Help with Lithopane

[Roger52]

annie&susan.mpcNeed help with lithopane for my wife. I've read the tips and tricks on lithopanes and I think I have followed all the steps but I'm not confident that it is correct. Could someone with more knowledge look at the enclosed mpc to see if this would work. I would really appreciate it. I have enclosed the mpc and picture I want to make into a lithopane. Thanks again for any help. Here is the picture I will have to post mpc later. It is on my home computer and at am at my shop.

[CW-HAL9000]

I don't have lithopane view that is in version 2.0 but I do many lithopanes and it looks good to me. All the settings look correct.

[rcdages]

Roger,

I can take a look at it tonight on the lithopane viewer if you like and let you know.

[bergerud]

Here it is in the lithopane viewer with 1/4" thick board.

[Geomoo1]

The suggested settings on Tips and Tricks work best on 1/4" boards. Your board was set at .75. However, if you don't have 1/4" you can use 1/2" and still get a good carve if you play with the depth setting a little. I haven't used 1/2" so if some of you have let us know what a good setting might be. Here is 1/2" board with a setting of Depth: 280 and Height: 450. As you can see it is not as bright/sharp as the 1/4" board picture posted by bergerud with the .180/450 settings. You might try at an even deeper carve to make it a little brighter/sharper.

[CW-HAL9000]

The suggested settings on Tips and Tricks work best on 1/4" boards. Your board was set at .75. However, if you don't have 1/4" you can use 1/2" and still get a good carve if you play with the depth setting a little. I haven't used 1/2" so if some of you have let us know what a good setting might be. Here is 1/2" board with a setting of Depth: 280 and Height: 450. As you can see it is not as bright/sharp as the 1/4" board picture posted by bergerud with the .180/450 settings. You might try at an even deeper carve to make it a little brighter/sharper.

Good catch, I did not check the board thickness. I do not think most people would even have 3/4 inch cast acrylic or corian so this is probably an error. I do find that 1/4 inch gives you the best lithopanes. I tried 1/2 inch corian once because some was given to me but was not happy with the results.

[rcdages]

Darken in the eyes on the horse or it will look like two small head lights.

[rcdages]

The setting I use is 180 Dept and 450 Height

[Roger52]

Thanks everyone for your responses. I do intend to use 1/4" corian. My mistake on the board thickness. Again thank you for everyone's help.

Merry Christmas!!!!

[James RS]

Ive carved on 1/2" corian, it worked very well

Good catch, I did not check the board thickness. I do not think most people would even have 3/4 inch cast acrylic or corian so this is probably an error. I do find that 1/4 inch gives you the best lithopanes. I tried 1/2 inch corian once because some was given to me but was not happy with the results.