Here's one I did on my twin nephews. Just ordered some avery masking tape to do a better job on the lettering.
Happy holidays!
Rudy
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Here's one I did on my twin nephews. Just ordered some avery masking tape to do a better job on the lettering.
Happy holidays!
Rudy
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Rudy,
The lithopanes are excellent! Please explain the masking tape statement if you wouldn't mind!
Thanks for sharing!
Mike
nice...Is that corian?
I think he's referring to paint mask. You put it down before you vcarve so you can keep the paint away from everything else. Sometimes it works
thanks for the comments!
Yes, that's corian and yes, I'm referring to the silver letters that I painted with a small brush. I think with a paint mask, it will be much cleaner.
Rudy
Does anybody know if a Shopbot can hold a vinyl cutter stylus?
A creative gal down the road hires a guy to create vinyl cut outs she places over rocks or glass panels. Then sand blasts and removes layers as she goes:
http://www.shopthefrontier.com/membe...play.php?id=72
The pics don't do justice.
I'm picturing a spring loaded, reamed, sliding fit assembly that might mount right into the collet.
Chuck
Check out the bottom of page
http://shopbottools.com/spindles.htm
Fellow shopbotter Russ Todd From http://www.widgetworksunlimited.com/
makes them and more
I have one and it does a good job cutting vinyl
Thanks Erminio!
I thought I'd been to every page on Shopbot...and yet there is another page! Wahoo!
What the heck are we doing on the Shopbot forum Christmas morning?
;-)
That is good to hear, Jerry!
In a real vinyl cutter, the material is held between rollers...at least the cutters I have seen.
What keeps the material held down so the machine doesn't tear it up?
Spray adhesive? Double sided sticky tape? Or perhaps the vinyl's own adhesive?
Rudy,
Is that base also Corian? If so, here is what I do.
1) VCarve the text.
2) Paint the letters, don't worry about paint outside of the letters. (I usually spray paint from different angles. Multiple coats are better than a single heavy coat. Read the paint can directions regarding recoat timings. They are not all the same!)
3) Using a fine grit of sandpaper (try 220), and a random-orbital sander, sand off the extra paint. This will not take much sanding, so sand a little, check your work, sand a little, etc.
4) Clear coat the entire piece (in your case the black base). One suggestion is a satin sheen lacquer, such as Delft. This is available in a spray can. Note: A gloss sheen will show any slight imperfections in the surface.
Just be real sure that the drying paint in Step #2 is very dry. I usually wait a day before proceeding with Step #3.
Charles