Animating Multilayered Engravings

Step 6 Camera, Lights, Action!

I hope that you enjoyed this little tutorial. Complete article can be found on my site but all the information needed to make one of these by yourself is listed here, in this Instructable article.

Full article at Metku

Technique by itself is very simple but it involves several steps. It is best to try this out with smaller scrap pieces of acrylic first.

I just feel that combining multicolored engravings with bit of movement is just the ticket to impress your friends. Mount this to the car window, on top of the amplifier stack inside the trunk, side of a computer case, frame it to the wall etc. Tons of uses and you can personalize it the way you like. An animated heart to your loved one perhaps? ;)

As this was my first instructible, please, give comments and feedback. I'm also happy to answer questions about engraving and modding in general too.

Comments

[fmartens1]

is there any way to be able to adjust the timing after the resister are installed or possible something to use instead?

[japala]

Well, if you don't want to replace the resistor you have on the circuit already, you can solder a resistor in parallel with that. This will lower the total resistance below the original resistance that the resistor had. Also, you can solder a capacitor in parallel with the one that is on the circuit. This will increase the total capacitance that the timing sees.

[bethehammer]

This is very cool. Nice instructable, very well done.

[spacehonkey]

Very cool idea and easy too. This brings a normally still picture to life. I'm going to have to use this effect myself.

[niknik]

Great job - the flame effect work great. With RGB leds, you could even slowly cycle the flame colors... :)