Julian Ashcroft
05-13-2014, 3:25 AM
One of the things I want to do with my new laser Engraver, is to engrave designs for clocks. I have done a few on my Roland EGX-300, but it is slow and the cutters are worn down pretty quickly. I did a test run last night on some MDF, design was vector and it came out fine. I may go for a slightly softer focus so I get a slightly wider mark on the MDF.
MDF as it is is a bit boring to look at and so I would like to engrave into an already painted finish. Was in the local DIY store yesterday and picked up a couple of cans of spray paint, one was a pretty normal cream matt paint, but the other produced a stone like textured finish, which looked really good. Haven't tried them under the laser, yet, as I don't know if it's safe to do so.
Is it normal practice to laser engrave onto painted finishes or am I going down the wrong path here?
The clock below is actually a piece of plastic veneered MDF, done on my Roland Engraver, that's the sort of design I will be doing on the painted MDF on the laser hopefully.
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MDF as it is is a bit boring to look at and so I would like to engrave into an already painted finish. Was in the local DIY store yesterday and picked up a couple of cans of spray paint, one was a pretty normal cream matt paint, but the other produced a stone like textured finish, which looked really good. Haven't tried them under the laser, yet, as I don't know if it's safe to do so.
Is it normal practice to laser engrave onto painted finishes or am I going down the wrong path here?
The clock below is actually a piece of plastic veneered MDF, done on my Roland Engraver, that's the sort of design I will be doing on the painted MDF on the laser hopefully.
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