When you see something on or you’ve an idea you’ve had, often times there’s a big gap between what you’ve seen and what you actually achieve to begin with.
So, I make no apologies for the number of photographs in this article, pictures explain far better than words in some situations.
So, putting this into context, I had seen an amazing video of a laser cutting, a fabulous pattern out of card, it was clear, sharp, and fast! Not the same set up as my YoraHome 6550 I admit, it was an industrial one, but it was enough to make me want to try it out at least.
Considering that my 5.5W laser on my 6550 had done some amazing things on slate, how hard could paper and card turn out to be?
Well, much harder than I first thought. I started out trying thin card, but the first attempts didn’t even make a mark on the card, as I thought I’d need to have low power, it was only card after all. I had found a simple enough shape to try with the plan to use the reindeer shape for Christmas cards and decorations once I perfected the technique.
Originally published at https://yorahome.com.
