The most time consuming aspect of creating a laser cut wood model is the preparation of the computer files. If you're willing to invest the effort in the design and layout of your model, it can be cut for little more than an off the shelf kit. With a properly formatted file a one-off model can typically be cut in less than an hour!

Please do not send your files without first contacting us regarding pricing and schedule.

We use a Universal Laser Systems laser cutters with CorelDraw® 11 running on Windows XP® as well as a wide range of other software.

The cutter features a 24 "x12" cutting area but all stock material should be limited to 23 7/8" x 11 7/8" .

All files should be drawn actual size with a bounding rectangle indicating the size of the stock to be cut.

Part cut lines should never cross the bounding rectangle that indicates the size of the stock being cut.

Part width and or height should be no more narrow than the thickness of the material being cut.

All cut lines should be held 1/8" off the edge the material due to variations in stock.

Northeastern Scale Lumber supplies our basswood and birch plywood, please check their web site for available material sizes.

All parts must be tabbed to the material stock. Tabs equal to the material thickness work well up to 1/16" thickness.

Files should be saved in DWG or DXF 2004 format unless the work is a CorelDraw® original.

The two basic operations of the VersaLaser™ are cut and engrave. Prepare your files by putting the cut lines on one layer and the engrave lines on a second layer, with each a different, non-white, color.

What you send is what we cut so no refunds are available on custom laser cutting although we make every effort to deliver the product you want.

Contact us for additional information.

KingMill Enterprises
PO Box 63
Charlottesville, Va. 22902
434.962.2514
Chris.Jessee@kingmill.com