The lens for my Canon 5D Mark II finally came in so enjoy the new picture quality :) new audio gear will be here today so audio will get an upgrade next episode as well. Thanks to everyone on the patreon who's support made these upgrades possible.
Hey I love your content and straight forward approach. Will you be demonstrating how to laser engrave stippling on polymer grips and gun frames any time in near future? I have 30W fiber with 163mm lens and fixed pulse and want to be able to do these but laser settings and focus/defocus must not be dialed in correctly. Again, appreciate your content!
Can you do a detailed video stippling a Glock or polymer frame please! That would be a very popular video as there is not any real content that covers everything in detail from what laser is capable and how to setup and parameters and all that. I’d be willing to pay for a master class on that.
I've got a chop sitting right next to me - just have to make some time to do it. Probably after my baby is born my wife is due any day now. It's on the list!
Great video.... question, how much do the settings change in Light burn if at all? If using a 100 fiber, can the settings be adjusted on the same scale? IE. 50% power with 30w, so 35% on a 100w?
@@LaserEverything appreciate it. Will be watching your videos. Spent 15 years running a kern industrial C02 laser and just picked up an OMTech 2028-60 as well! Fiber was just becoming affordable when we sold the business. Can’t wait. Thanks for sharing the content. From one creator to another!
Looking for some inductor lessons on the easy CAD software . Four. my Fiber Laser that I purchased it only uses the easy CAD software. Thank you for those settings. They were useful for the hatch. I didn't know about some of that. I'm new to the Fiber Laser, / but I am very familiar with the diode laser . I have three separate systems for that. And I decided to get another one for my collection. Galvo Compact 20 - 20W Integrated Fiber Laser Marker Engraving Machine with 4.3''x 4.3'' Working Area for Metal. It was on sale and it was in my budget. But it uses Lightburn. I'm more used to that software.. but I know that I need to learn the other software as well. I hope you have something that is more recent coming up soon to cover more features. I don't know how to rotate anything. Cannot seem to figure that out usually when you click on something you have the arrows that allow you to turn it, but I don't see that function.
We can't really get into it in the UA-cam comments as it's not the best place for more intensive support threads but we do have a few options where you can get help. Either check out Discord Server or Facebook group - links in the description - or you can check out our new forum over at www.lasereverything.net/forum and I'm sure we can get you pointed in the right direction.
We can't really get into it in the UA-cam comments as it's not the best place for more intensive support threads but we do have a few options where you can get help. Either check out Discord Server or Facebook group - links in the description - or you can check out our new forum over at www.lasereverything.net/forum and I'm sure we can get you pointed in the right direction.
Alex, I have a need to ablate/excavate a square hole in a Pmag. About a 4mm by 5mm square hole that doesn't fully penetrate the material. Do you have any recommended settings for my fiber laser (60W MOPA). I need to remove material in this case and not color it. Thanks.
Do you a tutorial for lightburn on this, just did a couple with some decent results. But I had used 150"/sec...30% power and 80kHz. did find it interesting where it passed over where the clear plastic window was, beam just bounced off of it. Which was good news as i had no idea what was going to happen there.
Can you provide a video on glock grip settings.. I've screwed up too many already so I'd like to see how someone else sets up on the settings and parameter lol TIA
Yeah I am waiting for my FFL buddy to bring over some chopped up glock frames so I can shoot that video. They should be here soon and we'll get it up for ya - it's high up on my hit list.
Yeah definitely, having control of the pulse with basically gives you a fine control over the power being applied to the object so when working with plastics that's always going to be a plus
I don't really trust ezcad to do anything the way I want it to be done. If there's a manual option for making something happen I'll usually do it manually. Just like seeing the boxes I want checked checked and settings for each hatch filled out the way I want it done rather than just letting the computer do it. I dunno. More superstitious than anything that ezcad will just find a way to fuck it up. You're likely fine to just click crosshatch.
I planned purchasing a jpt mopa 60 watt from China they say they have two offering for the same source one with imported parts (C version costlier) and other ( E version economic) pls guide on the same
Thank you very much.your guidance was very helpful.how can i test on wood?that is,how much of speed and power.my laser device is 50w withe a 191mm lens.thankyou
Hello awesome video do you have links on what equipment someone would need to do pmags just starting out? Never messed with lasers just always thought they were cool. Thanks!
I have access to a pulse fiber laser but it maxes out at 10khz frequency. Do you have any suggested settings for me to mark pmags or plastics in general? Thanks in advance!
@LaserEverything I do not know what the source is. I just know it's a pulse fiber laser. I have been working with it for a few years and im baffled at the 10khz limitation.
Thanks for getting back to me! My friend told me it is the manufacturing date. That makes sense because there's 12 numbers with an arrow pointing to one of the numbers, then there's another number like 19. For example, the arrow is pointing to 3 and the big number is 20 then it was made in March 2020!
I have just purchased a 30W Fiber with a 150mm lens, what should I change settings wise for the difference in lenses? I have tried the settings you have with some adjustments and still cannot get tan or brown..? Thank you
Typically with a larger lens you'll need more power. If you're maxing out on power you'll have to start dropping your speeds. If you have our parameter library make sure to use the built in excel file that includes a settings converter to point you in the right direction.
