Inspiration lasercut Mother's Day bouquet

Decorative Mother's Day bouquet made of TroGlass and wood veneer

Use our step-by-step instructions below to make a decorative Mother's Day bouquet.

Preparation

Required material:

1 sheet solid wood walnut
1 sheet wood veneer maple
1/4 sheet TroGlass Color Gloss green transparent
1/4 sheet TroGlass clear

optional:

hot air gun
bench vice
work gloves

Machine used:

Speedy 400 flexx, 100 watts
2" lens or 2.5" lens for TroGlass Clear 10mm
vacuum table with honeycomb cutting table resp. acrylic grid

For this sample you can use any laser machine from the Speedy laser engraver series.

Tip:

You can use leftover material for the "blossoms."

Step by Step

Step 1: Import design

You can make your own design, use our template, or import our template and adapt it to your requirements. In our design, we engraved a recess out of the base plate to hold the metallic ring. Send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Cut Job	1000 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Color	Optimized geometries, inner geometries first

Laser cutting base plate — Cutting base plate TroGlass Clear 10mm

Step 2: Engraving base plate

Use the acrylic cutting grid and a 2.5" lens with your Trotec laser. Place the TroGlass Clear on the cutting grid, and cut the base using the following settings. The settings may differ depending on the laser machine you're using and laser power available.

Laser Parameters Cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO2	95	0.2	20000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-3 mm	-

Info:

We used the standard parameters TroGlass Clear (speed optimized) from JobControl^® .

Step 3: Design "grass"

Send the design for the grass to the laser using the settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	Color

Halftone	Others
Color	Optimized geometries

Step 4: Laser process "grass"

Put the dark green transparent TroGlass onto the acrylic cutting grid of your Trotec laser. Use the 2" lens for this and all following tasks for this application. Engrave and cut the design with the following parameters. The parameters can differ depending on the laser machine used and laser power available.

Laser parameters

Process	Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)
Engraving	black	Engrave CO₂	14	20
Cutting	red	Cut CO₂	100	1

ppi/Hz	Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
500	1	on	0mm	High Quality
1000	1	on	-	-

Tip:

Start the engraving process from the bottom so that the dust cannot settle on the engraved area.

Step 5: Design "Stem"

The next step is to send the design of the solid wood stem to the laser using the driver settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Cut Job	1000 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
-	Optimized geometries

Step 6: Laser process "Stem"

Change the acrylic cutting grid against the honeycomb cutting table and place the walnut sheet on the table. Cover the rest of the engraving area to maximize vacuum. Then cut the material using the parameters below:

Laser Paramters Cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO2	100	1	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Tip:

When you cover the engraving area, you produce a vacuum. This helps you achieve a clean and consistent cut.

printer settings wood veneer — Printer settings wood veneer maple

Step 7: Design "Blossoms"

Finally, send the design of the abstract blossoms to your laser.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Cut Job	1000 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
-	Optimized Geometries, Inner Geometries first

laser cutting wood veneer — Laser cutting wood veneer

Step 8: Laser process "Blossoms"

Put the maple veneer sheet into the laser, and carefully cover the rest of the engraving table. Then cut the blossoms using the following parameters:

Laser Parameters Cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO₂	100	1.2	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Tip:

You can compensate for differences in material thickness by focusing on the middle of the sheet. This is especially helpful if you are cutting an entire sheet.

assembly wood acrylic bouquet — Assembly the bouquet

Step 9: Assembly

Put the stem into the base and decorate it with the blossoms. You can get creative with your arrangement, and give it depth by combining large and small blossoms. Next, position the grass into the base, and then your decorative Mother's Day bouquet is ready.

Assembly tip:

You can make your bouquet more eye-cathcing by twisting the blades of grass. To do this, position the "blades of grass" into a bench vice or another heat-resistant holder. Take a hot air gun and carefully heat the filigree grass. Then deform and twist the hot acrylic. Don't forget to wear gloves! Hold the acrylic in place until it is cooled down. With a little practice, you can get impressive objects.