![He didn't get the stone we wanted, but maybe he can get the stone he deserves [1606x1500 - 4MB]](https://pic8.co/sh/2OIACh.png){kind=link}
Is this real? Is this Suplex' stone and gravesite?
Sadly this is just a PhotoShop creation of a stone I would like Suplex to have. I think the concept looks good and it would be nice to do it proper. This design could be used to make a sandblasting template in rubber sheet material and etched into a stone. I also thought about trying this as an engraving using a carbon dioxide laser, but that probably won't get much depth to the design if I tried. Maybe a chemical etching process could do something nice. Just some things to explore.
The price sounds right. Shipping could get expensive.
Sandblasting with a template sounds most feasible to me. You are probably the only POALer with access to a laser powerful enough to try it. Sandblasters are more prevalent.
A plain granite stone from a stone center would be machined flat and easier to work with using a sandblaster or laser.
Your laser idea might be the ticket. It wouldn't take much depth to hold a durable epoxy based light blue paint in the etched areas, and laser could leave a "rough" enough surface that the paint would grab onto for many years.
Sounds like we should open up this discussion to see if other Poalrs can help come up with a way we could get this stone made ourselves and avoid dealing with companies who don't approve of the message or the man. I can certainly do what I can to try out the laser on some stone to see how well the engrave and fill method can work. My laser has a max object size of 20"x12" and a height of only 3" so that kind of leaves us with smallish stone slabs. I'll see if I can get some granite or slate and see if it works out.
We'll need to touch base with @Theodore_Kent to figure out the logistics for Suplex's family. The hard part will be where we make this happen but keep all of our identities safe and secure in the process. I don't want anyone getting doxxed or worse from this.
I believe you can buy fairly thin stone stock to experiment with. Heck, a stone merchant might have scrap pieces of different rock for free that can be used to test different etching/painting methods.
Do you have a thickness limit on your laser set-up?
Good idea, field the best ideas and run some experiments to find what works.
He hasn't answered phone in a few days. Sometimes we play phone tag, but I hope he's alright
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