Weekly planner made of slate

Want to see all the events and tasks on your weekly calendar at a glance? Our slate planner is the perfect solution.

Weekly planner made of slate

Want to see all the events and tasks on your weekly calendar at a glance? Our slate planner is the perfect solution.

Preparation

Materials required

1 slate sheet approx. 38 x 13 cm
1 sheet solid wood oak 600 x 300 mm
1/4 sheet TroLase ADA Signage black, 1 mm with double-sided adhesive tape
1 package (4 pieces) signage mounting devices (R20-156-FK)
Cardboard chalk or chalk markers

Laser engraving machine

Speedy 100
40 Watt
2" lens
Honeycomb cutting table for laser cutting wood

For this sample you can use any Speedy laser engraving machine.

Important information

Use the extra strong adhesive on the TroLase ADA Signage so that the slate board is securely fixed.

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Step by step

Step 1

Step 1: Slate board

The first step is to either create your own design or import our ready made template. You may need to adapt the graphic to the size of your slate board.

Next send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Colour	-

Step 2

Step 2: Laser engraving slate

Create the material parameter settings. These will vary depending on your laser machine and its available power.

Tip:

To avoid wasted material test the parameters on the back of the slate board.

Laser Parameters

Colour	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
Engraving: black	Engrave CO₂	60	100	500
Scratching: red	Cut CO₂	20	2	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	optimised quality
1	on	+6 mm	-

Step 3

Step 3: Storage

For this step you can again create your own design or import our template, again adapting the graphic to the size of the slate sheets.

Send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Colour	Optimised geometries, inner geometries first

Tip:

Before laser cutting, measure the thickness of the wooden sheet, adapting the kerf if necessary. Make sure the diameters are large enough to hold your slate.

Step 4

Step 4: Laser cutting wooden frame

Determine and enter the material parameter settings. As with the slate these will vary depending on your laser machine and its available power.

Laser Cutting Parameters

Colour	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO₂	95	0.3	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Info:

In our example we have used the standard parameters in JobControl for solid wood - oak.

Laser processing the TroLase ADA Signage back

Step 5

Step 5: Back

The bqack can again feature a custom design or our template.

Send the job to the laser using the driver settings below.

Print settings:

Process mode	Resolution	Cut line
Standard	500 dpi	none

Halftone	Others
Colour	Optimised geometries, inner geometries first

Step 6

Step 6: Laser cutting back

Determine and enter the material parameter settings, which will vary depending on laser machine and laser power available.

Laser cutting parameters

Colour	Process	Power (%)	Speed (%)	ppi/Hz
red	Cut CO₂	90	2	1000

Passes	Air Assist	Z-Offset	Advanced
1	on	-	-

Info:

We used the standard parameters in JobControl for TroLase ADA Signage optimized for quality.

Step 7

Step 7: Assembly

Position the slate inside the wooden frame. As the wooden frame has to accommodate the size of the slate this stage is important as it prevents the wood being distorted later.

Next glue the back of the TroLase ADA Signage to the slate and wood. Precise accuracy is not essential as our design leaves sufficient "wiggle room" for positioning the back plate.

The final step is to add the signage mounts, and your planner is ready for use.

Inspirations

Using different shapes and designs, you can create personalised planners for customers.

You can also fix the planner directly to the wall negating the need for signage mounting devices. This will save production time as you don't need to create the extra holes.

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Questions about applications or settings?
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