As a birthday present for our granddaughter, I thought it would be fun to try an Edge Lit 3D nightlight. The piece is made from clear acylic, etched on the back side with a diamond tipped scribe driven by my CNC router. The base has a row of variable color … Continue reading
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New type of 3D sculpture using Laser.
I recently saw a technique where a laser was used to ‘erode’ a wooden board to effectively make a 3D sculpture. Naturally I had to try it so after a bit of experimenting and a lot of support from the Lightburn forum, I was able to make this sculpture. I … Continue reading
Fun new way to use Laser!
I have seen a number of posts with people experimenting with etching stones with lasers and had to try it. As it turns out, Slate is ideal for engraving! The material blasts away leaving a white powdery well that has excellent contrast with the surrounding gray stone. I made a … Continue reading
Trying something new with my new CNC Router
With the addition of my new router and VCarve Pro software, I decided it was time to try some 3D carving. I had heard that Corian carves well and got an assorted selection of cutoffs from ebay. I had some 3D images already to try on my Laser so, using … Continue reading
New CNC Router
I’ve been frustrated with certain limits of my current CNC Router. The area it can route is only effectively 16×13 inches. The Z gantry is not as rigid as it should be to do fine work and the movement speed is very limited. So, after a bunch of shopping around, … Continue reading