Washing wood without warping

[kittski]

Here’s a good link to show what kind of images work well with 3D.

http://bit.ly/2zaLQFX (short cut so you don’t have to read the thread if ya don’t want )

3D Greyscale file link 浮雕灰度图

Thought I’d share a nice find. I spent many an hours going down a rabbit hole in search of some images to practice 3D engraving with. I learned there are a LOT of images available on Chinese websites if you know what to search for. I can’t read any of the websites, so you are on your own as far as figuring our copyright, how to purchase the actual files etc. I downloaded a few to tweak and practice with for my own amusement and will not be using them commercially. If you google “how to spell (…

Here’s a bit more info about it

3D Engrave File types

This is actually perfect, because the Glowforge is currently not able to handle high resolution files of any meaningful size. It’s only been in development for more than two years… so far.

and some more examples here too

And then there was 3D

This is gonna be so much fun Did the crow without any adjustment to the file I had already made and still looks pretty darn cool. The last pic is just a sneak peek of something that turned out pretty neat if I do say so myself. (Not that I had much to do with it really.) After doing the initial 3D engraving with a photo of a CNC file made by Yura Tikhonovskiy, I’ve made some adjustment to the pic to see what further detail I can bring out. It’s cutting now. (I’m not going to pos…

@elyrada

do you use tape over the wood or just the material without the tapes protection?

I remove masking before engraving as it just turns gummy and can be hard to get off. I just clean the wood residue off with alcohol or orange cleaner. To me, the remaining discoloration adds depth and character to the engravings. YMMV of course .