Weddings are expensive. My fiance and I are extremely fortunate and grateful to have our families helping out with the cost of it, but even still the cost can be a strain. The main reason it is so expensive is the number of guests... multiply most numbers by 200 and you get a larger number. My boss at home wants wedding favors. The problem with buying most favors is you either spend a lot of money on something nice/useful or cheap out and buy something lame for about 200 bucks. I wanted to make something useful, personal, and somewhat affordable. Scoring points with the future wife is always good too. I decided personalized coasters was a good idea. Using engraved cork backed with oak seemed like a good balance between quality and economy - I'll have to make 250 of them. Luckily for me my coworker had a drill press I can borrow which I'll attach my hole saw blade to. I've never done any laser engravings though... I decided to get a Meterk 1500 mW laser engraver. All
Plastic Part Challenge
Hi! Welcome to my site - I have no idea how you found this, but take your coat off, make yourself at home, crack a cold one, and feel free to poke around my blog. Within in it you will find my experiences as I attempt to complete what I am calling the "Plastic Part Challenge".