How to Engrave GOLD with a FIBER LASER
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
- In this fiber laser tutorial I'll teach you how to engrave gold with the best Ezcad settings! LOOKING FOR OUR PATREON? Use this: masters.lasereverything.net/
Welcome to my video tutorial on how to engrave gold with a fiber laser like a pro! If you're looking to engrave gold with a fiber laser on EZCAD then this is the video for you. If you have any questions please feel free to leave me a comment below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro - Overview
0:24 - Illustrator Art Prep
1:41 - Taking Measurements
3:30 - Creating Illustrator Artwork
5:38 - Illustrator Live Trace
7:26 - Importing Artwork to EZCAD2
9:11 - EZCAD Gold Settings
9:55 - Red Light Targeting
11:11 - Running the First Side
11:55 - EZCAD White Finish Settings
12:33 - Second Side Setup
14:30 - Running the Second Side
15:23 - Cleaning and Wrap Up
16:09 - Outro - Supporting the Channel
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Engraved a gold necklace using your settings; it turned out great! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for putting this helpful info out for free! I hope you are blessed with lots of good fortune. You get back what you put out.
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Wow, this was an incredible video! I'm currently researching getting a laser of my own so this clearly helped explain all the steps you have to go through to get a project finished. Instant subscription!
That's awesome, glad you got so much value out of it, if you liked this one you'll LOVE some of my more recent videos. There's lots of information to help you on your way to a purchase. Check out "Which Fiber Laser to Buy in 2021" the "Opex" Lens video and the "Fiber laser First Time Setup" - you'll have a field day and feel much more prepared to make an informed decision.
Hey Aaron, did you get one? Also in the process of looking to buy one ;)
Great stuff. Just got a 30w Fiber and having a play around. True what you say, have to gauge it or have an eye for detail - that way no errors (hopefully) Been doing promotional products for 15 years but needed to shift the business as companies are not spending all that much these days on gifts. So reaching out to the private sector is where we are headed.
True story. Good luck with your machine! Always nice to hear others are fiddling around with the same equipment.
Wow technology, I thought it was done by hand? That is amazing, thank you for showing us how you office works👍
Happy to share!
Well done! Thank You! Very informative and to the point.
Glad it helped Rick :) Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much for putting this helpful information out for free
Thanks for this video, i own a laser marker 30w and i'm really intrested to the focus video, i really need it, thank you again!
Thanks for watching! 😊
Well edited even when skipping, that's an awesome trick. Well done.
Thanks 😊
Great job man , thanx
Thank you!
Thanks for the info
Happy to help, thanks for watching!
Thank you this really did teach me a few things :)
You're welcome, glad it helped.
@@LaserEverything can i have the file for parameters you use plese
We'll slowly do videos on new parameters each week, keep an eye on the channel. Just uploaded a new parameter yesterday!
Thank you so much for your videos would you mind sharing with me your white cleanup mark settings that'd be so helpful thank you
I'm setting something up soon to share my full library of parameters with viewers.
Excellent tutorial I learn a lot from this video. May I know where can you get the hatch setting library?
Built it myself :)
Thank you for the amazing video! I had trouble with searching the right adjustments of the speed, frequence and power for engraving gold. But with your settings it works like a charm, thank you again! Grats
Excellent! Glad it worked for you! :D
That was awesome! Thx for posting it
You're welcome!
@@LaserEverything Any chance of doing some more videos - I just got a 30w fiber laser and trying to learn as much as I can :) your tips on the tracing was awesome!
What would you like to see? I love making videos. It's hard to do regular uploads on the channel and run the shop but I do enjoy it.
@@LaserEverything totally understand. Ill think of a good one that will help others as well 👍😎
Many thanks for your videos!
Thank you for watching, let me know what else you'd like to see or learn about!
@@LaserEverything I'm using EZCAD3 since today. Everything is new and I don't know where to start to get the right parameters for Golf and Silver.
I was able to do some marking on some Keys. It's an amazing technology. Many thanks for any content and for taking time to do them.
@@CadicadMaroc The instructions *should* be largely the same for EZCAD3
Hey, awesome vid! Just curious, what are your thoughts on rotary vs. laser engravings? Such as, what are the differences in the final outcome of the engraving (if any)? Thank you!
When used correctly rotary tools are awesome add ons for any laser machine. The learning curve is steep but absolutely doable if the user is persistant and has patience.
Thank you so much
You're welcome! :D
The cloth is a good ideea but it may leave some fine scratches on the surface. If you are engraving this kind of surface every day you should invest in a ultrasonic cleaning machine.
On my shopping list for sure.
My first look at this video support. After a yeat with my 80 watt CO2 laser I just ordered a 100 watt MOPA fiber laser and these videos will help me as a newbee
How much you paid for?
Careful lol a 100w mopa is a lot of juice for normal day to day items. Start really low with your power settings.
