I have a production version Basic Glowforge.
We saw some thick cutting on @rpegg’s prerelease at which point Dan said that he might have a pro laser in his prerelease unit.
I’m not sure that a log of my builds exists, and I am afraid I haven’t been tracking my settings as I have been working.
Perhaps that shows me to be a lazy and irresponsible character; but there you have it. My sister and her husband are starting a company, and I asked for a copy of their new logo to play with.
After raiding my mom’s garage I came home with some beat-up scraps. I think this one is poplar; but I really can’t say for sure. I’m not good at identifying the type of wood. Calipers say it is 1/2 inch.
I took a razor to the back of this 1/2 inch board to finish it up. I might have taken another pass with the Glowforge; but I had moved it and didn’t want to miscut.
I decided to sand the outside edges rather than keeping the burn. Artistic choice. Not sure it was the correct one; but that’s what I did.
I know I already said my peace on this… piece. But I just came back to admire it again. And it REALLY is stunning! Man… that 1/2"… what a great choice. And the spacing. Okay. I’m done.
EDIT: So I’m not done. My wife came by to take a gander. She loves it too!
Great work! Love the ice, simple, flowing logo. I bet your sister and hubby will love it. What kind of company are they starting?
Meh, makes you an artsy type I think I tend not to get muddled down in the mundane things like taking notes and other stuff that would make it easier and more productive in the long run. I just keep fiddling and adjusting until the concepts just kinda stick in my head. I might never memorize setting, but I usually get to a point of being able to make intuitive estimates Probably not the most exact way to go about it, but it is what it is. C’est la vie.
oooooohhhh, that’s really good. I’m hoping to do something similar / an engrave on 1/2 inch deep for a sign, so this is a wonderful example. Thanks. and, three cheers for Solitude! whatever the business is, I’m a big fan of Silence and Solitude - great to see a company with Solitude in the name.