Lithopane

[coach]

I have photo v carve and yet to use it. I would like to try lithopanes.
What are some suggested materials?
Thanks,,,,,,Dave

[Gary Campbell]

David...
White of off white solid surface material (Corian) or soapstone.
Gary

[myxpykalix]

like gary says .25 thick corian like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Pcs-1-4-x11-75-x-13-5-Bone-Corian-Sheets_W0QQitemZ290262942829QQcmdZViewItem?hash=it em290262942829&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3 A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

only this guys price is rediculous. I bought some off him a year or so ago and paid about $1.00/piece, now he wants about $8.00/piece

Go to a local countertops guy and ask for scraps and make him something and take it back, you'll get all you want for free after that usually.

[dana_swift]

I have gotten excellent results with UHMW and HDPE plastics. 1/4" or 1/2" thickness. 1/4 is best for most purposes, but 1/2 will give slightly better dark tones. and can be more interesting if viewed from the cut side.

D

[burchbot]

Hi
If you want to try it out for low cost you can check this out on the vectric forum. http://vectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=498&highlight=cutting+boards (http://vectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=498&highlight=cutting+boards)
Dan