Create a unique Christmas decoration by laser cutting wood, complete with an acrylic bauble! Get ready for the festive season using our tutorial and download our free graphic file.
You can experiment using different wood sheets and acrylics, allowing you to create bespoke products for customers.
Step by Step
Laser cutting wood for the Christmas decoration
Step 1: Design
Begin by creating your own design or use our template. Send the graphic to the laser with the following print settings:
Process mode
Resolution
Cut line
Standard
500dpi
None
Halftone
Others
Colour
Optimal geometries, inner geometries first
Tip:
In order for the tree to hold well after laser cutting the base plate, simply measure the thickness of the wooden plate in advance. As a guideline, you can start with a cutting gap of approximately 0.2mm when laser cutting with a 2inch lens.
Laser engraving wood for Christmas decoration
Step 2: Laser cutting the stand
Now enter the parameter settings. These will vary depending on which machine you use and its available power.
Laser Parameters
Colour
Process
Power (%)
Speed (%)
ppi/Hz
Laser Engraving
Black
Engrave CO2
50
50
500
Laser Cutting
Red
Cut CO2
95
0.8
1000
Laser Parameters
Passes
Air Assist
Z-Offset
Direction
Advanced
Laser Engraving
1
On
+4mm
Down
-
Laser Cutting
1
On
-
-
-
Tip:
For more contrast in the engraving, lift the Z-Offset to about +4mm.
Laser cutting acrylic sheets: TroGlass
Step 3: Bauble
When you are happy with your design, send it to the laser using the following settings.
Process mode
Resolution
Cut line
Standard
500dpi
None
Halftone
Others
Colour
Optimal geometries, inner geometries first
Christmas bauble made out of acrylic sheets
Step 4: Laser process the bauble
Send the parameters for the bauble decoration to your laser machine. As before these settings will differ between laser machines and their available power.
Laser cutting parameters:
Colour
Process
Power (%)
Speed (%)
ppi/Hz
Red
Cut CO2
50
0.2
5000
Passes
Air Assist
Z-Offset
Direction
Advanced
1
On
0
-
-
Assemble the lasercut wooden pieces
Step 5: Constructing the tree
Place the tree in the base plate, and hang the bauble with the hook from the tree branch. Your decoration is now ready for display!
Fix the bauble on the tree
What makes Trotec materials perfect for this application?
The engravable wood range from Trotec is specifically developed for laser cutting and engraving. Both the solid wood or real wood veneer panels, as well as our plywood and MDF materials, allow for fine engraving and a beautiful cut with the laser.
Coming soon: Our TroGlitter range of acrylics offer exciting, glittering surfaces, allowing you to create eye-catching products.
Inspiration
Inspiration for laser cut Christmas decoration
The possibilities are almost unlimited with this sample, try using different materials and materials for the tree and baubel.
