Difference between revisions of "Experiments with laser cutting"

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−	[[File:Avaimenpera.jpeg]]	+	[[File:Avaimenpera.jpeg|300px|thumb|left|My first plexi inlay piece]]I watched a video tutorial about making plexi inlays in mdf by the previous finnish interns and followed the instructions to make my own key chain. The pieces fit really well and I decided to try something else with the same technique. I really like maps, so i thought about making a map of central Reykjavík while mixing laser techniques, engraving the roads and cutting away the ocean and ponds, replacing them with blue plexi.
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		+	I fetched the map from google maps but before I started vectoring it, Linda suggested that I'd try rastering the picture rather than engraving it. That seemed like a good idea, and I went with it, while still cutting away the water areas.
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		+	[[File:Laser kulunut aika.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Rastering and cutting the 19 cm plate took about 17 and a half minutes.]]
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		+	[[File:Reykjavikmap.jpg|500px|thumb|right|The finished map.]]
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		+	[[File:Karttapalat.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The map and the blue ocean pieces.]]

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I watched a video tutorial about making plexi inlays in mdf by the previous finnish interns and followed the instructions to make my own key chain. The pieces fit really well and I decided to try something else with the same technique. I really like maps, so i thought about making a map of central Reykjavík while mixing laser techniques, engraving the roads and cutting away the ocean and ponds, replacing them with blue plexi.

I fetched the map from google maps but before I started vectoring it, Linda suggested that I'd try rastering the picture rather than engraving it. That seemed like a good idea, and I went with it, while still cutting away the water areas.