I have a 10w I'm trying to do this with too but I'm having a hard time finding the right settings to see different shades.. most I can find Is 30w info.. any chance you have settings for a 10w for these?
We don't, but you can use a converter to adjust for the power settings. If you search the channel for "converter" it should pull up the video where we talk through how to get it and use it.
Brilliant tutorial as per the norm, just wish you would change your cursor/pointer to a bright colour, would help me and probably others follow your instructions more easily !
On a 50w laser, what setting would be ideal for the "sanding pass" not to be discolored, I want original colour? I did some g19, g17, and use the laser as a sanding option but get that brownish effect.
Fiber lasers aren't really designed for plastic. All of the settings I have for pmags burn the material in some way which is why we get the different colors, because we are controlling the burn. No luck yet on a pass that doesn't end with discoloration.
Hi there ! I have a 20 w fiber laser machine. I want plastic engraving like the cell phone charger is black plastic in this case. Your video is very explanatory but my parameters must be different It marks me brown tone with 1000speed / 20 pow / 20 frequency. I want to achieve white or light gray tone! 🤔👍
Hey Liliana. I think in the Patreon library we have an experimental ABS setting that might get you closer but fiber lasers aren't really for marking plastic. UV lasers are much better suited for that (there's a great one linked in the description) Either check out the patreon settings or keep experimenting. Pro tip would be to increase your line distance big time on your hatch. Try .05 - .1 Hope that helps!
I'd say join the discord and we can help you out but the discord links aren't working at the moment I'll get you a link to get in shortly and then we will be able to take a look and get you taken care of.
I've never tried it so I just went and grabbed the pmag from the video to test, it does not come off with a HARD scratch of the fingernail. If it's scratching off you probably aren't quite using enough power. Gotta get just a little bit of that plastic removed from the surface, so that's where I'd start.
hehehe. So, its a yes and no. We did this with these settings on a 30w, but thats not the whole story. Your lens size is going to also impact how much power you'll need. Bigger lens = needs more power to get the same result. smaller lens = needs less power. If your laser is a 60w, but has a bigger lens, it may be close to balancing out. Grab our starter parameter pack from our site, it has everything pre-converted to give you a rough conversion and start for a lot of wattage/lens combos and may give you a solid starting point for testing. Happy lasering!
Im following this guide to the letter, my hatching looks perfect for my image, however when it lasers, its only doing the outlines of the image. its an american flag, it not filling in the stripes.
Hey eodninja6 :) If you don't mind, please join the discord (link in the description) so you can upload some photos or a link to a video so we can see what's going on and help you out.
This video was made with a 110 lens on a 30 watt laser, so the settings will be quite a bit different. Process will be the same though. Start with a light hatch and low power, and go from there.
not sure what lycal is, but silicone/rubbers are generally better with Co2 laser wavelength. Some types of rubber can be done with fiber using care, but will require patience and testing to not burn it up too much.
Different plastics mark differently, some work - some don't. Fiber lasers aren't designed for plastic they are designed for metal. That said, usually it's best if you're going to try anyway to start with very high speed, low-medium power, high frequency with lots of repetition. Best way to get started.
Hi great vid very informative I gave it a try today but only managed to get a very light white / grey using your brown setting tried tweaking but to no avail what could be going on?
Sorry to hear you're struggling, if you haven't I would join the discord, there's a link in the description. If you can post some photos there with your machine stats that will help us diagnose the issue and get you rockin and rolling.
Is fume extraction necessary for this? I assume so but just curious I have a diode laser, any idea if my laser can do this? It’s the ortur laser master 2 pro
Whenever you're melting plastic it's liable to create fumes. I'd extract. Don't want that in your body, even if you can't see it or smell it theres a risk.
If the only thing i wanted to do is p mags, and stipple grips as a hobbyist what would you recommend as a engraver? What is the minimum laser requirements i would need?
Minimum I'd go a 30w JPT (for the enhanced frequency) fiber laser. 50w would give you more flexibility. The mactron units linked in the description are a great place to start your search - I strongly recommend them.
Not directly, this was done with a 30w laser. You need to account for your wattage as well as lens differences. Check out the settings on our website, we did rough conversions, so even if you need to tune them, those would function as a starting point since you’re on a different setup.
Variations on those three but what you can get is limited because you're working on plastic. Fibers are really designed for marking metal so we're already kinda cheating the system to get these results.
Oh you just pissed off half of the people that don't share settings on the facebook groups... lol Thanks for this one. I have a few pmags I have been holding off on. And the 50khz is in line with what my 50W raycus will run. By the way, what lens did you have in when you did this? I have a 110x110 and a 300x300.
Good. lol This was done on a 110x110 Glad it could help you out. Anyone who knows me knows I hate the gatekeeping that goes on in laser groups online. That's why we started our Discord server - feel free to join if you're sick of hanging out with a bunch of elitists. It's a free and open space where everyone communicates and tries to make other people better. Thanks for watching, cheers!
