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Flame Embossing another way (11)
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Here's the male and female patterns and the piece to be embossed
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I cut the pattern with the plasma cutter, moving as fast as I could and sort of following the lines I drew.
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Place the female on the piece you want to emboss
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Duct tape into place with half the width of the tape
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Turn everything over and put the male side into position
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Fold the other half of the tape to hold it in place
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Take it to the rollers
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Crank it thru as fast as you like
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Instant flames
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After making the pattern, all three of these were made in less than five minutes total.
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If these were going on a real project I would have taken more time and gotten the patterns better with smoother edges and more flowing lines. But this was good for a demo.




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