LASER SERVICE

We can cut components up to 720mm long by 420mm wide, out of material thickness from 0.1mm up to 15mm (depending on the material), and engrave graphics at up to 1000dpi, out of many varied materials.

MATERIALS

Most commonly cut are acrylics, wood, card, fabric.

We cut no metals, but if you require something cut from metal our acid etching department can be contacted at etching@modelshop.co.uk.

We cannot cut glass or stone (or anything that won't burn) although we may be able to etch the surface.

We will not cut PVC, or anything containing vinyl (or anything that will create toxic fumes when burnt).

If you have something unusual (types of fabric etc) you are unsure of we will try it as long as it looks benign.

ARTWORK

Can be sent as Dxf, Dwg, Jpg, and Eps or in good old pen and paper.

ENGRAVING

The image or graphic should be in black and white or greyscale, and can be at up to 1000dpi, but in practice there is not much point in going above 500dpi. (Images taken from the web such as a GIF can be very low Res. so print it out at the size you require first as a check.)

COST

Our basic minimum price for lasering is £84.00 (+vat) . This consists of a £42.00 setup charge and up to one hour of laser cutting time.

We charge £21.00 (+vat) for the setup of any successive materials in the job, and £42 (+vat) for each extra hour of cutting time.

We charge £20 for the taping up of materials with a low tack tape. This protects the surfaces from scorch-marks (on card, wood) and from 'gloom' (on acrylics).

It is not possible to give an average length of a job as every job is different, but if you send us artwork (or a portion of...) we will do our best to give an estimate.

STUDENTS RECEIVE A 10% STUDENT DISCOUNT

EXAMPLE

An A3 size elevation cut in 3mm perspex with windows, doors and stonework shown, drawn with each element type in a layer and colour of it's own, (see below) with no XRefs or Blocks and scaled to size, sent by email, can be cut for as little as £84 +vat.

Example of possible layers:
Windows layer blue
Scribing (stonework) layer red
Profile layer green

ANY QUESTIONS? Feel free to ring or email for advice on artwork preparation or for a quote.

Tel 020 7264 1288 ask for the laser department
Email laser@modelshop.co.uk

Laser training courses available: one, two or three days contact us for details.