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Perpetual calendar of wood and engraving plastic
Offer individual perpetual calendars of wood and engraving plastic.
To browse full materials range, please visit www.trotec-materials.com
Preparation
Required material:
- Veneer Bamboo 3 mm (119799) - 1 sheet for the back (available at Trotec)
- TroLase 0,8 mm (L204-203) - 4 quarter sheets for the calendar sheets (available at Trotec)
- Screws (diam. 5 mm, 20 mm long) with butterfly nut - 2 pieces
Machine used:
- Trotec Speedy 360
- 80 Watt with 2" lens
Tip:
Use a honeycomb cutting table
Step by Step
Step 1: Import /create design template
Import our designs into your graphic program and adapt it according to your requirements.
Step 2: Laser process
Position the material into the laser engraver and cover the rest of the engraving area for optimum exhaust performance. Send the wood laser job and then the four TroLase jobs to the machine.
Laser Parameters wood:
500 dpi resolution
Cutting: 100 % power, 0,7 % speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on
Laser Parameters TroLase:
500 dpi resolution
Engraving (black): 35 % power, 30 % speed, 600 ppi, air assist on, z-offset +1mm, HQ mode (advanced material settings)
Cutting (red): 2,5 % power, 0,5 % speed, 1000 Hz, air assist on, z-offset +2mm
Cutting (blue): 25 % power, 2 % speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on, z-offset +2mm
Cutting (cyan): 50 % power, 2 % speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on
Tips:
Select the following options in JobControl® to get perfect cutting results.
- Optimized geometries
- Inner geometries first
- Engraving from bottom to top reduces the cleaning of the engraved and cut materials
Step 3: Post-processing
Once you have finished the laser process, clean TroLase material with water. Then use two binding screws to fix the calendar sheets and mount the calendar to a wall.
