Post #285543 by pariartspaul on Wed, Feb 14, 2007 8:11 AM

Hey Tipsy... ah yes I remember the film, and the Fremont Street set was the hi-light for sure. I've spent many happy hours on Fremont Street. When we lived in L.A. we used to go three or four times a year. We used to love Fitzgerald's there before they changed ownership, yeah we were high rollers for a time there. Anyway - for your project, send me an email and let me know what you are thinking of. The laser cuts acrylic beautifully. Sounds like you are looking at some big items though. My laser bed will only fit a piece 12" x 24" max. If that's okay, let me know.

For tokens and coasters, the samples in the picture were just dipped in a cherry stain after they were cut so they have a matte finish. I don't know if they'd need a different finish on them, maybe something shiny for more protection? But I'd hate to hand brush a sealer on each piece after they are cut. There must be something I could just dip them in? Or maybe I could try finishing the wood with a gloss sealer BEFORE it's laser cut? That might be interesting to try. If anyone has any ideas let me know.

The tokens are cut from 1/8" basswood and they are a nice size about 2 1/4" in diameter. I could see them a little smaller also at maybe a 2" size.

The coasters are made of 1/4" poplar and they are 4" in diameter - they have a nice thick look to them. The engraving is nice and deep, somewhere between a 32nd and a 16th inch.

For the artwork, gosh the sky's the limit. It could be super detailed artwork or just text, whatever. It would be cool to do some for a tiki bar and use their logo -or you know, I can even engrave a photo onto them.

I could see maybe $1 each for the tokens and $10 each for the coasters?
But I'll have to do some more experimenting with finishes and get it figured out. I don't want to get into too much mass production, but maybe I could just sell them to Tiki Central folks. I'll put another post up when I get something ready.