I have seen someone post about this and I cannot find the post…I wanted to thank them for the inspiration, because it’s downright wonderful! I was able to buy one piece at a time for $2 each and make personalized plaques for my son and his friends.
The trick is making your artwork backwards and engraving on the BACK of the tile. There is some sort of backing on the tile that interacts with the laser causing it to appear on the front of the tile in black which gives an absolutely wonderful contrast. They have different colors…white, beige, gray…and I think more are coming soon. These are GLASS tiles not stone or ceramic. They need to be clear for this to work.
I started with GF thick draftboard setting then changed the LPI to 225 and the speed to 800.
This is the best thing ever. You cannot engrave a photo on there, but you can use clipart, artwork, wording, etc. Enjoy!
This technique has a multitude of possibilities. I can see vintage advertising engraved and using the tiles for a bathroom or kitchen.
Engrave 6-10 and use them to serve hors d’oeuvres or canapés for a cocktail party. Asian engravings for sushi or sashimi. Whimsical Alice in Wonderland engravings —-then use the tiles to serve petit fours for a afternoon tea party.
Engrave the name of someone add the word kitchen ( Miss Betty’s Kitchen ) — a custom gift to be used as a spoon rest. Toss in the dishwasher after use.
What sort of prep work did you do to the pictures before engraving? That’s the process where I keep getting hung up. Any sort of direction would be GREATLY appreciated.
Make sure it’s got the white painted backing. If it doesn’t turn black, turn up the power or reduce the speed. I’ve used these from way back in the first pre-production unit days.
