I would hope not! This gold is 0.8 mm thick which would mean the curve would be 0.8 mm wide! That would be huge. 0.33 is less than half that, so hopefully we can save a little bit of that gold lol
Something can help to cut gold , is to use 2 parameters 2 différents wobbles 2 différents speeds , first to cut second to clean the surface simultaneously. For this you have to use 2 pens .
Hello, could you give me some information on the parameters of the cleaning wooble, I have tried so many different ones, but always marks a little and the residue remains. so greatfull any information.
Posted on the other video but here are the settings I use. In lightburn with a 60W MOPA and a 110 lens my settings are: SPEED 60, MAX POWER 85, FREQ 37 Khz, Q PULSE 200, Num Passes, 75, Perferation mode on, 0.05 CUT, Skip 0.01, Wobble Mode on, 0.0330 STEP, 0.0300 SIZE, Kerf Offset 0.050 OUTWARD. This worked well on .5mm thick 18K Yellow
Thank you for sharing! If you haven't would be something cool to add to the Community Fiber Laser Settings Library we added to our website in the last few weeks. lasereverything.net/ It's at the top under Settings if you're up for posting it.
Awesome video! Instead of supporting the gold so that its air cooled, have you thought about a sacrificial copper chilling plate. We have to use that when tig welding stainless due to its high warp factor and temperature sensitivity.
I have to cut a design in gold with many holes that are relatively close together. I must use the wooble to the minimum, right? Since the bigger it is, the sides will burn, right?
Yes a smaller wobble will help with that but also increases the likelihood that the cut line will reweld the metal back together as you're trying to cut so it can not be too small.
what is the wastage rate after using the above setting to cut gold? how do you collect those gold fume and dust during the wastage collection? any fume collector can recommand us?
I have a pretty good extractor listed in the buying guide at www.lasereverything.net/buyingguide but I'm not sure how you'd go about collection from within or what the wastage is as I didn't measure.
If you have a high frequency machine I recommend using the highest frequency you can. Low frequency fiber laser beams tend to start fires on wood. Still, best of a bad match. CO2 or Diode is much better suited for wood.
I need your help. I want to buy a 50w Rycus fiber laser machine but I don't know if it can cut 1mm in silver or gold, Some people recommend me 100w but i thinl it's too much Hel please 😅
Im a jeweler and use a laser machine to cut, the way you do it is not very efficient and it’s too hot! My setting are Speed 1500 Power 55 Kilo 40 50 watt laser With 110mm lens
@@burakergenc6354 it depends on the thickness I make standard names .50mm it takes around 70 passes. My settings are lower because gold when it heats it warps, this settings don’t affect in any warping. If it gets hot it will move.
hi, im mauricio, u helped me time ago, i could help you cutting gold, i have a 30w fiber laser. parameters s200 p90 f25 wooble dia0.2 and dis0,05.. it just take a10 passes to cut 0,4mm 18k gold.
Very informative video. I wanna cut gold name pandent if i increase more wobble value it will damage the pandent. Can you plz guide me about wobble setting for name pandent cutting?
Depends on the thickness of the gold but if your wobble is too small the gold will weld back together from the heat of the laser. You MUST use a decently sized wobble or hatch to get results. As you can see in the video using a smaller wobble worked well on some golds but not on others. .33 is the minimum I would do for 100% success every time.
It's usually listed on documents that came with your laser or spec sheets for your laser source. If you don't have those your best bet is to reach out to your seller and ask for that documentation.
Interesting videos! I am a goldsmith and I am just starting to look at fiber lasers. I currently have a YAG laser welder and a cheap k40 CO2. Can a fiber laser do deep etching like bas relief?
@@esjsharken Stainless is a pain, not so much because it's harder (as in higher melting/boiling) but it leaves behind a lot of debris after each cutting pass. I've found the only way to cut stainless reliably is to alternate a cutting pass with a cleaning pass - it's slow, but does get through. Cutting anything decent (1mm or over) will need a 60W laser, 30W just doesn't cut it.
When using a 50 watt machine, will your parameters still work (considering you use a 30 watt machine). Just wondering because I’m considering joining your patreon.
Yes, the patreon includes an Excel sheet and that spreadsheet has a built-in converter for your settings which will convert your settings from a 30 watt laser to a 50 watt laser if you input your laser wattage and lens. All included in the patreon!
Not sure if there would help. I been on the retail jewelry industries. Now gold is usually mixed with other metals and the higher the karat of gold the more weak the gold is (but more pure) Rose gold it's mixed with copper White gold it's mixed with Nicole This might help UA-cam understand better how to cut metals
Rose gold still has silver in it. You make rose gold by raising the copper content in the alloy mixture. There is just more copper in the mix compared to yellow gold. There are also other metals added, for example zinc, to make either rolling or casting easier. By adjusting the proportions of the alloys to each other, you can create all kinds of gold tones. You can create green and peach tones. The same with white gold. Nickel is a strong whitening agent. But there are all kinds of mixtures out there, with varying amounts of nickel. in general, the more nickel, the harder the metal. There is also palladium white gold, which contains no nickel. I think the bottom line is, you have to do test cuts and test engravings on each piece of gold jewelry from different manufactures if you really want to get the best results.
