Perpetual calendar of wood and engraving plastic

Follow instructions to get an individual perpetual calendar of wood and engraving plastic.

Have a go at creating a perpetual calendar made of wood and plastic. You can browse all of our wood and plastic materials here.

Preparation

Required material

Veneer Bamboo 3 mm (119799) - 1 sheet for the back (available at Trotec)
TroLase 0,8 mm (L204-203) - 4 quarter sheets for the calendar sheets (available at Trotec)
Screws (diam. 5 mm, 20 mm long) with butterfly nut - 2 pieces

Machine used

Trotec Speedy 360
80 Watt with 2" lens

Tip

Use a honeycomb cutting table

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Step by step

Step 1

Step 1: Import /create design template

Import our designs into your graphic program and adapt it according to your requirements.

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Step 2

Step 2: Laser process

Position the material into the laser engraver and cover the rest of the engraving area for optimum exhaust performance. Send the wood laser job and then the four TroLase jobs to the machine.

Laser Parameters wood:

500 dpi resolution
Cutting: 100 % power, 0,7 % speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on

Laser Parameters TroLase:

500 dpi resolution
Engraving (black): 35 % power, 30 % speed, 600 ppi, air assist on, z-offset +1mm, HQ mode (advanced material settings)
Cutting (red): 2,5 % power, 0,5 % speed, 1000 Hz, air assist on, z-offset +2mm
Cutting (blue): 25 % power, 2 % speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on, z-offset +2mm
Cutting (cyan): 50 % power, 2 % speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on

Tips:

Select the following options in JobControl® to get perfect cutting results.

Optimized geometries
Inner geometries first
Engraving from bottom to top reduces the cleaning of the engraved and cut materials

Step 3

Step 3: Post-processing

Once you have finished the laser process, clean TroLase material with water. Then use two binding screws to fix the calendar sheets and mount the calendar to a wall.

Preparation

You Will Need

Veneer Bamboo 3mm (119799) x1
TroLase 0.8mm (L204-203) x4 quarter sheets
Screws (5mm x 20mm) with butterfly nut x2

Machine Used

Speedy 360
80 Watt
2" lens

Tip

We suggest using a Honeycomb Cutting Grid Table for this project.

wooden-calendar.zip

ZIP

Download now

ZIP

Download now

Step by step

Step 1

Step 1: Import / Create a Design Template

Here, you can import our designs into your chosen graphics program and adapt them according to yours’ and your customers’ requirements.

Download PDF files

Step 2

Step 2: Laser Process

Place the material into your laser machine and cover the rest of the engraving area with a spare piece of paper. This will improve the exhaust performance. First, send the wooden laser job to the laser machine, with the TroLase jobs following it.

LASER PARAMETERS - WOOD:

500dpi Resolution
Cutting: 100% - Power: 0.7% - Speed: 1000ppi - Air Assist: ON

LASER PARAMETERS - TROLASE:

500dpi Resolution
Engraving (Black): 35% - Power: 30% - Speed: 600ppi - Air Assist: ON - Z-Offset: +1mm - HQ Mode (advanced material settings)
Cutting (Red): 2.5% - Power: 0.5% - Speed: 1000Hz - Air Assist: ON - Z-Offset: +2mm
Cutting (Blue): 25% - Power: 2% - Speed: 1000ppi - Air Assist: ON - Z-Offset: +2mm
Cutting (Cyan): 50% - Power: 2% - Speed: 1000ppi - Air Assist: ON

TIPS:

We suggest using these following options in JobControl®. This way, you will achieve the perfect cutting results every time:

Optimised Geometries
Inner Geometries First
Engrave from bottom to top. This will reduce the cleaning of the engraved and cut materials

Step 3

Step 3: Post-Processing

After you've finished the laser engraving and cutting processes, you should clean the TroLase material lightly with water. Finally, use the two binding screws to fix the calendar sheets to the wooden frame and mount the calendar to your desired wall. You now have a beautiful new perpetual calendar!