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"Tea House" wooden sign
Our Tea House sign combines the various techniques you can use for processing wood. Use our template as inspiration and laser-cut and engrave your own unique wooden sign.
Preparation
Required material
- solid wood alder
- solid wood walnut
available at Trotec
Used Trotec Laser
- Speedy 400
- 120 watts
- 2 inch lens
Tip
Affix a double-sided adhesive film to one side of the walnut board.
![](/static_processed/d7978476c4cc1a915ee233160a4f8bcc/.pdf?{"image":"https://backend.troteclaser.com/static/_processed_/1/9/csm_engraved-wooden-sign-tea-house_7e154af348.png","edits":{"resize":{"width":630,"fit":"cover"}}})
Step by step
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Step 1: Preparation
Import the PDF template into Corel Draw and select the desired picture.
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Step 2: Laser settings
ALDER
Engraving (black): Power: 15%, Speed: 20%, Resolution 500 ppi, Air Assist: ON, Z-offset: +1mm
Scoring (red): Power: 5%, Speed: 1%, Frequency: 1000 Hz, Air Assist: ON
Cutting (blue): Power: 64%, Speed: 0.8%, Frequency: 1000 Hz, Air Assist: ON
WALNUT
Engraving (black): Power: 60%, Speed: 30%, Resolution 500 ppi, Passes: 4, Air Assist: ON, High quality
Cutting (red): Power: 100%, Speed: 1%, Frequency: 1000 Hz, Air Assist: ON
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Step 3: Laser process
Cut out all the elements from the various wooden boards.
For the cups, in the JobControl® print window assign the "Relief" process option, for everything else use the standard process option.
In addition, select "Optimized Geometries" and "Inner Geometries first" to get a nicer result.
TIP:
For the relief engraving, make sure that the job is not placed over the joint of two glued wooden boards because the laser cannot erode the glue.
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Step 4: Assembly
Remove the protective film of the adhesive on the parts and stick them in the appropriately marked positions on the base plate.