Paper Mask For Laser Engraving

Other materials can have transfer tape applied to top surface on request.

Paper mask for laser engraving.

For this exercise we ll be demonstrating how to use a mask or application tape to create a color fill. The acrylics are cut with protective paper on and all areas with heavy raster vector engraving are ready to be painted. Fortunately should you choose to try paint filling your laser cut engraving your can mask required areas with laser cut precision. Also it gives a more professional finished product.

Can also protect glass from shattering during shipment. Using a mask to create a color fill. Trotec s laser paper is a laser friendly paper which produces outstanding results when printed laser cut and laser engraved. Masking laser cutting.

Masking protects the surface from smoke residue left behind when the laser cuts or engraves. Protects foil from edge burn while laser engraving. Available in 6 x 100yd and 12 x 100yd rolls. With laser processing you can change the color pigments to achieve anything from a subtle whitening effect to dark brown shades depending on the paper and laser settings.

Glassguard 6 x 1yd paper mask for laser engraving masking tape tapes fastening systems johnson plastics plus but blue painter s masking tape is cheaper. Just apply a layer of transfer tape to the plywood or mdf before cutting see fig 1. This photo shows immediately after laser engraving a piece of wood. A medium tack paper tape like main perfectear plus would be a good choice.

Cutting the paper with a laser allows for filigree patterns and fine details to be created without any burn marks. Available in 13 different shades and a variety of gsm weights trotec s laser paper has been carefully selected to produce a high level of colour contrast when laser engraved and a crisp clean edge when laser cut. The scorching of laser cut plywood is prevented by a simple layer of masking or transfer tape. By the way this type of masking paper is specifically sold for this purpose.

If you re using a 30 watt laser like the pinnacle miii start with settings of 2 speed. It makes clean up and finishing faster.