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Free laser cut files: tools and sample projects

Tools and projects you can cut on your own laser. Download the file, import it into your laser software and cut it from a scrap of sheet material.

Check the size after importing. Some programs scale a file on import, and a scaled gauge measures the wrong distance. The .ai files open in Adobe Illustrator and import directly into LightBurn; the .svg imports into most laser software.

Focus height tools

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A focus tool sets the distance between the nozzle and the material, which puts the focal point of the lens where it belongs. Stand the tool on the material, let the nozzle rest on it at your focus height, and lock the lens shaft.

File What it is
Focustool steps (AI) A triangle with a step every millimetre, for the nozzle to rest on
Focustool (AI) A smooth triangle with a small notch every millimetre

The right height depends on the lens. If you do not know it, or the result looks off, measure it: finding true focus with a ramp test.

Kerf gauge

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Designed by Nameek and Elplatt, and the gauge we use at BRM Lasers. The original is on Thingiverse; the file below is our hosted copy.

File What it is
Kerf gauge (SVG) Measures the width of the cut for one material, in one cut

How to read the result and compensate for it in your drawings: kerf and kerf compensation.

Sample projects

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Projects from our own demonstrations and videos. Click the photo or the ZIP link to download. Each ZIP holds the design as a LightBurn file (.lbrn2), an Illustrator file (.ai), or both. Where it says settings, a text file in the ZIP lists the speed and power we used. All were done on a Pro 1600 (150 W), so treat them as a starting point for yours.

Photo Project Download
Pocket maze laser cut from acrylic and wood Pocket maze
Acrylic (PMMA) and wood		 ZIP: LightBurn
Spinning top laser cut from wood Spinning top
Wood		 ZIP: LightBurn
Hummingbird lantern laser cut from wood Hummingbird lantern
Wood		 ZIP: LightBurn
BRM 15 years design engraved in an ABS engraving plate BRM 15 years
ABS engraving plate		 ZIP: LightBurn, settings
Tower Bridge model laser cut from 3 mm coated MDF Tower Bridge
Coated MDF, 3 mm		 ZIP: LightBurn, settings
Dog portrait laser engraved in 4 mm wood Dog engraving
Wood, 4 mm		 ZIP: LightBurn, settings
Cat cut-out laser cut from 10 mm acrylic Cat cut-out
Acrylic (PMMA), 10 mm		 ZIP: LightBurn, settings
Five-layer elephant laser cut from 3 mm wood Five-layer elephant
Wood, 3 mm, five layers		 ZIP: LightBurn, settings
Heart with a living hinge laser cut from 3 mm coated MDF Heart with a living hinge
Coated MDF, 3 mm		 ZIP: LightBurn, settings
Tulips laser cut from acrylic Tulips
Acrylic (PMMA)		 ZIP: Illustrator
Valentine keychain laser cut from acrylic Valentine keychain
Acrylic (PMMA)		 ZIP: LightBurn, Illustrator
Rudolf the reindeer on mirror material, made with a CO₂ laser Rudolf
Mirror		 ZIP: LightBurn
Crossed tennis rackets in cork, made with a CO₂ laser Crossed tennis rackets
Cork		 ZIP: Illustrator
The Heart of Jazz design marked on metal with CerMark ULTRA The Heart of Jazz
Metal, marked with Cermark ULTRA		 ZIP: Illustrator
Cycling gears laser cut from acrylic Cycling gears
Acrylic (PMMA)		 ZIP: LightBurn

On a BRM machine

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If the focus stair supplied with your machine goes missing, cut a replacement from the files above. On the Slim and Pro the autofocus sets the height to the material surface; see how do I adjust the autofocus of my BRM Slim and Pro?

Need a file that is not here? Contact us.

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