[Lab] Lab Digest, Vol 52, Issue 3

[Darcy Whyte]

Thanks. I was thinking of that without the paint.

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..



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On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:45 PM, John Nicol <john_nicol at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Darcy,
>
> I am starting to do instrument panels on my CNC for our aircraft and one of
> the things I do is get some white acrylic, paint it and then engrave
> through
> the paint to get the letters and marks I need.  I then back-light the panel
> with LED's.  This might be something you can try with the portraits?
>
> I will post pix up one day of what I am up to, but here is an example from
> another website:
>
>
> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-069OnXJQ0gk/U2l9CJCRBdI/AAAAAAAAA0w/nyy4qb2gmhQ/s1
> 600/Custom+Panel+01.jpg
>
> You don't need to paint the panels either, you could just engrave clear
> acrylic and edge light them:
>
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Edge-Lit-Acrylic-Sign/
>
>
> John
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> I've been experimenting with relief carvings (
> http://inventorartist.com/cnc-machine-for-portraits/) and was wondering if
> anybody had any ideas on some fun material to try.
>
> The picture show some white hardboard.
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> I think with some wood I could fill the relief with color and then sand the
> top to expose the wood.
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