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Cactus Coaster

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Cactus Coaster.xcs
Cactus Coaster
.xcs
Application scenario
Laser (10min)
Machine & module
xTool P2
55W
Compatibles · 10
Material used
1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood
38
682

Information

      A fun sun shaped coaster with an icon saguaro cactus in the middle just like the ones out my window.
    

Instruction

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Step1: Design

Cactus Coaster instruction: step 1 - Design
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I drew the cactus in procreate using a mono-line brush for thick strokes. Once the cactus was complete I used adobe Illustrator to image trace it. Then I put a circle around it for the border of the coaster and scaled it to be 4x4 coaster.

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Step2: Prepare

Cactus Coaster instruction: step 2 - Prepare
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Cactus Coaster instruction: step 2 - Prepare
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Once I uploaded it to XCS I used the easy set panel to set the parameters. The red layer is cut and the black layer is engrave. Then I loaded the wood into my P2 and used the cameras to align the design to the upper corner of the wood to use the material efficiently. 

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Step3: Process

Cactus Coaster instruction: step 3 - Process
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Then it was time to process! Simply send the job over to the machine, click go and watch the magic happen!

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Step4: Finish

Cactus Coaster instruction: step 4 - Finish
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Cactus Coaster instruction: step 4 - Finish
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Cactus Coaster instruction: step 4 - Finish
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Cactus Coaster instruction: step 4 - Finish
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Then I painted the coaster using posca paint pens and it was ready to use!

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xTool Supplies Used in This Template

xTool P2
xTool P2
1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood
1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood

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