Stainless Steel engraving on a Watch

[vandoorenniels]

Dear all,

I'm currently doing some diamond setting on a stainless steel watch.
It's 316 steel and ok to drill in.
I'm cutting a channel to create prongs for the diamonds and facing a challenge with the cutting.
My 60degrees carbide gravers keep chipping and the cut I create is not a bright cut like in gold.

So my questions to all of you experts:
- How should I best sharpen my 60 degrees gravers ? Or should I use HSS?
- How could I create the bright cut in stainless steel.

All replies much appreciated!

Take care

 

[papart1]

Hi .......I polish the crap out of my gravers when in 316.or harder 316l, lubricant also.......I hope that helps. Rob. Sometimes a steeper face helps too