Tutorials
Laser cutting tutorials for names, words and lettering
Plain-language guides for the exact problems that stop a cursive name from cutting cleanly. Each one can be followed by hand in any software, or done in seconds in the WeldWords maker. Every tutorial is free, and every step is written against how the tool actually behaves.
Prefer to watch first? See a real 80-name order welded, nested onto three sheets and cut — 52 seconds, with a full transcript. Also: nest 41 of your own SVG pieces on one sheet and weld an existing SVG into one piece.
Open the makerConnecting & welding letters
The core problem every laser maker hits: script letters that look joined but cut as separate pieces.
How to connect cursive letters for laser cutting
Why script names fall apart, and the fastest way to join every letter into one cut path.
Read the tutorialHow to weld letters without losing the holes in a, e and o
Keep counters, dots and accents attached while the outline welds together.
Read the tutorialHow to weld Arabic and multilingual names
Shaping and joining scripts whose letters connect differently — Arabic, Latin accents, and more.
Read the tutorialSizing & exporting files
Get the real finished size right, and hand your machine a file it imports at true scale.
Making products
Practical, design-level guides for the things people actually order.
How to make name keychains that do not snap
Stroke thickness, hole placement and connection strength for keychains people actually carry.
Read the tutorialHow to make cake toppers that cut clean
Readable names, sturdy joins, and stake shapes that survive a cake board.
Read the tutorialHow to trace a photo into a laser-cut SVG
Drop the counter top, keep letter holes, edit shapes as vectors and export at the exact size.
Read the tutorialHow to nest your own SVG & DXF files
Pack mixed cut files by their real shape onto as few sheets as possible.
Read the tutorialOnline SVG & DXF nester (no install)
True-shape nesting of your own cut files in the browser, with copies, rotation and per-sheet export.
Read the tutorialHandwritten recipe cutting boards
Trace a recipe card and place it on a real-size board template with a hanging hole.
Read the tutorialKids' drawings to laser cut SVG
Turn crayon art and signatures into keychains and desk plaques that cut as one piece.
Read the tutorialChristmas stocking tags in bulk
Weld, hole, nest and export a whole list of stocking names at once.
Read the tutorialHow to fit more names on one laser sheet
Nest a batch, keep every name its real size, and spill the overflow onto extra sheets.
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