Unique Anniversary Trophy

Import our design into your graphics program and adapt it to suit your requirements. We chose to use seven pillars for this trophy, but you can use less or more depending on you and your customers' requirements. 

1. Print settings

Begin cutting the wood and send the job to the laser using the following settings:

2. Laser process and laser parameters wood

Put the wood into the laser and activate the vacuum to compensate for eventual unevenness.

Info:

We used the standard laser parameters for solid wood walnut

The next step is to produce the base and the upper connectors. We chose 20mm acrylic. However, you can replace this with (several) thinner acrylic elements.
Make sure you measure the thickness of the wood parts before you cut the acrylic pieces. Adapt the notches if necessary. 

1. Print settings

Send the job to your laser machine using following settings:

2. Laser process and laser parameters Acrylic 20 mm

We cut the acrylic using the SP1500 with 400 watt laser power. Use the 5" lens and focus 4mm into the material.
The slot in the upper connector is used to insert the ball chain. Adapt the engraving depth if necessary.

Tip:

Replace the 20mm acrylic with material of up to 10mm thickness and cut it with your Speedy machine. Use the standard parameters optimised for quality and a 2.5" lens.

Info:

Use the standard laser parameters for TroGlass Clear 20 mm for cutting the pieces

The middle part can be made using any of the other TroGlass colours or any other similar materials. You can add a logo if you wish.

1. Print settings

Send the file to your laser using following settings:

 2. Laser process and laser parameters TroGlass Metallic

Depending on how you want to fix the TroGlass Metallic onto the 20mm base, you may stick some double-sided adhesive foil on it before cutting.

Info:

We used the standard laser parameters for TroGlass, optimized for quality.

Measure the thickness of the wood and adapt the kerf if necessary.

1. Print settings

Send the job to the laser.

2. Laser process and laser parameters Acrylic 5 mm

Place the material on the acrylic cutting grid table.

Info:

We used the standard parameters for TroGlass Clear 5mm, optimised for quality.

The aluminium tag is where an individual's name can be laser engraved. You can use different colours and shapes or even other materials (TroLase or AlumaMark) for an interesting detail.

1. Print settings

Send the job to your laser

2. Laser Process & Laser Parameters - Aluminium Tag

Position the tag to the laser bed. Use the 1.5" lens to show the finer details. Our parameters can vary depending on the laser machine used and it's available laser power. We used the SpeedMarker with MOPA laser for the black marking on the back. 

Tip:

To achieve the exact position of the graphic on the work piece, you can use a template or positioning aids in the JobControl^® software

To assemble the trophy, begin with the wood elements. Place them inside the upper connector. Before you attach the last elements, thread the ball chain through the aluminium tag and position the lock into its slot. Then put the lower parts of the wood elements into the 5mm acrylic. Mount the signage by sticking the parts together with glue dots, following the creases in the TroGlass Metallic. Tighten the screws and finally glue the TroGlass Metallic piece onto the acrylic base.

As a special design element, we created a movable globe, which acts as an extra highlight for this trophy. Get the step-by-step instruction for the acrylic globe here.