Laser Cut Valentines Instructions

Web Browser
- Find shape
- Try searching for silhouettes, outlines, and line drawings
- The images to the right are examples of things you could use
- Right click on image
- Click copy image

Illustrator
- Open Adobe Illustrator
- File>Open>Valentines.ai
- Ctrl+V
- If you want the image to cut:
- With the image selected, click Image Trace, then click Expand
- Deselect the image
- Using the Direct Selection Tool (pictured to the right), Click the outer border of the image
- Change back to the Selection Tool (pictured to the right)
- Change the Fill to Nothing (pictured to the right)
- Change the Stroke to 0.001 (pictured to the right)
- Scale the image
- For wood or acrylic, maximum size is 4 inches
- For cardstock, make it fit in the space inside the sheet of paper in Valentines.ai
- If you want text:
- Click on the Text Tool
- Click in an open space away from the candle cubeIt’s important that you just click, don’t click and drag
- Type in what you wanted to type
- The font type and size can be changed on the top of the page
- Click on the Selection Tool
- Click and drag your text into place
- File>Save As
- Name it something creative that you’ll remember
- Navigate to your flash drive (Removable Disk or USB Drive)
- Click Save
- Click Save again
- Click OK




At The Laser
- Open Adobe Illustrator
- File>Open
- Navigate to your flash drive (Removable Disk or USB Drive)
- Find your file
- Click Open
- Place your material in the laser
- Move the parts to the open space on the material
- For cardstock, place the valentine in the top left corner
- File>Print
- Click “Setup” in the bottom left corner
- Follow the instructions below for your laser
Epilog Helix
- Select the printer (Epilog Engraver (Right or Left)) from the list on the top (you may have to scroll to the left)
- Click Preferences
- Select Auto Focus
- Select Combined under the Job Type
- Enter the Raster/Vector settings (wood)
- Raster:
- Speed: 50
- Power: 100
- Vector:
- Speed: 30
- Power: 100
- Frequency: 500
- Raster:
- Enter the Raster/Vector settings (cardstock)
- Raster:
- Speed: 100
- Power: 20
- Vector:
- Speed: 100
- Power: 30
- Frequency: 2500
- Raster:
- Make the piece size 24 in x 18 in
- Click OK>Print>Print
Stay within an arm’s length of the laser while it’s running.
If something goes wrong, press stop.
Epilog Fusion M2
- Select the printer (Epilog Engraver WinX64 Fusion (Copy1)) from the list on the top (you may have to scroll to the left)
- Click Preferences
- Select Auto Focus
- Select Vector Grid
- Set the Thickness to 0.12 in (wood) or 0.007 in (cardstock)
- Select Combined under the Job Type
- Enter the Raster/Vector settings (wood)
- Raster:
- Speed: 65
- Power: 100
- Vector:
- Speed: 14
- Power: 100
- Frequency: 10
- Raster:
- Enter the Raster/Vector settings (cardstock)
- Raster:
- Speed: 100
- Power: 20
- Vector:
- Speed: 100
- Power: 30
- Frequency: 50
- Raster:
- Make the piece size 24 in x 18 in
- Click OK>Print>Print
Stay within an arm’s length of the laser while it’s running.
If something goes wrong, press stop.