{"id":17915,"date":"2024-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-pro\/getting-started\/wood-keychain_fusion\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:14:27","slug":"wood-keychain_fusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-m2\/projects\/wood-keychain_fusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood Keychain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Setting Up Your Page<\/h2>\n

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We\u2019ll start by creating a new file in CorelDRAW.<\/p>\n

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Click on the Get Started option on your Welcome screen, then click the New Document button. You can also use the shortcut keys Ctrl + N for opening a new document.<\/p>\n

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Now enter your page size. Enter 4\u201d for the page width and 4\u201d for the page height, then click OK.<\/p>\n

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Creating a Keychain Jig<\/h2>\n

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For this project we\u2019ll be engraving a wooden keychain, but first let\u2019s create a cardboard jig to hold our keychain in place and reduce our setup time in the future.<\/p>\n

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To create a jig we need to create a hole the same size as the keychain so we can accurately place the keychain within the jig. Start by measuring the width of the keychain you received in your Training Suite packet. Use a set of calipers or a ruler to measure the keychain. The keychain should be 1.6\u201d. We\u2019ll use this later to set the diameter for the jig circle.<\/p>\n

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Now we\u2019re going to draw a circle in CorelDRAW. Select the Ellipse tool in the toolbox on the left. While holding down the Ctrl key, click and drag across the page to create a circle. The size won\u2019t matter as we are going to manually key in the width (diameter) for our jig circle.<\/p>\n

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Once you\u2019ve drawn your circle, click on the Lock Ratio button in the Properties bar at the top of the screen. Turning on the Lock Ratio option will make sure that the width and height of the circle are the same when we change the width in the following step.<\/p>\n

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Now enter the Width (diameter) of the keychain you measured earlier into the Object Size box at the top of the screen. We\u2019ll enter 1.6\u201d here, then press Enter key.<\/p>\n

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Now, we need a spot in the jig for the eyelet and ring to rest. Select the rectangle tool in the toolbox. We\u2019ll need the rectangle to start about 0.25\u201d above the circle and be about 0.25\u201d wide.<\/p>\n

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Click and drag from above the circle down into the circle to create the cutout for the eyelet and ring.<\/p>\n

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If you prefer you can align the rectangle to the center of the page horizontally by selecting Object > Align and Distribute > Center to Page Horizontally.<\/p>\n

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Now we\u2019ll convert these lines to cut lines. With the Selection Tool, click and drag a rectangle around both shapes to select the them. Since we want to cut out the jig, not engrave it, we need to change the outline thickness of the selected shapes to Hairline or less than .004\u201d. With the shapes selected, click on the Outline Width drop-down menu in the Properties bar at the top of the screen, and select Hairline from the menu.<\/p>\n

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Printing to the Laser (Jig Cutting)<\/h2>\n

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Now that we\u2019ve completed the outline for our jig, we now want to print this file to the laser. Select File, then Print from the dropdown menu at the top of the screen. Select your Fusion laser from the printer options, and then click the Preferences button.<\/p>\n

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In the Laser Dashboard:<\/p>\n

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