@@LaserEverything I just started using discord. I'll check it out. Most of the time my laser just sits here collecting dust. It's just a hobby for me. I bought it because I wanted to see one in person. They are so amazing.
Haha #surpluscash if you ever get bored of it were taking donations. For real though it's extremely fun even as a hobby. Let me know if there are any videos you'd like to see!!
@@LaserEverything Our main gig is plasma cut artwork and powdercoating. I bought a CO2 laser to etch powercoat with and I just never got excited about it. Since we can cut metal any shape we want the fiber laser just made more sense so I bought one of those too. The CO2 laser is relegated to just piling shit on top of it these days. When I want to play the fiber is so much more fun and easier to work with. Btw, I'm @round2 on the discord. Lots of good info there. Thanks.
@@CraigSanders04 Sounds great, plasma cutters are so fun! I used to work with a 1.5kw fiber cutter and it was such a blast to work with - miss those days. Yeah if you have a fiber and you're working with metal only the CO2 sounds like a dust collector! The show is always taking donations! :'D Feel free to ship it over! lolol
I moved from a k40 over to a 50w fiber. way more to learn. Thanks for the videos, I joined in on you website too. Did you have a place I can get the list of settings you have on the site? I think you are running a 30w and I will have to do some math...
It should work fine on any 30w fiber with a 110 lens which is my current setup in this video. Different lenses will require some power adjustments. The entire library and converter spreadsheet are available by supporting the channel over at masters.lasereverything.net/
@@LaserEverything I have more questions I'm even more confused on which Galvo I need I want to do Pmags and Pistol grips but also want to DEEP Engrave Stone, Metal and also Tumblers So do I want a 30 wat or a 50 watt ??.............Do I want a CO2 Galvo or a FIBER ?? Thanks for your advice regards, rick
It sounds like you want both honestly. Stone, some plastics, and tumblers are all going to do much better with CO2. pmags and metal are going to turn out significantly better with the fiber. If you have to pick one I'd start with a fiber. It's easier to cheat and do stone and tumblers on fiber than it is to do metal with a CO2
@@LaserEverything Thank you so much for your replies Do you recommend a 30 watt or a 50 watt I own a sign shop and Im about to pull the trigger this month On a 130W CO2 and a Galvo I will be joining your membership soon
If you own a sign shop you're probably going to want to be using the larger lenses available for your machine which will run MUCH better with more power behind them. You'll likely be happier with more wattage.
I’m new to this but wanted to ask if you have a business or know of a business that does this work? If so, can you send a link. I’m trying to get my magpul stocks engraved with an image.
Big difference in pulse energy. I would ask on the discord. I'm sure someone there has fixed my brown setting for mopa. I'd guess you need more power but I'm not sure. Post some pics in discord and we'll look
@@LaserEverything Question! Did you mess with Kydex yet or have a video up on it? Still sighting through your vast content, so maybe I missed it if you do.
@@kknives_switzerland No kydex video yet, it's on my to-do list. I need to order some I don't have any laying around. Kydex is going to be tricky and each color is going to require it's own setting.
Hey man, I am fascinated by laser work and would like to try it out, Im not ready for a huge investment, what would you recommend for pmags, would omtech 40 or any of the cheaper lasers be able to engrave polymers or scratch the surface or metal/aluminum receivers?
I'd probably recommend a diode just because the CO2 laser dot size is so big it's going to make it hard to mark the items you listed with any precision. That said I haven't really tried marking pmags with a diode so not sure how that would go. Depending on your budget you could check out our recent review of the Basic 2R from 3PLASEES an entry level fiber. It's gonna take a little more work to get nice marks on plastic due to its limited frequency range but would be a great great machine for quick AR lowers and stuff like that.
If you want a contour line, that can be added via a checkmark in the hatch setting of ezcad (or a line sublayer in lightburn). If you mean for the red light outlining the shape, that's in the red dot settings in F3 of ezcad or framing option in lightburn.
Would need more information as to what you’re trying to do and maybe see screenshots of you’re settings then. It would be best to join any one of the communities in our video descriptions and start a support thread with the details so the issue can be properly dug into
I have not seen fiber - friendly rubber stamp material. Do you have a source for something like this? If so send me a link on the discord server. Organics are usually best done by CO2 lasers.
I can absolutely do a video on it and there are some links in the description for them as well! Terrabloom extractors. They're in-line, quiet and immensely powerful!
I just found your channel. Thanks for the videos! Which machine did you engrave the PMAG’s with? I’m sorry if you said it and I missed it. Are you on Facebook? Thanks!
Hey, glad you are enjoying the videos. I'm not using facebook very much I don't really like the atmosphere but you're welcome to join the discord. There's a link in the description as well as direct links to my lasers. Or you can learn more about the lasers I use on my website at www.lasereverything.net/lasers The discord is the best place to contact me with quesitons. I'm there pretty much 24/7. Hope to see you online!
@@LaserEverything Thanks for responding! I was on mobile last night and now that I'm on my desktop, I can see all of your links below the video. Thanks for everything.
