We found this cute drawing on the net and decided to use our CNC setup in the shop to cut it out for a mailbox decoration next December. My husband did his magic, generating the G-code the computer uses to guide the torch on the cutting table to cut out the design from a sheet of metal. The piece is about three feet wide and about 2-1/2 feet tall.
We used an overhead project and a color transparency to mark the piece. I’m starting to paint it now. I’m doing the back side of the piece first to work out any problems. The first code I call ‘color blocking’ because the first coat on metal is so awful that it only serves to mark the areas as particular colors. The second coat enables you to finally see the design well and then put accents on.
I did the first coat on the back side yesterday. Today I’ll try to do the second coat. I’ll take some progress pictures and post them.
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