<div dir="ltr">Thanks. I was thinking of that without the paint. <div><br></div><div>It could be done with engraving and also with the v-carving. I've not tried to cut acrylic with one of those v-cutters yet... I should give that a whirl..</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><br></div><div><div>--</div><div>Darcy Whyte</div><div><br></div><div>Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank">inventorArtist.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank">rubber-power.com</a></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:45 PM, John Nicol <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john_nicol@hotmail.com" target="_blank">john_nicol@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi Darcy,<br>
<br>
I am starting to do instrument panels on my CNC for our aircraft and one of<br>
the things I do is get some white acrylic, paint it and then engrave through<br>
the paint to get the letters and marks I need. I then back-light the panel<br>
with LED's. This might be something you can try with the portraits?<br>
<br>
I will post pix up one day of what I am up to, but here is an example from<br>
another website:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-069OnXJQ0gk/U2l9CJCRBdI/AAAAAAAAA0w/nyy4qb2gmhQ/s1
600/Custom+Panel+01.jpg" target="_blank">http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-069OnXJQ0gk/U2l9CJCRBdI/AAAAAAAAA0w/nyy4qb2gmhQ/s1<br>
600/Custom+Panel+01.jpg</a><br>
<br>
You don't need to paint the panels either, you could just engrave clear<br>
acrylic and edge light them:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Edge-Lit-Acrylic-Sign/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/Edge-Lit-Acrylic-Sign/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
John<br>
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I've been experimenting with relief carvings (<br>
<a href="http://inventorartist.com/cnc-machine-for-portraits/" target="_blank">http://inventorartist.com/cnc-machine-for-portraits/</a>) and was wondering if<br>
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The picture show some white hardboard.<br>
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I think with some wood I could fill the relief with color and then sand the<br>
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