The Pie Hole

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A few years ago, I acquired a laser engraving machine of my own.  I had been experimenting with my husband's laser engraver, and was fascinated by the endless possibilities.  
When friends of mine opened a specialty pie shop in the greater Los Angeles area, they gave me the opportunity to create their branded products, signs, etc.

​I created and engraved the pie boxes and signage. I engraved their branded merchandise, such as the pie spatula, espresso tamper, and keg pull.

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One of my favorite experiences creating branded items for The Pie Hole was creating the table number stands - 50 table number stands for each of several stores.

I designed the table number stands themselves, and took the design to a local sheet metal shop, who cut and bent the aluminum blanks.  I then sanded and prepped the pieces to smooth the edges and surfaces for anodizing.  The local anodizing company plated the blue on the aluminum blanks.

Once I had the anodized aluminum blanks back at my home shop, I laser engraved each piece.  In this application, the laser etches away the plating to reveal the logo as the original aluminum, rather than engraving into the surface of the metal.