The lens for my Canon 5D Mark II finally came in so enjoy the new picture quality :) new audio gear will be here today so audio will get an upgrade next episode as well. Thanks to everyone on the patreon who's support made these upgrades possible.
Hello. How can I send you a photo? I want to know how I can do such an engraving on gold.
Hello sir kindly send black mark setting's please humble request :)
I would some info on what laser to buy for stippling a pistol
What kind of lens
First time I’ve watched your channel. Wow🔥🔥!!!
Lol thanks!
Best channel I found on Laser machines, thankyou for sharing your parameters!
thank you so much for your kind feedback! :D happy to help. Stay tuned cuz there's a lot more where this came from!
Hey I love your content and straight forward approach. Will you be demonstrating how to laser engrave stippling on polymer grips and gun frames any time in near future? I have 30W fiber with 163mm lens and fixed pulse and want to be able to do these but laser settings and focus/defocus must not be dialed in correctly. Again, appreciate your content!
I've had a polymer glock frame sitting here staring at me for months now. Just need to record it, blah. Soon! lol
@@LaserEverything i would love to see that video too
@@LaserEverything did you ever get around to doing the Glock?
Can you do a detailed video stippling a Glock or polymer frame please! That would be a very popular video as there is not any real content that covers everything in detail from what laser is capable and how to setup and parameters and all that. I’d be willing to pay for a master class on that.
I've got a chop sitting right next to me - just have to make some time to do it. Probably after my baby is born my wife is due any day now. It's on the list!
@@LaserEverything nice! Can’t wait for that!! Congrats on the baby brotha!! Stay blessed and thanks for what you do.
You got it, and don't forget to check out the Laser Master Academy while you wait!
masters.lasereverything.net/
Good Engrave Mark.
Is there a video showing that shows how to do different colors for different parts of a drawing/file?
how can the angle do any diffrence?
Can you make a video on how to laser stippling (fore grip) polymer????
Help! 60w mopa fiber settings for PMags???? Thanks
Great video.... question, how much do the settings change in Light burn if at all? If using a 100 fiber, can the settings be adjusted on the same scale? IE. 50% power with 30w, so 35% on a 100w?
Great content. Just ordered a 30watt S Fiber Laser today!
Nice congrats on the system!!
@@LaserEverything appreciate it. Will be watching your videos. Spent 15 years running a kern industrial C02 laser and just picked up an OMTech 2028-60 as well! Fiber was just becoming affordable when we sold the business. Can’t wait. Thanks for sharing the content. From one creator to another!
100% I hope we can help kickstart you with laser :) us small guys need to stick together!
could you tell me the setting for white mark, please?
I have 30w fiber laser
Is there settings library for lightburn to download?
Yes, check out lasereverything.net
Looking for some inductor lessons on the easy CAD software . Four. my Fiber Laser that I purchased it only uses the easy CAD software. Thank you for those settings. They were useful for the hatch. I didn't know about some of that. I'm new to the Fiber Laser, / but I am very familiar with the diode laser . I have three separate systems for that. And I decided to get another one for my collection. Galvo Compact 20 - 20W Integrated Fiber Laser Marker Engraving Machine with 4.3''x 4.3'' Working Area for Metal. It was on sale and it was in my budget. But it uses Lightburn. I'm more used to that software.. but I know that I need to learn the other software as well. I hope you have something that is more recent coming up soon to cover more features. I don't know how to rotate anything. Cannot seem to figure that out usually when you click on something you have the arrows that allow you to turn it, but I don't see that function.
Hope it is ok to ask this here but any idea if you can do PMAG marking with a Diode laser? Not a rich man and all I have is a 10w Diode.
Need help with my ezcad2 50w jpt marking on pmags
We can't really get into it in the UA-cam comments as it's not the best place for more intensive support threads but we do have a few options where you can get help. Either check out Discord Server or Facebook group - links in the description - or you can check out our new forum over at www.lasereverything.net/forum and I'm sure we can get you pointed in the right direction.
What’re the recommended settings for engraving a pmag with a 30w standard laser
I have a 60W JPT fiber and this setting doesn't do anything. What am I doing wrong?
Please join our community via Discord or Facebook for further assistance with this!
What is the param and hatch for pmags and plastic in general for jpt 50w
We can't really get into it in the UA-cam comments as it's not the best place for more intensive support threads but we do have a few options where you can get help. Either check out Discord Server or Facebook group - links in the description - or you can check out our new forum over at www.lasereverything.net/forum and I'm sure we can get you pointed in the right direction.
Alex, I have a need to ablate/excavate a square hole in a Pmag. About a 4mm by 5mm square hole that doesn't fully penetrate the material. Do you have any recommended settings for my fiber laser (60W MOPA). I need to remove material in this case and not color it. Thanks.
Do you a tutorial for lightburn on this, just did a couple with some decent results. But I had used 150"/sec...30% power and 80kHz. did find it interesting where it passed over where the clear plastic window was, beam just bounced off of it. Which was good news as i had no idea what was going to happen there.
