Recently, a potential client handed me a nice thick piece of finished hardwood and asked me to see how it looked when laser engraved. The goal is to create a higher quality look than the simple ink stamp he had used for these barrel-shaped plaques previously. I prepared some engraving tests on the back surface … Continue reading 84: Color Fill
With eighty weeks worth of projects behind us, it's clear that a laser platform is a flexible tool with a ridiculous variety of uses. Sometimes, between the creative experiments and the meatier, more complicated solutions to problems, you just need a piece of wood cut. Well, why bother pulling out a saw and doing a … Continue reading 81: The Simple Stuff
This week we decided to tackle a nagging question: what is the best way to hang laser cut signs? If you come to my house, you'll see a lot of most blank walls - hanging things is not my specialty. Hanging laser cut pieces adds another layer of difficulty - they are generally 1/4 inch … Continue reading 79: Hanging Your Laser Cut Designs
Owing partial thanks to the awesomeness of fluorescent green material, I put together a custom piece for a client this week that blended appreciation for two things: the X-COM series of science fiction video games and the real world United States Army Special Forces. We decided on a parody of the X-COM shield design, cast … Continue reading 78: X-COM Shield
