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Engraved handwriting on tumblers

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Tumbler frame.lbrn2
Tumbler frame
.lbrn2
Application scenario
Laser
Machine & module
xTool D1 Pro
20W
Material used
Powder Coated Tumbler
97
2659
Information
      Had a customer who's husband had dementia and wanted to engrave tumblers for all their kids and spouses, grand kids, great grand kids, totaling 38 tumblers for Christmas!

I uploaded the alignment frame I use for my tumblers. There's not settings for it, it's just for aligning artwork.

    
Instruction
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Step1: Obtain handwriting
Preview

Take a photo of the handwriting, copy/paste it to lightburn. Select the image, then trace image. Depending on what it was written on you may have some or a lot of work ahead of you removing lines or cleaning up the writing so it's legible. 

I use edit nodes, breaking shapes and extending lines where needed. Always make sure you have closed a shape you broke before moving on.

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Step2: Making thicker lettering

If your customer wants the writing thicker, what I have done is use the offset shapes function in LB. You'll have to play around with it as far as size, I typically go around 0.0125 with outer shapes only. Then I'll pull that offset away and if the thickness is good, I'll approximate any missing loops or gaps in the lettering as needed.

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xTool Supplies Used in This Template
xTool D1 Pro
xTool D1 Pro