Can you provide a video on glock grip settings.. I've screwed up too many already so I'd like to see how someone else sets up on the settings and parameter lol TIA
Yeah I am waiting for my FFL buddy to bring over some chopped up glock frames so I can shoot that video. They should be here soon and we'll get it up for ya - it's high up on my hit list.
@@LaserEverything awesome man, great videos and very informational! Keep it up, the laser community needs more videos like yours!
Not stopping any time soon! Just starting to get some momentum! 😁
Any software or app for predict weight of vector before cutting gold in corel?
not to my knowledge
Can you apply different colors in the same job and print it all at once in different colors?
Yep, just have to use different pen colors and associate each with a setting. Check out our Ezcad 101 video.
great video sir im learning a lot just want to ask how to set this red option to light? i had been trying to find some video but cant find one
Thanks for watching! For support join either our discord server or facebook group. We have links to both on our homepage at www.lasereverything.net/
have you tried bakelite?
is there any settings for it
thanks
Have not tried it, so I'm not sure!
Is there a conversion for 200X200 lense?
Roughly double the power. Ish.
Is it possible to engrave a white color?
hi can you do white marking on pmag?
The light gray from the video is about as light as I've gotten them.
How do you get the correct focal length set? When I select “Light” that works but selecting “Mark” nothing at all
Hope the video helps!
Would a MOPA laser have any benefit here?
Yeah definitely, having control of the pulse with basically gives you a fine control over the power being applied to the object so when working with plastics that's always going to be a plus
Saben en que altura esta el lente para sacar el primer grabado ? Si alguien sabe le agradecería si me dijera
This video shows you how to measure your focal distance correctly: ua-cam.com/video/FZT9zOp9Sl8/v-deo.html
Any reason you’re doing two hatches at opposing angles instead of clicking crosshatch? Just got the software and still learning.
I don't really trust ezcad to do anything the way I want it to be done. If there's a manual option for making something happen I'll usually do it manually. Just like seeing the boxes I want checked checked and settings for each hatch filled out the way I want it done rather than just letting the computer do it. I dunno. More superstitious than anything that ezcad will just find a way to fuck it up. You're likely fine to just click crosshatch.
I have a diode laser can I engrave pmags not sure if you used a dye or some coating
I've never tried to mark pmags with a diode before but I'll put it on my to-do list. I'm sure it's possible.
I planned purchasing a jpt mopa 60 watt from China they say they have two offering for the same source one with imported parts (C version costlier) and other ( E version economic) pls guide on the same
Thank you very much.your guidance was very helpful.how can i test on wood?that is,how much of speed and power.my laser device is 50w withe a 191mm lens.thankyou
I recommend medium to high power and high frequency for wood. Speed somewhere between 700 and a thousand should get you in the right direction.
It would be nice to know what a P-mag is since all you do is hold up a non-descript chunk of plastic.
Google it
@@ShreddinSleds
How silly of me.
Hello awesome video do you have links on what equipment someone would need to do pmags just starting out? Never messed with lasers just always thought they were cool. Thanks!
Yep sure do, check out www.lasereverything.net/buyingguide - we use our Fiber Laser for pmags. 30/50w is a good range.
@@LaserEverything awesome thank you so much!
Does lens size matter?
Would a uv laser have the same affect on a p mag and polymer. Will it be able to get the same tan and brown effects.
I haven't tried it yet but I'm sure you can get the same results and I'm betting it would probably be a bit easier to pull off with more range too.
I have access to a pulse fiber laser but it maxes out at 10khz frequency. Do you have any suggested settings for me to mark pmags or plastics in general? Thanks in advance!
Do you know what laser you have specifically? That's a very odd Max
@LaserEverything it's a Telesis and uses proprietary Telesis software. A 20w I believe. Thanks for the quick reply!
@@LaserEverything Telesis FQ20DS Model 6 to be exact
@sebeck1 do you know your source?
@LaserEverything I do not know what the source is. I just know it's a pulse fiber laser. I have been working with it for a few years and im baffled at the 10khz limitation.
Do you offer all your presets on EZCad2
Yes, as a benefit to those who choose to support the channel through the LMA. Check it out here: masters.lasereverything.net/
What kind is the make and model of your engraver?
This was done with the 30w Mactron linked in the video description :)
I have a question. On the side of p mags there's a little circle with numbers 1 to12, what is it for?
Bullet counter?
Thanks for getting back to me! My friend told me it is the manufacturing date. That makes sense because there's 12 numbers with an arrow pointing to one of the numbers, then there's another number like 19. For example, the arrow is pointing to 3 and the big number is 20 then it was made in March 2020!
Oh very neat! Who knew? TIL! ☺️
I have just purchased a 30W Fiber with a 150mm lens, what should I change settings wise for the difference in lenses? I have tried the settings you have with some adjustments and still cannot get tan or brown..? Thank you
Typically with a larger lens you'll need more power. If you're maxing out on power you'll have to start dropping your speeds. If you have our parameter library make sure to use the built in excel file that includes a settings converter to point you in the right direction.
