Vector Engraving for Edge Lit Acrylic?

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Okay, here are some threads I dug up – not sure they answer your specific question, but at least they might head you in the right direction!

More trial, errors, and fun

I’ve been following along the curve that is learning…and having a ball. I graduated myself from using wood only, to acrylic…which I love. For some reason, I’m still hung up on trying embossing powder on everything…so of course it went without saying that acrylic would be the next victim. I also sent this to support with a couple other little things, just in case they care. •••••• I made a little test square with various types of images on it. The little artifact ‘outcroppings’ are so…

Edge-Lit Acrylic Rocks On (and things I learned)

Yesterday I created my first edge-lit acrylic sign, for my husband’s band. I am generally happy with the results, but have learned a couple of things for next time and thought I’d share. First, the sign is too large for the light to cover the entire image in the way I had hoped. I’ll scale back the next sign a little. Second, while the idea to do a deep engrave on the shrimp (or, krill, if you will) was a good one, BUT it looks way better when viewed from the back. I will reverse the image and h…

Edge-lit Acrylic tests - Color Fills

I’ve wanted to mess around with edge lit acrylics and finally got the chance recently. I ordered this on amazon, just to have something to start with before building my own. The base is slightly wider then medium proofgrade acrylic. I just used some gorilla tape on either side to even it out. I wanted to see how the brightness translated across the part. I was worried that the far ends might not be as bright, or that a closer feature could block light from a farther feature. So, I made a te…

Neil Gaiman Quote

Because it had to be done. (See this thread) [IMG_0679] [The%20World%20Always%20Seems%20Brighter] Update: Here’s a base to fit it that will hold a USB-powered LED chip (specifics in the linked post).

Settings for engraving fine lines in acrylic

Hey folks, these are the settings I used to engrave fine lines in Proofgrade medium acrylic: 675 lpi, speed 500, power 100. Used recently on this project:

A couple more edge-lit designs, for WSU's Mothers Weekend charity auction

Some friends of ours asked if I could make an edge-lit plaque for this weekends Mothers Weekend event at WSU. There will be an auction during the weekend and they wanted to donate something interesting. They were a bit time constrained but I figured that if they got the materials and the designs, I’d give it a go. They wound up getting a nice light base and some 1/4" non-proofgrade acrylic for the project. I haven’t tried doing any 1/4" yet but figured that using the proofgrade settings would be…