WHAT CAN A LASER CUTTER DO?

Cut

The laser cutter directs the beam of a laser to burn through the material in whatever pattern you design

Etch

The laser cutter can decrease the laser power to burn the surface of the material, but not cut through

Laser Cut

Laser Etched

MATERIALS

Cardboard  3/16” 

Ensure it is laying flat

Cardstock Paper  60lb or thicker 

Be careful to watch while cutting

Plywood & Hardwood  1/8" or thinner  

Baltic Birch plywood is best

Acrylic  1/8" or thinner  

Don’t cut any other types of plastics

Leather  1/8" or thinner  

Ensure it is laying flat

Glass and Metal  Etching only

Cannot cut through

Challenge!

Create a gift for your Mother or Other by designing something in TinkerCad and laser cutting it.



You can make several faces to then create a 3D shape if you want!

1st - Sketch

Sketch out what you want to design on TinkerCad

10 min

2nd - TinkerCad

Bring your sketch to TinkerCad.

30 min

Click TOP to look straight down at the workplane because we will be designing for 2D cutting

Click Flat View

to look straight down at the workplane also

Click Export

when you are done designing and select SVG as your file type to laser cut

CREATING 2D DESIGNS IN TINKERCAD

2 MINUTE TINKERCAD BEGINNER TUTORIAL

CREATING 2D DESIGNS IN TINKERCAD

1. Units: Must be MM
2. Export and select the file type: AutoCad Drawing Exchange (.dxf) in "file type" dropdown
3. Choose 2007 polylines in settings

Some considerations when exporting:

3rd - Laser Cutting!

20 min