Hey all,
Has anyone lasered the inside of a wooden spoon before? it’s got a bit of a concave curve to it so wondering if this is something our lasers can do.
-Ian
Hey all,
Has anyone lasered the inside of a wooden spoon before? it’s got a bit of a concave curve to it so wondering if this is something our lasers can do.
-Ian
The amount of the curve will determine how well it will turn out. It is a big wooden mixing spoon? For decoration?
A photo would help if you have it.
Are you planning to eat off this spoon? Or is this purely decorative? There may be some chemical treatments that may broaden the range of fluences that leave a usable dark mark.
They’re for a cooking contest. Ideally they are just trophies, but you never know
Your challenge may be maintaining focus across the surface. I’d try one setting the focus midway between the top and bottom. Will probably work
The thunder lasers do technically support variable height focus as well. You can do 3D/bed adjustments as you move…
I’m pretty sure that this is disabled/ not taught, because it’s very easy to accidentally crash the head with this method… But since these spoons are pretty light and probably won’t cause much damage, you could maybe get special permission for it.
Clever idea!
If @ozindfw 's suggestion doesn’t give you adequate focus, I think you can trick the Fusion laser to do what you want if you divide your artwork into thirds, add a positioning mark, and refocus between segments. I suggest Fusion because you can easily get the same alignment position each time (and IMO Fusion typically gives the nicest, cleanest engraving).
Repeat steps 2 & 3 for subsequent spoons.