MidThunder Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 I used the SVG file https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Cosmere_symbol.svg with the library's laser cutter to etch this tile. Applied a powdered pigment to get the gold and silver colors. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinSouls Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 WOW!!! THATS SO COOL!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBeeMage Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 9 minutes ago, MidThunder said: I used the SVG file https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Cosmere_symbol.svg with the library's laser cutter to etch this tile. Applied a powdered pigment to get the gold and silver colors. that looks cool. how did you get the pigment to work? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidThunder Posted March 1 Author Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, RoyalBeeMage said: that looks cool. how did you get the pigment to work? It's pretty easy to push it around with a plastic paint scraper and the surface under the outer layer is rough and holds the pigment well. I just pour a little over the engraved area and smear it around and scraped it off. Running the scraper over the top will leave a nice even layer. Then I dabbed at it a bit with a microfiber cloth to get the tough spots in the center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBeeMage Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 4 minutes ago, MidThunder said: It's pretty easy to push it around with a plastic paint scraper and the surface under the outer layer is rough and holds the pigment well. I just pour a little over the engraved area and smear it around and scraped it off. Running the scraper over the top will leave a nice even layer. Then I dabbed at it a bit with a microfiber cloth to get the tough spots in the center. oh ok. i dont think my libary has a laser cutter or i would have tried something simuler. can laser cutters also do book ends? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidThunder Posted March 1 Author Report Share Posted March 1 8 hours ago, RoyalBeeMage said: oh ok. i dont think my libary has a laser cutter or i would have tried something simuler. can laser cutters also do book ends? I haven't tried it, but there are files for that on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1590572483/3d-book-end-bundle-lasercut-bookend?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=laser+book+end&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&pro=1&dd=1&search_preloaded_img=1&organic_search_click=1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 8 hours ago, RoyalBeeMage said: oh ok. i dont think my libary has a laser cutter or i would have tried something simuler. can laser cutters also do book ends? They can do pretty much anything within a given range of materials and thicknesses. For bookends they could engrave a heavy block of something (maybe tile like this) or make cutouts from various kinds of plastic to assemble into something more complex. The more powerful ones can cut sheetmetal but that's most likely too industrial for any public Library Ive seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidThunder Posted March 1 Author Report Share Posted March 1 13 hours ago, RoyalBeeMage said: oh ok. i dont think my libary has a laser cutter or i would have tried something simuler. can laser cutters also do book ends? I'm actually very excited about this idea. I'm going to make ones with a slot where I can slide a tile in and out. then I can have custom bookends that I can switch out whenever I want. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBeeMage Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 5 hours ago, MidThunder said: I'm actually very excited about this idea. I'm going to make ones with a slot where I can slide a tile in and out. then I can have custom bookends that I can switch out whenever I want. oh that sounds cool 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouKnowYuno Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Wow thats really freaking cool! How long did it take to cut that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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