I have a 10w I'm trying to do this with too but I'm having a hard time finding the right settings to see different shades.. most I can find Is 30w info.. any chance you have settings for a 10w for these?
We don't, but you can use a converter to adjust for the power settings. If you search the channel for "converter" it should pull up the video where we talk through how to get it and use it.
Brilliant tutorial as per the norm, just wish you would change your cursor/pointer to a bright colour, would help me and probably others follow your instructions more easily !
I'll look into how to do that
Another fantastic video. Thank you bunches!!
I am going to have to quite my day job do I can laser more!
That's the dream lol, glad it helped you! Thanks for watching!
Outstanding job sir!!
Thank you kindly!
On a 50w laser, what setting would be ideal for the "sanding pass" not to be discolored, I want original colour? I did some g19, g17, and use the laser as a sanding option but get that brownish effect.
Fiber lasers aren't really designed for plastic. All of the settings I have for pmags burn the material in some way which is why we get the different colors, because we are controlling the burn. No luck yet on a pass that doesn't end with discoloration.
Hi there ! I have a 20 w fiber laser machine. I want plastic engraving like the cell phone charger is black plastic in this case. Your video is very explanatory but my parameters must be different
It marks me brown tone with 1000speed / 20 pow / 20 frequency. I want to achieve white or light gray tone! 🤔👍
Hey Liliana. I think in the Patreon library we have an experimental ABS setting that might get you closer but fiber lasers aren't really for marking plastic. UV lasers are much better suited for that (there's a great one linked in the description)
Either check out the patreon settings or keep experimenting. Pro tip would be to increase your line distance big time on your hatch. Try .05 - .1
Hope that helps!
@@LaserEverything Thanks a lot ! I will do it
I am new to Laser engraving, how do you get the different colors.
Big question, short answer is you need to change settings or have a MOPA laser.
I need some help trying to engrave pmags we have a 50w raycus chinese laser i cannot figure out how to get it to engrave pmags
I'd say join the discord and we can help you out but the discord links aren't working at the moment I'll get you a link to get in shortly and then we will be able to take a look and get you taken care of.
@@LaserEverything thank you so much!
Discord: discord.gg/TBjNKXdFAm
Nice lighting setup
Thanks! Finally getting close to a quality I find acceptable. Still improvements that need to be made but it's much better than it used to be!
Could this be done with a 90w diode laser?
I haven't tried pmags on diode yet but I'd be interested to give it a shot!
What watt fiber laser is this?
This video was filmed with the 30w JPT LP from Mactron
Should you be able to scratch off the mark you made with a finger nail? If not what would cause this to happen. How can I make the mark tougher ?
I've never tried it so I just went and grabbed the pmag from the video to test, it does not come off with a HARD scratch of the fingernail. If it's scratching off you probably aren't quite using enough power. Gotta get just a little bit of that plastic removed from the surface, so that's where I'd start.
@@LaserEverything thank your taking the time to reply! I’ll definitely try that, thanks!!!
Good luck, I'd you need more help don't skip the Discord server. It's free and there's a link in the description!
for a 60w fiber would the powers be half? I can't wait to ruin a mag trying lol
hehehe. So, its a yes and no. We did this with these settings on a 30w, but thats not the whole story. Your lens size is going to also impact how much power you'll need. Bigger lens = needs more power to get the same result. smaller lens = needs less power. If your laser is a 60w, but has a bigger lens, it may be close to balancing out. Grab our starter parameter pack from our site, it has everything pre-converted to give you a rough conversion and start for a lot of wattage/lens combos and may give you a solid starting point for testing. Happy lasering!
Im following this guide to the letter, my hatching looks perfect for my image, however when it lasers, its only doing the outlines of the image. its an american flag, it not filling in the stripes.
Hey eodninja6 :) If you don't mind, please join the discord (link in the description) so you can upload some photos or a link to a video so we can see what's going on and help you out.
@@LaserEverything I am on the Discord, Smaay is handle. I will upload pics tonight when I get home.
what laser power do you use. I have a 50w laser, will these settings match it?
This video was made with a 110 lens on a 30 watt laser, so the settings will be quite a bit different. Process will be the same though. Start with a light hatch and low power, and go from there.
How are you able to get different colors ?
Simply adjusting speed, power, and frequency. The settings are in the video.
@@LaserEverything
Thanks. Only achieved with a JPT laser ?
Hello its can engrave Watch strap silicone/rubber/lycal with 20w laser fiber Marking ?
not sure what lycal is, but silicone/rubbers are generally better with Co2 laser wavelength. Some types of rubber can be done with fiber using care, but will require patience and testing to not burn it up too much.
Is there any cloud ray discount codes avaliable
Pretty rare. Not that I know of right now - might be a deal on black friday. Keep an eye open.
This is so good!!! Thank you!!
At your service! 😎
hi.with a 50w laser how can i engrave on plastic
Different plastics mark differently, some work - some don't. Fiber lasers aren't designed for plastic they are designed for metal. That said, usually it's best if you're going to try anyway to start with very high speed, low-medium power, high frequency with lots of repetition. Best way to get started.
