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For this project, we used an xTool F1 (and mostly the 2W IR laser on that machine). We've got to get through a few other things so we're a bit behind on them, but we're also planning a few followup videos of projects that include the specific settings we used to achieve them.

Thanks so much for replying. I've been looking at the xtool F1 and considering it as my first laser machine. Would you recommend it? ​@@batchresearchlab

It depends on what you plan on trying to accomplish. The F1 is a compact galvo unit with 2 types of lasers. Some of the pros are that it's capable of speeds way beyond most gantry-style machines can achieve; and some marking effects can require very short duration-on-material times. And its speed allows it to accomplish some things in a fraction of the time most common gantry lasers can (we're talkin' seconds vs minutes). Having both an IR and blue diode give it some versatility, especially if you're working with different material types in different colors. And its small size makes it portable (it's even got a carry handle ;) ), and it's pretty easy to find a place for it in a crowded workspace. Some of the cons are both lasers it's equipped with are fairly low powered, so don't expect to cut much metal with it, and it's not particularly great with most acrylics (besides solid black). Since it's a galvo, most cuts you make with it will be angled (because the laser originates from a single, central point); so they won't be 'clean' vertical cuts. And it's got a really small working area; 115x115mm. Hope that helps!

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Not yet, but that's a great idea!...though more practice aligning things would definitely be in order ;) . And yes, we could set things up so they're optimized for one of the gantry lasers...but it has been really nice testing on the super-fast galvos.

....well shoot....now that's all *I* hear...hahahaha! You're probably right. We (hahaha) ...we've been chipping away on-n-off at this one in various iterations for near 2 months, and it's been rearranged and parts re-written so many times that in our effort to make sure all the details were correct, we sorta neglected and lost some of the natural vernacular flow. Thanks for the feedback.

@@batchresearchlab exactly lol once you hear it you can't stop hearing it 😅 keep up the cool work!

@@batchresearchlab would you also make a video describing the team :)?

Hi there, and thanks! It’s an LED based G9 style bulb, in a soft white, that is fully replaceable.

Sorry for the delay, but please stay tuned ;)

Apologies for the late reply, we are using the xTool F1. Were you interested in which laser it was or were you looking for more info on it?

@@batchresearchlab No problem. I asked just curious. I love the way that it gives an interesting look to 3d part it was great. Thank you for the reply.

Hey there, thanks for the input! Given this is an idea we’re testing out, would be great to get more around your reasoning. In more informal testing we’ve found it to be a love it or hate it thing, and that’s ok! Would you say it’s not in a style you prefer? This has a very post modern thing happening as it was the style we least enjoyed working in so it was one of our constraints. Would you rather see other types of exploration? Industrial, Mid Century, Minimalism, etc? Are there specific design elements you do or don’t like? For instance “if you changed (X) this would be better”. It’s totally ok if it’s just not your style, we’ll be playing with different themes/concepts/utility/etc as we move forward.

That magnet labeling tool is made of brown Hatchbox PLA Pro+, and the lighter areas are laser markings.

We've never had that happen, but the Bambu X1C machines we use also have a magnetic bed and use ferrous (steel) plates (vs glass), and so far, even though the nozzle we use is the hardened steel type, it hasn't attracted the magnets off of or out of the prints we've been doing. But also whenever we can, we design the print models so that the cavities for the magnets are a pretty snug press fit. Good luck!

@@batchresearchlab thank you

Thanks for the tip

We use a hardened steel nozzle, but luckily never had problems with it picking up the magnets; probably because we also use a magnetized bed. Good tip on using glue on the magnets, though. Because of the glue’s curing time, I’d just caution anyone who might be working with a print that was senstitve to temperature consistency fluctuations. In those cases, it might be better to design the print so that the magnets were a fairly snug/tight press-fit into the print’s cavity so pause time could be minimized.

Magnetic fields affect each other. They are not like light waves. Put a north next to a piece of iron and it will induce a magnetic field in the iron. If you simulated the interactions between the magnets, I am pretty sure you would see how the effect emerges.

Thanks. As you can probably detect, we’re learning as we go. Our knowledge on this leans more practical than scientific 😅, and we tend to dig in primarily to the places where we hit obstacles we can’t circumvent.

