I just wanted to thank you! I work at a day program for autistic adults working toward independence; we're going to be making jigsaw puzzles on our laser cutter and you gave me a lot of great tips that I'll take to the students! Thanks!
One trick I have seen several times, on removing tape/masking like this, use sticky duct tape in a loop shape. Use it as a tool to pull the masking off the small parts. It's quite quick and saves those fingernails.
I am seriously thinking about purchasing the glow forge and love your style!!! I love puzzles and probably will be doing something like this if I get the laser!
Thanks Lana! Puzzles are fun to make and if you get the Glowforge premium membership after you buy one, they now have a simple to use puzzle maker that will generate it for you. If you decide to get one, don’t forget to get a referral for a discount up to $500 on a pro. Here’s mine in case you need one glowforge.us/r/VYSKLGWM
1:20 omg! i made a couple of puzzles a while ago, and i had trouble getting them off the engraving lattice. putting tape on it would have made things so much easier xD (although getting them back off might be a fiddly nightmare xD)
Haha I keep telling myself I’ll get the super strong tape to pull off the protective layer, but I never seem to do it. I guess if I had more projects like this one I would definitely get it.
Can the Glow Forge laser cutter be used to create prismatic cuts in colored or transparent materials? If so this would be a cool optical illusion to add to puzzle pieces. By shifting the pieces around they can reveal new colors and shapes...perhaps even hidden shapes that reveal themselves as a puzzle inside the puzzle? Almost the earliest stages of an Optical Fractal puzzle :)
I learned to laser cut in school! There are lots of project ideas I had, but didn’t spend the time to try while I had access. Glad I could make them now 😁
How bad is the kerf with these puzzle pieces? Do they lock together like a professionally made puzzle or do the pieces float around? I think I am going to have to separate all the pieces and expand them by .1mm.
The puzzle pieces stick together very well. It’s thicker than professionally made puzzles which are usually 2 ply chipboard or thick museum board. I’d say it doesn’t exactly stick together like a puzzle manufacturer’s would, but it’s good for a custom puzzle.
I just wanted to thank you! I work at a day program for autistic adults working toward independence; we're going to be making jigsaw puzzles on our laser cutter and you gave me a lot of great tips that I'll take to the students! Thanks!
That’s great! Glad to have inspired ideas for your class and you 😁
Very nicely done
Thank you!
One trick I have seen several times, on removing tape/masking like this, use sticky duct tape in a loop shape. Use it as a tool to pull the masking off the small parts. It's quite quick and saves those fingernails.
Great tip! That’s definitely a time and fingernail saver.
This was fantastic! I wonder if this could be used to make puzzles with pictures on them.
I am seriously thinking about purchasing the glow forge and love your style!!! I love puzzles and probably will be doing something like this if I get the laser!
Thanks Lana! Puzzles are fun to make and if you get the Glowforge premium membership after you buy one, they now have a simple to use puzzle maker that will generate it for you. If you decide to get one, don’t forget to get a referral for a discount up to $500 on a pro. Here’s mine in case you need one glowforge.us/r/VYSKLGWM
@@LaserMadeProducts thanks Tim!! Appreciate it a lot!
1:20 omg! i made a couple of puzzles a while ago, and i had trouble getting them off the engraving lattice. putting tape on it would have made things so much easier xD (although getting them back off might be a fiddly nightmare xD)
Haha I keep telling myself I’ll get the super strong tape to pull off the protective layer, but I never seem to do it. I guess if I had more projects like this one I would definitely get it.
Does every square puzzle have the same amount of pieces on all sides
Can the Glow Forge laser cutter be used to create prismatic cuts in colored or transparent materials? If so this would be a cool optical illusion to add to puzzle pieces. By shifting the pieces around they can reveal new colors and shapes...perhaps even hidden shapes that reveal themselves as a puzzle inside the puzzle? Almost the earliest stages of an Optical Fractal puzzle :)
I'm not sure if it'll be able to create prismatic cuts, but that's a very creative idea. Love it!
Should've finessed my school's laser cutter back in secondary with this 🤧
I learned to laser cut in school! There are lots of project ideas I had, but didn’t spend the time to try while I had access. Glad I could make them now 😁
Great project Tim! How long did it take to remove all the tape?
Thanks Dennis! It took about 20 minutes. It would’ve been a lot easier with strong duct tape over the masking tape 😆
How bad is the kerf with these puzzle pieces? Do they lock together like a professionally made puzzle or do the pieces float around? I think I am going to have to separate all the pieces and expand them by .1mm.
The puzzle pieces stick together very well. It’s thicker than professionally made puzzles which are usually 2 ply chipboard or thick museum board. I’d say it doesn’t exactly stick together like a puzzle manufacturer’s would, but it’s good for a custom puzzle.
Do you need to clean each piece to remove the soot /burn caused by the laser?
Not for some materials when you protect the surfaces with paper masking. The sides cut clean and don’t leave behind any soot
Program name for jigsaw puzzle please
Hi there - the laser cutting company Glowforge has it as part of their interface. It auto generates the puzzle
Awesome! That puzzle looks impossible to solve haha
I dropped a 25% of the pieces when I was transporting it and it took a while to figure out where they were supposed to go! 😆