and dc?
bel lavoro complimenti per incidere usi sale e aceto miscelati?
Grazie! Sto usando solo acqua salata e sembra funzionare molto bene :)
What is this powered by? I'm guessing a 9 volt battery, but it came from a transformer, s does it plug into a wall-socket? Great video by the way!
It does plug directly into the wall :) Thanks again brother
Hey, do you still have the print files for the box?
would a 15v dc 600ma work for this or it cant be higher than 12v?
what if i used a 8v output instead on a 12v? will it just take more time?
Yeah should work only slower. I tried with a 6v 1.5a and it was still working but very slowly and the etch wasn't that deep :)
i hve a question, whats the difference between etch and mark?
Can you post the STL files or link to where they are shared please. Thank you
Fascinating to watch but useless, I don’t have any of those high tech stuff so I had to stop halfway. Happy for you, more power to you. Adios.
interessante...lo dovrò costruire , che software hai usato per il box e il coperchio? grazie
Fusion 360 di Autodesk! :) Molto buono e gratuito per usi non commerciali
Hey man, what program do you use to program 3d?
I use Fusion 360 from Autodesk :)