LaserPaper Valentine's card

Step by step instruction

See how you can produce an individual Valentine's card using Trotec's LaserPaper.

Required material:

1 sheet of Trotec LaserPaper (any color you like)

Machine used:

Speedy 360, 80 Watt
1.5" lens
Vacuum table and honeycomb cutting table

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

Tip:

Use the 1.5 inch lens if you want to make intricate cutting designs like in our template

Step by Step

Step 1: Import design

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

Info:

The small circles in heard shape are a perforation which helps you to remove the heart. You can use the heart for other purposes.

Step 2: Engraving the Paper

Make the material parameter settings. We used several parameters which have been optimized for the different requirements (fast and slow cutting, light and deep engraving, scratching). The parameters can vary depending on laser machine and available laser power.

Laser parameters:

Color	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
black	Engrave CO₂	17	20	500
red	Engrave CO₂	25	20	500
blue	Engrave CO₂	12	1	1000
cyan	Cut CO₂	5	1	1000
green	Cut CO₂	24	2	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-OFfset	Advanced
1	on	+3 mm	High quality
1	on	-	High quality
1	on	-	-
1	on	+4 mm	-
1	on	-	-

Info:

Cover the rest of the engraving area carefully to achieve full vacuum which holds the paper in place.

Step 3: Cleaning

Dust can be removed with a damp cloth if necessary. Make sure that the cloth is not wet to avoid arching of the paper.

Inspiration

Combine different colors from the Trotec LaserPaper product range and create a large number of variations.
You can also use LaserPaper Wood, print it and cut it with your laser system using JobControl^® Vision.