The Gift of Good Measure, and Proofgrade settings changes coming - 10/16/17 Latest Improvements

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It is proofgrade acrylic, right in the store. :sunglasses:

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And based on this response…that sad fact is about to change…i didn’t realize they did this. :smile:

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Flat black Krylon spray paint. I love the mask for painting projects!

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Oh shoot! I thought you guys had some two-tone PG. It’s been a while since I hit the store. :smile:
(Got me all excited there…)

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Cool. I like that part about, “If you call Customer Support, they might make you print one.” ha ha

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Ooooooo…I like this in clear acrylic a LOT!

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Yes… That’s why I added my own voice to your question. I wanted the answer too. For the same reason.

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It’s opaque bile green (markings colored with Matte Black MTN 94 spray paint). It was a sample that I picked up at a trade show. I had also grabbed a sample of what I thought was florescent orange, based on the exposed edge that I could see under the masking…

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(Snort) Hahaha, ‘Bile Green’! Best laugh so far.

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So… who’s going to make the reversed version so it can be engraved on the back side of clear acrylic? Or is it all vectors so it could simply be mirrored in the GFUI?

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Did mine with paper!

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I’m at work :roll_eyes:

My co-worker just asked me what is it?:see_no_evil:

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Thanks for reminding me about this!

Here you go: Pasghetti Measurator

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Looks toatally legit. Can’t wait to see it cut. :grinning:

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Got lazy. Just tried the 2 color acrylic that I had from Inventables. Didn’t bother trying any fancy settings and didn’t measure the thickness. Selected automatic black acrylic and pressed print. Just wanted to see how the 2 color would shine through, wasn’t worried about the detail.

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Edit: originally posted a picture with what looked like melted edges on the acrylic under magnification. Then I realized there was a very thin clear mask over the green acrylic. Very hard to see or feel. Peeled right off and the edges look great.

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Now I kinda wish I had bought some of that fancy stuff…

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I never realized quite how deep the cuts were until I saw the shadow cast from that angle. Is that the same depth for all the lettering, as well?

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It’s definitely got real depth to it. In my experience with 2-layer acrylic like that, it’s… say… similar to old-school engraved nameplates. Like these things:

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ha ha ha ha…this made me laugh!

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This finally showed up in my GFUI, it is going to be another “I’ve got a scrap and 10 minutes” thing. I love these sort of projects. Very little :proofgrade: goes in the garbage around here.

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I think I should use my sparkly acrylic for this!!! (Must make time tonight)

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