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Model making: Rocking chair
Make your own miniature rocking chair model using our step-by-step instructions, design file and video tutorial below.
Preparation
Required material
- 1 sheet of TroCraft Eco 1.5mm
- Cover material
Machine used
- The NEW Speedy 400, 120 watts
- 2" lens
- Aluminum cutting grid table
The cutting parameters for this application can be used only on a Speedy 400 laser engraver of the latest generation.
Step by step
Step 1: Create or import graphic files
Import our graphics and adapt them to your preferences. Then send the graphics to your Trotec laser using the following settings:
Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
---|---|---|
Standard Job | 500 dpi | none |
Halftone | Others |
---|---|
Color | Optimized geometries, inner geometries first |
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Step 2: Laser process TroCraft Eco
Place the TroCraft Eco sheet into the new Trotec Speedy 400 and cover the remaining engraving area. Thanks to the new OptiMotion™ path planning function, the cutting speed will automatically adapt to the geometry being cut. The parameters can vary depending on the laser machine used and the available laser power:
Laser parameters:
Laser process | Color | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engraving | Black | Engrave CO2 | 15 | 100 | 500 |
Scratching | Red | CO2 Cutting | 80 | 10 | 3000 |
Cutting | Blue | CO2 Cutting | 100 | 4 | 2000 |
Passes | Air ASsist | Z-offset | Direction | Path planning | Advanced |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ON | 0mm | Top Down | - | High Quality |
1 | ON | 4mm | - | Throughput | LC 0 |
1 | ON | 0mm | - | Throughput | LC 20 |
Tip:
Thanks to the new OptiMotion™ function, determining cutting parameters with the new Speedy400 is child's play. Define the right speed at 100% power simply by means of a long straight line. If the parameter cuts through at the selected speed, you can adopt this setting for any cutting application on this material - whether large, angular shapes or detailed, small circular geometries. Just make sure that you adjust the frequency accordingly at high speeds (e.g. to 2000Hz or 3000Hz) to obtain a uniform cutting line.
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Step 3: Assemble the rocking chair
Put the three parts of the rocking chair together, and the model building rocking chair is ready.
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Nature meets modernity with TroCraft Eco
TroCraft Eco is produced without using additives, is fully biodegradable and emission-free. TroCraft Eco is made from pure cellulose fiber and can be used for customized, modern designs due to its stability, flexibility and durable formability. This environmentally-friendly wood sheet is perfect for interior design, sustainable toys, model making or product and industrial design.
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Inspiration
Design a complete interior e.g. for a doll house. You can also combine thicker TroCraft boards for statically stressed furniture.