UV Printing

Our UV printer can print on most materials and objects, it works particularly well on acrylics and wood! This means we can cut out custom shapes on our laser cutter with your designs printed on them, excellent, yeah!?

We can print onto pretty much any rigid object that fits into the machine. So, if you have any items you would like to customise with your designs we can do that too. Find out more below.

Product by Toby I Like Cats

Prepping your designs

1. Design Specs

File types

We can work with pixel based files like PNG, JPEG and BMP, the higher the resolution the better (Maximum resolution 1440 dpi). We can also work with images created in Photoshop (Raster images). If you are unsure if the artwork you have will work, feel free to send it over and we will advise you on the best way to proceed.

The machine can also print vector files created in programs like "Adobe Illustrator", "Inkscape" and "CorelDraw".

Sizing

Our UV Printer has a maximum workable area of 330mm x508mm. The maximum depth of an object/ material can be 100 mm. We also have a rotary attachment so we can print on cylindrical objects.

Colour mode

Please send your design files in CMYK colour mode.

2. Materials

Materials Range

We have a wide range of materials to choose from on our Materials page. If you can't see what you are looking for, please let us know and we will try and get hold of it for you.

USING YOUR OWN MATERIALS

If you would like to use your own materials, please first check that we don’t stock it here. If we don’t stock your acrylic or wood, then there is a £1.00 processing fee for each sheet, no matter the size of the sheet. We will check over the material when it comes in, and apply a new protective layer to both sides (as normally the protector the material is covered in (if any) isn’t suitable for laser cutting.

If what you're printing onto isn't a part of our range of materials, there is no set up for processing fee, if you have met the UV printing minimum order (more info below).

Things we can print on

• Plastics
• Wood
• Glass
• Leather
• Stone
• Ceramic
• Canvas
• Paper
• Card

3. File Set Up for UV Printing

Set up

• Send us a file of your image, any format - Vector or Raster, a high resolution will help.

• Give us the dimensions of the item you're printing onto - this will help us provide a quote

5. Additions

Primers and finish

• We have a range of primers available to pre-treat materials for extra durability

• The machine prints in white and CMYK colours with the ability to add a matt finish for extra durability (high shine gloss finish on request).

Please let us know if you require a primer or a top coat and we can include this in your quote - we will also advise if we think you require a primer or top coat.

'I Like Cats' ornaments laser cut and UV printed by YEAH laser

6. Minimum Order

Minimum

Our minimum order for UV printing is £30.00 + VAT. For orders under the minimum there will be a small set up fee. We will give you a free quote before starting any work.

4. File setup for printing AND laser cutting

Set up

• Set up your file in two layers:

• One labelled "cut"
• One labelled "print"

• Cut lines should be red (HEX code FF0000)
• Cut line weight set to 0.01 mm.
• Set the printed details so that they are CMYK colour (not RGB).

If you are having trouble setting up your files, please let us know and we will try our best to help!

If you are unable to set up the files yourself, we would be happy to set them up for you for a small fee. We will send you a proof before we print anything to make sure you are happy.

Just send us an email to yeahlaser@gmail.com

7. Saving Your Files

Saving your files

Your files should be saved using the following name layout to enable quick and efficient processing:

"name_UVprinting_materialtype_thickness”

For example:

jacqueskeogh_UVprinting_blackacrylic_3mm

or

jacqueskeogh_UVprinting (if not printing on our acrylics and woods)

Final Checklist

    1. Make sure your file is set to CMYK colour mode.

    2. Ensure you have selected the correct colours and line weights for your file.

    3. Each printing sheet should be 330mm x 508mm (if printing onto acrylic and wood).

    4. When you save your files, the file name should include the following information: (name_UVprinting_materialtype_thickness). For example: jacqueskeogh_UVprinting_blackacrylic_3mm

    5. Individual objects should have at least a 2mm gap between them (if laser cutting).

Quotations

We offer a free quotation service. Please email us your files and all the relevant information we require (see below) and we'll return your email within one working day.

If you have any questions about file setup, or any aspect of the laser cutting process, please feel free to get in touch. Oh, and check out our FAQs.

For us to give you a quotation please make sure you include the following information in your email to: hello@yeahlaser.com

  • Name:

  • Business name (if applicable):

  • Contact number:

  • Delivery address:

  • Turn around time (please bear in mind that delivery in less than the current lead time will be charged as a rush job).

If you have ordered with us previously, please just provide files and a brief explanation of what is required.