@@panagiotispolydoropoulos7083
~18K with import duty
@@LaserEverything yes I will be. Trying to map the setting for color on SS. I have made a bunch in my practicing but like a kid with a new toy, have not written them down
I think I will get adobe I as I here it works great.
Thank you
Welcome!
Nice! Man, I need your param library for my 50W JTP laser. :P
Coming soon!
Awesome video..
Thank you!!!
Nice video
Thanks!
Hello, how is everything? congratulations for the video, it helped me a lot. I also have a 30w laser and I record in gold. I would like to know if you have a setting of speed, power and frequency for sunken, to be smooth and not burnt, dark?
Same setting, many passes.
You can go fast and rough, or slow and smooth. If you want smooth finishes you have to go slow and shave off layer by layer.
Thanks Alex
Thanks Mark
Great video! What is the brand and model of that laser machine? The link in the description doesn't seem to be working. It sends me to a list of engraving machines on e-bay but none look like yours. Thanks!
New link in the description will help you find what you're looking for.
great stuff. one question when doing your red light framing, how do you get the lettering to show up so clearly. mine seems to run very fast and hard to see. the box is fine but not the letters.
Hi nice video and valuable information!
Can you tell me please what camera are you using for the closeups ?
I m trying to set up a camera to be able to see more clearely the reading light for better centering of the object. But the cam i use tends to enhace the red light to much and loose clarity.
But i can see that in your video the image looks sharp, so it would be nice to know what specification does your camera have.
Thanks.
In this particular video I'm using a Google Pixel 3 smartphone but we've since moved to the HD Nexigo cameras available on Amazon. They are inexpensive and do a good job.
Hello. Thank you for the great video.
I have a question please. When i use the red mark to show the text on my jewelry, its blurry and not clear. How can i fix that?
Great looking!! I have a 50w JPT and im trying to do the same thing on brass, i get the the same look and everything but when im cleaning the black dust off around the engraved area the dust seems to get "stuck" inside the engraved area and gives it a "brown" area more than the white/natural brass color.. Some ideas there?
Try a cleaning pass when you're all done to use the laser to actually push the debris out. We go over it in our brass video here: ua-cam.com/video/9iw9wc210Ik/v-deo.html
Well... nice videos! you did not only got me SUBSCRIBED but also made me buy a 50W JPT... now I need to support your channel also... does your parameters library work with my new 50W JPT? Thanks
Yeah Karl, did you pick up the Mactron? The Excel sheet that's part of the Patreon includes an automatic converter so you just pop your lens and wattage information in and it will convert the power settings for you.
So glad you're enjoying the channel. Thank you so much for your support and thanks for watching!
@@LaserEverything I did not get the Mactron because I also got a 150W CO2 laser recently so I am trying not to over spend much
@@CHRO_KO GOTTA get what works for your budget :P Look forward to hearing more about your machine. Don't forget to join the discord if you haven't, it's free!
Great video! What lense are you using?
F-160 I believe, the 110*110mm I find suitable for **most projects.
Could you share your settings for the black engrvaving and clean-up as far as speed-power-frequency-Q pulse is concerned? May be I am forgetting some other options since I am a beginners learning to workshop with a high power fiber laser. Thanks
your video is great, i would like to know if you did a photo engraving in gold?, i ll appreciate the parameters please, i couldnt.. .
Usually using a halftone generator on a raster image is the best way to get photos into metal. I'll do a video on this soon.
Hi, Alex
Thank you for the video.
I have followed the instruction of your video, but the letters are not engraved with the black lines around the edges. What is missing here?
Also, when I click on the 'Select param from library', it doesn't show the list of parameter settings like yours does. How do I get the list of these settings?
In your hatch setting make sure you select "mark contour". As for the parameters I built them myself. May create a public folder with them in the future.
i have been looking for a gold jewelry laser engraver that is not so expensive thank you
yep!
Gave me confidence on engraving gold 💪
Glad I could help out!
Hey! Great video and well explained💯had maybe a stupid question but is it possible to engrave gold with a 20w blue diode laser?
Please im spiraling down a deep rabbit hole and can find awnsers😤
supr job
Thank you! Cheers!
Your settings library looks awesome...any chance to share it with your community?
yes please. :( im having a hardtime and im a newbie. trying to learn how to do jewelry marking.
Parameters coming soon!
Parameters coming soon, keep an eye on my channel!
Excelente 👍🏻 😍😍
Thanks for watching!
Hey i have a 30w fiber laser, which settings do you use for marking & then placing a nice white polish :)?
Same settings just hit it with more passes to go deeper.
Hi! do you know the settings for the black borders? i´m using Lightburn and you have to add the outline yourself, thanks you!
In lightburn, would I run a line mode on the letters first and then run a full with the white finish?
Awesome Video! How does one get all the parameter settings? Like the White Steel Brush and the Brass setting?
