Shaddy Dedmore
10-13-2004, 4:04 PM
I took a scroll saw pattern and scanned it in. Vectorized it (took forEVER to clean it up). My goal was to use my laser as a scrollsaw and cut out a piece of wood. I was having trouble consistantly cutting 1/4" wood, so i tried acrylic. There's too many small holes and the detail was lost, it was , ummm, messy to look at. I thought I'd throw on some mirrored and see what it'd look like. I "filled" in all the vector lines except the outside one, the outline (took me a few tries to figure that one out... Why did it all turn black? hehe). Then I etched off the mirroring, when done I spraypainted it black for contrast.
I may have showed this before, but I'm just re-thinking that it looks pretty good... lots of detail and I think I maybe even like it better than vector cutting.
Not the greatest picture or design, I was just mostly sharing the idea. Try taking a vector cut project that you have, fill in where the holes would be, and etch it (remember to either make the vector lines None or on an epilog, choose to Raster print, not Vector or Combined). Then spraypaint the back.
Also, I know I didn't come up with this process, there are even other examples on this forum I think, I'm just sharing. I plan on making some round ones, then make a frame for it and a stand... make it a candle holder with the mirror as a background (someday). I also thought about making 4 pieces or mirrored acrylic, and making a box, and putting the candle on the inside, not sure if that would look good or not.
I may have showed this before, but I'm just re-thinking that it looks pretty good... lots of detail and I think I maybe even like it better than vector cutting.
Not the greatest picture or design, I was just mostly sharing the idea. Try taking a vector cut project that you have, fill in where the holes would be, and etch it (remember to either make the vector lines None or on an epilog, choose to Raster print, not Vector or Combined). Then spraypaint the back.
Also, I know I didn't come up with this process, there are even other examples on this forum I think, I'm just sharing. I plan on making some round ones, then make a frame for it and a stand... make it a candle holder with the mirror as a background (someday). I also thought about making 4 pieces or mirrored acrylic, and making a box, and putting the candle on the inside, not sure if that would look good or not.