The Model was due.
I had a laser cutter tool.
So the gears started to turn.
--A new technique for the laser cutter--
Problem: Cutting a depression into a board 1/4" deep.
Issue: Make it look like grass.
Solution: I started by cutting fins which I would remove with a chisel. This left thin long strips through the square depression. This was not acceptable.
So I made a grid .005" x .005" which spanned the entire square depression. After one hour of cutting, a fantastic dot matrix was revealed. I then simply rubbed the end of a vacuum against the 'dots' and it removed the entire depression. I once again repeated the cut but removed the edge leaving a 1/8" square. The product was grass-like and wonderful to look at and think about.
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| The Grid |
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| The Dots |
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| Removal |
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| The Grass Depression |
