I've been working on learning to use powdered stone to do inlays. There is a good video tutorial from Ed Davidson in the library. So far I've simply been turning a groove in the pen and filling it with powder/CA. I think I have that process down reasonably well.
I'm thinking about moving up a level, I have access to some first rate laser cutting equipment at work, and what I had in mind was to take a nearly finished turned tube off the mandrel and cut in a graphic on the laser. Then I would put it back on the mandrel, stone powder fill the cut out image, sand it down to a clean inlay and then finish the pen.
Has anyone done this? I haven't been able to find any pictures in the albums. I'm looking for tips about line width and depth to carve. I'd like to carve in a signature and fill it with powder. I'm thinking about type fonts with fine serifs in about 14 or 16 point. Maybe a company logo that can be represented in one color.
Has anyone tried repeating this process twice to powder fill a two color graphic? I'm using Universal 50 watt lasers (one X-50 and one X-360 with a pen rotating jig) and I have a new Universal XL-9200 120 watt that I haven't figured out yet.
Thanks in advance.
Chasper
I'm thinking about moving up a level, I have access to some first rate laser cutting equipment at work, and what I had in mind was to take a nearly finished turned tube off the mandrel and cut in a graphic on the laser. Then I would put it back on the mandrel, stone powder fill the cut out image, sand it down to a clean inlay and then finish the pen.
Has anyone done this? I haven't been able to find any pictures in the albums. I'm looking for tips about line width and depth to carve. I'd like to carve in a signature and fill it with powder. I'm thinking about type fonts with fine serifs in about 14 or 16 point. Maybe a company logo that can be represented in one color.
Has anyone tried repeating this process twice to powder fill a two color graphic? I'm using Universal 50 watt lasers (one X-50 and one X-360 with a pen rotating jig) and I have a new Universal XL-9200 120 watt that I haven't figured out yet.
Thanks in advance.
Chasper