Anyone ever engrave cast iron

[Trapper Tom]

Getting old and thinking of my passing. I and my wife will be cremated. I know, this is morbid, but I’m serious. Why have some Urn that is only good for setting in some box that nobody wants. My ashes will be spread in my lake. I don’t have children.

My idea.

A cast iron pot with lid and pertinent info engraved and a saying such as

“ Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust. Your food will taste better cooked in my Crust”

Or something. That way, it’s a useable item no matter who gets it.

I hate waste. Please don’t steal my idea! Does that increase my carbon footprint

[Steve Lindsay]

I love it!

A cast iron pot with lid and pertinent info engraved and a saying such as
“ Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust. Your food will taste better cooked in my Crust”

[repalmore]

I've never engraved cast iron but I've milled and drilled a lot of it. Expect the metal to break out instead of cutting out. Loads of contaminates like casting sand. Voids. Post some pictures of your attempt if you have time. Best of luck.

[Big-Un]

Don't know if a horseshoe counts as cast iron but I've engraved several horseshoes and they engraved pretty well considering they were well used.

[monk]

yes. it will respond to a graver. problem tho, it cuts crumbly. if you go too fast or force the cut a bit, the stuff may crumble a bit in front of the graver. not a good thing for crisp results. using a lube like kero will make the cut feel a bit smoother.

[DKanger]

I think it will depend on whose pot you use. If you've ever noticed, those by Lodge, Griswold, and other high end ones are highly polished inside with no inclusions or roughness. Contrast that with those available to which are made in China, india, etc. They are rougher than a corncob. The ones that can hold a high polish would lend themselves to engraving.