I had thought, an assumption I now realize, that cutting the letters [For the
Helvetica Variations] with the laser
[Charm City Laser] would result in the negative and positive spaces releasing easily. In fact I was a bit worried I wouldn't be able to document the process. As it turns out it is a time consuming job. Tweezers are vital, [thanks for the tip Will] I get covered with soot and I may have to revise my estimated time of arrival. The positive shape works well but next time I would give more space in the negative, and use much heavier paper.
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| Tangled letters, positive shapes |
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| Letters with the burn mark from the laser |
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| Open magazine with bits and pieces of the negative shape floating about, The space between F and G is particularly problematic |
