{"id":318,"date":"2025-04-10T23:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T23:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/?page_id=318"},"modified":"2025-04-10T23:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T23:14:33","slug":"laser-engraving-etching-including-colour-onto-stainless-steel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/?page_id=318","title":{"rendered":"Laser engraving &amp; etching, including colour onto stainless steel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Laser engraving and etching on stainless steel is <strong>super cool<\/strong>\u2014not just for industrial uses, but also for creating stunning artwork, personalised gifts, and high-end branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 Here&#8217;s a cool fact:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can actually <strong>add colour<\/strong> to stainless steel using a laser\u2014<strong>without any dyes or paints<\/strong>. It&#8217;s called <strong>laser annealing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfa8 Laser Color Marking (Annealing)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This process uses <strong>precise heat control<\/strong> to oxidize the surface of the stainless steel. By adjusting the <strong>laser\u2019s speed, frequency, and power<\/strong>, you can make the steel develop <strong>different oxide layers<\/strong>\u2014and those layers <strong>reflect light differently<\/strong>, which is how you get <strong>colours like blue, green, gold, purple<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of it like <strong>controlled rusting<\/strong>, but in an incredibly detailed, artistic, and intentional way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude32 Even cooler:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It\u2019s <strong>permanent<\/strong>, because you\u2019re changing the material itself\u2014not adding ink or coating.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It doesn\u2019t damage the surface or create grooves like deep engraving does.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s great for things like <strong>logos on luxury knives, watch backs, or custom jewelry.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I have spent many hours working out the best colours that work on stainless steel, contact me for more information, and see some of the work we have already done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laser engraving and etching on stainless steel is super cool\u2014not just for industrial uses, but also for creating stunning artwork, personalised gifts, and high-end branding. \ud83d\udd25 Here&#8217;s a cool fact: You can actually add colour to stainless steel using a laser\u2014without any dyes or paints. It&#8217;s called laser annealing. \ud83c\udfa8 Laser Color Marking (Annealing) This&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/?page_id=318\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":263,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-318","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319,"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/318\/revisions\/319"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lockstocklasers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}