A LASER CUTTING & ENGRAVING/ETCHING SERVICE
Laser Cutting and/or Etching; Paper, Perspex, Wood, Card, Leather , Glass, vinyl, silks and fabrics
A Unique Laser Cutting and Engraving service for Designers, Artists, Card Makers and degree students of 3D Design,Textiles and Fashion.
Over the past 6 years we have laser cut, etched or engraved numerous exciting designer's projects, ranging from a green dress for a new film, perspex lamps to engraved shoes,from jewellery to Architectural Modelling, for students from all over the UK, including Central St Martins and RCA, providing a service that is completely independent , with more experience than most institutions and colleges can be expected to offer.
Work can be carried out by mail order.
Take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions below, and if you would like to book laser time, or have any other questions;
Email; joe@heritageinlay.com
or call 01273 506080 and leave a message or fax.
Email will generally get a quicker response!
FAQ
1. What materials can be laser cut/ engraved?
Thin sheet materials such as wood, paper, card, leather, silk, fabrics, perspex and more.
2.What materials cannot be cut/engraved?
Metals, our lasers are CO2.
Some materials such as foiled leather and metallic finished paper are ok.We do cut some thin metals by hand as part of our specialist Marquetry service.
We cannot cut engrave materials containing PVC due to the fumes produced.
3.What formats does the laser work from?
For cutting, vector line drawings exported and saved as dwg (2000).
Do not use layers or special effects such as trace programmes as they over complicate images, confusing the laser and take much more time to process than necessary.Files can be emailed to me to check them over, or for an estimate of cost to produce.
For engraving,good quality images such as jpegs , gif or tif format.
4. Laser Bed size?
60 cms x 45 cms or 24" x 18" max. Thin materials can be folded to allow large materials to be cut or engraved, though its not ideal.
5. Charges,terms and payment.
We are generally working on one off projects and in a number of materials and so the best way to get a costing is to email through your designs, the materials you are working with and we'll give you a quotation as soon as possible.
Whilst we really dont mind small projects and prototypes, we do have a minimum order requirement of £50.00 + vat
All work must be paid for before it is sent to you, or collected, a deposit will be required before starting in some circumstances.
We can now accept credit cards via Paypal.
6. How long will the project take and how much will it cost?
Most projects can be delivered 1-2 weeks from our confirmation of your order, receipt of all materials,files etc, and where necessary a deposit.
Different materials have different speed and power settings, and the complexity of design adds another variable.We can however provide estimates, and as a rough guide to see whether your idea is feasible time wise, heres a few examples ;
A4 sized engraving at 300dpi.....15-20 mins
60 cm x 45 cm Engraving at 300dpi ...1.5 hours
60 cm x 45 cm Engraving at 600dpi ...3 hours
5mm circle cut out of 3mm perspex....5 seconds
300mm circle out of perspex..............1.5 mins
Please note these examples are for guidance only and are to give you a rough idea of the time scales invoved.
7.Appointments
We do not accept visitors to the workshop without an appointment.
We do however sometimes recommend a visit to the workshop at the beginning of more difficult projects, but generally mail order is preferred and will have a quicker delivery time.
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