Laser engraved brick

Find out how you can make an original present for home-builders using a simple clay brick.

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Preparation

Required material
  • Clay brick from any good supplier
Laser machine used
  • Speedy 360 laser engraving machine, 100 Watt
  • 1.5" lens
  • Vacuum table

You can use any Speedy laser engraving machine to engrave the brick.

Tip

We used the 1.5" lens because was we were engraving a detailed design. For less detailed designs you can use the 2" lens.

Laser Engraved Brick

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Engraved Brick Parameters

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Step by step

Laser software settings
Step 1

Step 1: Import design

The first step is to create your own design or import our template. Use the below parameters to send the job to the laser.

Print driver settings

Process mode Resolution Cut line
Standard 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
Colour  
Laser engraving a brick
Step 2

Step 2: Laser engraving the brick

Put the brick onto your Trotec laser engraving machine's bed and focus on the material's surface, Then create the material parameter settings. These will vary depending on laser machine and its available laser power.

Laser Parameters engraving

Colour Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
black engrave CO2 100 30 500
Passes Air Assist Z-Offset  Advanced
1 on +1 mm high quality
Laser engraved details
Step 3

Step 3: Cleaning

Use a wet sponge to clean the surface and bind the dust. That's it, your brick is now ready to be gifted or sold.

Inspiration

Each brick can be personalised with names and dates.

Speedy series
The ideal laser engraver and cutter for personalisation.

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Questions about applications or settings?
We're happy to advise you from A for Air assist to Z for z-offset.

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