xTool F1 Ultra jig for military-style dog tag blanks
With 0.2 mm clearance per side, 3 mm webs and a 5 mm margin, the xTool F1 Ultra's 220 × 220 mm work area fits 18 pockets for military-style dog tag blanks, in 6 rows of 3. Staggering the rows does not help with this shape, so the grid is the best layout.
- Blanks per run
- 18
- Layout
- 6 rows of 3
- Blank
- 50.8 × 28.6 × 0.6 mm (2 × 1-1/8 in)
- 51.2 × 29 mm
- Clearance
- 0.2 mm per side
- Jig
- Laser-cut 3 mm sheet, through-holes
- Plate
- 220 × 220 mm, 5 mm margin, 3 mm webs
- Tallest point
- 3 mm (limit 145 mm)
- Cut path
- 3.64 m
Cut file in millimetres: red = cut, blue = engraved labels and marks. Adjust anything below and download the 3MF, STL, DXF and alignment template.
What to know before you cut
The 0.2 mm starting clearance assumes a laser-cut acrylic, MDF or plywood jig. Cut the test-fit coupon (0.0 to 0.5 mm) in the generator before the full plate: blanks from different suppliers vary, and the laser's kerf makes cut holes slightly larger than drawn.
As a laser-cut 3 mm sheet with through-holes, the blanks rest on the bed or honeycomb and their surface sits 2.4 mm below the top of the jig, so focus on the blank, not the sheet.
xTool F1 Ultra is a galvo machine: the field is centred, so the jig is placed in the middle of the 220 mm field and the plate carries engraved centre ticks on each edge to line up with the framing crosshair. Keep the jig the same thickness every time and the focus height stays the same.
The 3.5 mm corner radius is an estimate; measure one blank and adjust it in the generator if the corners bind.
Blanks sit 2.4 mm below the jig top: focus the laser on the blank surface, not on the jig.
Adjust this jig
The generator below starts from this machine and blank. Change the clearance, layout or jig build, then download the files.
18 pockets, 6 rows of 3, on a 220 mm × 220 mm plate.
- Pockets
- 18
- Plate
- 220 mm × 220 mm
- Cut path
- 3.65 m
- Sheet used
- 484 cm²
- Tallest point
- 3 mm of 145 mm
- Blanks sit 2.4 mm below the jig top: focus the laser on the blank surface, not on the jig.
Cut it
Red = cut, blue = engrave. Millimetre units.
Print it
Through-holes in a plate. Millimetres.
Line up the artwork
Template with pocket centres, blank edge, bleed and safe area, placed where the jig sits on the machine.
Other xTool F1 Ultra jigs
- Acrylic keychain, 2 in round: 12 per run
- Pocket lighter, regular case: 15 per run
Military-style dog tag jigs for other machines
- eufyMake UV Printer E1: 63 per run
- xTool F2 Ultra UV (UV laser): 18 per run
- Glowforge Pro / Plus / Basic: 64 per run
Guides
Sources
- xTool F1 Ultra specifications (xTool support) (work area, checked 2026-10-17)
- Aluminum dog tag blank (mPower Promo) (blank size)
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