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Laser cut lampshade Summer Festival edition
Created by Andrei Maberley on 2020/01/03 13:45.
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Summary
Ever wondered how things at home are designed? In this workshop, you will use a laser cutter to cut a lampshade design. You’ll walk away with a working lamp, your unique lampshade and some design skills. Participants will need to wear flat, enclosed shoes.
Outcomes
Basic bitmap image processing using GIMP.
Bitmap to vector conversion using Inkscape.
Preparation for Laser Cutting using Corel Draw.
Assembly and take-home of a laser cut lamp.
Gimp for image clean-up and processing
Inkscape for bitmap tracing and vector editing
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Materials and Resources
Workshop Outline
Is this a Silhouette?
FOSS
Intro to designing for Laser cutting in FOSS - 10min
Pick a Silhouette
Chooses an artwork to work on.
Use theses rules to inform your choice.
Introduction to Gimp
Basic bitmap processing to produce a two colour image - 15 min
Introduction to Inkscape
Import to Inkscape and Convert to Vectors - 20 min
Prepare for Cut in Corel Draw
Process
Grab the
template and open in CorelDraw.
Import your artwork PDF
Get familiar with the selection and navigation tools
Scale your artwork up to reduce complexity
Use the shaping controls to trim or cut by combining shapes
Use the Shape tool (F10) to
access individual points to correct glitches
reduce nodes (in the menu bar)
use the curve smoothness slider (in the menu bar)
Drag your artwork to a panel
Laser Ready checks
Check all colours are on the rayjet pallete
Cutting and Assembly
Your facilitator will cut your design on the laser cutter
Remove your sheet from the laser cutter
Vacuum loose cardboard from the laser cutter bed
Weed your lamp (remove cut shapes)
Grab a light fitting and bulb
Assemble
Take home and enjoy!
Files
Pre-packed ..:..:..:..:summerfestival:mod_your_space:diy_lampshade..:..:..:2022-23delivery-lasercutcovers:summerfestival:mod_your_space:diy_lampshadezip file containing raw jpgs and Corel files.
Laser settings
Examples