Jewellery display

See how you can produce an individual jewelry display using different acrylic sheets.

Display inspirations made out of acrylic

Preparation

Required material
  • 1/4 sheet TroGlass Clear 8 mm
  • 1/4 sheet TroGlass Clear 5 mm
  • 1/4 sheet TroGlass Satins Orange translucent with double-sided adhesive foil on both sides

Materials available from Trotec

Machine used
  • Speedy 400
  • 120 Watt
  • 2.5" lens
  • Acrylic lamella or vacuum table with acrylic grid or distance holders

This sample can be produced with any machine of Speedy family or SP series. For high-quality and efficient cutting of 8 mm acrylic you need laser power of 80 W or more.

Important
  • Remove the protection foil from top of the 5 mm and 8 mm acrylic before laser processing
  • Cover the rest of the working area for a better vacuum effect
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Step by step

Laser processing of acrylic sheets
Step 1

Step 1: TroGlass Clear 8 mm

Import our design template into your graphic program. Send the job to your laser using the parameters mentioned below.

Print settings

Process mode Resolution Cut line
Standard 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
Color enhanced geometries
Laser engraving of acrylic sheets
Step 2

Step 2: Laser process TroGlass Clear 8 mm

Now make the parameter settings. Our recommendations can vary depending on the laser type and laser power.

Tips:

For an even better result, cut the shape first and engrave the design afterwards

Laser Parameters

Color Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
black engrave CO2 23 75 500
red cut CO2 95 15 20.000
Passes Air Assist Z-Offset Advanced (plate set up)
1 on - Engraving direction from bottom
1 on -2.5 mm -
Laser cutting of acrylic sheets
Step 3

Step 3: TroGlass Clear 5 mm

Import our design template into your graphic program. Send the job to your laser using the parameters mentioned below.

Print settings

Process mode Resolution Cut line
Standard 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
Color enhanced geometries
Laser cut acrylic for jewelry display
Step 4

Step 4: Laser process TroGlass Clear 5 mm

Now make the parameter settings. Our recommendations can vary depending on the laser type and laser power.

Laser Parameters

Color Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
red cut CO2 50 0.2 20.000
Passes Air Assist  Z-Offset Advanced
1 on -1.5 mm -

Info:

  • We used the JobControl® standard parameters optimized for quality
  • The material parameters of JobControl® can be downloaded from www.troteclaser.com
Assemble jewelry display
Step 5

Step 5: TroGlass Satins

Import our design template into your graphic program. Send the job to your laser using the parameters mentioned below.

Print settings

Process mode Resolution Cut line
Standard 500 dpi none
Halftone Others
Color enhanced geometries
Assemble the laser cut acrylic sheets
Step 6

Step 6: Laser process TroGlass Satins

Now make the parameter settings. Our recommendations can vary depending on the laser type and laser power.

Laser Parameters

Color Process Power (%) Speed (%) ppi/Hz
red cut CO2 30 0.2 20 kHz
Passes Air Assist Z-Offset  Advanced
1 on - -

Info:

  • We used the JobControl® standard parameters optimized for quality
  • The material parameters of JobControl® can be downloaded from www.troteclaser.com
Red acrylic jewelry display
Step 7

Step 7: Post-processing and assembly

To assemble the parts, first glue the colored acrylic parts on the 5 mm clear acrylic. Make sure that the pieces are exactly positioned above each other. Next position the 8 mm acrylic part with the engraving inside on the colored parts. By doing this the engraving is protected.

Display inspirations made out of acrylic

Inspirations

For an even more individual presentation of your jewelry, use displays in other shapes, material thicknesses and material combinations. If you are using only few thin acrylic sheets, cut a base to let the display stand stable.

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Questions about applications or settings?
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