[Swansea Hackspace] Anyone got any two colour laserable acrylic spare?

[Tim Clark]

The flow sensor is broken and should be bypassed already, but if its not 
working then the bypass may have fallen off.

Tim


On 19/08/2016 15:48, Nathan Hackett wrote:
> More good ideas, that could definitely work. I have some sugru already 
> spare, but actual paint would probably give a nicer finish if I can 
> get it to pool in the letters slightly concave. So is the flow sensor 
> not working and needs to be bypassed? I've been ok using the laser 
> cutter on my own before, but not without anyone else in the building. 
> I'll try not to burn the place down. :)
>
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 3:31 PM, Tim Clark <eclipse at sucs.org 
> <mailto:eclipse at sucs.org>> wrote:
>
>     The other thought is you could stick masking tape over before you
>     cut it, then you could flood the paint in after to fill the
>     letters, let it dry a bit and peel the tape off, then you can give
>     it to them before the paint is fully dry, but dry enough.
>
>     Tim
>
>
>     On 19/08/2016 15:26, Nathan Hackett wrote:
>>     Not a bad idea Tim, thanks. This has to be ready for 10pm
>>     Saturday night so I haven't left myself much time for luxuries
>>     like letting paint dry! Off to B&Q to get the wood now. I guess I
>>     could make an A-frame style sign just out of acrylic, but heating
>>     and putting the bend in has the potential for disaster.
>>     Is the laser cutter working ok at the moment?
>>
>>     On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Tim Clark <eclipse at sucs.org
>>     <mailto:eclipse at sucs.org>> wrote:
>>
>>         You could paint something then laser the paint off?
>>
>>         Tim
>>
>>
>>         On 19/08/2016 15:13, Nathan Hackett wrote:
>>>         I need to make a desk sign for someone at my work who's
>>>         leaving to become a teacher, it's his last shift tomorrow
>>>         night so this is very last minute. If anyone has any
>>>         suitable scraps, size is roughly 200mm x 60mm. This is the
>>>         sort of thing-
>>>
>>>         http://www.snamanufacturing.co.uk/images/pic-04_5_large.jpg
>>>         <http://www.snamanufacturing.co.uk/images/pic-04_5_large.jpg>
>>>
>>>         Or maybe it would work better to laser etch some
>>>         single-color acrylic and put sugru into the letters? Any
>>>         advice would be greatly appreciated... Bat signal activated. :)
>>>
>>>
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