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Name puzzle generator Pro

Type a child's name and get chunky letters that drop into their own pockets in a tray.

Open Name puzzle in the app Pro generator: explore its settings in the app; cut files come with the Pro plan (coming soon).
A laser-cut name puzzle: the colourful letters of the name Noah and a bear's head lifted out of a wooden tray

In short: A child's name as chunky letters that drop into their own pockets in a tray, with an animal or two. Letters can overlap and lock together like jigsaw pieces.

A personalised name puzzle: each letter of the name is a chunky piece that drops into its own pocket in a tray, with an animal head or two (bear, cat, bunny, mouse or owl) as extra pieces. Accented names work.

The pieces are glued up from several sheets so they are thick enough for small hands to pick up, and the top sheet carries the engraving: an animal's face, or the filled middle of letters like A, B and O. Letters can also overlap and lock together like jigsaw pieces, for a harder puzzle.

Every fit between piece and pocket is checked, so the letters drop in without forcing.

You need: plywood, glue, and child-safe paint or stain if you colour it. Small parts are a choking hazard: size the letters for the child's age and supervise play.

Settings

All of these can be changed in the app, and the 3D preview updates as you type. The name under each setting is its key in a share link, e.g. https://laserpuzzle.app/app/#/name-puzzle?text=…; a link only needs the settings that differ from the defaults.

Name

SettingDefaultWhat it does
Name
text		NoahUp to 16 letters: Latin letters with accents (Ł, Ś, Ž, É ...), digits and punctuation. Upper and lower case as typed.
Letter height
letter_height		60 mmHeight of a capital letter. From 25 to 150 mm.
Letter spacing
spacing		4 mmGap between neighbouring letters. Below 0 the letters overlap and lock together like jigsaw pieces. From -12 to 20 mm.
Holes in letters
counters		posts'posts': the tray keeps a post in the hole of an A, O or R and the letter fits around it. 'filled': letters are solid, the hole is engraved. Options: posts, filled.

Animals

SettingDefaultWhat it does
Animal
animal		bearAn animal head piece with an engraved face. Options: none, bear, cat, bunny, mouse, owl.
Animal at
animal_place		endBefore the name, after it, or one at each end. Options: start, end, both.

Tray

SettingDefaultWhat it does
Tray shape
shape		rectangleA rounded rectangle, or a tray that follows the outline of the name. Options: rectangle, outline.
Border
border		10 mmTray width around the pieces. From 5 to 40 mm.
Sheets per piece
layers		2Pieces and frame are glued up from this many sheets: thicker pieces are easier for small hands. From 1 to 4.
Play
play		0.4 mmGap around each piece in its pocket, and between joined letters. From 0.1 to 1.5 mm.
Knob holes
knobs		offA hole in the top of each piece for a wooden knob (a dowel or toy peg glued in).
Knob diameter
knob_diameter		6 mmHole diameter: the dowel's diameter. From 3 to 15 mm.

Plus the material and machine settings every generator has: material thickness, kerf, slot clearance, sheet width, sheet height, part spacing, engrave part labels, cut line colour, engrave line colour.

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