Christmas cookie press
Scott visited the 3D Lab today to try making a “cookie press” with the laser engraver. Stamping the press into cookie dough leaves behind a concave image that survives the baking process. Normally, laser engravers etch an image on top of material or cut completely through material. But repeated etching passes with high power and slow speed allows the laser to “dig” an image into the material.
We chose thick, cast acrylic for this project donated by Jay’s Glass Service here in Orrville. 3D printing wasn’t an option as it wouldn’t be detailed enough and the printed layers create crevices where dough cannot be cleaned from.
The cookie’s image was created with the free InkScape vector art program. It took about six passes with the laser to produce a deep-cut image, but it turned out well! Scott will let us know it works with dough (and will hopefully bring some cookies for us to view and sample). Good job!
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