Wood inlays - Revision history

Ttenbergen at 01:09, 2021 October 11

2021-10-11T01:09:31Z

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	Raster the area, cut the shape from veneer or cut two veneers		Raster the area, cut the shape from veneer or cut two veneers

	see also [[Adjusting for kerf size]]		see also [[Internal:Adjusting for kerf size]]

	[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG\|300px]]		[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG\|300px]]
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	[[Category:Laser Cutting]]		[[Category:Laser Cutting]]
	[[Category:~~Portfolio~~]]		[[Category:Personal Project]]
	[[Category:Veneer]]		[[Category:Veneer]]

2021-10-06T05:57:31Z

Text replacement - "Category:Laser cutting" to "Category:Laser Cutting"

2021-10-04T01:45:39Z

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	[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG\|300px]]		[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG\|300px]]

	== ~~mirroring~~ the inlay ==		== Notes ==
			=== mirror the inlay ===
	Laser cut isn't quite perpendicular along z due to focus, i.e. it's smaller on the top of the cut. So, cut the inlay upside down (i.e. mirror it) so the the outermost part has best chance to fit.		Laser cut isn't quite perpendicular along z due to focus, i.e. it's smaller on the top of the cut. So, cut the inlay upside down (i.e. mirror it) so the the outermost part has best chance to fit.

	== focus to bottom of inlay? ==		== focus to bottom of inlay? ==
	~~Some people say it gives even better fit and finish - I have not tried this. I kind~~ of ~~doubt it makes much difference.~~.~~. {{TD Possum Lodge}}~~		This would make the cut the smallest at the bottom of the veneer, which is the top of the final inlay.

	~~== Laser settings for veneer ==~~
	~~40 30 308~~


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	[[Category:Portfolio]]		[[Category:Portfolio]]
	[[Category:Veneer]]		[[Category:Veneer]]
	~~[[Categoyr:Deferred projects]]~~

2021-03-23T18:28:53Z

2013-03-20T14:17:18Z

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	[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG\|300px]]		[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG\|300px]]

			== mirroring the inlay ==
			Laser cut isn't quite perpendicular along z due to focus, i.e. it's smaller on the top of the cut. So, cut the inlay upside down (i.e. mirror it) so the the outermost part has best chance to fit.

			== focus to bottom of inlay? ==
			Some people say it gives even better fit and finish - I have not tried this. I kind of doubt it makes much difference... {{TD Possum Lodge}}

	== Laser settings for veneer ==		== Laser settings for veneer ==

2013-03-20T14:13:26Z

2013-03-20T14:12:29Z

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	Raster the area, cut the shape from veneer~~...~~		Raster the area, cut the shape from veneer or cut two veneers

	see [[Adjusting for kerf size ~~in inkscape~~]]		see also [[Adjusting for kerf size]]

	[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG\|300px]]		[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG\|300px]]

	~~used~~ settings 30 ~~30 300, worked in mahogany, less might still work~~		== Laser settings for veneer ==
			40 30 308

	~~50 30 308 almost goes through~~
	~~40 30 308 goes through~~

	~~do a dynamic offset to fix weird direction-changing paths~~

	[[Category: Laser cutting]]		[[Category: Laser cutting]]
	[[Category:Portfolio]]		[[Category:Portfolio]]

2013-03-20T05:37:30Z

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	used settings 30 30 300, worked in mahogany, less might still work		used settings 30 30 300, worked in mahogany, less might still work

	50 30 308 ~~still~~ goes through		50 30 308 almost goes through
			40 30 308 goes through

	do a dynamic offset to fix weird direction-changing paths		do a dynamic offset to fix weird direction-changing paths

2013-03-19T23:24:25Z

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	used settings 30 30 300, worked in mahogany, less might still work		used settings 30 30 300, worked in mahogany, less might still work

			50 30 308 still goes through

			do a dynamic offset to fix weird direction-changing paths

	[[Category: Laser cutting]]		[[Category: Laser cutting]]
	[[Category:Portfolio]]		[[Category:Portfolio]]

2013-01-07T02:05:05Z

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	used settings 30 ~~35 350~~		used settings 30 30 300, worked in mahogany, less might still work

	[[Category: Laser cutting]]		[[Category: Laser cutting]]
	[[Category:Portfolio]]		[[Category:Portfolio]]