Instructions and Guides
Cast vs extruded acrylic for laser cutting (202...
Cast acrylic engraves cleanly with a frosted white look, cuts with a flame-polished edge, and is the right choice for laser projects 95 percent of the time. Extruded acrylic is...
What is TruFlat?
TruFlat is a laser-grade panel with an MDF or HDF core and a surface treatment tuned for clean laser cuts and crisp engraves. It is what we stock in place...
Real leather vs PU leatherette for laser cutting
Both real leather and PU leatherette laser well. They give different cut edges, different smells, different price points, and different customer perception. PU is consistent, cheaper, and easier to design...
PU leatherette thickness guide: which mm for wh...
We stock PU leatherette in three thicknesses: 0.8 mm flexible with a soft felt back, 1.2 mm craft with a grey foam back, and 1.8 mm heavyweight, plus a 1.8...
No-stitch leatherette wallet (laser-cut tutorial)
A no-stitch wallet is a laser-cut leatherette card holder folded along scored creases and held closed with a snap. No sewing machine, no glue. This tutorial walks the design, the...
Leatherette colour and engraving contrast: whic...
PU leatherette engrave contrast depends almost entirely on colour. Light colours (white, beige, light grey, pastels) engrave with a darker mark and read with high contrast. Dark colours (black, navy,...