Halloween Door Corner

Instruction

Door_Corner_Halloween

.xcs

Application scenario

Laser (25min)

Machine & module

xTool P2

55W

Material used

Wood

3mm Basswood Plywood

184

4807

Information

      I have seen door corners on some other sites and I thought I would try and create my own. I used Lightburn for the majority of the design portion of the project. Then I exported the file as an .svg and opened it in XCS to control the P2 to finish it. I am still learning both Lightburn and XCS so there may be better or easier ways to make this...this is just how I did it.

Wood

Halloween

Door Corner

Instruction

Step1: Make the corner

Preview

In Lightburn, I created a rectangle 278mm x 10mm. I duplicated the rectangle and rotated it 90 degrees. Then I lined up the ends forming a corner shape. Using the boolean assistant, I combined the two rectangles making it one shape.

Step2: Adding the graphic

Preview

I searched Google for a haunted house image. Copied the the image and pasted it into Lightburn. Then I used to trace function to trace the image out. I took that trace and placed it onto the top of the corner just so it overlaps. Using the boolean assistant I combined the two objects.

Step3: Adding the text

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2 More images

I added the text “HAPPY" and then added "HALLOWEEN". I placed the “HAPPY” on the top of the corner just so it overlaps and using the boolean assistant I combined the text with the shape. I took the “HALLOWEEN” and rotated it 90 degrees and then used the “Convert to Path” function on the text. I then selected each letter individually and rotated it counter clockwise 90 degrees. Once all the letters were rotated I placed them on the vertical portion of the corner so that each letter just overlapped. Using the boolean assistant I combine the letters to the vertical portion of the shape. Each letter had to be done one at a time.

Step4: Cutting out the project

Preview

After opening the .svg file in XCS I placed the design where I wanted it to go. The camera makes it so easy to ensure it is sized right and placed where I want it. I wasn't 100% sure which setting to use, so I just kind of went with a guess. The settings worked out pretty good. When it was done everything cut out nicely. Clean cuts with very little charring. To finish I painted it with some acrylic paints I had

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