How i make real metal enamel pins at home

My process of making metal pins, I do it myself at home. This is how I make enamel pins from brass sheets with photoresist ink and electro etching. Not a tutorial or howto/diy, just to show beauty of process, maybe someone will inspired like me.

Next part - trying to make hard enamel from glass

[slappymchappy]

I love this video because it shows all the labor involved in making a decent pin. I get so freaking tired of people bitching about enamel pin prices and trying to order just one . It’s a lot of steps!

[hazeldavis]

Thank you for teaching me all the steps involved. I will never be upset at the cost of pins again now that i understand more. Also embarrassingly i should remember to apply this thought reflection to the rest of my life😅

[Burden-]

I have never wanted to do something more in my life this looks like so much fun.

[TheSongwritingCat]

Finally, a video about how pins are made and not just how to order them

[eddiead]

As someone who's entire career has been in electroplating you think I would have thought of etching pieces of metal on my own a lot sooner lmao, thank you for the great video though I'm incredibly appreciative

[WillboDabbins]

Would really love a tutorial / walkthrough with more details of the process. Awesome pins man!

[joshuadaniel]

Amazing work! I collect pins and its awsome to see them made at home by an individual instead of in a factory by people that dont appreciate the art.

[mommabear]

All I have to say, WOW! the amount of time and work.. my husband was trying to find a machine but after watching this! God bless you!!

[yusuffarooque]

Wew i had no idea making these pins was this much work. Kudos to you man!

[bladedfanfighter]

Thank you for posting this video- I've been wanting to do my own pins at home for funsies, but everything else I've seen so far was talking about manufacturing and ordering processes, which is not how I personally prefer my hobbies. Thank you so much for showing me that it can be done in a more localized manner!

[Rogerda]

Thank for this video. While not a tutorial, it gives enough technique information that anyone should be able to develop the system and skills. However, I read through the comments and see that many have requested a tutorial type video, and I'm excited that you are considering it. Looking forward to future videos...and now, I will make some notes on how to use your video to make metal pins. I have most of the equipment, but simply need some materials. Thank you!

[argent]

So much attention to detail, great job!

[joshmoeller]

Love the vid, actually would love to try and make some of these at home and couldn't find anything like this out there, it would be very much appreciated if you could please consider making a video or multiple, going into more depth about how it is done. Thanks for this amazing content

[vz]

Thanks for sharing, dude. This really gives a great idea of the hard work behind it. I was checking some to buy and thought they were bit expensive, but after seeing this video, now I think they're hell'a cheap.

[WhyAliasIdontNeedOne]

Interesting approach. Industrially, it is probably injection molded, but electro-etching is a thing much more approachable with a smaller budget, of course it takes longer with extra steps as a downside. Cool to see. Thanks for sharing your process! Only the hand-sawing seems the most tedious and straining on your body. A mill would be perfect for this, wouldn't it? A small one. Of course, then you would have to digitalize the graphics and program pathing, which would also take time, but that could easily be automated, I guess, even by a beginner. Who knows

[karynmorton]

1.Cut out some squares of copper.
2. Smooth the edges
3. Buff the surface.
4. Air brush blue paint on the surface.
5. Apply a black and clear sticker.
6. Store it in your air tight plastic bag.
7. Place in case.
8. Turn case on.
The case will get rid of the plastic bag.
9. Put blue copper in liquid.
10. Scrub until design shows up.
11. Hot glue wires to the back.
12. Clip to side of bucket with liquid.
13. Turn something on. This will turn the liquid blue.
14. Remove from bucket.
15. Put paper over the design and spray it with liquid. The paper will dissolve. The blue will come off.
16. Cut out the design with your jigsaw.
17. Smooth and buff the edges.
18. Solder the pins to the back.
19. Buff the front design.
20. Paint your design.
21. Put in kiln.
22. Buff once more.
23. Attach to something.

[orrfamilyentertainment]

I would also like more detail and a list of materials and processes and where you got your equipment.

[Meowy_Mix]

Strangely relaxing and super interesting to watch, love the Patrick pin!

[nihiladest]

Do you think you could make a video explaining the process behind it? This is super cool, and it'd be awesome if you made a video describing what you're doing.

[memyself]

*Nodding as if I actually remotely understood this process* "Ahh yes, so this is how enamel pins are made."