Laser Cut Living Hinge - Wood Book Cover
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Creating flexibility where there is none? Just another thing you can do with an Epilog Laser system. Here we'll show you how quickly you can turn a sheet of wood into a useful book or notepad cover. With the popular living hinge graphic pattern you can laser cut hardwoods and other non-flexible materials which allows them to bend with ease.
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Holy... that's a very creative use of pattern.
If you really like to use living hinge object you must glue some cloth ( I use leather) on the back of the hinge... this way it will be much stronger and mire durable. ..
This is awesome, cannot believe the detail
Very nice and very helpful
Thank you for the video. I have a bookshop and I have this idea to laser engraving inside book on white paper . As you mentioned this one may not work on white surfaces like book paper . Which Machin is the best for my job in 2023 ?
Very cool!
Could you please let me know what you used to glue the book inside of the wooden book cover with
Hi, what was the thickness of the wood? Thanks.
Hi Tomas - 1/8" MDF from a local supplier. The full article can be found here - www.epiloglaser.com/resources/sample-club/living-hinge-laser-cutting.htm
Can you tell me how to know length of hinge lines? psl! Do you have any formula?
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Wow.
I tried to download the file but it won'topen in illustrator, it says it's corrupted, tried it several times and with differnet ways.
how long would it take to laser cut
The total engraving and cutting time for this project was around 4-5 minutes.
More boxtemplates (some with living hinges):
boxdesigner.frag-den-spatz.de/galerie.html
Wonderful,,,
Thanks for sharing...
nice job!
is the pattern engraved or cut ?
+Michaela Burchard - The pattern is a series of vector lines that are cut through the material with the laser. The cuts give thin sheet materials the ability to flex and be bent to form curves. We've seen customers use the flexible hinge for all sorts of interesting package designs. You can download the cut file here if you like. www.epiloglaser.com/resources/sample-club/living-hinge-laser-cutting.htm
What thickness is best? It i tried a board of thin lumber (not plywood), what grain orientation would hold up the best?
We have not tested anything thicker than .25" (6.3 mm), but there are people who are cutting .5" (12.7 mm) woods and getting the same effect. It doesn't seem to matter which way you cut the wood, from my experience.
What wattage is this laser?
Thanks for a great vid!
how many times you think you can open and close it before will break ?
Hi - it really depends on the thickness and type of wood, the climate in your area, and if you finish the wood. Also, if you are bending the wood around a larger curve it will last longer. We recommend testing out your type of wood, but it helps to add a lacquer or finish to the wood to lock in the moisture so the wood doesn't dry out. The wooden hinge will not last as long if the wood becomes very dry and brittle.
Gr8Success I reinforce the wood with leather. I try 1000 times and will not break.
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What is the little silver tube that is in front of the laser?
The silver tube in front of the optics is the Air Assist tube. With an air compressor you are able to blow a steady stream of air through your cuts keeping your cuts and the top surface of your project clean. The air assist tube is place in front of the optics in order to blow the smoke, dust, and debris toward the back of the machine where the exhaust port is connected to your machine.
Can you send me a DXF. Of this?
How do you bind it/put paper in it?
We used removable sticky dots to connect the wood cover to the already bound book in this case. The hinge technique will work best on perfect bound pages where the spine of the pages are all glued together.
So when i tried to laser out the hinge part, my plywood caught fire. Any advice on how to avoid this?
Plywoods can be very tricky. The glue layers are probably what is catching. Which Epilog Laser system do you have?
Our local library just got the laser. I'm not sure of the brand. Apologies for not specifying that.
Benjamin Sieber it is a Muse laser
Hi Jordan - the best plywoods for laser cutting are Basswood (model making grade) and Baltic birch in the 3-ply versions in the 3 mm thick range. MDF also works very well with the laser cutters as it doesn't have the glue layers or knots and is inexpensive. Let me know if you have any other questions - I'm happy to help.
What kind of wood is that
1/8" MDF
I am experienced in producing laser cut products and I must say it is not all ideal as on the videos and photos.
woodprix has very useful instructions with all details I need
Love your project. I made similar with Woodprix instructions.