Tarot Card Earrings

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Ah, if you (or anyone else who reads this) are not aware of the difference between cast and extruded acrylic, it’s worth a read:

Understanding Cast vs. Extruded Acrylic

This likely won’t include anything novel for regulars but, this post on Core77 includes a pretty good explainer on cast vs. extruded acrylic, as well as the differences in Plexiglas / plexiglass nomenclature:

Pics and comparisons here too:

Cast vs Extruded Acrylic in Edge Lit Signs

I have an idea for a cheshire cat sign using the different properties of cast vs extruded acrylic. Per the examples that have been shown, one does not show etching very well under normal light. My thought is to make layers with the grin on one material and the cat on another. The grin will always show up, but the cat won’t unless lit, and then program the controller to dim the LEDs to off to make the cat fade away, leaving the grin. Any input on this? I have seen it done but I am not sure how th…