Laser Services for Students
As alums from art and trade schools, we’ve all been there- those late nights, the stress and anxiety of worrying if you’ll be able to finish your projects on time, the queue for the machines backed up by all the students who signed up before you. We get it.
We created this service as a way to make ourselves more available to our community: artists, designers, makers, creators, etc.
Our Services
We operate on a Trotec Speedy 300 with the laser bed of 29”x17”. We offer services that will only laser cut and engrave pieces that will fit on a 29”x17” made file. Please email us with your student email at hello@kongruentworks.com in order to qualify for the student pricing.
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday 10AM-6PM, except major US holidays.
Pickup
We do not deliver. All orders must be picked up at our Pasadena location at your scheduled visit. We do not take walk-ins.
Pricing
$50 Set-Up Fee; $1 per minute Laser Time
Payment
After receiving your file, we will invoice you through Quickbooks. You will have an option to pay in Cash, Credit Card, Venmo, or Zelle. Job will not begin until payment has been received.
Turn Around Time
We guarantee a 3 day turnaround time. Please specify in your email the day you need the project finished; we do offer a sooner turn around date which will include a rush fee. All materials must be dropped off prior before service begins. All files/materials that are sent after 2pm will begin the next following business day.
Job will not begin until…
(1) the file has been sent to our email (2) approved by our designer (3) material has been dropped off or requested for purchase (4) and payment has been made.
Materials
We recommend dropping off your own materials at our shop before all jobs. We only provide and quote a material fee if we have it in stock. We recommend emailing us to check in before sending a job request. The max size of material we accept is 29”x17” and maximum thickness to cut is 1/4”. We will not accept larger, and will not cut if thicker. We accept the listed materials below, if the material is not listed we do not accept:
Wood
Hardwood, Medium wood (Alder, Birch), Soft Wood (Balsa, Bass, Pine), Craft Plywood.
Plastics
Cast Acrylic
Board
Chipboard, Corkboard, Museum Board, Butter Board, Illustration Board, Bristol, Mat Board, Masonite, Oil Board, Cardboard
Fabric & Leather
Wool, Cotton, Felt, Leather, Suede, Denim, Muslin, Canvas
Paper
Regular Paper, Heavy Weight Paper, Card Stock Paper, Bristol, Printing Paper, Vellum
Other
Painter’s Tape, Masking Tape, Stamp Rubber, Stamp Linoleum
File Preparation
We only accept finished files:
Adobe Illustrator (.ai)(.eps)(.pdf)
Adobe Photoshop (.jpg)(.tif)- Must be saved at a minimum of 300 dpi
All designs must be saved and formatted on a 29”x17” artboard and already sized to its accurate scale. Leave a 1/4” margin around the edges of your material size.
All images that will be set to engrave must be embedded (File > Place…) During save process check box “Include Linked Files” under Options.
