Here is a picture (and .cdr file in v10) of a poem I engraved on a white ceramic tile painted black. Really liked the poem, so I thought I would share it.
EDIT: I couldn't upload the cdr because my security token is missing.....uh, oh!
Here is a picture (and .cdr file in v10) of a poem I engraved on a white ceramic tile painted black. Really liked the poem, so I thought I would share it.
EDIT: I couldn't upload the cdr because my security token is missing.....uh, oh!
Last edited by Steve Clarkson; 08-06-2009 at 8:13 AM.
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If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas... George B. Shaw
OK, I painted the tile yesterday and engraved it this morning......now I just got a fingerprint on it!!!!! It FEELS dry......if I just wait a few days will the paint cure such that fingerprints won't get on it.....or should I spray it with a laquer or polyurathane to seal it?
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If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas... George B. Shaw
Steve,
Weren't you the individual that was thinking of bailing out of the laser engraving business a couple of months ago?
I guess you read your poem!!!
All the best.
Dave Garcia
The Wood Block, Ltd
Great job Steve! I was thinking of the same thing...don't quit! My engraved motto is: Failure Is Not An Option! Have a great day!
Phyllis
Mine is from a quote from the book Atlas Shrugged and I have entitled it "Perseverance"
Mine is from a donut shop in NYC from the 50s:
"As you travel down the road of life, whatever be your goal,
Keep your eye upon the donut and not upon the hole."
dee
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Red Coin Mah Jong
Steve and Dee,
Did "we" open Pandora's Box with these writings????
Here's a couple for you. Direct from Hawaii:
1. The best things in life aren't things.
2. There are two ways to be rich - make more or desire less.
And my all time favorite from Yogi Bera:
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it!"
Dave Garcia
The Wood Block, Ltd
Epilog Mini 24 - 45 Watt, Corel Draw X5, Wacom Intuos Tablet, Unengraved HP Laptop, with many more toys to come.....
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas... George B. Shaw
Reminds me of the glasses of OJ mom would make me share with my brother... he was bigger, got the glass first, and his half was at the bottom. I didn't get much OJ...
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If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas... George B. Shaw
Steve,
It sounds like you did not prepare the tile for painting correctly. You have to sand it with 220 to give it some tooth, then prime it with high adhesion primer and then paint.
dee
Epilog Mini 18/25w & 35w, Mac and Vaio, Corel x3, typical art toys, airbrush... I'm a Laserhead, my husband is a Neanderthal - go figure
Red Coin Mah Jong
Epilog Mini 24 - 45 Watt, Corel Draw X5, Wacom Intuos Tablet, Unengraved HP Laptop, with many more toys to come.....
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas... George B. Shaw
Dee beat me to it... the glaze on the tile isn't designed to hold paint (which makes cleaning your shower easier), so you gotta scuff it up.
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Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
USCutter 24" LaserPoint Vinyl Cutter
Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
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Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
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Steve,
I've lasered this onto several plaques. Seems whenever someone sees it in my shop, they want one. Kind of a long poem but lays out nicely on a 5x7.
Jim
It Couldn't Be Done
Edgar Guest
Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "cannot be done," and you'll do it.
Growing older is mandatory.
Growing up is entirely optional.
Remember; it's never too late to have a happy childhood.
I thought I had posted these, but maybe not.....if I did, my apologies.
Just used basic $0.50 tiles from Home Depot and Krylon paint. I definitely need to tweek the settings.
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If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas... George B. Shaw