Wood inlays: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:09, 2021 October 10

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

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.

focus to bottom of inlay?

This would make the cut the smallest at the bottom of the veneer, which is the top of the final inlay.

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-Raster the area, cut the shape from veneer...
+Raster the area, cut the shape from veneer or cut two veneers
-Is the laser line thin enough not to worry about it?
+see also [[Internal:Adjusting for kerf size]]
-* works with same settings, may be better with a 1px inset, need to see after I finish off the test setup I made
-* someone mentioned about a .25mm cut line on an epilog
-[[File:Veneer cut line test.jpg|300px]]
+[[File:Laser_cut_inlay_walnut_on_oak.JPG|300px]]
+== 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.
-[[Category: Laser cutting]]
+== focus to bottom of inlay? ==
-[[Category:Portfolio]]
+This would make the cut the smallest at the bottom of the veneer, which is the top of the final inlay.
+[[Category:Laser Cutting]]
+[[Category:Personal Project]]
+[[Category:Veneer]]