I don't think I'm the only who feels like this - the guys i was getting inducted with and people I've shown my test results to have had similar reactions; that of their jaws dropping! It's mindblowing what this machine can do, I'm just gutted i wasn't pointed in the right direction before now- i feel this would've been just as useful to our (possible) practice as say, photography studio, bookbinding or Indesign lessons.
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| Examples of laser settings |
But i've found it now and I'm going to use it right until I lose it. Wood, everything wood - don't know what I'm going to make, but it sure as hell's going to be made out of wood! Everyone i know is getting laser engraved items for xmas!
After the actual induction, Michael ( the wood workshop tutor guy), left us to have a practice on our own - i hadn't got anything prepared to use ( or so i thought) but i managed to find some jpg scans that were lying about on my Mac desktop. They were black and white, with halftones, ideal for the engraving process, so i was told.
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| On screen prep |
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| Final engraving |
The results were amazing - even the thinnest of lines or finest details it'll recreate, with laser-like accuracy (obviously). My brain started to melt a bit just thinking of all the possible images i had or wanted to make that i could have etched onto various woods. Also, turns out you dont have to use purely black with halftones - it'll recreate shades by engraving at different depths, which again is mindblowing - but also really handy that i don't have to give myself a headache with bit mapping my images!
Back on the wrestling theme - the whole wood engraving effect reminded me of these WWF ice cream bars from the early 90's. It's a vague link i know.
With this brand new knowledge, i was left with a whole new challenge; how to incorporate a laser-etched wooden 'object' into the product range of my Luchador series.
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