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Hardcover book etched

13. February 2009

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Hardcover book etched

One of our friends wanted to come up with a super cool, personal and inexpensive gift to a special friend. What did she come up with? Let’s buy a hardcover notebook and laser etch the cover to make it a one of a kind gift that will always stand out.

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Etched granite piece

12. February 2009

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Etched granite piece

Ever thought of etching stone? Well, we were thinking about it and our location in Calgary decided to try it out.
With the right amount of power in the laser you get pretty amazing results on a granite slab. We were amazed at how nice it turned out on this material. Having some ideas of other [...]

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Laser etched aluminum water bottles

12. February 2009

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Laser etched aluminum water bottles

Now that some plastic has been deemed unsafe for repeated water consumption due to BPA, other types of bottles that have been around for a long time are finally becoming popular and hip. These are mainly aluminum and stainless steel bottles.
We have etched a few just to try some cool designs and here are the [...]

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Barack Obama iPod

22. January 2009

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This was a personal little project of mine, where I used the now famous design by Shepard Fairey cleaned up the image a bit and etched it onto a 60GB iPod. The picture was hard to take and the image needs a little more work but it looks pretty cool. Check it out.
The iPod of [...]

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Laser etched pens

20. January 2009

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After trying the leather pieces our partner at Party Extras asked us to try etching some pens, made of different materials (plastic, aluminum and iron).
The only problem with etching this type of device is the limited space. It’s fine if you are just looking to etch some text, but when it comes to logos, the [...]

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Laser etched leather

20. January 2009

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We just tried etching several leather pieces, including leather luggage tags and arm bands. The leather reacts differently to the laser depending on the color of the leather and thickness. This also allows for different colors to be generated by the laser. Have a look!

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HiTechTattoos in the BizBash Magazine

30. December 2008

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Under our partnership with Party Extras, we were asked to provide some cool pictures of items etched in the past for some of our customers. The BizBash Toronto magazine featured our service under the Trends/Ideas section and had a nice little write up about our services.
Read the article at BizBash Toronto
About BizBash
Founded in 2000, BizBash [...]

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Laser etched body jewelry

28. December 2008

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A manufacturer of body jewelry came to us to get some pieces customized as gifts for a Tattoo/Body Piercing event. The pieces are made of surgical grade stainless steel and are extremely polished, which helped in creating a great clean look for the design provided. Check it out.

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Swiss Army watches etched!

16. December 2008

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We had a different request from a marketing company that we work with: laser etch the back of 15 Swiss Army watches for men and ladies. The etching design was simple but the item was a bit different from what were used to, so the setup too a bit longer than usual.
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Tradeshow for event planners

19. November 2008

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We were invited to go to this very interesting event for event planners by Janice from Party Extras. It was a fun event to attend and see how much people really enjoy getting things etched. We designed some laser etching business cards and etched some other items, like dog tags and the usual phones and [...]

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