We share our parameter library on our website for free, and there is a conversion tool made by a member of the community if there is a setting you'd like to convert that isn't in that library. That would be the best way to get that info so it is specific to your lens and wattage as a starting point.
I am going to buy a Chinese laser for cutting gold elements AU 0.585 14gold with a thickness of 0.5mm, can you tell me which one to buy? Can 20w be cut to such a thickness?
I was thinking of buying a viber laser but wasnt sure how much watt I need. I want to cut 1.2 mm gold 14k. Do I have enough power with 50 watt or do I need more?
@@LaserEverything Oké that is very good! Do you know what the important parts of the machine are to pay attention to when buying a fiber laser machine from Ali Express?
The Kirf width should be approximately as wide as the material is thick. So the wobble settings would be different for different thickness materials.
I would hope not! This gold is 0.8 mm thick which would mean the curve would be 0.8 mm wide! That would be huge. 0.33 is less than half that, so hopefully we can save a little bit of that gold lol
Thx! Great video again. Greets from Germany!
Thanks for watching Hessi!
Sir kindly make a video of photo leather marking from laser marking machine
I'll add it to my list!
Something can help to cut gold , is to use 2 parameters 2 différents wobbles 2 différents speeds , first to cut second to clean the surface simultaneously. For this you have to use 2 pens .
Interesting, I haven't thought of this usage but sounds effective! I'll have to give it a go!
Hello, could you give me some information on the parameters of the cleaning wooble, I have tried so many different ones, but always marks a little and the residue remains. so greatfull any information.
Posted on the other video but here are the settings I use. In lightburn with a 60W MOPA and a 110 lens my settings are: SPEED 60, MAX POWER 85, FREQ 37 Khz, Q PULSE 200, Num Passes, 75, Perferation mode on, 0.05 CUT, Skip 0.01, Wobble Mode on, 0.0330 STEP, 0.0300 SIZE, Kerf Offset 0.050 OUTWARD. This worked well on .5mm thick 18K Yellow
Thank you for sharing! If you haven't would be something cool to add to the Community Fiber Laser Settings Library we added to our website in the last few weeks. lasereverything.net/ It's at the top under Settings if you're up for posting it.
Thank you. Is the thickness 1.0 mm, same setting or any changes?
Awesome video! Instead of supporting the gold so that its air cooled, have you thought about a sacrificial copper chilling plate. We have to use that when tig welding stainless due to its high warp factor and temperature sensitivity.
I haven't thought about that but it sounds like an awesome idea! Definitely something to look into!
That's a good idea, I will cut 0.8mm "One Clad 14k Gold Filled Sheet" by the brass side, maybe will help with the reflection ???
Nice Job! Keep it comming!
More to come!
you sir get a GOLD star :D
Aw, why thank you!
I have to cut a design in gold with many holes that are relatively close together. I must use the wooble to the minimum, right? Since the bigger it is, the sides will burn, right?
Yes a smaller wobble will help with that but also increases the likelihood that the cut line will reweld the metal back together as you're trying to cut so it can not be too small.
what is the wastage rate after using the above setting to cut gold? how do you collect those gold fume and dust during the wastage collection? any fume collector can recommand us?
I have a pretty good extractor listed in the buying guide at www.lasereverything.net/buyingguide but I'm not sure how you'd go about collection from within or what the wastage is as I didn't measure.
@@LaserEverything thanks for replying
Do you have tricks engraving wood using fiber laser engraving?
If you have a high frequency machine I recommend using the highest frequency you can. Low frequency fiber laser beams tend to start fires on wood. Still, best of a bad match. CO2 or Diode is much better suited for wood.
I need your help. I want to buy a 50w Rycus fiber laser machine but I don't know if it can cut 1mm in silver or gold,
Some people recommend me 100w but i thinl it's too much
Hel please 😅
Im a jeweler and use a laser machine to cut, the way you do it is not very efficient and it’s too hot! My setting are
Speed 1500
Power 55
Kilo 40
50 watt laser
With 110mm lens
Nice eddy, thanks for sharing those settings! Next time I have to cut some gold I will totally try these out!
How long would it take you to cut let's say a small name necklace? And when using gold is it getting burned like that?
@@burakergenc6354 it depends on the thickness I make standard names .50mm it takes around 70 passes. My settings are lower because gold when it heats it warps, this settings don’t affect in any warping. If it gets hot it will move.
@Ian Sacks change the lens to something like 90x90 this will increase the power
What are your wobble parameters?
I wonder if can i engrave place to zirgon by laser ?
Hmmm I'm not sure!
hi, im mauricio, u helped me time ago, i could help you cutting gold, i have a 30w fiber laser. parameters s200 p90 f25 wooble dia0.2 and dis0,05.. it just take a10 passes to cut 0,4mm 18k gold.
Thanks, I'll give it a try!
Which brand and model is your 30W fiber laser?
Very informative video.
I wanna cut gold name pandent if i increase more wobble value it will damage the pandent.
Can you plz guide me about wobble setting for name pandent cutting?
