Trophy with Relief Engraving

Create your own 3D trophy

Create your very own three-dimensional winners' trophy using Trotec materials and our 3D relief laser engraving technique.

Preparation

Required material:

1 sheet solid wood maple
1/4 sheet TroGlass Satins black
1/4 sheet TroGlass Color Gloss Metallic Silver
Acrylic glue and tissue
Double-sided adhesive tape and dots

Machine used:

Speedy 360 flexx
80 watts
2" lens
Vacuum table with honeycomb cutting table resp. acrylic grid

You can use any other machine from the Speedy Flexx laser engraver series.

Tip:

We've chosen to use TroGlass Satins and TroGlass Metallic because they have a very high-end finish.

Step by Step

Step 1: Import design

Feel free to try out your own design or you can simply import our provided template and then change it as needed. We have also engraved a recess out of the base plate to hold the TroGlass Metallic ring.

Printer driver settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500dpi	none

Halftone	Other
colour	Optimized geometries

Step 2: Engraving base plate

Place the sheet of TroGlass Satin Black on the acrylic grid of your Trotec laser. You're now going to engrave and cut the base plate using the parameters listed below. Always keep in mind that the parameters can differ depending on the laser machine used and laser power available.

Laser Parameters engraving

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
black	Engrave CO2	40	10	500

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	2mm	-

Laser Parameters scratching

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO2	8	0.8	5000

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

Laser Parameters cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
blue	Cut CO2	95	0.8	5000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Step 3: Design TroGlass Metallic

Upload the job for the TroGlass Metallic ring to the laser using the driver settings below.

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line	Halftone	Others
Standard	600dpi	none	-	-

Step 4: Engraving TroGlass Metallic

Next, place the TroGlass Metallic sheet on the acrylic cutting table and engrave the job using the parameters below:

Laser Parameters engraving

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
black	Engrave CO2	16	20	600

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

Laser Parameters cutting

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
Red	Cut Co2	50	0.2	5000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Tip: We used the JobControl® parameters for TroGlass optimized for quality.

Step 5: Design relief engraving

For our final step, we're going to send the files for 3-dimensional wood engravings and the other wooden parts to the laser:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line	Halftone	Others
Standard	500dpi	None	-	-

Step 6: Laser process relief engraving

Laser Parameters engraving

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
Black	Engrave CO2	100	30	500

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
3 (!!)	On	-	-

Laser Parameters cutting

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

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	On	-	-

Tip:
When engraving deeply into wood, it can be helpful to cut the job first and engrave the job afterwards.

Step 7: Cleaning and assembling

Wipe down the two acrylic pieces with a damp cloth. The best way to clean the wood relief engraving would be to gentle scrub it with some water and a tooth brush. Here you can find tips for correct cleaning.

Put the acrylic glue on the engraved ring of the base plate and position the TroGlass Metallic ring on it. Press down firmly and allow the glue to cure.
Put double-sided adhesive tape or dots where the wooden relief shall be positioned and fix it.

Take the wooden spacer and apply double-sided adhesive tape on both sides. Position it on the left and the right of the black base plate. Make sure to have a rectangular contact surface so that the trophy stands upright.

Finally, fix the lettering "winner" and the corresponding back on the spacers to complete this elegant trophy.