Using a combination of the laser cutter, CNC router, paint and a clear resin to create different types of outcomes.
- The characters were laser cut and painted before resin was added using surface tension to hold it to the shape (mostly).
- The Tui were made on the laser cutter with a deep etch, painted and then then filled with resin.
- The pendants were cut from NZ Rimu on the CNC router, a printed image was put in the base and resin applied over top.
Lessons learned:
- Resin escapes from nano gaps and will run away if given the chance.
- Resin responds well to surface tension. Sometimes too well.
- Painted areas become quite vibrant under resin
- A CNC router can fire a piece of NZ Rimu a very long way when things go wrong. Safety glasses.
