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Lord Sephington
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hey guys, im looking for some advice on what is best to do to etch/engrave the design i have put in the picture on my side panel.

 

what would be best method to make the design as i want it to kind of pick up the red led's that shine in my case? (silverstone redline RL05)

 

Im good at freehand drawing but this will be my 1st time attempting to do a design on acrylic and i dont want to mess it up and ruin the side panel, if you have any pointers/suggestions please let me know :)

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I don't know too much about etching/engraving, but I would use something like a wet-erase marker to draw the design on the case before etching/engraving it.

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On 4/24/2019 at 11:49 AM, Lord Sephington said:

hey guys, im looking for some advice on what is best to do to etch/engrave the design i have put in the picture on my side panel.

 

what would be best method to make the design as i want it to kind of pick up the red led's that shine in my case? (silverstone redline RL05)

 

Im good at freehand drawing but this will be my 1st time attempting to do a design on acrylic and i dont want to mess it up and ruin the side panel, if you have any pointers/suggestions please let me know :)

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If you have a signage shop or plastic supplier you can see if they can laser etch it for you. An alternative would be to get a vinyl stencil made to then profile/etch the surface of the acrylic in that shape.

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2 hours ago, W-L said:

If you have a signage shop or plastic supplier you can see if they can laser etch it for you. An alternative would be to get a vinyl stencil made to then profile/etch the surface of the acrylic in that shape.

I have looked into a signage shop and custom vinyl stickers but both option for me cost as much as the case alone (£55+)

 

I will look into trying to make my own vinyl stencil from the outline and etch it myself, thank you for the suggestion :) 

When a man lies he murders some part of the world 
These are the pale deaths 
Which men miscall their lives 
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer 
Cannot the kingdom of salvation 
Take me home

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