Weekly planner made of slate

Want to see all the events and tasks on your weekly calendar at a glance? Our slate planner is the perfect solution.

Preparation

Required material

1 slate sheet approx. 38 x 13 cm
1 sheet solid wood oak 600 x 300 mm
1/4 sheet TroLase ADA Signage black, 1 mm with double-sided adhesive tape
1 package (4 pieces) signage mounting devices R20-156-FK
Cardboard chalk or chalk marker

Machine used

Speedy 100
40 Watt
2" lens
Honeycomb cutting table for wood cutting

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

Important

Use the extra strong adhesive for the TroLase ADA Signage so that the slate board is securely fixed.

Slate Weekly Panner

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Step by step

Step 1

Step 1: Slate board

Make your own design for the weekly planner or import our template. Adapt the graphic to the size of the slate board, if necessary.

Next send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Color	-

Step 2

Step 2: Laser process slate

Make the material parameter settings. The parameters can vary depending on laser machine and available laser power.

Tip:

Test the parameters on the back of the slate board.

Laser Parameters

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
Engraving: black	Engrave CO₂	60	100	500
Scratching: red	Cut CO₂	20	2	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	optimized quality
1	on	+6 mm	-

Step 3

Step 3: Wooden frame

Make your own design or import our template. If necessary, adapt the graphic to the size of the slate sheets.

Send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Color	Optimized geometries, inner geometries first

Tip:

Before cutting, measure the thickness of the wooden sheet and adapt the kerf if necessary. Also make sure that the slate sheet fit into the wooden frame.

Step 4

Step 4: Laser process wooden frame

Determine and enter the material parameter settings. The parameters can vary depending on laser machine and available laser power.

Laser Parameters Cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO₂	95	0.3	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Info:

We used the standard parameters in JobControl for solid wood oak.

Step 5

Step 5: Back

Make your own design or import our template.

Send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Color	Optimized geometries, inner geometries first

Step 6

Step 6: Laser process back

Determine and enter the material parameter settings. The parameters can vary depending on laser machine and available laser power.

Laser Parameters

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO₂	90	2	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Info:

We used the standard parameters in JobControl for TroLase ADA Signage optimized for quality.

Step 7

Step 7: Assembly

Position the slate board inside the wooden frame. This step is important because the wooden frame has to accommodate the size of the slate. This prevents the wood from being distorted later.

Next glue the back of the TroLase ADA Signage to the slate and wood. This process does not have to be extremely precise. Our design leaves sufficient "wiggle room" for positioning the back plate.

Finally, position the signage mounts, and the weekly planner is finished.

Inspirations

Personalise the weekly planner for your customers. Use different dimensions, shapes and designs.

If you wish, you can use a cord to fix the planner on the wall instead of the signage mounting devices. In this case leave out the two holes on the bottom of the frame.

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