Wooden Veteran Coin with Poem on Back
Instruction
I made this Veteran Coin after attending a Veterans gathering while and hearing a poem while I was on a cruise to Alaska last year. I do know author of the poem. I added the last line to the poem because I thought it was important. I carry these coins with me and when I see someone that is wearing a hat, or a sticker on their vehicle identifying they are a Veteran, I hand them a coin along with a card that has the poem on the back and thank them for their service. Along with the coin, I hand them card with the poem on the back.
This is a very easy etch and cut out coin. The most challenging part is setting up a jig to etch the back of the coin. Since I do not have an auto air assist, I first etch the coins then I cut out the coins. See photo for settings.
First step is to cut out the jig without the etching the back of the coin so turn off the switches for etching. After you remove the cut outs, place in the coins to etch the back.
The jig should be set for when you want to come back and redo the project. It is important to make sure the jig is always located in same location.
The setting, Horz.5 is used to check if the laser is center on the coin in the jig. Since the setting is so low, it allows for multiple passes to allow you to move the jig around so to center the coin.