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| Author: | MarkJ [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Laser Cut rosette inlay |
I rented some time on an industrial 50W laser and used it to burn out the areas in a German spruce top to be inlayed and to cut the Amboyna burl to fit in the spaces for a classical guitar rosette. Kind of a different approach - maybe too different? Let me know what you think. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laser Cut rosette inlay |
I think that's very cool! Interesting diversion from the norm. |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laser Cut rosette inlay |
I like the design. It looks a little flat but maybe that will change with the finish. Some engraving might help. I don't know what classical guitarists will think. |
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| Author: | Rick Turner [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laser Cut rosette inlay |
Jim Olson has been doing that for a while, and commercially you can get laser cut parts from Michael Gurian. |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laser Cut rosette inlay |
Did you have a problem with alignment? Looks about 1/2" off center. |
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| Author: | MarkJ [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laser Cut rosette inlay |
The inlay pattern is slightly rotated off-center to the joint, about 2mm. If you look closely at the joint at the bottom of the rosette you can see that, but the center hole and the veneer lines are exactly symmetrical to the top joint. The design was hand-drawn and I did not notice that it was slightly canted off the x-y axis until I started the laser. The hole in the board under the top is just a hole I use for a router pivot and has nothing to do with this top. |
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| Author: | Chris aka Sniggly [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laser Cut rosette inlay |
did you ask if that was too different?.... To quote some of the younger crowd; "man...you got mad skills!" |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laser Cut rosette inlay |
Mark, Nice - will look even better when sanded and finished. This is the sort of thing I've been experimenting with (I have my own laser engraver). I'll take some pictures and post em soon. The laser enables all sorts of cool new artsy things.... Can I ask how much (by PM maybe?) you had to pay for laser time? Cheers, Dave F. |
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