VW Westfalia Gingerbread (Laser Cut)
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VW Westfalia Gingerbread (Laser Cut)
Took a bunch of trial-and-error, but we managed to get gingerbread to cut consistently on a 20W diode laser.
Supplies
- Laser cutter powerful enough to cut the gingerbread
- We used an Atomstack S20 Pro 20W diode laser
- Gingerbread recipe (details below)
- Frosting and candy
- Oven
Bake Sheets of Gingerbread
The real trick is to get the gingerbread thin and precise.
You can use any recipe, but I recommend removing the leavening agents from the recipe. This will keep the baked bread thin and even.
Once mixed up, roll it out to exactly 1/8” and bake until starting to brown.
Once baked it will be close to 1/4”.
Cut on the Laser
Once the sheets are ready, it is time to cut the shapes out on your laser.
Attached are the templates in several formats:
- Lightburn
- SVG
- DX
For my Atomstack S20 Pro, cutting was slow: 2 passes at 3mm/s. However, the results were very nice with clean edges. A more powerful laser would do even better.
Assemble
You will need some good solid frosting for this step.
Decorate
And enjoy!