<div dir="ltr">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. :)</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 3:31 PM, Tim Clark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eclipse@sucs.org" target="_blank">eclipse@sucs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <p>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.</p><span class="">
    <p>Tim<br>
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    <div>On 19/08/2016 15:26, Nathan Hackett
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">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.
        <div>Is the laser cutter working ok at the moment?</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Tim
          Clark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eclipse@sucs.org" target="_blank">eclipse@sucs.org</a>></span>
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              <p>You could paint something then laser the paint off?</p>
              <p>Tim<br>
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                  <div>On 19/08/2016 15:13, Nathan Hackett wrote:<br>
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                    <div dir="ltr">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-
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                      <div>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. :)</div>
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