PS1 PlayStation badge replacement

[ragen-fio]

Ciao! A few days ago I bought a cheap CNC 3018, and one of the first things I made, mostly to familiarize myself with the machine and the softwares needed to use it, was a badge for a PlayStation that was missing one. I made it out of copper from a 0.3mm thick sheet. It took me a few trial runs to get the tool to use and the measurements right, but the end result is much nicer than I expected.

I just need to decide what to use for the background (so far I've tried a piece of adhesive aluminum, and I'm about 50% happy with that), as the place where the badge will go isn't perfectly smooth. Before finally gluing it in, I'll polish it to a mirror finish to remove all the scratches and protect it with a bit of clear varnish.

In the future, I'll also try making it out of brass and carbon fiber.

 

[Kevstah2004]

I suppose if you 3d printed it or make it out of carbon fibre you could emboss it to make the P raised above the S to stand out more or give each coloured section a different patternation so it reflects off the light differently on the copper like a holographic emblem.

 

[ragen-fio]

I suppose if you 3d printed it or make it out of carbon fibre you could emboss it to make the P raised above the S to stand out more or give each coloured section a different patternation so it reflects off the light differently on the copper like a holographic emblem.

3D printing it wouldn't be ideal for my tastes because the badge is very thin (about 0.25-0.3 mm at most) and it would be difficult to achieve a smooth finish.

My main goal was to carve it out of a metal, in this case copper, which also has a functional connection to the console itself, with a minimalist yet perfectly recognizable look. Ultimately, this is what happened to the PS symbol over the years, which (unfortunately) lost its colors and details.

 

[Kevstah2004]

hmmm, maybe you could get a patternated reflective ripple effect off the carbon fibre, Idk how small those little squares / diamonds go though.