Fixing our Morntech Co2 Laser
We bought a CO2 laser cutter/engraving machine with a 24×36 bed. It’s been a disaster ever since we had it with everything imaginable going wrong. The office in California has been helpful in trying to help us with each problem, but the problem is the parent company in China has been very clueless. Recently we […]
Laser cutting Foil cutting and embossing
We’ve been experimenting with foil cutting and embossing. We have gold and silver foil that can be embossed onto different substrates, like wood. First you lay down the foil, then you cut the outlines using a low power setting, then peal away the portion you don’t want and press the foil again so it sticks […]
Art Scan of the day – Stencil Artwork by Alexander Codd
Check out this artwork by Alexander Codd. Born and raised in Seattle, he paints using primarily spray paint and stencils, with influences from Banksey and Shepard Fairey. The majority of his work phentermine consists of portraits of those who inspire him in pursuing his dream as an artist. Alexander uses a laser cutter to aid […]
Creating vector graphics from image files with Adobe Illustrator and Live trace
There is a process for creating a vector file from a pixel based image or drawing. There are two methods. One is to completely recreate the image, tracing over it in Adobe Illustrator. The other method is to start with as clean an image as possible. First the image is cleaned up in Photoshop, then […]
Laser Paper Cutting and Wood Cutting
We’ve been working hard on different designs and ideas for the laser machine. Our clients have brought us great ideas that we’re helping them take to market. Everything from wedding invitations, to lasercut Ketubah (wedding certificates) and paper cut art. We’re finally really getting the hang of using the laser cutter for artistic applications. […]