Sample Club: Laser Cut Thanksgiving Plaque

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we're gearing up for the holidays. Here you'll learn how created a warm and unique plaque that reminds us to be thankful for our blessings!

Materials:

  • Brasswood Country Round - like those found at www.walnuthollow.com.
  • 14.5" x 4.5" planks of cherry, walnut and maple, each .25" thick. We purchased ours from Colorado Heirloom.
  • Double-sided tape

Files: Right click on any of the files below and choose "Save target as." Open the file in CorelDraw 8 or later.

thanksgiving_background.cdr thanksgiving_cutouts.cdr

 
 
  1) The Epilog system used for this project was a 35-watt Helix.
  • First, open the file thanksgiving_background.cdr
  • Next, measure the dimensions of the wood round (ours was roughly 14 inches wide by 9 inches high.)
  • Change the page width and height to the dimensions of your material.
  • Because the material is round, we used the red dot pointer to view exactly where the graphic and text would engrave. You will likely need to do the same.
  • Once you are satisfied with the positioning, engrave the background and text onto the wood round.

Next we moved on to the cutting of wooden shapes to adhere to the background.

  • Open the file thanksgiving_cutouts.cdr
  • Apply double-sided tap to the back of each plank of wood, like illustrated in the photo to the right. Make sure the tape does not overlap because this will make cutting more challenging.
  • In the file, each set of graphics is labeled by which wood it is cut from.
  • Move your first set of graphics on to the page. Adjust the page size if necessary.




  2)

Print settings: The following settings apply to a 35-watt Helix

  • Step 1: engraving the background, we used the following settings: Speed - 80% and Power - 100%.
  • Step 2: Since the cut-outs contain both raster and vector lines, we used the following settings: Raster: 100% speed, 40% power Vector: 7% speed, 100% power                                                                                   
  • Note: Your power and speed settings will need to be adjusted depending on the wattage of your Epilog system and the thickness of the wood you use.      


    Step 1- Engrave background                                                                            Step 2 - Engrave and cut shapes                

                                             
  3)

After your shapes have been engraved and cut, begin placing them on the outline you engraved in step one. We recommend NOT removing the tape until you are certain each piece fits properly.

 
   

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