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Milling away lasered edges

Create neat wood furniture sans laser aesthetic with this simple method. Using a router with an edge router bit, you can easily mill away the dark edges from the laser.

TutorialsHow do I design a stamp?

How do I design a stamp?

Easily order your own stamp parts. What would you like to stamp? From logos to drawings and even birthday gifts, bring your designs to life in a laser-cut stamp....

TutorialsLaser cutting with Adobe Illustrator - Snijlab

Laser cutting with Adobe Illustrator

Laser cutting with Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a vector drawing program used by many people. In this tutorial, we will explain how to create a drawing for laser cutting ...

TutorialsHow to make an engraving. - Snijlab

How do I make an engraving?

Would you like to mark text, shapes or lines on your laser-cut parts? Then you can do that with an engraving. In laser drawing, you can distinguish between cutting and engraving. Laser engravings are a ...

TutorialsNo screw no glue hammer joint - Snijlab

No screw no glue hammer joint

Want to join two pieces of wood together without screws? This is a laserable wood joint that does make it very easy. How it works. The hammer joint is a kind of mortise-and-tenon joint....

TutorialsParts nests - Snijlab

Parts nests

Nesting is merging different parts into one drawing. Do you have a lot of small parts? Or parts that fit well next to each other. Then nesting can be advantageous. Nesting is not for...

TutorialsEngraving fill in with ink - Snijlab

Engraving fill in with ink

In addition to objects laser cutting it is also possible to engrave lines or surfaces. This technique is often used to indicate part numbers, illustrations, texts and floor plans or textur...

TutorialsHow do I make a stencil or paint stencil? - Snijlab

How do I make a stencil or paint stencil?

If you want to make a paint stencil or paint stencil, laser cutting is a quick and easy way to do it. The stencil becomes...

TutorialsLaser cutting with Solidworks - Snijlab

Laser cutting with Solidworks

Getting a part from Solidworks laser cutting is very simple. Open the part We start in an assmebly. Right click on the desired part and choose 'Open Part'. You are now in the Part ed...

TutorialsSystainer inlay - Snijlab

Systainer inlay

Systainers* are robust, convenient and readily available. They lend themselves perfectly to making professional cases for instruments, tools, cameras or other sensitive equipment. D...

TutorialsLaser cutting with Vectorworks - Snijlab

Laser cutting with Vectorworks

In this tutorial you will learn how to turn a 2D Vectorworks drawing into a laser drawing. As an example we will use a simple facade for an architectural scale model. Vectorworks is a...

TutorialsTapping your own threads in laser cut parts - Snijlab

Tapping your own threads in laser cut parts

With a thread tap, you can easily create threads in laser-cut plastic parts. The most suitable material for threading is POM (polyacetal), as it is tough and strong and ...

TutorialsApplying tabs in laser drawing - Snijlab

Applying tabs in laser drawing

Miniature wooden guns, by Hans van NieuwkoopFor all materials, parts smaller than 5x5 millimeters may be lost during the laser process. We cannot guarantee that w...

TutorialsLaser-cut blade - Snijlab

Laser-cut blade

A decorative hybrid between nature and technology, as well as a fun project: Create your own laser-cut leaf. Below is a short tutorial. What you need. A picture of the nerfstruct...

TutorialsMaking paint stencil / Spray stencil - Snijlab

Making paint stencil / Spray stencil

Getting Started If you are going to draw with Illustrator, download our template here. In it, the maximum dimensions and colors are already set so you can get started right away. As always, you can draw ...

InfoSample text engraving - Snijlab

Sample text engraving

Single line font? Especially with lowercase letters, it is advisable to take a font that you can convert to "single line strokes. With this, the letters do not get an outline, but a single g...

TutorialsLaser cutting with SketchUp Pro - Snijlab

Laser cutting with SketchUp Pro

In this tutorial you will learn how to turn a 3D SketchUp Model into a laser drawing. As an example, we will use a simple facade for an architectural maquette (scale model). SketchUp is a compute...

InfoLaser cutting small parts - Snijlab

Laser cutting small parts

Laser cutting is great for precision work. With our tips, you'll get the best results. Minimum dimensions Parts smaller than 5 x 5 mm may be lost during cutting. Do you have toc...

TutorialsLaser cutting with Inkscape - Snijlab

Laser cutting with Inkscape

Inkscape is a free and open source vector-editing program. It is available for Windows, Linux and OSX. Inkscape uses the .svg file format by default but can also work fine with and...

TutorialsLaser cutting with Onshape - Snijlab

Laser cutting with Onshape

Onshape is CAD software that runs entirely in your browser. So you don't have to install anything. It focuses on technical drafting and engineering and is similar in functionality to Solid...