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How to Engrave Cake Servers

Engraving messages on cake servers for a gift makes the gift a special way of saying how much you care for the recipient. Electric hand held engravers have made engraving cake servers moderately easy. You can add a hand engraved message to personalize the cake server you intend giving for a special occasion.

Things You'll Need

  • Safety goggles
  • Piece of scrap metal
  • Suitable metal cleaner
  • Soft cloth
  • Electric Engraver kit
  • Cake server
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Instructions

    • 1

      Put on the safety goggles.

    • 2

      Install the engraving stylus that suits the metal of the cake server on the engraving tool. Plug the engraving tool into a power point and turn on. Practice engraving the message on the piece of scrap metal a few times. Angle the stylus like a pencil and engrave letters till you are satisfied with the result. You can adjust the engraver or apply pressure to get suitable results.

    • 3

      Clean the cake server using the suitable cleaner. Silver requires a different cleaner and copper cake servers require a different type of cleaner. Wipe completely.

    • 4

      Turn the engraving tool on again and engrave the message on the server using a steady hand and applying a steady pressure.

    • 5

      Dust the server with soft cloth after engraving. Leave for a few hours or overnight. Clean the server again.