What would or have someone used that comes as close as possible to a metal look for a design I have for jewelry? Also, if I decide on anodized aluminum, can it engrave AND cut? I haven’t found a straight answer to this so I am putting it out in a new question.
A 40w CO2 laser isn’t powerful enough to cut metal.
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Glowforge can mark anodized aluminum - but can’t cut metal. I use a Nomad 883 or a hand saw for cutting metals for jewelry.
You can use Cermark (or other sprays) to burn in a permanent design on some metals, but copper reflects CO2 laser light back into the lens so you need to be judicious what you put in the machine.
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You can’t cut metals, but there is metallic-finish acrylic, but it doesn’t really look like metal.
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I just ordered the silver mat acrylic. If it looks good for what I am doing, I will post it. Thanks
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Cuts rubber, but can only engrave rubber stamps… hmm.
I think that has more to do with how rubber stamps are made. Can you think of a way to cut out a stamp?
I mean… I set my stamp files up with a design to engrave and also a shape around the design to cut it out. If I stick the stamp material to some acrylic beforehand, the laser cuts the rubber and the acrylic backing in one go.
If I needed to make, say, a star-shaped stamp, I think I could get away with just cutting, and no engraving at all.
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Yeah, exactly. You’re engraving the stamp, and cutting the rubber around it (and the acrylic) - which is what they’re listing.
and yeah, with an super simple shape you could but would you?
The materials list is all about could.
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