Laser Cut Cardboard
The high precision laser vaporizes a cut line through the paper leaving a 90 degree high quality cut edge finish.
Laser cut cardboard. Laser cut cardboard gift box with template. Cardboard is an affordable material with decent strength making it an ideal choice for many different applications ranging from advertising to packaging arts and crafts specialty wedding invitations and more. Turn on air assist. They can be continuous or pulsated.
Depending on the thickness of your material place the vocal point on or a bit below the surface of the cardboard. Paper is a great medium for laser processing. A computer directs this laser to follow the cutting line provided in your digital design. This sample club project features black cardstock that we engraved and cut to create custom paper packaging for lightbulbs.
Laser cutting paper is a subtractive manufacturing technology that uses a high power laser beam to cut flat sheet materials. Custom boxes and packaging. Laser cut paper the newest division of lightwave laser can help you transcend the ordinary. Laser cut paper packaging cardstock is a very versatile and popular material to use with the laser as it can be both cut and engraved.
There are several power sources for lasers. A computer directs this laser to follow the cutting line provided in your digital design. Welcome to laser cut paper. However below are some basic pointers for laser cutting.
I designed these gift boxes to package my home made snow skin mooncakes see instructable here for friends and family these templates are designed so that the top and bottom parts each fit into a single sheet of a3 or 11x17 cardstock. Using a trotec laser you can laser cut paper paperboard and cardboard for digital printing for packaging prototype construction model making or scrapbooking. The high precision laser vaporizes a cut line through the cardboard leaving a 90 degree high quality cut edge finish. Common cardboard laser cutting applications created by laser cutting shapes include.
We use self built laser cutters so it would be pointless for us to walk you through the steps for our machine. The laser can cut up to 15 mm in thickness. The kerf left by the laser when cutting cardboard is small.