Can you laser etch a Glock slide with 60w CO2?

[Tim Bateson]

I have no idea about the laser but done accept any lower receivers. Check with the ATF, I'm fairly certain you can do slide work but once you take the lower you need a federal license.

I agree with Kev. This is a juggling act. The ATF regulations are written in legalese. Meaning any two lawyers can and will disagree on the meaning. Same is true for ATF agents. I'm of the interpretation that Kev described. However to cover my... I did get my license. It's not a fun process by the way.

[Gary Hair]

I have no idea about the laser but done accept any lower receivers. Check with the ATF, I'm fairly certain you can do slide work but once you take the lower you need a federal license.

Unless it's the part with a serial number then as far as the BATF is concerned, it's just a piece of metal. Just don't allow the serialized part in your shop and you are safe.

[Chris DeGerolamo]

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This should end the debate...no photo trickery here, just a clean shot.

[John Lifer]

Looks like CO2 engraving. But it Ain't a fiber.... A WORLD of difference. I did several of my guns and the CO2 marks, but just not good enough. At least for me.

[Kev Williams]

This slide was brought in to me today, to be fixed
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When I first saw it, and felt it, by eye it appeared to be either hit hard with a C02 or hit very lightly with a fiber, or maybe white Cermark...


no, someone actually diamond etched it...
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This is fine, actually, shows up nicely. Good way to wear out a diamond though!

However, this gun is going to be coated, and the owner wants the flag to show up under the coating. So my job is to match the flag as best as possible with my own flag and fiber it to at least .003" deep... Which I'll be doing in a few minutes from now...

[Matthew Mann]

Would love to see the final product.

[Tim Bateson]

... So my job is to match the flag as best as possible with my own flag and fiber it to at least .003" deep... Which I'll be doing in a few minutes from now...

You lined this up & engraved over it??? That would take forever to lineup perfectly. Just a hair off and those dots (stars) are gone.

[Kev Williams]

turns out it didn't matter, I ran a cross hatch 'polish sweep', like 50 power & 70 freq, over the original and it wiped out 90% of the diamond etch, which is a testament to how hard Glock slides are. I'll see if I can get the shop owner to send me a pic once it's finished...