Steel engraver
I needed to engrave some steel plates which I can do with a Dremel, but trying to hold a Dremel and trace lines by hand was very frustrating. I also wanted to be able to engrave the same plate over and over again.
I used a machine that did this when I was in the Navy to engrave plaques, so I looked online for one and could only find laser or mechanical CAD machines which were way too much machine for what I needed to do.
I decided to build a replica of the machine I used in the Navy, and here's the results. I had a lot of fun designing and building this fella.
I used a machine that did this when I was in the Navy to engrave plaques, so I looked online for one and could only find laser or mechanical CAD machines which were way too much machine for what I needed to do.
I decided to build a replica of the machine I used in the Navy, and here's the results. I had a lot of fun designing and building this fella.