How Thin is Too Thin? Flower of Life Mandala

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If you fiddle with settings you can get some really delicate cuts without over-charring them. I spent a lot of time exploring this a while back.

Pushing Limits

I decided to see how intricate I could make the background pattern on this. I’m pretty impressed! Could never have done this without the improvements that got rid of corner overburn. [IMG_5487] [IMG_5488] PG basswood plywood – the crane cutout is from a book of clipart I found in my stuff from back in the prehistoric days when there was no Internet to get it from.

Pushing Limits, Episode 2

I decided to try a different lattice for my crane cutout. Slightly less intricate, and this time with a line width of 2 points, again using medium PG basswood plywood: [image] [image] Still a little more burn on the thin areas than I’m happy with. I’ve got to go return my granddaughter to Ft Worth, so I’ll be away from my ‘forge for a couple of days, but I’m thinking of experimenting with lower power and multiple passes to see if I can improve on this.

How Low Can You Go

Still pushing limits. I’ve been working on getting them to be a little less crispy. PG maple plywood. Cuts and spaces are all 1.5 points wide. Back: [IMG_6775] Front: [IMG_6776] Backlit: [IMG_6772]