Power, speed and passes for wood, acrylic, metal, leather, glass and everything else people keep throwing at a laser.
Engraving wine glasses with an LP4 Safeguard. The mark comes out flaky and chipped rather than a nice frost, and sometimes bits of the surface come away completely. Tried lower power, higher…
Sharing what worked after a lot of scrap. This is on black anodised aluminium business-card blanks, LP4 diode module. - Mode: engrave, greyscale off, 1-bit line art - Power: 100% - Speed: 12…
Leather settings from a lot of trial and error. Veg tan only — chrome-tanned leather releases chromium compounds and PVC-backed "leatherette" releases chlorine. Don't. Engraving (LP4 diode,…
If your finger joints are loose or your inlays rattle, you almost certainly haven't measured your kerf. How to measure it in five minutes: 1. Draw a 100mm × 20mm rectangle. Inside it draw te…
