Mat Cutting

[palmercr]

@jamesdhatch

Since the beam spreads in a cone (or effective V) shape anyway, why not just de-focus the outlined vector cut enough to get the bevel desired?

The beam is a fixed size where it passes through the lens and then gets focused down to almost a point, creating the cone. If you defocus then it will be bigger at the bottom, so actually more steep sided. Not sure what effect it has the shape of the cut though. It may cut less at the bottom and give a bevel that way.

[Christopher]

Would the laser burn the mat and discolor the white?

[palmercr]

If it is a material that is removed by burning, like wood and cardboard, then yes.

[rodrigobrionesm]

And if you are really, REALLY into mat cutting:

GUNNAR 4001-XL Cutting Museum- and Foam Board

[tbelhumer]

Really really, really into mat cutting! $70,000 +

[rodrigobrionesm]

Yep, really really REALLY really.

[smcgathyfay]

You can give the illusion of a different color created by the angle cut as in my example posted awhile ago.

Cutting and engraving mat board

Had some time to play this evening…been wanting to frame my youngest son’s artwork he did a few years ago and got inspired… Masked and cut the mat board to fit, as well as vector engraved the words and border around the cuts and just removed the letters and thin strip of masking around the inside cuts so I could color them with the airbrush. Removed the masking and laid over a piece of clear mylar. And taking the cue from @dan I made a black acrylic frame to fit. Backed with MDF [image] [i…

[jbv]

please tell Eddie that I love his ‘garden fire’ comic.

[Christopher]

Thanks for referring us back to that! I’ve bookmarked posts so I have a better chance remembering that! Though, I’m not setup for air brushing!