Impress friends, colleagues and anyone you meet with this unique paper finishing application. Here you can find out how to laser engrave and cut precious paper with the laser machine.
Preparation
Required material
Paper or cardboard, we used "Gmund Doubleface 925 brown, silver"
Trotec laser used
Speedy 300
30 watts
1.5 inch lens
Step by Step
Laser finishing makes precious paper even more valuable.
Step 1:
First, open the template (which you can get here) in your graphic design software of choice, then send it to the laser. Modify it to your liking and then you're ready to go! We used the following parameters on our laser machine, but bear in mind you might have to change these based on your system and the power you have available:
Laser Settings
Black (engraving) Power: 30 %, Speed: 25 %, Resolution: 500 dpi, air assist on
Red (cutting): Power: 30 %, Speed 5 %, Frequency 1000 Hz, air assist on, Z-Offset -2
Blue (cutting): Power: 25 %, Speed 1.5 %, Frequency 1000 Hz, air assist on
Desert blue (cutting): Power: 40 %, Speed 2 %, Frequency 1000 Hz, air assist on
Business cards: laser engraved and laser cut.
Step 2: Tips
Use the 1.5 inch lens. This makes the detailed text on your card look especially beautiful.
If you use conventional paper and not a special cardboard, we suggest lowering the laser power appropriately
Use the vacuum table and honeycomb table for the best results
Be creative! Adapt the design however you want. The only thing that can limit you is your imagination.
You can individualize the box with a saying or your motto.
