Mobile from TroGlass Pastel

Manufacture this individual mobile out of different acrylic materials.

Mobile from TroGlass Pastel

Manufacture this individual mobile out of different acrylic materials.

Preparation

Required material

TroGlass Pastel 3mm (for the bodies of the elephants) each 1/4 plate in mint, yellow, orange, lilac, pink, light blue
TroGlass Satins 3mm (for the ears, hearts and for the tire for the suspension) each 1/4 plate in lime green, yellow, orange, violet, fuchsia, blue
Cotton thread or silk

Machine used

Speedy 360, 80 watts
2" lens
Nozzle with large opening
Air assist low
Acrylic cutting grid table

The mobile can of course also be produced with other machines of the Speedy laser engraver series.

Tip

This tutorial is an excellent way to experiment with combining different colours and even different materials to create a striking mobile.

trotec-laser-nursery-mobile.zip

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Step by step

Step 1

Step 1: Create your own design or use our template

Make sure that the cutting gap corresponds to the thickness of the material, so that the individual parts can then be inserted into each other.
Cutting according to our template:

1x suspension ring large
1x suspension eyelet small
8x elephant (in different colours)
8x ears (with desired motives in different colours)
Heart large (in desired number and colour)
Heart small (in desired number and colour)

Use the desired colour combinations to create the print jobs for the respective acrylic plates.
Now send the corresponding job with the settings below to the laser.

Print Settings

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Colour	optimised geometries inner geometries first

Step 2

Step 2: Laser process TroGlass

Now make the parameter settings. The parameter settings apply to both TroGlass Pastel (3mm) and TroGlass Satins (3mm). Our suggested parameters may vary depending on the laser machine used and the available laser power.

Leave the protective film on both the top and bottom of the acrylic sheets. Place the material on the acrylic grid cutting table in the laser machine. Cover the remaining surface to create the best possible vacuum. Perform the laser process for each acrylic sheet accordingly.

Laser parameters

Colour	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
Blue	Cut CO₂	10	1	1000 Hz
Red	Cut CO₂	50	0.2	5000 Hz

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Direction	Advanced
1	ON	-	-	Correction 10
1	ON	-	-	Correction 10

Step 3

Step 3: Assemble the elephants

After the laser process, remove the parts from the laser unit. Peel off the protective foil from the top and bottom of the individual design parts.

Prepare all cut out parts.
Put the ears together with the respective part of the torso.
Combine the colours as you wish.

Step 4

Step 4: Attaching the thread

Now thread a thread through the hole at the head of the elephant.
Then feed the same thread from the other side through the hole in the fuselage.
The resulting crosshairs fix the ears to the elephant's trunk.
Knot the thread above the ears.
Follow these steps for all elephant models.

Step 5

Step 5: Assembly

Now thread two threads of the desired length for the suspension into the opposite, larger holes on the ring. Also pull the thread through the small oval ring for the suspension.
Hold the tire by the suspension and adjust the length of the threads so that the ring hangs horizontally. Knot the ends.
Finally, hang all elephants and hearts in the desired arrangement in the holes provided on the ring.

TroGlass Pastel – fresh and lively pastel-coloured acrylic glass

TroGlass Pastel is the newest addition to the Trotec range of engravable materials for laser cutting and laser engraving. These fresh pops of colour have all the excellent physical properties of cast acrylic sheets. TroGlass Pastel comes with a glossy and matte side and is available in our standard sheet size (1200x600 mm) with 3mm thickness.

Be fully in trend with TroGlass Pastel

Inspiration

You can choose to combine the elephants and ears in the same colour tone or mix and match as you wish.

Please feel free to use other materials, e.g. different types of wood. When using different materials, pay attention to the material thickness and adjust the cutting gap in the graphic accordingly if necessary.

Please note: this mobile is not a toy, but only suitable for decoration purposes! Install the mobile out of reach of small children!

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