I spent time today working with the Glowforge doing some laser art on wood. I used a two-inch-thick piece of poplar that measured about 10×12 inches. I tried a few different speed and power settings before I settled on a setting that came out really good for anything that should be displayed indoors. On that final setting I could hardly feel the depth of the burn on the wood. But to burn it any deeper than that to make it more suited to outdoor display I lose detail on the object I was burning into this particular block of wood. And on that note, I burned a copy of the farm’s business sign, and even a photograph. Both came out great! I think I could over-burn the wood and lose detail for something that is intended to be displayed outside, as it would likely also need to be a lot larger. I’ll need to mess about with that, but I think it is best to do something on a larger piece, and to do it, it should be done on the big laser.
So that was a step today. I think I will try doing one of my own photographs for the next photo test burn and put it onto a specifically sized piece of wood, maybe 12×16 inches. Once I standardize that, I can look at offering photos burned like that as an item to sell. It could be interesting.
So that is the workday I had today. I didn’t earn anything. But I did learn some things. I have some experimenting to do.