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--- lasercutter_tips_and_tricks [2022-11-01 12:42] – [Design] MirZa
+++ lasercutter_tips_and_tricks [2024-08-26 20:24] (current) – [Resources / Project Ideas] danshearer
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   * [[https://www.thingiverse.com/tag:lasercut|Designs for laser cutting on Thingiverse]]
   * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/top/?t=all|/r/LaserCutting on Reddit]]
+  * [[https://www.makercase.com/#/ | Makercase]], for creating boxes, including with organiser dividers
 ===== Material tips =====
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   * Steps:
   * Dither an image in Gimp or this online tool https://29a.ch/ditherlicious/
-  * use Gimp or ms paint to convert the image to a monochrome bitmap
+  * use Gimp or ms paint to convert the image to a monochrome bitmap, alternatively imagemagick using: **magick.exe in.png -monochrome -alpha off out.png** (Windows) or **convert in.png -monochrome -alpha off out.png** (Linux)
   * open the image in LaserCut and scale it so one pixel corresponds to one line of the laser engrave (the height of the image in mm should equal the height of the image in pixels multiplied by the scan gap)
   * You can preview the output by clicking on "Laser" -> "Simulate"