Design a nice wooden garden decoration with your laser using the instructions and template below.
Preparation
Required material:
Massive wood beam (we used a 30 x 6 x 6 in. beech beam)
Lantern
Candle
Machine used:
Trotec Speedy 400 flexx
120 Watts with 2.85" flexx lens
Tips:
We recommend a 2.5" lens if you are working with a CO2 laser instead of a Speedy flexx.
Use an aluminum cutting grid table, a vacuum table or the standard engraving table
Step by Step
Step 1: Import/create design template
Import our design template into your graphics program and adapt it to the size of your wooden beam.
Tip:
We made the engraving border of the graphic a little bit bigger than the actual size of the wood beam to make up for any size differences of the wood.
Step 2: Laser process
Send the laser job to the machine.
Laser parameters
power 50%, speed 100%, 500 dpi, Air Assist on, z-offset 0.23'', HQ mode (advanced settings)
Tips:
Select these two options in JobControl® to get the best cutting results.
500 dpi
Black and white
Important: Laser parameters can vary depending on the machine and laser power you use.
Tips:
To get the exact starting position, find the middle of the wood beam by measuring it and placing the laser there.
Step 3: Post-processing
The material requires no cleaning after engraving. Once you have finished engraving on all four sides, fix the candle holder on top of the wooden block and insert the candle. You can also put other items like a bowl on top of the wooden block. Your creativity is the only limit.
