Many people in the gift, the first time will be associated with jewelry. But the jewelry on the market are similar in style, how can you make the gift you give, stand out in a crowd of jewelry? Engraving on the jewelry packing is a good idea. So if you are interested in jewelry engraving, and do not know much about it, then you must need today’s article to help you broaden the relevant knowledge.
- What are the types of jewelry that can be used for engraving?
In fact, most of the common jewelry on the market today can be used for engraving. Including rings, earrings, brooches, bracelets, and even cufflinks can be used for engraving.
- What kinds of metals can be used for engraving?
There are still quite a few metals that are used to make jewelry on the market today. Some of the more common metal materials include metals such as platinum, yellow gold, white gold, and rose gold. There are also several more rare metals that are able to be used to make jewelry, such as metals like cobalt and tungsten. Each of the metals mentioned above has its own characteristics. The two metals that should be highlighted here are cobalt and tungsten which have a rather special case. They require specialized machines for engraving. While metals like gold and silver can be engraved with a platform engraving tool or a jewelry engraving machine.
- What are the different methods of jewelry engraving?
The two methods of jewelry engraving that are used more often are hand engraving and laser engraving. The difference between hand engraving and laser engraving lies in the fact that hand engraving produces a 3D piece, while laser engraving produces a 2D product.
The tools used for hand engraving can be of many kinds, including the most primitive engraving knives, as well as the more popular jewelry engraving machines. Hand engraving requires a lot from the jewelry craftsman. Generally speaking, jewelry artisans who are able to hand carve jewelry have many years of experience.
Laser engraving is the most advanced technology available for engraving jewelry. To use a strong laser to engrave jewelry you need to do the following.
First, you need to create a specialized file (generally, a vector file) and then upload the completed design to the fiber laser.
Then, the raw materials of jewelry to be engraved are placed inside the laser engraving machine, and the corresponding laser engraving intensity is different for different metals. Therefore, the laser intensity needs to be set according to the characteristics of the metal and the actual engraving area of the metal.
The strong laser beam will then be finally focused on the surface of the jewelry through a series of projections. The laser will hit the surface of the metal according to the designed parameters, and the metal will evaporate where it is hit, eventually creating the engraved pattern.
After the pattern engraving is complete, the final step is to polish the jewelry. Although laser engraving is very accurate, the final product will still have some small burrs. This will require subsequent re-processing.
- How do I choose a method of jewelry engraving?
If you are repeatedly torn between hand engraving and jewelry engraving, you need to analyze the pattern you want to engrave. The main thing you need to know is what is the complexity of the pattern you want to engrave. Laser engraving is more suitable for engraving some more complicated patterns. And hand engraving is able to engrave some 3D jewelry styles.
Another factor that you need to consider is the time spent in the process of engraving. The time consumed in laser engraving is shorter compared to the time consumed in hand engraving. But the monetary cost consumed by the laser engraving technique is definitely higher.
- Does engraved jewelry depreciate in value?
Most of the engraving done on jewelry is related to the wearer of the jewelry. To some extent, engraving on jewelry can add to the sentimental value of the jewelry itself for the wearer. However, if you are subsequently going to sell the jewelry that you have engraved, it may have an impact on the price at which it is sold.
- Can engravings be removed from jewelry?
Metal engravings can be eliminated, and you can get a jeweler to eliminate engravings on metal. A professional jeweler will use specialized laser welding equipment to fill the metal engraving pattern with the appropriate metal material. The filled parts are then polished at the end. Try to return the jewelry to its original look.
- What is the approximate cost of jewelry engraving?
Generally speaking, there is no set range for the actual price spent on jewelry engraving. One could even just say that the actual cost of jewelry engraving can vary greatly. The monetary cost of jewelry engraving is all based on the style and size of the pattern you are engraving, as well as what you are looking for in the final product.
- What are the current popular jewelry engraving patterns?
Some of the more popular engravings nowadays include important dates, personal messages, monograms, or locations that are important to the wearer.
- Key dates
Generally, important dates include wedding anniversaries, birthdays, or anniversaries of loved ones.
- Important personal information
It can be some personal favorite poem or quote. Of course, if you are engraving on a ring that is smaller in size, I would recommend engraving the initials of the letters. After all, it wouldn’t be possible if you engraved a whole verse on the ring.
- letter (of the alphabet)
Monogramming will usually be found on stamp rings. Monogramming is actually quite common, for example, initials for names are the most frequently used.
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