Lasercut and engraved
Christmas trees
We show you how to make a personalized Christmas tree with simple cardboard.
In the PDF termplate you will find 2 versions:
Our big Christmas tree is about 1 meter high. And the small version can be used as table decoration in any size.
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Preparation
Big Christmas Tree
- Required material: 3/16" Corrugated cardboard
- Trotec laser: SP500, 200 watts
Small Christmas Tree
- Required material: 1/16" corrugated cardboard
- Trotec laser used: Speedy 300, 30 watts, 2.0 inch lens
Step by step
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Step 1: Big Christmas Tree
We used a SP500 laser to cut our Christmas tree and 5 pieces of 51.2" x 29.5" cardboard. You can customize the design of the tree according to your wishes—let your imagination run wild! After cutting out the parts, you need to put them together. This guide shows how to assemble the tree. Download the manual here.
Furthermore, this tree can be decorated with classic Christmas ornaments—of course, it is also very decorative without any balls or glitter.
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Step 2: Laser parameters for the big tree (3/16" cardboard)
Laser Settings
Cutting: Power: 85% - Speed: 2% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON - Z-Offset: -1.5mm
Tip:
The tree is connected without any hooks or glue, so you can take it apart and use the tree for next year.
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Step 3: Small decoration tree
This small Christmas tree is made of two parts which are plugged into each other. You can choose the size of the Christmas tree as you like—for example, our trees in the photo are 4.7" high.
Step 4: Laser parameters for the small tree (1/16" cardboard)
Laser Settings
Engraving: Power: 40% - Speed: 100% - Frequency: 500ppi - Z-Offset: 6mm -Air-Assist: ON
Cutting: Power: 20% - Speed: 1% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON
Tip:
Use the vacuum table with the honeycomb tabletop for cutting and engraving the cardboard.
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