Thanksgiving Turkey Napkin Rings
All of these materials are available to order from our engraving supplies webshop.
Preparation
Materials required
- Wood veneer
- Trolase Thins with double-sided adhesive tape
- Trolase - thickness: 3.2mm
Laser machine used
- Speedy 400 120 watt
- 2" lens
- Vacuum table with honeycomb cutting tabletop or acrylic cutting grid
You can use any Speedy laser engraving machine to create this sample.
Tip
If you are only laser cutting the TroLase material, we suggest leaving the clear film over the material.
Step by step
Step 1: Import design file into the laser software
Either create your own design or use our ready made template. Send it to the laser with the recommended laser parameters. These parameters may vary depending on your laser machine, the available laser power and the material thickness.
Print settings:
Process | Resolution | Cut line |
---|---|---|
Standard | 500 dpi | none |
Halftone | Others |
---|---|
colour | enhanced geometries, inner geometries first |
Step 2: Laser cutting and laser engraving the wood veneer and TroLase
Load the material onto the honeycomb cutting table in your laser machine and cover the rest of the work area with paper to create a stronger vacuum. The parameters can differ depending on the laser machine used and laser power available.
Laser parameters:
Laser process | Colour | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) |
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Laser engraving wood veneer | Black | Engraving | 80 | 100 |
Laser cutting wood veneer | Red | Cutting | 90 | 1.3 |
TroLase 3.2 mm | Red | Cutting | 85 | 1.2 |
Laser cutting TroLase Thins 0.5 mm | Red | Cutting | 100 | 1.5 |
Laser engraving TroLase Thins 0.5 mm | Black | Engraving | 40 | 25 |
ppi/Hz | Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Advanced |
---|---|---|---|---|
500 | 1 | off | - | None |
1000 | 1 | on | - | None |
1000 | 1 | on | -2 mm | None |
1000 | 1 | on | - | None |
500 | 1 | off | - | None |
Step 3: Assembling Napkin Ring
Take the cutout of the TroLase Thins with adhesive film off the back and stick it to the Wood veneer. Then place the laminate cutouts into the cutouts on the Wood veneer in any colour order you like.