[hackpgh-discuss] Re: Can we laser cut bricks?
- From: Matt Stultz <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-discuss <hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:28:49 -0500
Paint the inside of your mold with a thin layer of concrete, then make a
concrete mix that is part concrete, part foam pellets. It won't be quite a
strong as concrete but if you are looking to make something that looks like
stone but doesn't weigh as much, this is a solution.
Thanks,
Matt
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Doug Philips <dgou@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Interesting idea. I can't really tell from "the interwebs', but it looks
> like
> cemenet is 2-3 times heavier than bricks, so for hanging things that might
> be an issue.
>
> Of course now I'm thinking we need to "pave with bricks" the mud lot,
> using maybe 4 colors
> to reproduce the logo, since we could laser, er, I mean, water jet cut the
> shapes we'd need.
>
> I have no idea though if something like Inkscape could superimpose a grid
> of brick shapes
> on the logo and generate the necessary cut lines.
>
> Then there is the huge amount of manual labor in doing that and
> maintaining it.
>
>
> Getting back to the concrete idea though, that could be a cool class idea,
> having folks
> sign up to design their own 'paving stone' form, and class fee would
> include the materials
> (wood and cement). But I don't know if we want to babysit a bunch of
> concrete forms in the shop,
> maybe we just send them home with the forms to pour themselves?
>
> -=D
>
>
> On 1/16/15 11:31 AM, chadisrad wrote:
> > We could also laser cut a form and then cast them using cement.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > -Chad
> >
> >> On Jan 16, 2015, at 10:36 AM, Gabe Cottrell <gabedb556@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:gabedb556@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>
> >> I could water jet them at work. Done it before depending on thickness
> and type it ranges in speed from fast to slower than paint drying.
> >>
> >> On Jan 16, 2015 10:33 AM, "chadisrad" <chadisrad@xxxxxx <mailto:
> chadisrad@xxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>
> >> You may be able to etch something onto the brick but it’s not
> powerful enough to cut though it. Cutting though (even if it could) brick
> would damage the machine (think lava).
> >>
> >> Your best bet is to make the bricks from a mold or mill them out.
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >> -Chad
> >>
> >> > On Jan 16, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Doug Philips <dgou@xxxxxxx <mailto:
> dgou@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Just curious if we could do this...
> >> >
> http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/gluh-lampe-the-last-gasp-for-the-incandescent-bulb.html
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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