A couple decorative mason jar lids. These are embellished using a cheap Chinese laser engraving machine. No finish on them as they are basically learning pieces. Anyway, I have blog going on purchasing and learning to use one of these machines if anyone is interested.

 

 

Steve

Edited November 1, 20169 yr by Steve Krumanaker
fat fingers

They look pretty darn good!

Better than I could do, on the turning and the embellishing.

Herb

They look great,

Cal

Looks great, your learning curve on that thing is great. Soon, I'd expect your own logo, laser made! I'm serious. maybe

You are really getting into something now. Nice job just keep expanding it. Will this work on round objects?

Looks good Steve.  Everything has it's tweaking that is needed.

7 hours ago, Ron Altier said:

Looks great, your learning curve on that thing is great. Soon, I'd expect your own logo, laser made! I'm serious. maybe

 

Thanks Ron, I've a long way to go before I'll be comfortable with it. I may some day do a logo but when I sign it will always be by hand, even though most times no one can read my writing. LOL

 

 

7 hours ago, Gerald said:

You are really getting into something now. Nice job just keep expanding it. Will this work on round objects?

 

Thanks Gerald and I will definitely pursue this. You're thinking along the same lines as me. The way the machine is made it's not really big enough for a rotary axis. However, my limited experience with the eggbot and now, this machine, make me believe it wouldn't be too hard to build a machine to work vessels  or bowls. I've messaged with the guy who developed the software I'm using and he said it would work with a rotary axis. That's somewhere down the road and I would have to have a lot more confidence than I do at this point. I can do about four of these lids an hour so if I screw one up, no big loss. There is also a good chance I could remount the lid and turn away the mistake. A bowl or vessel that I've got a few hours in would be something I wouldn't want to screw up.

 

Steve

 

 

I just finished reading your last blog entry Steve and it was very enjoyable, and congrats on getting a handle on this beast! Way to stick with it! Most men would have slinked away and stomped their feet and gone home by now after they experienced what you did with the stock software, but not you! You stuck with it and went to alternatives, my hat off to ya!

Now that's cool! Between the laser and your egg thingy you're getting to be quite competent with this new fangled stuff (green with jealousy).

Thanks for all the replies and comments everyone!

 

Steve

Wow, this is wood-burning in an entirely different dimension..adding technology to your artisan craftsmanship has elevated your work to a whole new level.

 

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