Make Laser Cut Inlay Earrings - Beginner Tutorial
In this video about making inlay earrings we explain what is needed to get the right press-fit with inlays and show you how to use our inlay kerf tester. After that we show you how to use one of our pre-made earring templates including cutting and assembly.
Templates mentioned in the video:
Inlay Kerf Tester https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Press-Fit-...
Rounded Teardrop Earrings https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Rounded-Te...
Cat Face Earrings https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Cat-Face-I...
Curved Wedge Earrings https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Curved-Wed...
Find more templates at https://cuttle.xyz/templates
Cuttle is a web-based design tool for laser cutting. https://cuttle.xyz
Materials and Supplies (contains affiliate links)
Glowforge Medium Maple Plywood https://shop.glowforge.com/products/m...
Purple Starry Sky Acrylic https://houstonacrylic.com/products/p...
Earhooks and jumprings (aka "findings") https://www.etsy.com/shop/MonarchPine - use code CUTTLE10 for 10% off
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Contents
[00:00] - Intro
[00:53] - What is Kerf?
[02:09] - Why do we flip the inlays?
[03:27] - Finding and Using the Kerf Tester
[08:31] - Finding the Earring Templates
[08:56] - Rounded Teardrop Earrings
[12:19] - Assembly
[12:59] - Installing the Findings
[13:55] - Other Designs
[07:49] - Outro
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