From: Bill Collins (photo@intrex.net)
Date: 08/28/02-02:01:57 PM Z
Tombstones are commonly done by laser.
Bill
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: William Marsh <redcloud54@earthlink.net>
Reply-to: redcloud54@earthlink.net
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:36:44 -0400
>This may be completely off the wall, but you might want to look into how
>monument makers etch photo-realistic portraits onto tombstones and the
>like. The Korean War memorial in DC was treated this way.
>
>In order to etch gold, I think you are going to have to use some rather
>fierce chemicals (remember the discussion here about making one's own
>gold chloride from metallic gold?). If you want to do it on copper, it
>is like falling off a log, by comparison.
>
>Bill
>
>Kees Brandenburg wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am searching for methods to get a photographic image on metal
>> (preferably thin gold foil). Using liquid emulsions is one option.
>> Laser engraving is a second. Anybody tried that or saw good examples?
>> Laser engraving machines can engrave up to 45x60 cm surfaces at 1000
>> dpi resolution.
>>
>> Kees
>> --
>
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