Laser Cut Holiday Decor: Wooden Christmas Tree with Acrylic Ornament
Create a unique Christmas decoration out of wood, complete with an acrylic bauble! Download your templates and instructions here, and be ready for the festive season.
Preparation
Laser cutting materials used
- 1 Sheet Solid Wood Walnut
- 1/4 Sheet TroGlass or TroGlitter
- Hook for hanging the bauble
All laser cutting materials are available from our engraving supplies webshop.
Laser cutting machine used
- Speedy 360
- 80 Watt
- 2" Lens
- Honeycomb cutting table for wood
- Acrylic cutting grid table for TroGlitter
Any Speedy laser cutting machine is suitable for creating this decoration.
Tip
You can experiment using different wood sheets and acrylics, allowing you to create bespoke products for customers.
Step by step
Step 1: Design
Begin by creating your own design or use our template. Send the graphic to the laser with the following print settings:
Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
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Standard | 500dpi | None |
Halftone | Others |
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Colour | Optimal geometries, inner geometries first |
Tip:
In order for the tree to hold well after laser cutting the base plate, simply measure the thickness of the wooden plate in advance. As a guideline, you can start with a cutting gap of approximately 0.2mm when laser cutting with a 2inch lens.
Step 2: Laser cutting the stand
Now enter the parameter settings. These will vary depending on which machine you use and its available power.
Laser Parameters | Colour | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
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Laser Engraving | Black | Engrave CO2 | 50 | 50 | 500 |
Laser Cutting | Red | Cut CO2 | 95 | 0.8 | 1000 |
Laser Parameters | Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Direction | Advanced |
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Laser Engraving | 1 | On | +4mm | Down | - |
Laser Cutting | 1 | On | - | - | - |
Tip:
For more contrast in the engraving, lift the Z-Offset to about +4mm.
Step 3: Bauble
When you are happy with your design, send it to the laser using the following settings.
Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
---|---|---|
Standard | 500dpi | None |
Halftone | Others |
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Colour | Optimal geometries, inner geometries first |
Step 4: Laser process the bauble
Send the parameters for the bauble decoration to your laser machine. As before these settings will differ between laser machines and their available power.
Laser cutting parameters:
Colour | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
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Red | Cut CO2 | 50 | 0.2 | 5000 |
Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Direction | Advanced |
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1 | On | 0 | - | - |
Step 5: Constructing the tree
Place the tree in the base plate, and hang the bauble with the hook from the tree branch. Your decoration is now ready for display!
What makes Trotec materials perfect for this application?
The engravable wood range from Trotec is specifically developed for laser cutting and engraving. Both the solid wood or real wood veneer panels, as well as our plywood and MDF materials, allow for fine engraving and a beautiful cut with the laser.
Coming soon: Our TroGlitter range of acrylics offer exciting, glittering surfaces, allowing you to create eye-catching products.
Inspiration
The possibilities are almost unlimited with this sample, try using different materials and materials for the tree and baubel.