Depends on the thickness of the gold but if your wobble is too small the gold will weld back together from the heat of the laser. You MUST use a decently sized wobble or hatch to get results. As you can see in the video using a smaller wobble worked well on some golds but not on others. .33 is the minimum I would do for 100% success every time.
Thank you so much
No problem thanks for watching!
What machine was used in this video?
Does anyone know of good sources to buy gold sheets for laser-cut jewelry? Thank you in advance.
I'm confused about how to determine the peak power of my fiber laser. Yours is 37 khz but how do I figure out what mine is?
It's usually listed on documents that came with your laser or spec sheets for your laser source. If you don't have those your best bet is to reach out to your seller and ask for that documentation.
@@LaserEverything hey there! How can i ask you guys questions directly?
You can post on the Discord or Facebook group for more personalized help, the links are in the description of the video!
How are full color picture pendants achived?
full color on gold must involve some sort of printing or ink, not possible with a laser alone.
Interesting videos!
I am a goldsmith and I am just starting to look at fiber lasers. I currently have a YAG laser welder and a cheap k40 CO2. Can a fiber laser do deep etching like bas relief?
Yep, should operate pretty similarly to your YAG. LightBurn makes reliefs easy with its grey scale heightmap 2.5D engraving features.
Is that a good setting 4 cutting stainless?
stainless is a much harder metal so it would take a lot longer but these settings are potentially a good starting point
Thanks
@@esjsharken Stainless is a pain, not so much because it's harder (as in higher melting/boiling) but it leaves behind a lot of debris after each cutting pass. I've found the only way to cut stainless reliably is to alternate a cutting pass with a cleaning pass - it's slow, but does get through. Cutting anything decent (1mm or over) will need a 60W laser, 30W just doesn't cut it.
You're a master cutter Lindsay!
@@imajeenyus42 can you share your parameters for cuttin steel please.
When using a 50 watt machine, will your parameters still work (considering you use a 30 watt machine). Just wondering because I’m considering joining your patreon.
Yes, the patreon includes an Excel sheet and that spreadsheet has a built-in converter for your settings which will convert your settings from a 30 watt laser to a 50 watt laser if you input your laser wattage and lens. All included in the patreon!
@@LaserEverything you’re actually amazing
Glad it's helping you 🙂
Not sure if there would help. I been on the retail jewelry industries. Now gold is usually mixed with other metals and the higher the karat of gold the more weak the gold is (but more pure)
Rose gold it's mixed with copper
White gold it's mixed with Nicole
This might help UA-cam understand better how to cut metals
Thank you for that info!
Rose gold still has silver in it. You make rose gold by raising the copper content in the alloy mixture. There is just more copper in the mix compared to yellow gold. There are also other metals added, for example zinc, to make either rolling or casting easier. By adjusting the proportions of the alloys to each other, you can create all kinds of gold tones. You can create green and peach tones. The same with white gold. Nickel is a strong whitening agent. But there are all kinds of mixtures out there, with varying amounts of nickel. in general, the more nickel, the harder the metal. There is also palladium white gold, which contains no nickel. I think the bottom line is, you have to do test cuts and test engravings on each piece of gold jewelry from different manufactures if you really want to get the best results.
Bro I want that pic engraving library that you have.
Can you send me please?
For silver pic engraving.
www.patreon.com/LaserEverything
Use water on the metal pic so that it will not heat up and will not get weld
I do have a fiber laser you can contact me anytime I can help you more
Hi,Is your gold 10K?
I believe this test was done with 14k
@@LaserEverything ok,Thank you so much
@@inowang-bogongmachine3113 Certainly, most welcome!
how to cut 18 gauge gold plate with 50 w machine what setting what speed what power how passes
We share our parameter library on our website for free, and there is a conversion tool made by a member of the community if there is a setting you'd like to convert that isn't in that library. That would be the best way to get that info so it is specific to your lens and wattage as a starting point.
I am going to buy a Chinese laser for cutting gold elements AU 0.585 14gold with a thickness of 0.5mm, can you tell me which one to buy? Can 20w be cut to such a thickness?
30? 50? Sir
30, with a 110 lens
Sir 30W 175Lens possible?
It's do-able probably but I would definitely recommend a smaller lens if you plan on doing this often!
@@LaserEverything thanks sir 🙏
I was thinking of buying a viber laser but wasnt sure how much watt I need. I want to cut 1.2 mm gold 14k. Do I have enough power with 50 watt or do I need more?
If you're just cutting gold 50w will do nicely :)
@@LaserEverything Oké that is very good! Do you know what the important parts of the machine are to pay attention to when buying a fiber laser machine from Ali Express?
Check out this video where I cover that:
ua-cam.com/video/Y7tknUioLwY/v-deo.html
And this podcast episode:
ua-cam.com/video/g21l9B5-b1I/v-deo.html
Check out this episode where I cover that:
ua-cam.com/video/Y7tknUioLwY/v-deo.html
Pretty sure Lindsay's a guy.
Yes, I realized that after the fact. Not a common name around here. Oops
@@LaserEverything sweet, just wanted to let you know in case y'all interact in the future. They do some interesting things with a fiber laser!