a lil something i came up with today

[fred sanchez]

messing around today with the laser and came up with this.
i Used a pictiure i took at work and a small piece of corian and color filled with black . Came out pretty cool just not sure what style of art work to call it. Hummmmmmm

thought i would share



sorry about my buddy fliping the bird

[Dee Gallo]

Wicked! Now you should do a whole graphic novel - love it!

:D dee

[Keith Outten]

One more person usng Corian :)

I'm going to convert every one of you in time, YOU WILL be assimilated.

(Insert evil laugh)

Welcome Fred, to the solid surface gang.
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[Joe Peacock]

What kind of settings did you use to get that look?
Joe

[Frank Corker]

Love it Fred!

[Ron Chapellaz]

Nice job done Fred!
Couldn't help but notice the uncanny resemblance to Tim Bateson avatar photo in the far right hand picture! Sorry Tim, I couldn't help but notice...

[Bill Cunningham]

Cool! Looks like the pen and ink dramatic comic strip art of the 30's & 40's

[carl stevenson]

Anyone know where you can buy corian in the UK?

I might experiment.

[Michael Hunter]

Carl -
Most good kitchen places will have waste corian where they have cut out for sinks, hobs etc.
If they are nice enough that they will give you the waste, they will probably help order a new sheet when you are ready.

[carl stevenson]

Thanks for the info.

I didnt actually know what corian was. So it is the material used for kitchen counter tops? Can it be bought as a sheet rather than bonded to mdf?

I will check out the kitchen suppliers down the road this afternoon and see if I can get a few offcuts.

[Jack Burton]

Carl, you are speaking of Formica, this is a different product.

[Norberto Coutinho]

Here is Corian...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corian

[Norberto Coutinho]

Anyone know where you can buy corian in the UK?

I might experiment.
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http://corian.co.uk/Corian/en_GB/index.html

[keith schwarz]

is there a good source you recommend for corian?

k schwarz

[Darren Null]

Anyone know where you can buy corian in the UK?
If you just want to dip your toes in the water, there's a chap on eBay selling offcuts. Here's one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Corian-offcuts-for-craft-work-12mm-thick_W0QQitemZ110489047836QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_C rafts_Other_Crafts_EH?hash=item19b9a9131c

[fred sanchez]

same picture but lasered onto wood.i think i like the corian one better

[Emily Wilson]

I love this artwork, looks great!

Emily Wilson,
Sculptor

[Ken Dolph]

If you want to work with Corian, you may want duPont's booklet "How to Work with Corian on the home workshop".

It is now on line at http://sites.google.com/site/coriartinc/

I hope this helps.
Ken

[Tim Bateson]

Nice job done Fred!
Couldn't help but notice the uncanny resemblance to Tim Bateson avatar photo in the far right hand picture! Sorry Tim, I couldn't help but notice...
OK, Ron thanks :p

[Belinda Barfield]

is there a good source you recommend for corian?

k schwarz

If I recall correctly you can purchase Corian from any Corian distributor. You will have to sign an agrement that you are not fabricating Corian for countertops as you have to be certified for that and DuPont is very particular about who they certify. If you produce signs, etc., you can purchase for that purpose.

There are a lot of other solid surface materials on the market. If you are getting remnants from a fabricator you may get some of these other materials in the mix, and they will react differently when lasered. A few of the other solid surfaces are Staron, Gibraltar, and Avonite. Avonite has some very nice colors, but is more brittle than the other surfacing materials.

[Bill Cunningham]

same picture but lasered onto wood.i think i like the corian one better

Did you use something to 'blacken' that wood or is that char :eek:

[fred sanchez]

i painted it first with flat black spraypaint then engraved it

[Bill Cunningham]

Ahhh You engraved using a negative image... Nice Idea..