Golf Tee Jig Add-On For F1 Pencil Jig
Instruction
This Golf Tee Jig is an add-on for the Pencil Jig that can also be found on XTool Projects (https://projects.xtool.com/howtos/2090). The pencil jig is required to use the golf tee jigs.
The golf tee jig allows you to engrave up to 8 golf tees in a quick, consistent manner. The jig will accommodate various lengths of golf tees. The pieces can be cut from scrap wood sheets. A engraving template file is also provided as well as suggested settings for a P2. Although the golf tee jig add-ons can be cut on any laser, the Pencil Jig that is used as a base, is too large to be cut on an F1, but can be cut on other XTool lasers.
I cut my examples on a P2 using wood scraps. Other lasers can be used.
More detailed instructions are contained within the file along with the settings for the specific material that I used.
Note that there are two tabs in the file:
- Golf Tee Focus Block
- Golf Tee Jigs
At this point you should have 3 pieces cut out from the Golf Tee XCS file (1 focus block and two golf tee jigs).
In addition, you will need the pencil jig base which is a separate project that can be found on XTool Projects (https://projects.xtool.com/howtos/2090).
See images to see how the pieces work with each other and the golf tees.
Note, that there is a slot in the golf tee jig to store the golf tee focus block when it is not in use
Detailed instructions are included in the .xcs file.
The purple and red layers are set to ignore. The blue layer is set to engrave.
Load the golf tees into the slots as shown. Place the Golf Tee Focus piece on top of the Pencil Jig Focus block. Then set the focus beam from the F1 on the Golf Tee Focus piece as shown in the image.
Modify or delete the elements of the blue layer as desired. You will need to make small adjustments to the position of the object depending on the font, font size, individual characters, amount of detail in the shapes, etc. that are used.
Frame and Engrave each row individually until you are comfortable with the template.
I have provided scoring and engraving settings below, but think scoring results in a cleaner result. It's also quicker to score than to engrave. The last image shows letters scored and engraved using the same parameters.
Suggested starting point to be adjusted to your preference:
Scoring
Select a thin font. Thasadith and Gruppo are free fonts that can be downloaded from Google Fonts.
Max Text Height 2.75 - 3.00 mm
Power 100
Speed 40 mm/s
Lines per cm 100
Engraving
Max Text Height 2.75 - 3.00 mm
Power 100
Speed 55 mm/s
Lines per cm 100