Plant
identification signs

Cut and engrave custom gardening signs with your Trotec laser and label herbs, fruits, vegetables with them.
Check out these three variations: garden gnome, clear or retro design.

plant signs laser cut

Preparation

Required material
  • 10 mm acrylics or
  • 4 mm colorful acrylics (as you like, e.g. perspex®)
  • Acrylic can be purchased through the Trotec webshop.
Trotec laser used
  • Speedy 400
  • 80 watts
  • 2.5 inch lens
Tip
  • cutting table
Acrylic Plant Sign

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Step by step

Step 1

Step 1:

Import the PDF file into Corel Draw and select the desired graphic (see the tabs below the working area in Corel Draw). The file contains the following graphics:

  • garden gnome (optimized for transparent acrylics)
  • retro design
  • clean design
some kind of gardening signs made of plexiglass and acrylics
Step 2

Step 2: customize the graphic

Use the text tool to edit the name of the plant, spice or herb and send the graphic to the laser.

plant plaque from acrylic
Step 3

Step 3: laser settings

Below you find the laser settings we used with the Speedy 400 (80 watts with 2.5 inch lens). Depending on the laser power and the material used, the parameters may vary in value. 

Used parameters for 10mm acrylics:

Engraving: Power: 70% - Speed: 100% - Frequency: Auto - Air Assist: ON
Cutting: Power: 100% - Speed: 0.1% - Frequency: 20,000 Hz - Air Assist: ON - Z-Offset: -1.50mm

Used parameters for 4mm acrylics:

Engraving: Power: 35% - Speed: 10% - Frequency: Auto - Air Assist: ON
Cutting: Power: 30% - Speed: 0.1% - Frequency: 8,500 Hz - Air Assist: ON

Hint - Cutting table:

Using an acrylic cutting table will prevent beam reflections on the backside of the material. Moreover, it is especially important when cutting acrylics to extract the gases produced, in order to avoid flames and to get crystal-clear edges.

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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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