These iPhone cases can be made from any type of wood veneer, are easy to cut on a laser cutter, and can be customized with an engraved logo or text. They come with a peel-off adhesive that is easy to apply and remove from your phone.
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The first step is to open the provided SVG file in Inkscape. This is the file that describes the paths for the laser cutter to cut.
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Print from Inkscape
Now print the file to your laser cutter. For our laser cutter, a Full Spectrum MLE-40, we selected C-size sheet paper size under the Paper/Quality tab. After you click “Print,” then you should see your file open in the Retina Engrave software.
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Place wood veneer inside of laser cutter
Take your sheet of wood veneer and place it in the laser cutter and align toward the upper left hand corner.
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Jog the laser to the corner of the material
Using the Retina Engrave Control Panel, jog the laser so that it is a few millimeters down and to the right of the upper left hand corner of the wood veneer.
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Set the speed and power of the laser
In the Vector Properties area, change the settings on the laser to:
Speed: 35
Power: 100
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Cut the wood veneer
Press the “Start” button in the Retina Engrave software to begin cutting your job.
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Remove adhesive backing and apply to phone
Remove the wood veneer from your laser cutter and then peel off the adhesive backing. Apply carefully to the back of your phone.
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