Need a custom thoughtful gift to give your childs teacher? This is perfect for that special teacher that really helped your child succeed during the school year.
Can be personalized with names and the year.
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Step 1: The Design Stage
8 More images
Each photo will have instructions as well.
Start off by creating an apple shape.
Left side panel,
shapes icon,
plant,
scroll down for the apple.
You can size the apple to your liking. This project is sized at 4.625" x 4.894"
Create an outline of the apple
Right side panel
outline
offset distance - 0.079
ok
Adding the Puzzle Piece
Find a puzzle piece image
Paste it into XCS
Right side panel
Trace Image
Delete the picture you pasted. Keep only the outline.
Move the puzzle piece into the apple shape and size to your liking.
Adding text for engraving
Left side panel
“T” icon
Add the text you would like and make sure it's set to engrave.
Teachers name in side the puzzle, from, and message.
You can also add the year given to teacher in the leaf.
Creating the base
Create two rectangle
The first will be able 4.193" x 1.023"
The second will be 3.42" x .011"
Move the smaller box inside the bigger box
Alignment icon
Horizontal align center
vertical align center
Copy both rectangle
Select both
right click
copy
paste
Resize ONLY the outside rectangle to 5.674" x 1.023
Step 2: Laser Prep / Send to Laser
Setting 1
Process Method
Laser Cut
Process Material
3mm Basswood Plywood
Power(%) or Cut Pressure(g)
100
Speed(mm/s)
5
Pass
1
Setting 2
Process Method
Vector Laser Engrave
Power(%) or Cut Pressure(g)
65
Speed(mm/s)
100
Lines per cm
100
Pass
1
Setting 3
Process Method
Laser Cut
Power(%) or Cut Pressure(g)
100
Speed(mm/s)
5
Pass
1
Make sure the outline of the apple is set to cut.
Make sure the puzzle piece is set to cut
Make sure all text is set to engrave
make sure all the bases pieces are set to cut
Automeasure
Send to laser!
Step 3: Assembly
Glue the puzzle piece in the blank space on the apple
Glue to the two passes together aligning them with the holes in the middle
The smaller piece should be glued on top of the longer one
Each photo will have instructions as well.