For Fathers Day last year… or maybe the year before I don’t know… I got a bug’a’salt.
Now we’re coming into shooting season I thought I could make something instead of it just laying around.
So inspired by Starship troopers
I downloaded a ‘Federation’ logo and brought it into lightburn, image traced and added suitably futuristic text. Used the ‘Deform’ tool skew it a bit to match the top line. I also added a bit of a pocket for a 3D printed bracket Bug-A-Salt MK3 wall mount / holder by Brad | Download free STL model | Printables.com
Saved out of lightburn as a dxf and into estlcam for creating the toolpaths
24mm/s 3mm DoC on single flute 1/8 endmill.
I did the letters an an engrave (using the v14 45 degree v bit).
by then the bracket had finished printing, so i could put them together with only the bareset tickle with a sanding block round the edges to remove the fluff.
Painted and ready to hang. The picture doesn’t show it well but its a silver/gold finish. A couple od the letters are a bit wonky in the corners but if I’m honest I don’t think I specified a depth for the carve so thats probably on me. (Thats what these tests are for). All done, downloading to painting, in less than 2 hrs.
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