Custom DIY Metal Stencil: Engrave Your Name or Logo WITHOUT a Laser Engraver! #DirestaInspired

Diresta knife stencil? In this video I will show you how to make a custom stencil from a knife - or not? And then show you how to ACTUALLY do it!
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Hi! Welcome to my channel! My name is Yonatan. I'm 16 years old, and I love making and inventing stuff!
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Yonatan24, 2019 - 16 year old, sick with DIY-itis!
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Don't have time to waste waiting for the branding iron to heat up?
This custom homemade name/logo stencil was inspired by Jimmy Diresta's constant use of his spray paint stencil. I thought of combining the idea of a mini stencil - which if you are Jimmy - you obviously carry everywhere - with a knife, and a mini butane torch or lighter, instead of spray paint that tends to smell horribly.
But a solution was found! In this video, I will show you how to make your own custom steel stencil, for marking your logo everywhere you want: burn it onto wood, and spray paint it on anything else!
I knew that since this was a knife, the steel would be hardened, and therefore impossible to drill through, and very hard to cut. To soften the blade, I had to anneal it, which is done to steel by heating it, and letting it cool slowly. I held the knife with locking needle-nose pliers so only the steel blade protrudes above the water, while I anneal the blade with a torch, so the plastic handle hopefully wouldn't melt from the heat.
I started sketching my name on the knife, but I quickly realized that lowercase letters were more complicated, therefore more challenging to cut out. Capital letters are made mostly out of straight lines that are connected - at least in my name.
I recommend first sketching out your name with a pencil, yes, on the steel, because it can barely be seen, and can be removed easily, since there's no way you'll nail it perfectly on the first try. Choosing the space between letters, letter sizing, and the shape of letters can be difficult at first. And you're ready to move on to the fun part!
Now cut the slots in the knife. This flex shaft rotary tool is basically like a Dremel rotary tool, except it has a large external motor that rotates a long and flexible shaft that connects to an "hand-piece" which is basically a small drill chuck. Since the motor isn't inside the hand-piece, it can be much smaller, making it significantly easier to make precise cuts. You can also hold it in any way you want, unlike a Dremel, where you have to constantly make sure your hand isn't covering the air holes, so it doesn't overheat.
First of all, I chose a large piece of sheet metal, so I could make sure it was big enough, so the torch wouldn't be able to burn around it.

Next, instead of writing my name as I had done previously, I made sure the length of each straight line in all letters was longer than the diameter of my cutting disc, because it can be quite difficult to cut a slot that's shorter than the diameter of a cutting disc.

I then used a wide bullet-point permanent marker to mark a dot on each corner/edge of every letter. The large dot would later make it easier to make sure the letters are wide enough (so the fire would be able to pass through the steel to burn the wood) because it's easier to make two cuts, than one and then later try to widen it.

I drilled larger holes, and this time, with my (new) drill press, and the combination of softer steel and a drill press allowed me to start drilling - and end - with the same drill bit - instead of breaking seven!
Now when cutting the slots, I cut from the one side of a circle to another, basically making bubble letters - and WOW! Look at the difference! I don't know if that was what made the difference in my ability to make precise cuts, or if it was the additional experience, but don't tell me it doesn't look perfect!
For the O in my name, I used a step drill bit, and then enlarged it with a grinding wheel on my flex shaft.

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