Anniversary trophy combining different Trotec materials

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.