Neither the camera nor the blank can move. The file has a border sized to exactly match the maximum working space - if the file moves even a pixel in the GUI, it will read as out of bounds. Finally, I’ll run a bounding box the size of the blank at minimum score power across its masking just to make sure, but don’t anticipate any problems.
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Oh! Now I see the logic! Brilliant!
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Wow amazing
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I find that scoring the holes will minimize tear out… might want to test that idea…
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I’ll certainly check that out, thanks!
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Agreed - I’ve scored many a hole for drilling when doing stuff like this.
Nice woven technique too. I made picture frames with that method last year, used a mixture of walnut, paduk, purple heart and maple. They turned out good, although I wish I’d have made the curved cuts a little less drastic. I’m making a few more and I’m going for a flowing water look. Nothing to use the laser on, but all good fun never the less.
Post a pic once done - beautiful work thus far!
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here is where it came in very handy… this is made from the Teak deck of the Battleship NJ. it has been in the weather for 75 years. after I remove the rot from the inch and 3/4 boards there is gold underneath. But scoring the holes was necessary to avoid tear out.
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That teak is gorgeous!
I was on the IKE in 1983 when this photo was taken. It was really special to sail alongside naval history.
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Daaaaamn - that’s gorgeous, and more than I think any other project I can totally understand your stress about not mucking up the positioning!!
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