![]() Laser Jump Start (has some useful projects. These can be used to cut vinyl with a vinyl cutter or to cut wood, plastic or acrylic using a laser. Currently they offer six packages of ready-made art for $295 each. Because they come as vector cutting files for CorelDRAW, they are easy to modify and make into anything you want. For years, they have offered logos, designs and patterns that can be used in a variety of ways. ![]() Laserbuzz also offers educational DVDs on how to vectorize a logo or a portrait for $35 and $45 respectively.ĭigital Art Solutions (is another industry source. ![]() Laserbuzz also has some unique “print and cut” items where you can print images on material using a UV or inkjet printer, then cut them out with the laser and assemble the pieces to form a 3D scene. ![]() These are professionally drawn and ready to open in CorelDRAW. Individual patterns can be downloaded and cost about $25 each while entire packages come on CDs and generally cost about $295 for the package. Laserbuzz started out featuring Christmas ornaments with images of dogs but now offers patterns in many different themes, including dogs, horses, military, doll houses and furniture, toys, clocks and much more. Laserbuzz (is one industry-based company that offers laser cutting and engraving patterns. There have been several companies within our industry that have created and sold patterns that are available on CDs or by download.Įpilog Laser’s Sample Club includes templates and instructions for projects like cake and cupcake toppers. Laser patterns are nothing new to our industry. True, some of the websites entice you claiming their patterns are free and then manage to require a membership fee of some kind, but a great many really are free-no questions asked. Just go on their sites and download all you want. The interesting thing is the patterns for these designs are usually available for anyone who is willing to fork out $5 for the file-and a great many patterns are free. It causes me to wonder if I’m missing the boat! Many are simple designs, but some are mind-boggling in their complexity and beauty. In months past, EJ has featured several articles about the Maker Movement and showcased creations made by the owners of lasers in these cottage industries. Many of these are made from laser cutting vector patterns purchased through the Internet for a few dollars which they have turned into a cottage business. A quick look at websites like Etsy, eBay and Pinterest will reveal hundreds, if not thousands, of interesting personalized products that are laser cut from wood, acrylic or plastic. That is exactly what many laser owners are doing today. The patterns were only 35 cents in the 50s and 60s, but a good seamstress could make excellent money using the same pattern to make multiple copies of the clothes and selling them. With these, she made everything from Halloween costumes to sport jackets. I even remember the brands: Butterick, McCall’s and Simplicity. Although not a professional by any means, she was an excellent seamstress. We recommend speaking to an Epilog representative to help determine the power of laser tube that will best fit your specific needs.I remember well how my mother used to spend hours shopping for patterns to make our clothes. With a material like anodized aluminum, for example, you would run your 30watt machine at 100% speed, so having a higher power laser tube in this case would not yield any additional benefit in this material. These values will not be true for all materials. When engraving a material like wood at 100% power, you would see the following changes in speed used to achieve the same depth depending on the power of your laser tube: Please be sure to refer for a sample list of some of the materials that can be cut/not cut.Įngraving speed: Depending on the materials you are engraving, you will see increases in speed with higher wattage laser tubes. ![]() These values can vary significantly due to different types of materials, different focal lenses, alignment of optics, etc. Generally speaking, lower power CO2 laser tubes will be able to process the same materials, with the same detail and quality as higher-power laser tubes, but higher-power laser tubes will allow you to 1) cut deeper in a single pass, and 2) engrave faster in some materials.Ĭutting performance: the following are the minimum power ratings we recommend for cutting into materials like wood and plastic: Depending on the machine you are considering you will have power options for your laser source that range from 30-120 watts for CO2 laser tubes. The power of the laser source is measured in watts. ![]()
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