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Pen holder from TroGlass Mirror
TroGlass Mirror is an extruded acrylic. This is a perfect condition for this application. In addition, the mirror-like material creates great effects.
Preparation
Required material:
- TroGlass Mirror
Machine used
- Speedy 400
- 120 watts
- 2" lens
- Aluminium Cutting Grid Table with Acrylic Gutting Grid
Step by step
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Design
Import our template and adapt it to your requirements.
With "Create job" move the design to the "Prepare" screen.
Tip: Before cutting measure the thickness of the acrylic and adapt the kerf accordingly.
With the used parameters and a 2" lens we calculate 0,2 mm kerf correction.
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Laser process
Place the job in the desired position and adapt the settings.
With the help of the lid camera place the job to the desired position and adapt the settings.
The laser parameters may vary depending on the type of laser machine and available laser power.
Send the job to the "Queue" for Laser processing.
Tip: engrave eighter the front of the acrylic or remove the mirror foil on the back with the CO2 laser. Alternatively you can use the fibre laser to remove the mirror foil.
Inner geometries first: On
Skip overlapping cut lines: On
| Effect | Engrave Quality |
| Process | Engrave |
| Layers | black |
| Power (%) | 25 |
| Speed (%) | 50 |
| DPI | 500 |
| Source | CO2 |
| Air Assist | On |
| Z-offset | 0,5 mm |
| Passes | 1 |
| Power Correction | 20 |
| Direction | Bottom up |
| Engrave Mode | Standard |
| High quality | High quality |
| Dithering | None |
| Effect | Cut Quality |
| Process | Cut |
| Layers | red |
| Power (%) | 65 |
| Speed (%) | 0,4 |
| Hz | 10.000 |
| Source | CO2 |
| Air Assist | On |
| Z-offset | - |
| Passes | 1 |
| Power Correction | 7 |
| Path Planning | Standard |
Finishing
Remove protective foil and put all pieces together. Your pen holder from TroGlass Mirror is now ready!
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