David Rust
10-01-2013, 8:23 PM
Need opinions on the best way to line up an engraving that is done in two pieces...
I have a coffee table top for a customer that is too wide for my Helix, I plan to burn 1/2 of the engraving with the front door open (with all safety provisions of course).
When I flip the table for the second half I need to align it perfectly...
Any Tips, Tricks, Advice, Warnings, Gotcha's, etc....
My current plan is to put one index mark at the half way point on each side of the engraving and then mask 1/2 of the engraving with a white box in Corel, then burn.
Next I will flip the Corel engraving and white box mask it to expose the second half of the engraving.
Then flip the table top around, and realign the two index marks with the flipped engraving in Corel and burn the second half.
I've done this before but there was a noticeable, slight misalignment.... I hope to avoid that this time with everyone's help!!!
Thanks,
I have a coffee table top for a customer that is too wide for my Helix, I plan to burn 1/2 of the engraving with the front door open (with all safety provisions of course).
When I flip the table for the second half I need to align it perfectly...
Any Tips, Tricks, Advice, Warnings, Gotcha's, etc....
My current plan is to put one index mark at the half way point on each side of the engraving and then mask 1/2 of the engraving with a white box in Corel, then burn.
Next I will flip the Corel engraving and white box mask it to expose the second half of the engraving.
Then flip the table top around, and realign the two index marks with the flipped engraving in Corel and burn the second half.
I've done this before but there was a noticeable, slight misalignment.... I hope to avoid that this time with everyone's help!!!
Thanks,