Wooden Magnets 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>New>24×18in
- Ctrl+V
- Scale the image
- The maximum size is 2×3 inches
- If you want text:
- Click on the Text Tool
- Click in an open space away from any shapes
- It’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 magnet blank into the laser
- Move your magnet to the open space on the wood
- 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 Raster under the Job Type
- Enter the Raster settings
- Speed: 50
- Power: 100
- 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
- Select Raster under the Job Type
- Enter the Raster settings
- Speed: 65
- Power: 100
- 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.