Modelmaker House

When laser cutting and engraving the body of the house, it is very important to ensure that the table's exhaust system is set to maximum. For best results, cover the remaining processing area with paper or cardboard.

Laser Settings

Engraving 1 (black): Power: 24% - Speed:40% - Frequency: 500 ppi- Air-Assist: ON
Engraving 2 (red): Power: 7,5% - Speed:5% - Frequency: 500 ppi - Air-Assist: ON
Engraving 3 (blue): Power: 30% - Speed:40% - Frequency: 500 ppi - Air-Assist: ON

Cutting 1 (aqua): Power: 9% - Speed:2% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON
Cutting 2 (lightgreen): Power: 11% - Speed:1% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON

Caution:

During the removal of the piece from the laser in particular, there is a danger that the little bird on the balcony may be bent.

Apply double-sided tape to the back of the cardboard before you start the laser process. This will make assembling the model house quick and easy later on and produce perfectly fitting adhesive surfaces.

Here, too, it is important to cover the entire processing area around the cardboard to achieve maximum extraction.

Laser Settings

Engraving (black): Power: 30% - Speed:10% - Frequency: 500 ppi - Air-Assist: ON
Cutting 1 (red): Power: 10% - Speed: 2% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON
Cutting 2 (blue): Power: 19% - Speed: 0,8% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON

Alder wood – roof, balcony, window frames

Also apply double-sided tape to the alder wood.
The roof, balcony and window frames are cut out of the wood.

Laser Settings

Cutting 1 (black): Power: 20% - Speed:1% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON - Z-Offset: 3
Cutting 2 (red): Power: 50% - Speed:0,8% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON

After the laser operation clean the smoke residues off the edges using a damp cloth or mild detergent. 

TroLase can be ordered with adhesive foil pre-applied to the back. All you have to do is place the material into the laser and use our prepared parameters for the Speedy 360 (see downloads).

Laser Settings

Engraving (black): Power: 65% - Speed:80% - Frequency: 600 ppi - Air-Assist: ON - Z-Offset: 1
Cutting (red): Power: 25% - Speed:1,2% - Frequency: 1000 Hz - Air-Assist: ON

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Take the black cardboard body and fold the base frame along the prepared fold lines. Be careful not to damage the little bird on the balcony.

Then attach the roof. To do this, remove the protective foil on the back of the wooden strip and stick it to the upper edge of the body.

The masonry, i.e. the front of the house, consists of two parts: A simple back and a front that has been engraved with a masonry pattern. First glue the two parts together, so that the engraving is visible.

Before you stick the front to the body of the house, insert the large acrylic window. This is now joined to the front part and will then help you with the positioning. In doing so, it is important that the acrylic is clean on both sides and that no fingerprints can be seen. Once the house is assembled, the back side can no longer be cleaned. Any fingerprints, scratches and dust would be clearly visible. Remove the protective film from the gray cardboard and stick the entire front to the body.

The second long window is simply inserted into the recess. Fix this window in place using the wooden window frame. It will exactly cover the edge between the cardboard and acrylic.

The model house is now almost finished. Only a few small details are yet to be applied: The wooden balcony is simply stuck in place above the round window on the black cardboard body. Finally, take the small TroLase windows and stick them in place in the slots in the large acrylic window. 

Do you have a different Speedy or a different wattage?

No problem: In our material database you can configure, download and import into JobControl® all of the parameters for your particular device for the various Trotec engraving materials.

Trotec Material Database