Because of the Covid-19 pandemic situation currently, movement is restricted. For many months now, I had to attend online masses on the internet. There were a few local Catholic churches that broadcast online masses on the internet. However, sometimes there […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged engraving
I had engraved many old CD’s with words and pictures with my cnc machines. Initially, I used to clamp the cd’s onto the waste board with the help of wooden clamps. I had to arrange the setup so as not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I came across some techniques for stippling pictures which were suitable for cnc milling. The strippling technique was ideal for the pen plotter, but since I had already installed a milling spindle for cutting, I thought it would be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My daughter’s birthday is just around the corner, and I wanted to make something meaningful for her. She has a favorite saying which goes like this, “Believe and Something Beautiful will happen”. I found a nice looking font and used […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I always wanted to do something with my old CD’s. I must admit that I have a certain fascination for CD’s because the close lines on the surface causes interference of light which then breaks up into rainbow colours. By […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I liked the idea of engraving on plastic cd’s because firstly, they were attractive even by themselves, with reflective coatings and rainbow colors produced from the light interferences. Secondly, I had lots of them because nowadays, many companies like to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was now ready to explore what I can do with my new cnc machine. I happened to have a soft board lying around after I had cut some discs out of it for stopping my x-axis parallel rods from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After my first cut, I knew I had to fix a backing spoilboard on the machine movable bed so that I can protect the latter from being damaged when the tool cut deeper than the thickness of the work piece. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…