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Your Guide To Print

HOW TO BLIND EMBOSS

BLIND EMBOSS

Blind embossing makes an image stand out from a page, or evoke the impression. Simply by creating a raised area using a die, blind embossing creates a subtle paper colored image that can be felt as well as seen. Blind embossing Like a piece of fine sculpture, blind embossing creates both visual and tactile appeal.

STEP 1 Your Guide To Print

HOW TO LASR-CUT

Using the instructions in the How to Laser Cut book open Aps Ethos and turn on the laser cutter and set up a piece of wood in the machine, this wood should be lager than the paper you want to emboss on.

STEP 2

Next go on 1. edit 2. properties 3. engraving properties and select enable engraving and have the scan line at 0.2 mm and press apply.

IMAGE

Insert Image

Load Image Look in:M

y Pictures

EDIT File name:

Picture

Open

Files of type:

JPEG

Cancel

Properties

Properties Engraving Properties Enable Engraving

Save your type image as a JPEG and open in Aps Ethos by going on 1. Image 2. Insert image 3. select the file, this should then be scaled so its smaller than your material in the machine.

Scan Line Resoultion (mm)

0.2

Images

Vector Engraving

Apply

OK

STEP 3

STEP 4 Then cut the design 1.output 2.cut design, again checking the material is correct.

Your Guide To Print OUTPUT

HOW TO LASR-CUT

CUT DESIGN

Output Setup Details Manager:

Set up the material (shown on step 8 on the how to laser cut book) and have the cut effect on Raster.

Device: Material:

Wood

Port:

Send to cutter

Cancel

STEP 5

STEP 6 101

Take your design to the press and put the paper you want to emboss on directly on top of the laser cut wood (with the type facing upwards) and pad out the rest so it fits neatly into the gap.

Padding Paper WORK

Get your design and sand paper off the dark burnt material on the wood.

GAP FOR WORK

STEP 7

STEP 8 Pump the arm till it gets too hard to do so anymore.

Turn the silver screw on the right finger tight shut.

STEP 9

STEP 10 Release the silver screw and the black knob.

Then release the pressure with the black knob on the right and pump again till it cant be moved anymore or up to when the gage is at halfway.

STEP 11

STEP 12

BENEFITS TO BLIND EMBOSSING Economical Aesthetically Pleasing

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Provides a texture, or raised surface.

Adds something different to a design.

Take out the embossed type and its ready to use.

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