If you are using a diode laser, then specific laser safety glasses for laser engraving are essential at all times. These must be specific to the frequency of the diode laser being used and need to completely envelop the eyes. Laser cutter eye damage can occur in a fraction of a second ...
Nevertheless, now I will walk you through the entire process of setting up a SCARA robot to work as a laser engraver. We will take a look at the design of this SCARA robot, how to install and configure the Marlin firmware according to our machine, and how to prepare the drawings and t...
The Laser engraving business is a very profitable one and requires just little capital to start. The laser engraving system is not a complicated one, and as such you will be able to get acquainted in no time at all with the entire process. When getting ready to start this business, you ...
As for this10 watt diode laseryou need to make a correction for the focal range to get the best engraving results: 71.1 mm – 13 mm (the difference between the laser height and the Z 0 position) – 0.5 mm (thickness of the material)= 57.6 mm; this is the range between the lens an...
Vector files contain all of the information that your laser engraving machine needs to turn your design or image into a work of art on the surface of your chosen material. Whether you’re using laser engraving to mark serial numbers on a product or etch a secret message into a gift for ...
Before you purchase a diamond, you can request to see its conflict-free certificate -- in the future, the UN will also require diamonds to have laser engraving and optical signatures, and to be entirely produced within a single country. Conflict diamonds are not the only controversy darkening ...
These fun, colorful DIY night light covers are easy to make with either a diode or CO2 laser! Switch them out with the seasons or holidays!
In the first post you mentioned laser engraving and cutting. Are the pony shapes going to be cut out of some kind of material? Or are you using the paths to merely erase background details and then bring isolated pony "objects" into another composite image? Adobe Illustrator and...
Want to engrave something thicker than a business card holder? Raise the machine about the same thickness as the item you want to engrave. Then make sure to Auto-Measure the thickness in xTool Creative Space before engraving. xTool M1 Laser: To learn more about the xTool M1 laser, visit my...
How to Design and Laser Cut a Game Card Storage Box: In this Instructable I show how to design a card box from the inside out to fit your favorite card game. I do my design in Adobe Illustrator and I cut the parts on a laser cutter. My example is based o