How to make a glass caddy for my father.

Step by step tutorial in xtool creative
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Step 1

How to make an attractive presentation for a Father's Day gift?


The gift? A bottle and its glasses.


Why not another new personalized caddy?


Yesss ......


Let's go!!!


Step 1: measure glasses and bottle


Glasses: 30 mm

Bottles: 40 mm

plywood board: thickness 3.6 mm

Step 2
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Step 2: Start Xtool software


1. Start Xtool :

2. Rename canvas

3. Can I use the predefined shapes? Unfortunately not, as it's not possible to modify them, including the size of the holes.

4. I then create a 5- or 6-pointed star.

5. I change the size of the star to 250 mm in width and length.

6. position my star at coordinate (0,0)


Don't forget to save your work from time to time!



Step 3

I add a 40 mm circle to the (105,105) coordinate (the center of the shape).

Then I add 5 or 6 circles for the glasses.




Step 4

I add a kind word with the text tool.


Use the Text Tool Label T on the tools bar.


Set police , size and attribute.

Step 5
Setting 1
Process Method
Laser Cut
Process Material
3mm Basswood Plywood
Power(%) or Cut Pressure(g)
100
Speed(mm/s)
2
Pass
2

Now it's time to configure the cutting parameters.


Step A: Cutting


I select the star and the 5 (or 6) holes with the Shift +Click key.


Step 6
Setting 1
Process Method
Vector Laser Engrave
Process Material
3mm Basswood Plywood
Power(%) or Cut Pressure(g)
80
Speed(mm/s)
10
Lines per cm
100
Pass
1

Step B : engraving


I select my texts with shift + click

Step 7

I prepare my support.


I cover my 3 mm plywood board with masking tape.


I use masking tape to protect the wood from laser burns. The result is much better since I started using this technique.

Step 8

I install the board on the honeycomb.


The board is attached to the honeycomb with xtool magnets.


It is essential that the board is perfectly horizontal on the honeycomb, otherwise the focus of the lazer changes during cutting and the result is not optimal. Check !!! 

Step 9

I check the focus of the lazer using the adjustment bracket.


I lower the adjustment bracket and then fix the head on the other side.

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Back to the XCS Creative program to land the cutting process.


But first a little "Farming" to check the position on the board.

Also check that none of the magnets are in the way of the lazer.


When the led id blue, let's go farming ....

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When ready ... START !!!


i click on start and as soon as the led is blue, it's on !!!


Don't forget to start the air assistant !!!

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Here's the final result.


All that's left is to remove the masking tape.

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The gift is ready...


Happy father day's to all Daddy ....


On the road to new adventures...

Design Files
Week 3 Caddy.xcs
caddy
cutting
engraving
wine
gift
contest
father
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