My good friend Vincent wanted to have a stencil to mark property.
Open in inkscape and use trace bitmap.
Check the movie for settings. (Re-did the process using other text)
Saved as svg (vector), and used LightBurn to lasercut this into wood.
Below a cardboard preview.
I’ve got a nice stone slate, perfect for a door sign.
I wanted to paint our names and house number. But now that i’ve got a lasercutter, lets do that.
I’m going to use the design i’ve used for the Folkband Bags, and add some stuff.
First test on the back of the slate
Using a Sculpfun S9, Power 100 and speed 100mm/s
I will add the final result to this page
Today i created an accurate banana for scale version using my laser cutter.
UPDATE another example
DONT WATCH IF YOU WANT TO PLAY MY GAME
Want to replicate this? Here are the files
Explanation: ( The numeric code can be an access code for a panel, or a combination lock.
A switches puzzle
I did a lot of lasercutting at Fablab Utrecht, but they stopped a few years ago, and I moved to Hilversum.
I loved making this at this Fablab.
Then i bought a mini engraver, which you can attach to your 3D printer.
But I really wanted a cutter, so there it is … the Sculptfun S9
This laser module has a new optical design, so it can cut wood as thick as 10+ mm.
It can engrave metal, cut non-transparant acrylic, leather and more.
Software:
I’m using Inkscape, with the lasercutter tool plugin from Jtech.
https://jtechphotonics.com/
I’ve also tested with LaserGRBL, which can be run under linux using Wine.
I’m trail testing LightBurn. (Native Linux App)
I will post my findings and test on this post.
UPDATE: 20230221
| Speed | 3000 mm/s |
| Laser Power | 100% |
| Lines per mm | 10 |
UPDATE: 20230306
Calibrate your machine! .. But NOT as found on YouTube using a 10x10mm or 1 inch by 1 inch. square.
As big as you can. This is far more precise!
My list of settings (Work in progress)
I have to check mm/s versus mm/minute!
| Material | Speed | Power | Lines/mm | Passes |
| Slate (engrave) (using lasergrbl) | 3000 mm/s | 100% | 10 | 1 |
| 3mm Plywood (cut) | 20 mm/s | 90% | x | 8? |
| Craftpaper | 1500mm/s | 70% | x | 1 |
| Cardboard | 10 mm/s | 100% | x | 4 |
| Leather | ||||
| Cork (6mm) | ||||
We wanted to have a nice design for our Folk Bands Audio CD.
So i designed a stamp we could use to stamp ink on a white CD.
UPDATE: 202304 street map Hilversum
In the weeks before Arja got her University degree, i’ve been working on a cork worldmap.
She always wanted to have a way to mark the places she has been.
So i started drawing, copy pasting, moving, potracing and editing.
Using Coreldraw and Inkscape i ended up with this:
End result:
So i made one for us too ..
My svg file
https://media.henriaanstoot.nl/world-landen-verzie-aan-werken-20160221-c-corelX4.svg
Using a lasercutter i’ve been making some wooden ornaments.
We send these as Xmas cards, so people can hang these in their tree afterwards.
We also used these for Advent Calendar decorations.
You can find the lasercut models attached
https://media.henriaanstoot.nl/2015KERST.cdr
I designed playing pieces for a DIY made Shogi board.
Shogi (将棋, shōgi, English: /ˈʃoʊɡi/, Japanese: [ɕoːɡi]), also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as Western chess, chaturanga, Xiangqi, Indian chess, and janggi. Shōgi means general’s (shō 将) board game (gi 棋). Western chess is sometimes called (Seiyō Shōgi 西洋将棋 lit. ’Western Shogi’) in Japan.
Shogi was the earliest chess-related historical game to allow captured pieces to be returned to the board by the capturing player. This drop rule is speculated to have been invented in the 15th century and possibly connected to the practice of 15th century mercenaries switching loyalties when captured instead of being killed.
Pieces Lasercut and Laser-engraved
Final board
I’ve designed the pieces and the markings on them using Inkscape.
Instead of the Japanese characters the pieces show the allowed movements. The Circled signs are on the back of the pieces.
Board and traditional characterset