That's a great point and an excellent thing to look into 👍. We dug into it a little bit today and it looks like they works on the principle of two magnets placed so that the North poles are opposing each other ( we found this great explanation by Dr. Pete Jones/Electromagnetic Videos ua-cam.com/video/AZsYHLHlIso/v-deo.html ). The magnetizing hole in the tool is where you're passing the screwdriver between the two magnets. When we think about it, this sort of makes sense, since opposing polarity stacks we've been building/using are effectively a bunch of screwdriver magnetizers stacked together - with the areas between the opposing magnetic fields imparting magnetization to the things that they come in contact with. The demagnetizing hole is where the screwdriver is passed next to just one magnet's South pole. From what we gather, progressively passing the screwdriver farther and farther away from the single magnet's south pole gradually completely demagnetizes the screwdriver. We also found this print file by quattro we may try out ( www.printables.com/model/811329-magnetizer-demagnetizer ). Thank you for the idea to look into this!

We’re using the xTool F1 to laser our 3D prints in this video.

Thanks for sharing , I ended figuring out after checking more of your videos 🙏🏻

😆I guess you're right! We didn't even think about it that way! I guess we were just overly concerned that our mistake would end up misinforming people that we immediately took steps to begin to try and correct and clarify things. And wow, the way you can 'see' magnetic field interaction is beyond our current capability....like how an Operator in the Matrix can see what's in the digital rain 😳. This might be the first time we've actually seen an 'applicator' array's field pattern diagrammed immediately adjacent to a 'treated' magnet's field pattern🤔. Thank you for this insight🙇‍♂

We will look into this. Thank you for the suggestion 👍!

We've often used black Polymaker Matte PLA for these magnet projects, but we've also used black Elegoo PLA Pro (which is a bit shiner) also etches well. These prints were done on a Bambu X1C and etched with an xTool F1. You can learn more about our process here ua-cam.com/video/NQEGXvpRVDE/v-deo.html and and can find sample files here www.batchmade.studio/laser-engrave-3d-prints-part2

Thats a great idea, we haven’t tried those yet.👍🏼

@@batchresearchlab I have a short video on my channel how it looks like on a motor stator. It works great

There is a link in the description of that video ( ua-cam.com/video/Z4cwj2_VbZk/v-deo.html ) that should take you to the write-up of that project ( www.batchmade.studio/magnets-and-3d-prints-part2 ) . At the bottom of that write up is a 'Materials Reference' pulldown. You can find the fabrication files there (3D print and xTool F1 engraving files).

Then again.. probably doesn't matter. If the stuff is saturated it's saturated. The stack of disk magnets is way easier to assemble.

Hey there, I'm Holt, another of the Batch team. I'm replying for Dom while he's on vacation, but I'm sure he'll chime in when he's back. I know while he was working on this one he said it was scary a few times, so I'm assuming it was beating him up pretty good. We were super surprised that it totally killed the sheet magnet so quickly. It would be pretty cool to test the lifting capacity too. I feel like this is heading into fishing magnet territory. It would definitely do some damage to a finger or hand. It's not for the faint of heart that's for sure! Thanks for checking in. I'll let Dom know you popped in when he's back this weekend. On to the next project!

Not really sure we'd call it 'guts' 😅 . It really was more blind-hope-in-a-theory which morphed into we've-gotten-this-far-so-we-can't-stop-now 🤷‍♂🤣. We don't have the instrumentation to accurately test field strength, and would need to figure out how to test lift max without risking busting that little bit of PLA keeping the rod in the handle 🤔. But if we do, we'll chime back in here 👍. - D

That’s great to hear and thank you for watching!

Me too! I think Dom edited those moments out but... he is a careful man, so perhaps he accomplished this feat of daring and danger with zero scars to show for it ;-) You've got me thinking we should do a drama edit where there's tense music building towards the magnet placements. haha.

Yeah, I ended up with some mangled finger meats from both magnet pinches and trying to bare-hand turn those headless threaded rods; and those heavy duty black nitrile gloves in some of the clips were an attempt prevent further injury, but also to try and make sure the bandaids 🩹stayed on. Why did I use headless rods you may ask? We also ordered socket head rods; but the headless rods arrived first. Eager impatience 😞.

If you are referring to the gold text (with triangles) that was shown on the filament chip around the 1:05 timeframe, that was laser engraved.

For this project we used the xTool F1

For this project, we used an xTool F1

ikr... I need so many of these...

But you can make and print these ones yourself ;)

@@rubenverster250 I can do anything but I can’t do everything. I’m not going to make tweezers or the beeping polarity indicator. 😆.

@@radish6691 The tweezers are purchaseable :) The polarity indicator as well On Temu/Aliexpress :D But I definitely want to make that organizer ':) The mechanical pole indicator is pretty cute though XD

The ones in this project aren’t, but would love to use recycled ones going forward.