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Alignment Template II

 In a previous post I uploaded my Simple Positioning Template to align objects with the position of the laser. Although useful in my early tests and trials, I came to realise this is - in most cases - the wrong way around. I have found that it is better to create a template that sits on top of the object to be engraved. Here you can see my latest template in action. By using the preview function in the app, I can quickly align the engraving area to the template. Another little tip here is to reduce the power of the  weak light  to 3 or 4. you get a less intense beam that is easier to view and align. As you can see, the template has plenty of holes to view the surface below. The lines of the cutouts also help to align areas smaller than the full square. The image for the template is linked below. You can create your own from this image, I would recommend using card to create it. On a darker card like that shown in the photo, you can use cut mode (Panda 3 in the interface) at a power o

Engrave the Halls with Boughs of Holly

 An inspirational post on making a Christmas wreath. My wreath-making skills are zero, but the results are quite unique. Here's the result: You'll want to know about the engraving first. Each of the 7cm circles are natural pine wood slices. I picked them up at Amazon for £9.99 GBP. Unfortunately, they appeared in a popular TV program in the last couple of weeks and the price is now £11.99! You can find them on Amazon here . The letters are made separately in my photo editing app at 300dpi and around 5cm in size. Make sure you preview all of the letters to get them sized proportionately. For example, if you start by sizing a letter "I", letters such as "M" and "X" will be far too big. Using greyscale mode at 14%, I get the results below. I'm happy with the brown colouring as opposed to the usual black results from a deep engraving. Next, I have 6 more slices (3 for each side) which are to form the rear layer of the wording. Each one is drilled t