First Project

Finally had some time to do my first project on my X-Carve. What can you do with less than $5 of materials, Easel and X-Carve? Well I made this old rusted sign for my workshop to see how my machine would do. Except for a few spots where the rust didn’t take, came out real nice (Picture doesn’t do it justice) Very happy with my new toy!

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Love the finish, Brian. Is that wood under there or did you carve this from a piece of metal?

It’s actually a cheap piece of pink insulation foam from home depot, they sell those 24" x 24" squares. Perfect for try out designs on the cheap. :smile: a little paint that contains real iron in it and some green and tan patinas and you have real rust!

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Nice, looks good!

Great work, @BrianSaban! Could you give more details of the paints and process you used?

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Fantastic job on the finish @BrianSaban you should do a video or tutorial on it.

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I’ll try guys, as soon as I get some extra time.

The finish is fantastic! I’ll have to keep that in mind.

Very nice finish, sure looks real. I want to make the 3 signs used on Myth Busters That finish would be perfect.