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Hey Guys!
I am stepping into something new or me. I invested, kind of heavily I might add, in laser engraving equipment. I am able to engrave a good number of materials. I purchased some neck plates and pickup covers. I am going to do some test engraving on them. I am looking for ideas. If you come up with an idea that you would actually use, you may get something kind of cool out of sharing your idea with me. If I can get good engravings on these things, which I think I will be able to do, I am going to try doing engravings on fully built pickups. My only fear on those right now is how hot the cover will get and if it will mess with the wax potting at all.
I could also probably do some inlay work on necks and headstocks as well as just engraving on them. That is another thing I am thinking about testing. One of my laser units is big enough to put a Tele body in. I have been thinking of trying that as well but need to find a place to get the bodies for a reasonable price. Then I would need to sell them because I am not planning on building any guitars at this point. I already own way too many of them.
Anyway, throw me your ideas. If you have old neck plates or pickups laying around that are just cluttering up your space, I may be interested in those for test subjects. That may depend on how many of these things I burn up in my testing. Old necks or bodies may be an interest as well so I can test that out. I know I need to be careful about what finish is on them. I learned that anything that is PVC based will put off a poisonous gas when the laser hits it. I am glad I learned that before I started cutting out pickguards, which is one thing I really wanted to do with these things. I can only cut acrylic which looks different. It may be cooler looking but it will definitely look different. I believe mirrored pickguards are made out of acrylic and not PVC based. I have seen some of that material out there.
I am stepping into something new or me. I invested, kind of heavily I might add, in laser engraving equipment. I am able to engrave a good number of materials. I purchased some neck plates and pickup covers. I am going to do some test engraving on them. I am looking for ideas. If you come up with an idea that you would actually use, you may get something kind of cool out of sharing your idea with me. If I can get good engravings on these things, which I think I will be able to do, I am going to try doing engravings on fully built pickups. My only fear on those right now is how hot the cover will get and if it will mess with the wax potting at all.
I could also probably do some inlay work on necks and headstocks as well as just engraving on them. That is another thing I am thinking about testing. One of my laser units is big enough to put a Tele body in. I have been thinking of trying that as well but need to find a place to get the bodies for a reasonable price. Then I would need to sell them because I am not planning on building any guitars at this point. I already own way too many of them.
Anyway, throw me your ideas. If you have old neck plates or pickups laying around that are just cluttering up your space, I may be interested in those for test subjects. That may depend on how many of these things I burn up in my testing. Old necks or bodies may be an interest as well so I can test that out. I know I need to be careful about what finish is on them. I learned that anything that is PVC based will put off a poisonous gas when the laser hits it. I am glad I learned that before I started cutting out pickguards, which is one thing I really wanted to do with these things. I can only cut acrylic which looks different. It may be cooler looking but it will definitely look different. I believe mirrored pickguards are made out of acrylic and not PVC based. I have seen some of that material out there.
