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RobWilson:
Looking very professional Joules  :clap: :clap: :clap:

I hope it works a treat .


--- Quote from: John Stevenson on March 04, 2015, 11:24:45 AM ---Laser can't do vinyl but can do other materials so wonder how that would work cutting stencils ?

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So that over grown sandwich toaster of yours cant do vinyl John   :palm: , so what about it the object/area  was painted  ,then laser'd  ,removing the paint and leaving bare metal , would that work?


Rob 

Joules:
John, you can laser cut masking tape.  Or spray the object with etch primer and laser away does work, we have proof when the laser cutter exceeded its limits and burnt the paint off the frame.  Nice shiny metal was the result.

Work and dog keep interrupting play Rob.  I have some masks drawn up in an art package waiting to be printed on glossy magazine paper and then iron onto metal plate.  Vinyl cutter setup, laptop dead so working on a solution for that.  :palm:

Another long winded solution is to silk screen the masks if many objects, then etch them.

John Stevenson:
It can do Vinyl [ PVC ] Rob but it gives off Cyanide gas and hydrochloric acid which when mixed with the water vapour in the air rusts everything away so although it can cut it PVC is a no, no.

Joules:
Angled mirror on the bed, hang the vinyl on the wall......   She'll be right   :thumbup:

vtsteam:
Cut a paper stencil, coat metal with photo-resist (ebay) expose and wash away, then electro etch -- same as Rob except he's using a pure chemical etch.

Or, no laser in house? Buy decorative stencils (art/craft store) and use one of those tamping stencil brushes, and tamp paint on in letters or patterns.

Or use an exacto and cut out your own stencils, or vinyl letters. Print first using printer on label paper (or spray re-positionalbe contact adhesive on the back of regular paper) and stick down to your stencil material.

Or make woodcut or linoleum block stamps (or even carve a potato)  transfer oil based ink with brayer to block, and stamp on metal.

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