Perpetual calendar of wood and engraving plastic
Follow instructions to get an individual perpetual calendar of wood and engraving plastic.
Perpetual calendar of wood and engraving plastic
Follow instructions to get an individual perpetual calendar of wood and engraving plastic.
Offer individual perpetual calendars of wood and engraving plastic.
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Preparation
Required material
- Veneer Bamboo 3 mm (119799) - 1 sheet for the back
- TroLase 0.8 mm (L204-203) - 4 quarter sheets for the calendar sheets
- Screws (diam. 5 mm, 20 mm long) with butterfly nut - 2 pieces
Laser machine used
- Trotec Speedy 360
- 80 Watt with 2" lens
Tip
Use a honeycomb cutting table to achieve the best cutting and engraving results.
Step by step
Step 1: Import/create design template
Import our designs into your graphic program and adapt it according to your requirements.
Step 2: Laser processing
Position the material on the laser table and cover the rest of the engraving area for optimum exhaust performance. Send the wood job and then the four TroLase jobs to the laser machine.
LASER PARAMETERS WOOD:
500 dpi resolution
Cutting: 100% power, 0.7% speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on
LASER PARAMETERS TROLASE:
500 dpi resolution
Engraving (black): 35% power, 30% speed, 600 ppi, air assist on, z-offset +1 mm, HQ mode (advanced material settings)
Cutting (red): 2.5% power, 0.5% speed, 1000 Hz, air assist on, z-offset +2 mm
Cutting (blue): 25% power, 2% speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on, z-offset +2 mm
Cutting (cyan): 50% power, 2% speed, 1000 ppi, air assist on
TIPS:
Select the following options in JobControl® to get perfect cutting results.
- Optimised geometries
- Inner geometries first
- Engraving from bottom to top reduces the cleaning of the engraved and cut materials
Step 3: Post-processing
Once you have finished the laser process, clean the TroLase material with water. Then use two binding screws to fix the calendar sheets and mount the calendar to a wall.