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"Tea House" wooden sign
Request a demoOur Tea House sign combines the various techniques you can use for processing wood. Use our template as inspiration and laser-cut and engrave your own unique wooden sign.
Preparation
Required material:
- solid wood alder
- solid wood walnut
available at Trotec
Used Trotec Laser:
- Speedy 400
- 120 watts
- 2 inch lens
Tip:
Affix a double-sided adhesive film to one side of the walnut board.
Step by Step
Step 1: Preparation
Import the PDF template into Corel Draw and select the desired picture.
Step 2: Laser settings
Alder
Engraving (black): Power: 15%, Speed: 20%, Resolution 500 ppi, Air Assist: ON, Z-offset: +1mm
Scoring (red): Power: 5%, Speed: 1%, Frequency: 1000 Hz, Air Assist: ON
Cutting (blue): Power: 64%, Speed: 0.8%, Frequency: 1000 Hz, Air Assist: ON
Walnut
Engraving (black): Power: 60%, Speed: 30%, Resolution 500 ppi, Passes: 4, Air Assist: ON, High quality
Cutting (red): Power: 100%, Speed: 1%, Frequency: 1000 Hz, Air Assist: ON
Step 3: Laser process
Cut out all the elements from the various wooden boards.
For the cups, in the JobControl® print window assign the "Relief" process option, for everything else use the standard process option.
In addition, select "Optimized Geometries" and "Inner Geometries first" to get a nicer result.
Tip:
For the relief engraving, make sure that the job is not placed over the joint of two glued wooden boards because the laser cannot erode the glue.
Step 4: Assembly
Remove the protective film of the adhesive on the parts and stick them in the appropriately marked positions on the base plate.
