Years ago, I purchased a roll of a foil material when I was first getting creative with the laser. I didn't really know how it worked, and most instructions required a process I was wholly uncomfortable with: touching the material in-between passes. Most of my experiences touching anything between engraving and cutting meant engravings that … Continue reading 116: Laser Foil
One of the first limitations of laser engraving I learned about was the right angle. On most (if not all? let me know!) laser engravers, the laser can only fire in one direction: straight down, perpendicular to the surface plane. This means that you can't easily get beveled edges, rounded corners, or other nice depth … Continue reading 115: Rounded Edges
The inspiration for this week's post is Carry A. Nation, the famous barroom smasher. Carry believed that alcohol was the root of all society's evils, and she took hatchet to things she didn't like (namely bars, whisky bottles and paintings of scantily clad ladies). Though some called her mad, her barroom appearances had the strange effect … Continue reading 113: Mother of Pearl Veneer
It's kind of amazing that it's taken me this long to get to this project; when 52 Lasers was first conceived, using three-ply acrylic was on the first draft of our potential projects list. Now, more than two and a half years later, I finally have a project that requires this unique material! Three-ply acrylic … Continue reading 112: Three-Ply Acrylic
