<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> 2013-08-28T22:09:37Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/12023/laser-engraving-on-a-gbc/ <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> kitsch wrote:

there is also 'professional' filler for this sort of thing too...

Pshaw.  Go with the shoe polish.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/rygD 2013-08-28T22:09:37Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182124/#p182124 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> Sweet!  I've read that the fill & wipe method works well, but only on gloss finishes.  Anyways, might be hitting you up for some white on black panels! big_smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Theta_Frost 2013-08-28T15:09:19Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182078/#p182078 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> I'll see if I have time to experiment after work. No shoe polish and gameboys in the office, natch.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arfink 2013-08-28T14:38:29Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182075/#p182075 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> cool!  if it looks horrible it'll come off, at least the kind i have isn't permanent.

please post pics.  i know you will though

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kitsch 2013-08-28T14:27:45Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182074/#p182074 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> kitsch wrote:

^ you could also use filler to color in the engraved areas on the white.

i've used shoe polish for this very successfully (as long as the lines aren't too wide it dries and won't come out, too wide an area it'll flake out).  there is also 'professional' filler for this sort of thing too...

This is an excellent idea. I might try it on my GBC, as I happen to have shoe polish handy. wink

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arfink 2013-08-28T14:22:18Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182073/#p182073 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> ^ you could also use filler to color in the engraved areas on the white.

i've used shoe polish for this very successfully (as long as the lines aren't too wide it dries and won't come out, too wide an area it'll flake out).  there is also 'professional' filler for this sort of thing too...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kitsch 2013-08-28T14:08:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182071/#p182071 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> I'd been wondering if this was possible/ how well it would work out. I may ask some of the DT teachers at school if they'd be nice enough to help me do something like this.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Alpine 2013-08-28T13:20:47Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182066/#p182066 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> Yes, I can do cutting and engraving on acrylic. I could do it in white, but engravings in white acrylic can be hard to read. Better yet would be this stuff from Inventables perhaps... (comes in other colors too...)

https://www.inventables.com/technologie … ylic-sheet

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arfink 2013-08-28T05:31:52Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182049/#p182049 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> Hmmm.  Could you laser engrave (and cut?) some white acrylic for say... some DIY modular synth panels?  Going through you would be much better than Ponoko methinks. wink

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Theta_Frost 2013-08-28T04:50:28Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182047/#p182047 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> thursdaycustoms wrote:

Can you etch my logo into a shell as well as text? Would be very interested.

Do send me a PM. wink

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arfink 2013-08-28T04:17:09Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182044/#p182044 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> I can etch anything I want. smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arfink 2013-08-28T03:37:40Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182040/#p182040 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> Can you etch my logo into a shell as well as text? Would be very interested.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/thursdaycustoms 2013-08-28T00:32:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182028/#p182028 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> hooray art
looking forward to seeing more designs

]]> https://chipmusic.org/theghostservant 2013-08-27T20:23:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/182001/#p182001 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> Lots of good constructive feedback, I like this. Thanks everybody.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arfink 2013-08-27T05:17:45Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/181949/#p181949 <![CDATA[Re: Laser Engraving on a GBC]]> i think it looks cool!

if you found a way to fill the engravings with ink or something, i think it'd look super classy.

and then maybe some buttons that match the ink? the possibilities are endless wink

]]> https://chipmusic.org/basspuddle 2013-08-27T05:11:55Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/181948/#p181948