Lining Up Marks - Part Two

Another technique we've found useful when lining up artwork or marks on an object is the use of black paper. Black paper is actually pretty hard to find in a store, so we make our own with a photocopier. If you run off some copies with the cover of the copier open and nothing in it, the copies will come out black. You can then use small pieces of this paper to test out the size of your markings. If you run the laser at a low power and a fast write speed, this will etch off the black ink and leave your image on the paper in white. You may have to experiment a little to get the settings just right. This can be a pretty handy tool for testing whether or not a particular design or mark will fit into a certain space on an object.