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Nice idea, but I don't have one of those either!
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Always better to have tools you don't need, than need tools you don't have
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Always better to have tools you don't need, than need tools you don't have
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Paint it in acid paste then power wash it away and once dry , weld pick off the slag when stone cold then cold galv spray it ?
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Looks good my friend
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Looks good.
Under-appreciated & oft overlooked things are thumbscrews. So useful in the right application.
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Did you use inkscape? If i set you a suitable svg would you do me a couple? Paid of courseAnother keyring for my big sister, wasn't as easy getting this one done as the spaniel was, took quite a bit of fiddling about with brightness and contrast and tracing before it looked ok. Waiting for some more leather to arrive so just did a test as it is slightly smaller than I want plus the bottom of the oval is a wee bit clipped.
Could probably do with getting some sort of image programme for picture editing but not sure what and certainly not fancying the learning curve no matter what I end up with.
Anyway the keyring.
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No I just used X tools basic laser programme and also Lightburn.
It is not that easy to do with them unless it is a very crip photo and I tried quite a few before I managed with that one.
I really need to get some decent software that can remove backgrounds etc but not sure what to get.
If the svg is decent then I can easily trace in Lightburn.
It is not that easy to do with them unless it is a very crip photo and I tried quite a few before I managed with that one.
I really need to get some decent software that can remove backgrounds etc but not sure what to get.
If the svg is decent then I can easily trace in Lightburn.
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It took me a while to discover not only the importance of knurling dead center to the axis , but also that the slower the lathe speed and then longer you left the knurler in one place with only very slight in feed every 10 seconds or so the better the knurling pattern .
Almost any acid will removed galvanizing. Battery acid, brick cleaner etc
Will the reflection cause a problem? I seem to recall one of the lasers at work got damaged that way. Not sure though.Mad a plywood keyring yesterday as a test.
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I then tried on some 4mm leather, tried all sorts of settings but it just wouldn't cut all the way throughso looks like 4mm leather is too much for the laser.
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Found a piece of 1.3mm leather and had more luck with that but I really need it a bit heavier duty.
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Going to make an air assist and see if that helps on the 4mm, if not I will have to get some 2.5-3mm and try that.
Also made a bed of nails for the laser, didn't fancy paying £50 upwards for a honeycomb bed and this seems to work well enough.
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That's looking fantastic
but I've got to ask if the doors open out over how wide is that step in front of them ? it's hard to tell from the picture . I presume they'll open fully back .
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Not sure I follow, what reflection?
