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nny's avatar
16 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
http://www.aculei.net/~mjoyce/dump/iPhone.jpg

Heh having access to a laser etcher is fun.
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
nice. mine arrives on tuesday.
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
appears to be aligned slightly too low.
nny's avatar
16 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
yeah i misunderestimated it a tad.
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
haha looks awesome, nny.

I etch stuff at the MIT Fab Lab sometimes.
nny's avatar
16 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
heh one of our guys in resistor got a fab lab into the bronx.

but yeah we have our own equipment =P
nny's avatar
16 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
watch it with those moleskins btw... they release chlorine gas when etched.
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
good tip. there's a fan built in to the laser cutter so I imagine most of it is getting sucked out. I'll try not to lean over it and breathe while it's etching though.