Plaque is 21" x 9" high.
.25 endmil for roughing pass 2.5 hours
.125 BN endmill 10% stepover. Conventional cut. 4.5 hours
.500 60° V-Bit for the lettering 1.5 hours.
.25 endmill profile cut through last quarter inch of tabbed material. 5 minutes.
Very little finish sanding required. Sealed with 2 coats sanding sealer.
Hand painted lettering with Black heavy bodied acrylic and a chisel brush. Blotting runout as I went.
Sanding with 320 grit the following day to bring back the crisp lines in lettering. And any paint overage.
Sprayed Rattle can poly 3 coats with light 0000 steel wool between coats.
Had a lot of fun with this one.
Thanks to the folks at Design & Make.
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Very nice work! Thank you for sharing your photo and techniques.
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That's beautiful work and I'm sure they will cherish it!
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