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Laser etching a Moleskin... sorta

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Nick writes -

When we got the Lazor at NYCR, Adam discovered that Moleskin’s have PVC (not good) in the leather and lazering such a thing could be harmful to your health and might even harm small puppies! (Gasp!)
I wanted to Lazer the NYTimes “T” into my notebook so I had to take an alternate route. Very simply, I just cut out a “T” on the Epilog Lazor and then pressed it in a vice between a couple of pieces of wood for 20 mins or so. Looks pretty neat if I may say so myself. “Fire the lazzzzor!”

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Posted by: Anonymous on October 31, 2008 at 7:16 PM

If you pressed into a "vice" for that length of time, did the police get you? I suspect you used a "vise" to press the material. Eh?

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Posted by: Bob on October 31, 2008 at 10:05 PM

Moleskin?

Do you mean Moleskine? It's an Italian name that does not sound like "mole skin". Neat project. Do it justice with proper spelling.

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Posted by: Mudkipz on November 3, 2008 at 4:26 AM

Fire the lazzzzzor?

Way to screw up a meme, cancer. Also, 1 and 2.

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