Create a pipe lithophane by wrapping an image
A lithophane wrapped around a pipe makes a great lampshade
CNC machine a pipe lithophane. Create a lamp-shade like this: showing your children, to be used as a gift for the grandparents. (DP V7, 18 min)
The Pipe lithophane tutorial video shows the creation of the lamp-shade: a lithophane that is wrapped around a plastic pipe. When you have a CNC milling machine with a rotation axis this is an easy process. The video shows how to create toolpaths for the lithophane image, for the engraved text below and for the base of the lamp-shade. For all these steps the actual milling process is shown as well, plus of course the final result.
Rotation axis machining is possible only in the Multi-Axis edition of DeskProto.
The plastic pipe needs to be of a very light color (white or almost white).
Creating a flat lithophane is shown in tutorial video The best way to create a detailed lithophane.
This DeskProto video is on HD quality (1280x720 pixels).
Subtitles are available and can be switched on, in English and in Dutch.