How to Make a Custom Jigsaw Puzzle
One of the projects that I’ve always wanted to make is a wooden jigsaw puzzle with custom hand drawn art. For this puzzle, my goal was to make it as visually difficult as possible by drawing a mandala with 8 lines of symmetry and lots of repetitive elements.
In this video, I’ll take you through my process of drawing a square mandala, engraving it onto maple plywood, and laser cutting the puzzle. I hope you enjoy my video and subscribe to my channel. Feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get back to you soon!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro to the Custom Jigsaw Puzzle
0:37 Tools and Materials to Make the Custom Jigsaw Puzzle
1:53 Hand Drawing Mandala Art for the Puzzle
4:27 Developing and Setting up the Custom Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces
7:03 Engraving the Mandala Art
9:30 Laser Cutting the Jigsaw Puzzle
12:12 Final Mandala Engraved Jigsaw Puzzle
12:48 Conclusion
#lasercutting #Puzzle #Crafts
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I just wanted to thank you! I work at a day program for autistic adults working toward independence; we're going to be making jigsaw puzzles on our laser cutter and you gave me a lot of great tips that I'll take to the students! Thanks!
@Tim_Ung
Жыл бұрын
That’s great! Glad to have inspired ideas for your class and you 😁
Very nicely done
@Tim_Ung
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
One trick I have seen several times, on removing tape/masking like this, use sticky duct tape in a loop shape. Use it as a tool to pull the masking off the small parts. It's quite quick and saves those fingernails.
@Tim_Ung
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip! That’s definitely a time and fingernail saver.
This was fantastic! I wonder if this could be used to make puzzles with pictures on them.
I am seriously thinking about purchasing the glow forge and love your style!!! I love puzzles and probably will be doing something like this if I get the laser!
@Tim_Ung
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lana! Puzzles are fun to make and if you get the Glowforge premium membership after you buy one, they now have a simple to use puzzle maker that will generate it for you. If you decide to get one, don’t forget to get a referral for a discount up to $500 on a pro. Here’s mine in case you need one glowforge.us/r/VYSKLGWM
@lanayoung5953
3 жыл бұрын
@@Tim_Ung thanks Tim!! Appreciate it a lot!
1:20 omg! i made a couple of puzzles a while ago, and i had trouble getting them off the engraving lattice. putting tape on it would have made things so much easier xD (although getting them back off might be a fiddly nightmare xD)
@Tim_Ung
2 жыл бұрын
Haha I keep telling myself I’ll get the super strong tape to pull off the protective layer, but I never seem to do it. I guess if I had more projects like this one I would definitely get it.
Does every square puzzle have the same amount of pieces on all sides
Can the Glow Forge laser cutter be used to create prismatic cuts in colored or transparent materials? If so this would be a cool optical illusion to add to puzzle pieces. By shifting the pieces around they can reveal new colors and shapes...perhaps even hidden shapes that reveal themselves as a puzzle inside the puzzle? Almost the earliest stages of an Optical Fractal puzzle :)
@Tim_Ung
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it'll be able to create prismatic cuts, but that's a very creative idea. Love it!
Should've finessed my school's laser cutter back in secondary with this 🤧
@Tim_Ung
3 жыл бұрын
I learned to laser cut in school! There are lots of project ideas I had, but didn’t spend the time to try while I had access. Glad I could make them now 😁
Great project Tim! How long did it take to remove all the tape?
@Tim_Ung
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dennis! It took about 20 minutes. It would’ve been a lot easier with strong duct tape over the masking tape 😆
How bad is the kerf with these puzzle pieces? Do they lock together like a professionally made puzzle or do the pieces float around? I think I am going to have to separate all the pieces and expand them by .1mm.
@Tim_Ung
3 жыл бұрын
The puzzle pieces stick together very well. It’s thicker than professionally made puzzles which are usually 2 ply chipboard or thick museum board. I’d say it doesn’t exactly stick together like a puzzle manufacturer’s would, but it’s good for a custom puzzle.
Do you need to clean each piece to remove the soot /burn caused by the laser?
@Tim_Ung
2 жыл бұрын
Not for some materials when you protect the surfaces with paper masking. The sides cut clean and don’t leave behind any soot
Program name for jigsaw puzzle please
@Tim_Ung
3 жыл бұрын
Hi there - the laser cutting company Glowforge has it as part of their interface. It auto generates the puzzle
Awesome! That puzzle looks impossible to solve haha
@Tim_Ung
4 жыл бұрын
I dropped a 25% of the pieces when I was transporting it and it took a while to figure out where they were supposed to go! 😆