Best-smelling Burn

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Basswood smells like cotton candy.

I’ve done actual sugar… Surprisingly, no smell at all!

Sugar Star

Updated below! Here’s a sneak peek: [image] Made a shallow box, smoothed some sugar in the bottom with card stock, and rasterized a solid star at 1000/80 @125 lpi. [image] The box (around 3cm deep) kept the sugar from blowing, but also localized a bit of smoke. There was no movement from the fans, but the sugar grains pop around a bit as the laser hits them. At these speeds, there’s not any perceptible yellowing, and the star seems fairly sturdy. Thoughts: A shallower box would hold t…