As the laser penetrates the wood the power drops off and the cut actually becomes narrower. I calculated that the kerf for this tile setup was roughly 0.1mm and I used this figure while designing the tiles and veneers.Īnother thing to consider is that the laser does not create parallel cuts. His method shows that cutting 10 stripes of veneer side by side allows you to bunch all the kerfs together and take a much larger, easier, reading of the amount of material lost. James Williamson has written a great post about how to calculate the exact width of a laser cut. The width will vary depending on the power of the laser, the speed of the cut and the material you are cutting in to. When the laser cuts it vaporises a small piece of wood directly under the cutting head and this cut has a width. If you're in Nottingham, UK and would like to know more about this subject then come along to the Nottinghack space tomorrow night where I'll be giving a small workshop Accurate and repeatable cuts make for work that is particularly well suited to the laser cutter. The designs can be very detailed and intricate which would be tricky to cut out by hand. Marquetry is the art of applying wood veneer to an item to create a picture or a pattern. It was initially used to create a kindle case for my wifes birthday and then the tiles and board for my tile game. This instructable guides you through the basic process of laser cutting veneer for marquetry purposes and hopefully covers some of the terminology and tips that I found useful.
I think the game works well in it's current state so I decided to make something a little bit more substantial than the paper tiles it was initially printed on, this lead me up to the following instructable. The object of the game is to create paths around the board and attempt to stay on the board as long as possible. I was recently inspired to create my very own tile game.
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