With careful planning you can significantly increase the thickness you can cut with a cheap laser cutter. At least 1/2″ with a 50W laser is possible. Tip- If you don’t have your x=0, y=0 axis indexed like I do in the video, you can just tape down thick cardboard or something to the table and […]
A full tutorial on how to get the best results when engraving a photo onto wood. I use a 50W Chinese laser,monly found on ebay, and free software packages gimp, inkscape and RDWorks. See more useful laser cutting tips at my website: http://makestuffnow.au/laser-cutting https://instagram/makestuffnow UCH3px6XHPOPeMu8xXYFv98w laser engraver for #Laser #Engraving #Techniques #Putting #Photos #Wood
Update: Install lens with curved side up! I get confused and say it wrong in the video. To get a good cut or engraving you need to know where you laser is focusing correctly. Here is a method to check the true focal point of your laser head and determine the potential depth of cut. […]
If you have a laser cutter controller with the RDWorks software it is easy to calibrate the stepper motors so it cuts lengths accurately. here is the procedure for measuring and applying the settings to the machine. makestuffnow! #Calibrating #axis #chinese #laser #cutter #RDWorks #software