Hi great vid very informative I gave it a try today but only managed to get a very light white / grey using your brown setting tried tweaking but to no avail what could be going on?
Sorry to hear you're struggling, if you haven't I would join the discord, there's a link in the description. If you can post some photos there with your machine stats that will help us diagnose the issue and get you rockin and rolling.
@@LaserEverything great thanks.
Yep! ⚡
Is the minimum for pmags 30watts or could you do 20watts?
For pmags specifically less power is better. These settings are designed to just *barely* kiss the plastic. Too much heat and you're melting.
Great tutorial! Quick question what are some settings to engrave or get a deep mark on PMAG?
Can't get a (nice looking) deep mark on PMAG, they're plastic so they just melt with too much heat/power
@@LaserEverything I've tried doing similar settings to the tan and uping decreasing the HZ and just looping it alot.
Hey bud, i tried this on my 50w laser and i couldn’t get the same results!! Any suggestions or help? I will be happy to support the channel
Is fume extraction necessary for this? I assume so but just curious
I have a diode laser, any idea if my laser can do this? It’s the ortur laser master 2 pro
Whenever you're melting plastic it's liable to create fumes. I'd extract. Don't want that in your body, even if you can't see it or smell it theres a risk.
Great info! Helps out a lot. Do you have any settings available for engraving polymer frames?
If the only thing i wanted to do is p mags, and stipple grips as a hobbyist what would you recommend as a engraver? What is the minimum laser requirements i would need?
Minimum I'd go a 30w JPT (for the enhanced frequency) fiber laser. 50w would give you more flexibility. The mactron units linked in the description are a great place to start your search - I strongly recommend them.
@@LaserEverything yeah i have recently gotten a 30W JPT Cloudray and looking at doing the same.
Does this work with a diode laser too? Also did you add any sprays and chemicals to produce these different colors?
Haven't tried pmags on a diode yet but I would assume a chemical catalyst likely won't be helpful. That said I have yet to test it.
Do these settings work on a 60W Fiber?
Not directly, this was done with a 30w laser. You need to account for your wattage as well as lens differences. Check out the settings on our website, we did rough conversions, so even if you need to tune them, those would function as a starting point since you’re on a different setup.
Do you have any other settings for any other colors? I'm just getting in to the fiber laser and wanted to do some other colors if possible on my pmags
Variations on those three but what you can get is limited because you're working on plastic. Fibers are really designed for marking metal so we're already kinda cheating the system to get these results.
Ahhh ok!! I was looking to try to get white. Love your video's btw!!! I'm learning quite a bit from watching them! thx!!
Is this a 30W?
Yes
I’m not getting any marking on mine
Need more details. Please join our Discord or Facebook group so we can take a closer look.
Oh you just pissed off half of the people that don't share settings on the facebook groups... lol
Thanks for this one. I have a few pmags I have been holding off on. And the 50khz is in line with what my 50W raycus will run.
By the way, what lens did you have in when you did this?
I have a 110x110 and a 300x300.
Good.
lol
This was done on a 110x110
Glad it could help you out. Anyone who knows me knows I hate the gatekeeping that goes on in laser groups online. That's why we started our Discord server - feel free to join if you're sick of hanging out with a bunch of elitists. It's a free and open space where everyone communicates and tries to make other people better.
Thanks for watching, cheers!
@@LaserEverything I just started using discord. I'll check it out. Most of the time my laser just sits here collecting dust. It's just a hobby for me. I bought it because I wanted to see one in person. They are so amazing.
Haha #surpluscash if you ever get bored of it were taking donations. For real though it's extremely fun even as a hobby. Let me know if there are any videos you'd like to see!!
@@LaserEverything Our main gig is plasma cut artwork and powdercoating. I bought a CO2 laser to etch powercoat with and I just never got excited about it. Since we can cut metal any shape we want the fiber laser just made more sense so I bought one of those too. The CO2 laser is relegated to just piling shit on top of it these days. When I want to play the fiber is so much more fun and easier to work with.
Btw, I'm @round2 on the discord. Lots of good info there. Thanks.
@@CraigSanders04 Sounds great, plasma cutters are so fun! I used to work with a 1.5kw fiber cutter and it was such a blast to work with - miss those days.
Yeah if you have a fiber and you're working with metal only the CO2 sounds like a dust collector! The show is always taking donations! :'D Feel free to ship it over! lolol
What size lens are you using. 150 or 175?
For this video we were on the 110
I moved from a k40 over to a 50w fiber. way more to learn. Thanks for the videos, I joined in on you website too. Did you have a place I can get the list of settings you have on the site? I think you are running a 30w and I will have to do some math...
If you mean you joined the LMA, message me on there 🙂
@@LaserEverything I did....and I will. Thanks
i dont engrave guns but this is very cool to watch thanks for sharing this video
You got it! :)
Thanks!-Chris
You got it!
Question?
Will this work on Any 30-watt fiber laser ? I have a OMTech 30 watt
Also, do you sell your Library with the pre-configured settings?
