Trophy with relief engraving

Make a three-dimensional winners' trophy using Trotec materials and 3D relief laser engraving

Preparation

Required material

1 sheet solid wood maple
1/4 sheet TroGlass Satins black
1/4 sheet TroGlass Color Gloss Metallic Silver Anthracite
Acrylic glue and tissue
Double-sided adhesive tape and dots

Machine used

Speedy 360 flexx
80 watts
2" lens
Vacuum table with honeycomb cutting table resp. acrylic grid

Any other machine from the Speedy Flexx laser engraver series may be used.

Tip

TroGlass Satins and TroGlass Metallic have a very high-end finish.

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Step by step

Step 1

Step 1: Import design

You could make a design or use our own template, adapted to fit your needs. We have engraved an indent out of the base plate to hold the TroGlass Metallic ring.

Printer driver settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500dpi	none

Halftone	Other
colour	Optimized geometries

Step 2

Step 2: Engraving base plate

Place the TroGlass Satin Black on your laser's acrylic grid. Cut and engrave the base plate with the following settings. These may change based on the laser machine you use and the power that's availabe.

Laser Parameters engraving

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
black	Engrave CO2	40	10	500

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	2mm	-

Laser Parameters scratching

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO2	8	0.8	5000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	1 mm	-

Laser Parameters cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
blue	Cut CO2	95	0.8	5000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Step 3

Step 3: Design TroGlass Metallic

Send the TroGlass Metallic ring's job to the laser with the below driver parameters.

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line	Halftone	Others
Standard	600dpi	none	-	-

Step 4

Step 4: Engraving TroGlass Metallic

Place the TroGlass Metallic sheet on the acrylic cutting table and engrave it with the following settings.

Laser Parameters engraving

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
black	Engrave CO2	16	20	600

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	1 mm	-

Laser Parameters cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
Red	Cut Co2	50	0.2	5000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Tip: We used JobControl^®'s TroGlass settings, optimized for quality.

Step 5

Step 5: Design relief engraving

Lastly, send the jobs for the 3D wood engravings and other wooden parts to the laser:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line	Halftone	Others
Standard	500dpi	None	-	-

Step 6

Step 6: Laser process relief engraving

Laser Parameters engraving

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
Black	Engrave CO2	100	30	500

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
3 (!!)	On	-	-

Laser Parameters cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi / Hz
Red	Cut CO2	100	1	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	On	-	-

Tip:
When doing a deep engraving into wood, it could be more practical to first cut the job and then engrave when it's over.

Step 7

Step 7: Cleaning and assembling

Wipe the two acrylic pieces with a damp cloth. The wooden relief engraving can best be cleaned with a toothbrush and water. Read about some tips and tricks to properly clean your workpieces.

Apply the acrylic glue to the engraved ring on the base plate and put the TroGlass Metallic ring on it. Apply firm pressure to the ring and let the glue take effect. Next, put double-sided tape or adhesive dots where the wooden relief workpiece is going to be and then fix it in place.

After, put double-sided tape on each side of the wooden spacer and attach it to the left and right of the black base plate. Be sure to have the contact surface be rectangular to ensure that the trophy can stand upright.

Lastly, place the "winner" lettering and the matching back onto the spacers and your stylish trophy is finished.