Beer

[jlauzon]

This is the logo for a micro-brew, "Arrogant Bastard Ale".

[Zax]

Very cool. Did you try it with diagonal engraving?

[dindunuffin]

I was meaning to ask if people have a preference of horizontal vs. diagonal.  Does one produce better results than the other?

[Zax]

It will vary depending on the material, but with a course wood grain, going with the grain can produce lines (shutter effect) whereas going diagonal produces a more constant result.

Diagonal can also be faster as you're combining the speed of both axis - remember trig? (for any Brits, that's not Del Boys mate)

[jlauzon]

Very cool. Did you try it with diagonal engraving?

I'll do the same image diagonally and post it. I do see the "screen-door effect" with horizontal on wood.

[dindunuffin]

I didn't think of that, but then again, I'm not sure I think of anything unless its glaringly obvious.

I have come to the realization, that if there is a 50/50 chance of getting something correct, I have a 95% chance of making the wrong choice.

[jlauzon]

@Zax, do you know what might cause these extraneous lines on my engraving? There's no evidence of these in any image viewer/editor I've tried to find them.

[TBN]

I've had odd lines like that show up when using Inkscape. I can't see them, but if I drag the select tool over the area they will show up and then I delete them.

[carolynsdad]

This is the logo for a micro-brew, "Arrogant Bastard Ale".

Missing vital information .... where is the beer available? 

[jlauzon]

I've had odd lines like that show up when using Inkscape. I can't see them, but if I drag the select tool over the area they will show up and then I delete them.

@TBN, thanks. I did edit this image in Inkscape. I'll have to see if I can find these phantom lines in there.

@carolynsdad, I'm working on a mod that prints the beer after the label. I'll keep you informed.

[Zax]

I had someone else report something similar, they sent me the file and I was able to "find" the defects by using Photoshop and enhancing the details. I suspect they're from the conversion but if you want to email it to me I will take a look.

Using the skip blank (white) or solid (black) can also exacerbate these phantom lines - not sure if you have either enabled.

[jlauzon]

It was indeed the Inkscape conversion that introduced the unwanted lines. They *are* visible, but were on the document borders so they appeared as drop shadows on the page itself. I was able to crop them out and the engraving is clean.