A Mother’s Day Thank You Key Ring

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🔑 4-Sided Mother’s Day Keychain – Full Engraving Project

This project uses a 4-sided wooden keychain (plus both ends) to create a continuous Mother’s Day message across all faces.

The project file is set up so everything is already dialed in — all settings, no-output alignment rectangle, and layout are included.

🧱 Project Structure (Important)

• The project uses 6 separate canvases
  • 1 canvas per side
  • 4 long sides + 2 ends = 6 total engravings

👉 Each canvas contains:

• The layers needed for that specific side
• Output is already turned ON for everything in that canvases (and off for the alignment rectangle)

Why this setup?
It keeps things simple — no toggling layers on/off.
Just switch canvases and run.

🔤 Fonts Used

• “Mom” & “Thank You” → Great Vibes (script, focal side)
• All other text → Playfair Display (clean serif)

👉 This combo gives: Strong contrast, Clean engraving and High readability on small surfaces

🔄 Workflow (Step-by-Step)

1. Select Your Canvas

• Choose the canvas for the side you’re engraving
• If you have a string on your wooden bar, make sure to keep the string out of the laser path as it will burn… no fun!

2. Position the Keychain

• Align the piece flat for that specific face
• Keep orientation centered…. so your message looks fire

3. Adjust Focus ⚠️ (Important)

• Check focus is still correct BEFORE every burn
• Focus matters for sharp results

4. Frame Your Design

• Always run framing before engraving
• Make sure alignment is centered on that face

5. Run the Engraving

• Hit start and process to let it burn
• Repeat for all 6 canvases (6 total processes) - refocus for the small top and bottom side.

🪵 Engraving Notes

• This wood takes a nice dark burn naturally
• No fill needed — results come out bold and clean
• Fonts were chosen specifically to avoid:
  • Thin strokes
  • Burn blur
  • Loss of detail

🔺 Engraving the Ends (Important Trick)

For the two end faces:

👉 I placed the keychain upright in sand (see photo)

This allows:

• Stable positioning
• Clean vertical to horizontal engraving
• Proper focus on the small end surface

🎯 Final Layout

• 4 long sides = continuous message
• 2 ends = accent designs (heart + rainbow pattern from the xTool Studio pattern library)

👉 Not really a full wrap-around, but it is and interactive piece - makes mom want to turn to the next side!

💡 Tips for Best Results

• Keep orientation consistent between sides
• Use the metal positioning "L" that came with your machine as I've shown
• Slight repositioning is normal — just reframe each time ("L" helps with that)
• Don’t skip focus adjustment
• If scaling, maintain proportions so text doesn’t crowd edges