Pure Decadence - Laser Etched Chocolate Bar

after seeing the Laser Etched Powerbook project i got to thinking - i don't use a mac, and isn't there something a bit more temporal i could do? we were breaking out the saturday night munchies and i had an idea...

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Step 1: Unwrap chocolate bar

buy a quality chocolate bar, and unwrap it. do not eat yet!

alceste says: Mar 12, 2006. 10:19 PM

Wow. I wish I had a laser cutter. How many tries did it take to get that bar?

dan (author) says: Mar 14, 2006. 2:43 PM

first try, but it was close - i found it in the 'baking' isle and picked it up, but then while transferring to my shopping cart i was distracted by a cutie looking at the brown sugar and almost dropped it!

hintss says: Nov 28, 2010. 5:34 PM

cookiedough says: Apr 13, 2006. 3:11 PM

Where do all your crazy kooks get your laser cutters? I suppose this one is owned by squid labs? I've tried and tried to convince my main squeeze that we need one, but then he hasn't gotten me a sandblaster either. Suppose I better work on getting a couch first. Really, though. Is there an artist's coop or something in the bay area that has one open for use?

hintss says: Nov 28, 2010. 5:33 PM

any local hackerspaces?

dan (author) says: Nov 29, 2006. 6:36 PM

not that i know of, but possibly Techshop in palo alto has one.

superMacaroni says: Sep 23, 2010. 2:24 AM

Where does the extra little chocolate flakes go? I don't want to waste any yummy chocolate. :(

PikminRed says: Sep 19, 2010. 5:57 AM

Too much time lol? Anyway cool idea for the people without laser cutters. I think Ill try that! but the problem is not all cardboard is safe to use against food. any other ideas for that? 5*

Krushaidovitch says: Jul 2, 2009. 4:21 AM

I think you could cut through it if you put it in freezer for a couple of hours before doing it. Then simply put a piece of acrylic or wood under it.

PikminRed says: Sep 19, 2010. 5:55 AM

YEPYEPYEPYEP That might work.

Kuwabara says: May 5, 2009. 10:41 PM

This method was already patented in Japan on o7 Mar 2006 and the USA patent was also applied based on PCT/JP2007/054763. So, commercial operation with this technology is prohibited. If necessary, reply me. It is available to transfer or lend the right in the USA.

thepelton says: Apr 9, 2009. 1:15 PM

I found that you can also laser engrave polished stone, or even flat cut pieces of stone.

thepelton says: Apr 8, 2009. 10:26 AM

I have an Epilog. I plan to try cookies. I suspect that ones with a plain top like Vanilla wafers would work better than say chocolate chips.

thepelton says: Feb 26, 2009. 11:28 PM

You could turn a chocolate bar into a greeting that with this idea!

adrian says: Mar 15, 2006. 4:49 PM

Just the other day at work we were talking about "branding" images into steaks (raw meat, pre-cooking). A coworker of mine did it a few years back. Pretty similar in concept.

dan (author) says: Mar 16, 2006. 2:30 AM

oh yeah? just yesterday we were talking about "branding" images onto people (live, with skin). My coworker gave it a try.

solo.card says: Apr 10, 2008. 4:10 PM

Funny you should say that...

I found this

threecheersfornick says: Oct 19, 2007. 7:49 PM

Who?

zachninme says: Nov 29, 2006. 5:08 PM

Did it hurt?

dan (author) says: Nov 29, 2006. 6:38 PM

for sure!

hintss says: Nov 28, 2010. 5:31 PM

alissia says: Oct 21, 2007. 1:33 AM

im a big time chocolate lover wooooo, thanks

Doveman says: Jun 14, 2007. 1:59 PM

what type of Epilog laser cutter do you have? How much was it?

bmlbytes says: May 15, 2007. 10:12 AM

OOOOOHHHHHH! I think I have a small CO2 Laser that is very underpowered at the moment. Im going to try and power it up a little and focus the beam better. Does anyone know if those CO2 lasers have a maximum voltage or amperage rating?

bmlbytes says: May 26, 2007. 12:04 PM

Just realized that it is a Neon - Helium (or something like that). Can one of these lasers cut, melt, do any sort of damage to something?

FreakCitySF says: May 18, 2007. 2:17 AM

I thought of this immediately after I saw the laser etching contest but wow it's been done already and it was posted more than a year ago, sweetness!

zachninme says: Sep 30, 2006. 5:29 PM

They own the lazer cutter ;-) For cutting through the chocolate, why not try doing it a few times?

dan (author) says: Nov 29, 2006. 6:37 PM

i tried it, it doesn't work because the chocolate is too melty, it just flows back into the groove. you can get through it eventually but it's a big mess.

zachninme says: Sep 30, 2006. 5:32 PM

I spelt laser with a "z". Wheres my coffee?

sinistlor says: Sep 11, 2006. 5:17 PM

Wait-- where is this laser cutter? Do they have one at the TAP Plastics down on South Van Ness?

Ouch says: Sep 10, 2006. 5:02 PM

This is great! I'm going to get a laser cutter.

haegan says: Apr 20, 2006. 3:31 AM

nice!

Molly, NYC says: Apr 3, 2006. 10:08 AM

I haven't tested any of this, but I think the chocolate might hold up better during either process if you put it in the freezer first.

Thorolf says: Mar 21, 2006. 7:09 PM

didnt they brand the image of Jesus on a mcmuffin or something?

samuraitowd says: Mar 17, 2006. 11:30 AM

That's cool, we did that too when we got our laser 9 years ago (Universal 25w). It was fun to try all the things it could do. The joke here was: "Can you do tattoos? Yeah, as soon as I figure out a clamp that will keep people from moving!"