Laser Cutting 101: Day 2, Michelle visits Phil Renato at Kendall College


I made shapes and lots of 'em in 22 min and 2 seconds!

Today was a great day! I spent the morning with Phil learning about Adobe Illustrator and how to prep my designs for the LASER cutter. Since this is a short visit, we decided to focus on small designs that would be great for earrings or simple pendants. First, I learned how to use some of the basic Illustrator tools to create an image from scratch. This was my first experience with Illustrator so it took me a while to grasp the steps, but once I had the hang of it things went pretty quickly. Then Phil showed me how to take a scanned sketch and prep it for cutting. We ran a few sample pieces to see if anything would need adjusted before cutting a large batch. It was so exciting to see the LASER cutter in action. By adjusting the speed and power or the LASER I was able to incorporate some etched patterns into my designs. In 22 min and 2 seconds I had over 30 shapes.

My large batch of designs (the solid black shapes are etched and the skinny lines are cut all the way through

22 minutes and 2 seconds for 30+ etched and cut shapes


Tags: and, art, CAD/CAM, college, cutting, design, etching, illustrator, kendall, LASER
My parts after etching and cutting


More soon, stay tuned......

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How Fun! Thanks so much for sharing the process. Look forward to reading more!

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