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Vintage ice cream sign
Request a demoInspired by the 1950's, this tutorial uses materials such as acrylic and anodised aluminium to create a stand out application.
Preparation
Materials used:
- Anodised Aluminium Nickel Silver matt 1.5mm, cut to 600x420mm with 4 rounded corners r=12mm
- 1/4 sheet TroGlass Satins Light Pink with adhesive
- 1/4 sheet TroGlass Satins Red with adhesive
- 1/4 sheet TroGlass Colour Gloss White with adhesive
- 1/4 sheet TroLase Pink/White 1,6mm with adhesive
- 1 sheet Wood Veneer Bamboo with adhesive
Buy all of our materials from our engraving supplies webshop.
Laser machine used:
- Speedy 360
- 80 watts
- 2" lens
- White acrylic cutting grid for TroGlass and TroLase
- Aluminium Cutting Grid Table or Honeycomb for wood
This sample can be produced with any laser machine from the Speedy laser engraver series.
Downloads
Step by Step
Step 1: Import graphic file
Begin by importing our template and adapting it to your requirements. Send the individual graphics for each material to your laser using the driver settings below.
Print settings
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 500dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Colour | Optimised Geometries, inner geometries first |
Step 2: Laser process acrylic
These parameters will vary depending on your laser machine and the available laser power.
Tip: Change the colour order in the material database so that the blue creasing line is cut before the red cutline.
Laser Parameters:
| Process | Colour | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Engraving | black | engrave CO2 | 16 | 20 | 500 |
| Laser Cutting | blue | cut CO2 | 7 | 1 | 1000 |
| Laser Cutting | red | cut CO2 | 50 | 0.2 | 5000 |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Direction | Advance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ON | - | bottom up | - |
| 1 | ON | - | - | - |
| 1 | ON | - | - | - |
Step 3: TroLase
Import our template and adapt it to your requirements. Send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.
Print settings:
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 500dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Colour | Optimised Geometries, inner geometries first |
Step 4: Laser cutting and engraving TroLase
The laser parameters may vary depending on your laser machine and its available laser power.
Laser Parameters:
| Process | Colour | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Engraving | black | engrave CO2 | 60 | 80 | 500 |
| Laser Cutting | red | cut CO2 | 60 | 1 | 5000 |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Direction | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ON | +1mm | bottom up | - |
| 1 | ON | - | - | - |
Step 5: Wood
Import our template and adapt it to your requirements. Send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.
Print settings:
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Photo optimised | 500dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Ordered Dithering | Optimised geometries |
Step 6: Laser cutting and engraving wood
The laser parameters may vary depending on the type of laser machine and available laser power.
Laser Parameters:
| Process | Colour | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Engraving | black | engrave CO2 | 55 | 50 | 500 |
| Laser Cutting | red | cut CO2 | 100 | 1 | 1000 |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Direction | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ON | +2mm | top down | - |
| 1 | ON | - | - | - |
Step 7: Assembly
Start by removing the protective foil from the aluminium sheet and glue the pink and red acrylic pieces to the top and bottom edge of the aluminium. Then add the wood components. After that place the TroLase and on top the TroGlass pieces above the cone. At last glue the "Ice Cream" lettering to the marked place on the pink acrylic. Your vintage ice cream sign is now completed.
Why should I use Trotec materials?
This vintage sign tutorial clearly showcases a wide variety of Trotec materials. Our laser engraving and cutting materials are tested by our expert team.
Inspiration
Use different colours or make a series of signs with different motives in the same style. Your only limit is your imagination.
