Place this printed image on the metal surface, with the design facing the metal.

How to hand engrave metal. Using a pair of dividers with one leg off the edge of the metal, or a ruler and a scriber, you can scribe parallel lines on which to practice engraving. It’s an unnerving task that would have most people. Place the metal piece in the engraving area.

The design must be now on the tape. Use a dremel tool to create a design on the surface. It was learning lettering day after day.

Let the lacquer dry, and use a grinder to create a mirror finish. Draw or stamp your initial design. Cover the surface with a thin layer of lacquer.

Stick the tape over the area you have. Then, place a cloth dampened with acetone over the print. A graver is usually made of steel or another alloy that is harder than the metal being engraved,.

There are master engravers, and then there are master engravers that are entrusted to carve on $100,000 family heirlooms. Finally, apply the last coat and wait for 15 minutes. The art of hand engraving can be described as the process in which a hardened, shaped, and sharpened piece of steel, called a 'graver', is pushed through.

Cover it with a scotch tape, rub thoroughly using a burnisher or your own fingernail, and then lift up the tape gently. Take a metal or jewellery engraving blank in the shape of the piece you are designing. In the picture you can see the different things i tried to engrave stainless steel.