Paper Mask For Laser Engraving

Also it gives a more professional finished product.

Paper mask for laser engraving.

Trotec s laser paper is a laser friendly paper which produces outstanding results when printed laser cut and laser engraved. By the way this type of masking paper is specifically sold for this purpose. Using a mask to create a color fill. 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.

Masking laser cutting. Low tack paper mask for laser engraving crystal etchings and letter transferring. Can also protect glass from shattering during shipment. The acrylics are cut with protective paper on and all areas with heavy raster vector engraving are ready to be painted.

Application tapes are great for protecting surfaces from smoke or debris that s created while the laser is engraving or cutting. It makes clean up and finishing faster. Protects foil from edge burn while laser engraving. Available in 6 x 100yd and 12 x 100yd rolls.

For this exercise we ll be demonstrating how to use a mask or application tape to create a color fill. Fortunately should you choose to try paint filling your laser cut engraving your can mask required areas with laser cut precision. Why do we mask products before using a laser cutter. Just apply a layer of transfer tape to the plywood or mdf before cutting see fig 1.

A medium tack paper tape like main perfectear plus would be a good choice. This photo shows immediately after laser engraving a piece of wood. 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. Cutting the paper with a laser allows for filigree patterns and fine details to be created without any burn marks.

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