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EASY DOES IT
30. After reading helpful hints you are
ready
to rout
a 3D
sculpture.
A
6" x 6" pattern
will take a couple
of
hours
to complete.
The stylus
will
have to touch
every
place
on the
pattern. Move the stylus with an even
feed
and
along
grain
lines
of the
pattern.
HELPFUL
HINTS
•
Rest your forearm on bench for better
control,
3D
ENGRAVINGS
Start routing at the highest point-and
work your way
down to the lower
places, Avoid leaving tall thin sections
because they will chip away easily.
Avoid letting the stylus fall off ledges
but let the stylus down gently under
control over irregular surfaces.
Suggested
way
to
finish
a
3D
engraving
is to
lightly
burn
the
surface
with
a torch
to bring
out
detail and then stain or varrjish.
Easy
way
to
finish
a
sign
or
line
'
engraving.
Paint
entire
board
with
quick
drying
black
enamel.
(Aerosol
can
is handy.)
Plane
off
surface
of
sign,
using
small
plane
or
rasplane
(not
sandpaper).
This
leaves
paint
in
each
letter.
°
Children's
color
books
have a wide
selection
of lille drawings
of all types
for imagination.
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A CONVENIENT
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GIVES HANDS FREE
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OF THE
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