Use our instructions and template to personalize a leather a desk pad on your laser machine.
Preparation
Required material:
Desk pad made from leather or recycled leather
Machine used:
Speedy 360
80 Watt with 2" lens
Important:
Use the engraving table or the vacuum table
Step by Step
Step 1: Import your design
Create your own design or import our design template into your graphic program and adapt the size of the graphic to fit your desk pad.
Print settings
Process mode
Resolution
Cut line
Standard
500 dpi
none
Halftone
Others
Black & White
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Step 2: Process with laser engraver
Place the desk pad into your laser engraver and position the top left corner into the 0/0 point of the engraving table. Then position your job into the 0/0 point as well.
Laser Parameters:
Color
Process
Power (%)
Speed (%)
ppi/Hz
black
engrave CO2
60
100
500
Passes
Air Assist
Z-Offset
Advanced
1
on
-2mm
High quality
Info:
The laser beam will be defocused because of the z-offset of 2 mm, making the lines appear thicker and more intensive than they do in focus.
Step 3: Post-processing
Leather is an organic material. It tends to burn during engraving or cutting and produces a particular smell. In addition, the cutting edges can turn dark and stain. Most types of leather can easily be cleaned, but it is a good standard practice to test the cleaning method on a discreet place. Start by using a dry cloth to remove the smoke residue. If that doesn't remove the residue, try cleaning the leather with a damp cloth or an alcohol-based cleaner.
Inspirations
Add the recipient's name to your design to give them a special personalized gift.
