Looking for a stylish way to comb your beard? Designer Andrei Bulai, who proudly sports a full beard, has created these fantastic combs using Trotec wood. You can create them yourself by following this simple tutorial, which also includes the graphic file for download and the laser parameters used.
A suiable material for covering the machine bed, such as paper
Laser machine used:
Speedy 360, 100 Watt
2" lens
honeycomb table
Tips:
Once the material is loaded onto the laser machine bed, cover the rest of the work surface with paper to ensure maximum suction
Use a 2'' lens that can make a clean, fast cut
Step by Step
Step 1: Design layout
Start by downloading the comb template. There are three different designs and you can create depending on the beard size! Once the wood is placed on the work surface cover the rest of the surface with paper to ensure maximum suction.
Print settings:
Process mode
Resolution
Cut line
Standard
500 dpi
none
Halftone
Others
Colour
enhanced geometries, inner geometries first
Step 2: Laser engraving process
Create the parameter settings. The recommended settings will be different depending on which laser machine you use and the laser power it has available.
Laser Parameters
Colour
Process
Power (%)
Speed (%)
ppi/Hz
black
engrave CO2
55
50
500
red
cut CO2
100
1.8
1000
Passes
Air Assist
Z-Offset
Advanced
1
on
6 mm
-
1
on
-
-
Step 3: Post-processing
Once the laser cutting and engraving process is completed you should carefully remove the comb from the rest of the wood. Make sure to take care so not to break the thinner pieces. Clean the comb with a damp cloth and voilà! Your beard comb is ready for action.
