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Kontakt forma Looking for an extraordinary trophy that you can adapt to your customers' needs?
Then you are at the right place! Be inspired by versatile material combinations.
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Preparation
Required material:
- 1 sheet of solid wood walnut 600x300mm
- 1/4 sheet TroGlass Metallic in Bright Silver
- 1/4 sheet TroGlass Clear 5mm
- 1/4 sheet TroGlass Clear 20mm
- 1 package signage wall mounts S15-15-FK
- 1 Aluminum tag in silver with ball chain
- Glue dots, double-sided adhesive tape or acrylic glue
Machine used:
- Speedy 360
- 100 Watt
- 2" lens
- Vacuum table with acrylic cutting grid for TroGlass
- Aluminum cutting grid or honeycomb cutting table for wood cutting
The trophy can be produced with any of our laser machines from the Speedy laser engravers or SP laser cutters series.
Important:
- We did not use any glue to hold the pieces together. Therefore, please pay special attention to the kerf. If necessary, you can cut a small geometry with the parameters you want to use on the material and measure the dimension. You can then adapt the kerf accordingly.
- The laser parameters used may vary depending on the machine used and the available laser power.
Korak po korak
Material 1: Wood
Import our design into your graphic program and change it according to your requirements. We chose seven pillars for this trophy, but you can adapt the number to your customers' requirements or personal taste.
1. Print settings
Start cutting the wood and send the job to the laser using the following settings:
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 500 dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Color | Optimized geometries, inner geometries first |
2. Laser process and laser parameters wood
Put the wood into the laser and activate the vacuum to compensate eventual unevenness.
| Color | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| red | Cut CO2 | 100 | 0.8 | 1000 |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | - | - |
Info:
We used the standard laser parameters for solid wood walnut
Inspirations
This is a sample for advanced laser users. With just a few adaptions this trophy can be partly produced in advance and adapted to your customers' requirements.
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Material 2: Acrylic 20 mm
The next step is to produce the base and the upper connectors. We used 20 mm acrylic. However, you can also replace it by (several) thinner acrylic elements.
Measure the thickness of the wood parts before you cut the acrylic pieces. Adapt the notches if necessary.
1. Print settings
Send the job to your laser using following settings:
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 500 dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Color | Optimized geometries, inner geometries first |
2. Laser process and laser parameters Acrylic 20 mm
We cut the acrylic with the SP1500 with 400 watt laser power. Use the 5" lens and focus 4 mm into the material.
The slot in the upper connector is used to insert the ball chain. Adapt the engraving depth if necessary.
| Color | Process | Power (%) | Spped (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| red | Cut CO2 | 35 | 0,2 | 2000 |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | 4 mm | - |
Tip:
Replace the 20 mm acrylic by material of up to 10 mm thickness and cut it with your Speedy machine. Use the standard parameters optimized for quality and a 2.5" lens.
Info:
Use the standard laser parameters for TroGlass Clear 20 mm for cutting the pieces
Material 3: TroGlass Metallic
The middle part can of course be made out of any other TroGlass colors or other materials. You can also add a logo if you wish.
1. Print settings
Send the file to your laser using following settings:
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 500 dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Color | Optimized geometries, inner geometries first |
2. Laser process and laser parameters TroGlass Metallic
Depending on how you want to fix the TroGlass Metallic on the 20 mm base, you can put some double-sided adhesive foil on it before cutting.
| Color | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| red | Cut CO2 | 40 | 0,2 | 5000 |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | - | - |
Info:
We used the standard laser parameters for TroGlass optimized for quality.
Material 4: Acrylic 5 mm
Like with the other materials, measure the thickness of the wood and adapt the kerf if necessary.
1. Print settings
Send the job to the laser.
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 500 dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Color | OPtimized geometris, inner geometries first |
2. Laser process and laser parameters Acrylic 5 mm
Put the acrylic on the acrylic cutting grid table.
| Color | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| red | Cut CO2 | 85 | 0,2 | 20000 |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | -1,5 mm | - |
Info:
We used the standard parameters for TroGlass Clear 5 mm optimized for quality.
Material 5: Aluminum tag
The aluminum tag is a unique place to highlight the achievements of the honored person. You can use tags in other colors and shapes or even other materials like TroLase or AlumaMark for this interesting detail.
1. Print settings
Send the job to your laser
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 500 dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Color | - |
2. Laser process and laser parameters Aluminum tag
Position the tag into the laser. Use the 1.5" lens to show the fine details. Our parameters can vary depending on the laser machine used and the available laser power. We used the SpeedMarker with MOPA laser for the black marking on the back.
Tipp:
For the exact position of the graphic on the work piece, you can use a template or the simple positioning aids of JobControl® software
| Color | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| black | Engrave CO2 | 10 | 20 | 500 |
| Passses | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | - | High quality |
Assembly
To assemble the trophy, start with the wood elements and put them into the upper connector. Before you placing the last elements, thread the ball chain with the aluminum tag and position the lock into the slot. Then you put the lower parts of the wood elements into the 5 mm acrylic.
Mount the signage by fixing the elements with glue dots using the creased marks on the TroGlass Metallic. Tighten the screws. Finally, glue the TroGlass Metallic piece onto the acrylic base.
Et Voilà - this original trophy is ready.
As a special design element, we created a movable globe, with is an extra highlight for this trophy. Get the step-by-step instruction for the acrylic globe here.