It should work fine on any 30w fiber with a 110 lens which is my current setup in this video. Different lenses will require some power adjustments. The entire library and converter spreadsheet are available by supporting the channel over at masters.lasereverything.net/
@@LaserEverything I have more questions
I'm even more confused on which Galvo I need
I want to do Pmags and Pistol grips but also want to DEEP Engrave Stone, Metal and also Tumblers
So do I want a 30 wat or a 50 watt ??.............Do I want a CO2 Galvo or a FIBER ??
Thanks for your advice
regards, rick
It sounds like you want both honestly. Stone, some plastics, and tumblers are all going to do much better with CO2. pmags and metal are going to turn out significantly better with the fiber. If you have to pick one I'd start with a fiber. It's easier to cheat and do stone and tumblers on fiber than it is to do metal with a CO2
@@LaserEverything
Thank you so much for your replies
Do you recommend a 30 watt or a 50 watt
I own a sign shop and Im about to pull the trigger this month
On a 130W CO2 and a Galvo
I will be joining your membership soon
If you own a sign shop you're probably going to want to be using the larger lenses available for your machine which will run MUCH better with more power behind them. You'll likely be happier with more wattage.
Nice work
Thank you!
I’m new to this but wanted to ask if you have a business or know of a business that does this work? If so, can you send a link. I’m trying to get my magpul stocks engraved with an image.
Join the discord and check out the "commissions" channel where you can ask for work to be done :)
Are you using a mopa?
Nope, standard fiber laser.
Great video!
Thank you, hope you got value out of it!
@@LaserEverything I tried to follow same setting. It's ok for Tan & Gray color but not success on Brown color. I use MOPA 60W machine. Any difference?
Big difference in pulse energy. I would ask on the discord. I'm sure someone there has fixed my brown setting for mopa. I'd guess you need more power but I'm not sure. Post some pics in discord and we'll look
Thanks so much, subbed!
Thanks for the sub! Glad you're getting value out of it!
@@LaserEverything Question! Did you mess with Kydex yet or have a video up on it? Still sighting through your vast content, so maybe I missed it if you do.
@@kknives_switzerland No kydex video yet, it's on my to-do list. I need to order some I don't have any laying around. Kydex is going to be tricky and each color is going to require it's own setting.
Focal length???? How???
Not sure what you mean.
Hey man, I am fascinated by laser work and would like to try it out, Im not ready for a huge investment, what would you recommend for pmags, would omtech 40 or any of the cheaper lasers be able to engrave polymers or scratch the surface or metal/aluminum receivers?
I'd probably recommend a diode just because the CO2 laser dot size is so big it's going to make it hard to mark the items you listed with any precision. That said I haven't really tried marking pmags with a diode so not sure how that would go. Depending on your budget you could check out our recent review of the Basic 2R from 3PLASEES an entry level fiber. It's gonna take a little more work to get nice marks on plastic due to its limited frequency range but would be a great great machine for quick AR lowers and stuff like that.
@@LaserEverything thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
How do you get it to trace the shape?
If you want a contour line, that can be added via a checkmark in the hatch setting of ezcad (or a line sublayer in lightburn). If you mean for the red light outlining the shape, that's in the red dot settings in F3 of ezcad or framing option in lightburn.
@LaserEverything thank you. I've tried that, but it doesn't work..
Would need more information as to what you’re trying to do and maybe see screenshots of you’re settings then. It would be best to join any one of the communities in our video descriptions and start a support thread with the details so the issue can be properly dug into
@@LaserEverything will do. I'll put the screenshot in the disc.
I love your channel:) Do you think I could do Rubber stamps (those for offices, school, etc) with a 50W JPT fiber laser?
I have not seen fiber - friendly rubber stamp material. Do you have a source for something like this? If so send me a link on the discord server. Organics are usually best done by CO2 lasers.
Love the videos! Can you do a video on your fume extractor? Or is it a diy kind or company installed?
I can absolutely do a video on it and there are some links in the description for them as well! Terrabloom extractors. They're in-line, quiet and immensely powerful!
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
Hello, I was told that a CO2 laser can be used to engrave mags. Is this true?
I have a co2 and have done quite a few mags. The only thing is no color unless you paint it.
nice job
Thanks!
I just found your channel. Thanks for the videos! Which machine did you engrave the PMAG’s with? I’m sorry if you said it and I missed it. Are you on Facebook? Thanks!
Hey, glad you are enjoying the videos. I'm not using facebook very much I don't really like the atmosphere but you're welcome to join the discord. There's a link in the description as well as direct links to my lasers. Or you can learn more about the lasers I use on my website at www.lasereverything.net/lasers
The discord is the best place to contact me with quesitons. I'm there pretty much 24/7. Hope to see you online!
@@LaserEverything Thanks for responding! I was on mobile last night and now that I'm on my desktop, I can see all of your links below the video. Thanks for everything.
Happy to help!!
Genius!
Thanks lol!
This is all great BUT HOW DO YOU GET THE LASER SWITCHED ON????
Twist the red e-stop till it pops out. Then press the galvo power switch and laser power switch. Should be on at that point.