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Anybody ever engrave "kirinite"? I've been asked to engrave logos in "kirinite" handles/scales on a new line of custom knives. Trying to track down an MSDS for the stuff. Doesn't appear to be anything like G10 or similar composites, guessing it's more like a solid plastic, so wondering if it will just melt or try to burn/bubble. I've asked for a sample or bit of scrap to test on but haven't got it yet, so thought I'd check whether anybody here has run across it/engraved it before?
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From what I can find it's an acrylic resin (possibly with natural mother of pearl added?).
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That's more than I'd found. So, start off by treating similar to acrylic...
I show it is the same as G-10. A phenolic resin.
Here is a link to an MSDS.
http://www.polymerplastics.com/image...heets/G_10.pdf
See if that helps you.
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If it has mop inlayed or in the mix then I would engrave at low power in multiple passes as the mop can crack easily if to much power is used. I haven't engraved mop but I have engraved abalone which I believe has some similarity to mop.
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Apparently not really anything like G-10, but is acrylic based. According to KnifeDog:
Kirinite is an acrylic based material that is as tough as it is colorful. It is basically a toughened acrylic with very thin colored strands of poly paper swirled through the mix. This creates a 3D color process through the depth of the material.
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