Atomic Bracelet

Step 2: Designing Your Tiles

This is how I went about designing my bracelet.  Mine is attached in eps format.

1. Make a rectangle with curved corners that is 2 inches by 1 inch.
2. Place a circle in each corner that is about .09 inches in diameter.  Don't put them too close to the edge or it will cut off the shape.
3. Decide on your symbol.  I was messing around and clicked on the "Symbol Sprayer Tool" and looked through the symbols.
4. I chose "Atom 1" from the "Mad Science" symbol library.
5. I deleted off all the extra junk, leaving just the lines of the atom by "Expand" and "Ungroup." Or, if given the option, "Break Link to Symbol" and "Make Clipping Mask." 
6. When Left with your image, make it white.
7. Meanwhile, make another rounded edge rectangle that has a fill of black and a white line, or no line.  Line that up in the center of the other rectangle.  Mine was 1.72 inches by .86 inches.
8. Make your shape fit within the black rectangle without going outside it.
9. I set mine up like this so that the image would be what isn't etched so it would stick out more.
10. Send it to the laser cut it and cut out how many you need.