Yet another pecan bowl.  Wide opening, high sides, and flat bottom for dinner rolls or cornbread.  Finished with Acks. 

 

Tried out a branding iron on the bottom.  Just for the record a bowl is much easier to brand than a cow.  I'm going to have to look into one of those new-fangled laser engravers.

 

 

 

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Edited October 17, 20214 yr by forty_caliber

Love it!

 

Been looking into the laser idea, too. This company seems to have pretty reasonable prices and some positive recommendations-

 

https://orturoffice.com/collections/engraving-machines/products/ortur-laser-master-desktop-laser-engraver-cutter-laser-engraving-machine-32-bit-motherboard-laser-grbl-control-software-easy-to-install?variant=39880362754224

Gorgeous bowl, .40.

Lew's recommendation for the Ortur is right on, too.

Nice bowl and I like your brand. With a brand that large you have to make adaptations to the surface you apply it to. Like it needs to be very flat and no room for extra embellishments. That is why when I got the first brand at about 1.5 inch had to turn around and order one about .5 but it ended up as .75. This size works much better and can even be used on handles.

One thing that's giving me pause, is how to adjust the "z" axis or height of the laser.  This unit seems to have a fixed height and moves on "xy" axis only.  So with that in mind how would one set a 6" tall bowl underneath?

 

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You're a woodworker.

 

Build a stand!

 

Or give it a dedicated table and put in a 'reverse router lift' that will lower the work area enough to accommodate your bowls.

 

 

 

I've been contemplating the same thing and figured I would have to raise the system up to put a bowl underneath it.

Edited October 17, 20214 yr by Headhunter

@Gene Howe also suggested the stand to raise the unit to the get the correct focal length. The Ortur company sells an adjustable focal length lase head. I don't know the range of focus.

 

16 minutes ago, lew said:

@Gene Howe also suggested the stand to raise the unit to the get the correct focal length. The Ortur company sells an adjustable focal length lase head. I don't know the range of focus.

 

In theory as long as the distance from laser to bowl is the optimum it should work. That is wither the laser is lifted or the bowl lowered then focus should not be a problem.

Nice bowl! On my cheap laser I have a focus ring which gives me a little latitude for distance. Other than that I use wooden blocks to raise or lower it if necessary.

I had a Homer Simpson moment....DOH!  I've got a fixture in my shop that raises and lowers a table...DOH...the shopsmith.  Set the engraver on the main table and the work on the side table.

 

 

.40

Beautiful bowl forty!

Love that bowl.  And, you have the right idea about using the Shopsmith tables.  I was going to recommend an old vice and turn it vertical to raise and lower the height, but no need since you already have the device that you need.  No need to clutter.