A revisited puzzle project that I made a frame/storage tray for.

[rafairchild2]

You've seen this multi-species puzzle before (12 different kinds of wood, Linseed oil finish).  I just cut a frame/storage tray for it.  I "pickled" the wood so the colors of the puzzle pop a bit.  The frame is Aspen, and the back BB.  I decided rather than a square inside cut, I made some indexing cuts so starting the puzzle has some hints.  

This will go to a young man who lived with us for a few years due to a bad home life. He now lives in Florida with his wife.  He is now going to be a father!!! His wife is due in Feb. She's lost a number of babies due to miscarriage, one being stillborn, so now she is in the viability-positive stage... things are going well.  This is all ready for the baby shower, I'll have this and a few rolling toys.

I lasered my logo on the back with my little box laser, against the pickled BB backer it stands out nice.

[rjweb]

Very nicely done, I like your logo on the back, RJ

[TAIrving]

Very nice Richard, the colors certainly do pop!  

And nice logo.  also use a small laser for my logo.  

[barb.j.enders]

Well done!

[Scrappile]

That is a very nice looking logo.   I use the wood "Coins" that Steve Good sells, because I don't have a laser.  Have you thought of doing like Steves, and make a sheet of them so you don't have to fire yo the laser each time to tag your projects?  I use them on almost everything I make that I am giving away.

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[rafairchild2]

1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

That is a very nice looking logo.   I use the wood "Coins" that Steve Good sells, because I don't have a laser.  Have you thought of doing like Steves, and make a sheet of them so you don't have to fire yo the laser each time to tag your projects?  I use them on almost everything I make that I am giving away.

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I do have his "coins", but prefer to have something burned directly into my piece, rather than using a Forstner bit to drill/insert the coin.  As you can see from the images, my small laser is a breeze to set up.  I just plug it in and turn it on.  Get a Bluetooth connection to my phone, pick my logo in the app, and size it if need be (I made it smaller for this burn).  I then run the positioning beam that shows me where I will be burning and adjust accordingly, then activate the burn.  I can go on doing other things as my logo gets burned.

Unless I want to get fancy with large scripture verses and a larger logo, there is no need to fire up my big laser.

BluetoothPS: I prefer using my phone and bluetooth, rather than connecting the USB to a computer.

Edited November 29, 2023 by rafairchild2

[daveww1]

great job

[Ron Johnson]

Terrific job Richard. Like your logo. 

[Scrappile]

That laser might fit into my shop..  I make quite a few military emblem and one I had difficulty with is the Marine corps one.  It has "semper fidelus" in real small letters on the emblem.  I really struggle makeing it look nice.  Very small to scroll, I have used decals but that is not easy either.   How hard to you think it would be to laser it on with this type laser?

 

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by Scrappile

[rafairchild2]

2 hours ago, Scrappile said:

 How hard to you think it would be to laser it on with this type laser?

 

I don't think it would be too hard at all. It's about  12x12x12" so pretty compact and easy to store when not in use.  I use my smartphone to do the burn rather than a computer. Remember though this one is for 'engraving' not cutting through wood.

I have gone pretty small about 25-30mm for my circle so the VA Beach is really small.  I generally do about 55mm in size.  It's slow, but usually, I am doing other things so it does not matter.