Trotec Lasers DIY project : Paper Ceiling Lamp

Take a simple bulb holder and produce great ceiling lamp.

Preparation

Required material:

Photo cardboard or thick paper (approx. 180 - 300 g/m²)

IKEA bulb holder (cord set) HEMMA with LED bulb

Material to cover the engraving table (e.g. paper)

Machine used:

Trotec Speedy 400

120 Watt

Tips:

Use a cutting table (honeycomb or acrylic grid) for best cutting results

Use a 1.5 inch lens

Step by Step

Step 1: Import /create design template

Import our design templates into your graphic program and adapt it to the size of your lamp shade. Send it to the laser with the recommended laser parameters. The parameters might vary depending on the machine used and the available laser power.

Download PDF file

TIP:

Once you have positioned your paper into the laser machine, switch on the exhaust and cover the rest of the table with white paper to increase the exhaust performance.

Step 2: Laser Process

Cut out the design from the paper. For the bulb holder you will need 5-6 paper stripes.

LASER PARAMETERS:

power 17%

speed 2.5%

frequency 1000 Hz

Air Assist on

TIPS:

Select these two options in JobControl® to get perfect cutting results.

Optimized geometries

Inner geometries first

Step 3: Assemble your lamp

Put the laser cut paper strips on the bulb holder. Then put the opposite holes on the holder. Fix it with the carrier ring.

Important:

Only use a LED bulb

Make sure to have enough distance between the bulb and the lamp shade

Downloads

Download PDF File Job Control

More info, tutorial and templates can be found at the following link :

https://www.troteclaser.com/en/knowledge/do-it-yourself-samples/paper-ceiling-lamp/

The future is now: Laser Cut Design Challenge

Laser Cut Design Laboratory is a studio for contemporary design, development, exploration and experiment in future concepts and techniques which contain within it the language of architecture, art and fashion. Laser Cut Design Laboratory needs to grow.

The future is now project praises the kaleidoscope of contrasting images and conditions that one has in their own design approach. This project overcomes the contrast design entities of two designers bringing them close to a creative flow similar to the act of making love.

The future is now is a laser cut challenge between two designers Jordan Tasevski and Aleksandra Shekutkovska.
Jordan Tasevski’s concept genesis is characterized by diagram application design which contains the very essence of architecture. The high school for applied arts enabled him to continue his design research in his studies at the Faculty of Architecture. Since then he has taken part in different kind of architectural workshops, projects and exhibitions about the Macedonian architecture. He has worked as an architectural critique, most of his research papers are published in magazines as well as on his blog http:// konvistinskataarhitektura.blogspot.com/.

Inspired by the whole art vocabulary Aleksandra Shekutkovska lives, creates and breathes ar(t)chitecture in the city of Skopje, Macedonia. She has had a couple of group presentations at Fashion Week Skopje, Fashion to go and creating a jewelry collection for the brand Stilissimo. Her individual presentations include Positive. Negative. Ideogram and Once I went into the enchanted forest. She has taken part into a number of architecture workshops and summer schools, the International Symposium of design in the digital era on theme Architecture and fashion. Graduated at the Faculty of Architecture she works as an architect and a designer.
Her explorations and experiments are developed in her studio for contemporary design Laser Cut Design Laboratory.