Acrylic glass holder

Use acrylic to make an individual glass holder.
To browse a full list of materials to engrave, please visit https://www.engraving-supplies.ca/

Preparation

Required material

1 sheet TroGlass Frosted, 1/8" (available at Trotec)
Material to cover the engraving table (e.g. paper)
Paper tape

Machine used

Speedy 360 flexx
80 Watt with 2" lens

For this sample you can use any laser machine from the Speedy series.

Important

Use the acrylic cutting grid table or the acrylic slat cutting table
Remove the protection foil from the side of the acrylic that you want to engrave on. Leaving the other side of the protection foil on will protect the acrylic sheet from getting scratches during handling.

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Step by step

Step 1

Step 1: Import /create design template

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

Print settings

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Black & White	enhanced geometries, inner geometries first

Step 2

Step 2: Laser process

For a perfect result we recommend using the acrylic cutting grid table or the acrylic slat cutting table. It avoids back reflections on the material. Position the acrylic sheet into your laser, remove the protection foil and cover the rest of the table to maximize the exhaust power.

Laser Parameters:

Colour	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
black	engrave CO₂	18	20	500
red	cut CO₂	100	0.9	1000

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

INFO:

We used the standard laser parameters from Jobcontrol^® optimized for speed.
The material parameters of JobControl^® can be downloaded from www.troteclaser.com

Step 3

Step 3: Post-processing

Clean the glass holder with some water and dish-soap.

Inspirations

You can get even better results by using the laser parameters "Quality" to add your own personal touches
On dark acrylic, you can achieve outstanding results with the fiber laser source of the Speedy flexx
If you use a 1.5" lens, the engraving becomes very bright. A 1/8" thick material can also be cut with this lens
You can also UV-print the material. Our JobControl® Vision helps you cut out the printed sheets with the highest precision