They are free on our website, we're able to share that thanks to the community members who support us on the channel and the LMA network :)
I was wondering if you would be willing to share with me the setting on your laser to cut have a platinum or light engraving.
I own 30 watt machine
Parameters will be released soon, keep an eye on the channel!
I like your videos. I am thinking of buying a Laser called SCULPFUN S9 Laser because I can not afford such a nice laser as you have. Do you think that this 90w laser can do as good a job as yours. Can you perhaps explain the difference?
90w is a LOT of power, what do you want such a high power laser for? The difference between manufacturers is stark. Buying a high quality laser is important in this industry. Wiring quality, fiber optics quality are two big areas where you see a big difference between higher end machines and the cheap ones. You also get more reliable power supply units and with the super cheap lasers you often get knock off laser sources which is the box generating the laser. There's a very long list of reasons why you should spend more. Save for more time if you can and put some extra money away, then make your purchase. Not only are super cheap fibers unreliable, they can be dangerous with melted wires and fiber optics. Be careful!
Question do you wear eye safety glasses? If so which ones? Thank you!
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what machine would you recommend to cut out names? in sterling silver of 14crt gold? been looking into a cnc machine (eg nomad) for this, but I wonder if a fiber laser would be better for this 🤔
You can do it with a fiber up to about a millimeter. Recommend 50+ watts for cutting.
Question, your configuration for engreave gold besides words, does it work the same way for photographs?
It can if your bitmap is good. I'll do a video on this soon.
How can I make sure that when I write the text, it doesn't play left and right, but stands still like in your video and
how to set up the engraving to engrave a surface that is at an angle like yours, in mine only one hundred percent flat surface must be
Hello Alex, Will this work on Jewerly that 14k or 18k gold plated over stainless still or would you recommend different settings?
Should be fine, just know you're likely going to be completely removing the plating with settings like this.
Hey Alex, if you are deep engraving, it leaves the surface rough, how do you treat the piece then? Thanks
Usually a pass of something like steel white finish (fast and medium power, medium frequency) will flatten it out a little after you reach the required depth, it's not perfect but it helps. You can also go in and straight up polish the engraving. If you go deep enough before polishing it won't remove the engraving, I'm not a jeweler though and there are probably better resources for that info out there :'D
Hi Alex, I’m interested in this type of engraving for precious metals. Would you mind if I asked how much you would have charged your customer for this service? I understand that if you weren’t doing a educational clip at the same time you would finish it off a lot quicker but I’d like to calculate if the investment in a fiber laser is worthwhile compared to hand engraving using gravers.
Thanks
I charged $45 - $50 for this I think, it's been a while but that's how I'd price it now. Not recording an episode for the show I'd have this done in about 15 minutes, if that helps.
Could you put that on a rotary and engrave around it?
I bought a laser engraver to engrave a gold plated necklace and it won’t even make a dent in it . I did some research and I think I figured out that the engraver I bought didn’t have enough laser power for the material I was looking to use it on 🤦🏾♀️. Do you have a recommendation for what amount of laser power I should be looking for when buying a laser engraver based on the material I’m looking to engrave (highly reflective gold plated 316l stainless steel) ?
Will polishing gold remove laser engraving? I got a chain with the company logo on it and it and that logo has to go.
Do you have any settings you would recommend for 21 karat gold because the settings you used are too aggressive and the engraving remains black
how do you engrave on an id bracelet that has a bigger curve than what you just had?
Hey Alex! Are you able to laser engrave grillz by chance? I can email design over if so? Thank you sir great video!
We aren't currently accepting jobs but I'm sure you could find someone to take it on in our discord server or facebook community. They're free to sign up and have lots of talented engravers.
Great video. What is the best software to use for a Laser engraving novice?
Now that LightBurn has been released I really recommend LightBurn for Ezcad 2 users.
Is there another program which I can use instead of Adobe?
taking the opportunity, would you have any video about photo recording using only ezcad or corel + ezcad? what configuration do you use of power, speed and frequency you used in the 30w?
Script is already written for this one and it's in the queue to be shot soon! If you don't want to wait definitely join the discord and ask around in there!
@@LaserEverything very good, yes i already entered the discord, very good there.
I asked in the fiber laser chat, if you can share I appreciate it :)
Because I'm really in a hurry :/ I have some graduation symbols to engrave the background in bas-relief like in the photo I posted there. my user is bugnotto.
Thank you very much for your attention friend
I've only used Corel draw a couple times and have quite a bit of learning to do before I feel confident about making video about it! I don't even own a legit copy of it lol I will try to prioritize this and work on it for you though. Most vector editing software works more or less the same the buttons just have different names. Have you watched my episode on artwork for engravers?
It's not exactly what you asked for but it should at least help get you started.
ua-cam.com/video/Pm6pWTwD_NY/v-deo.html
What do you feel is a fair retail value for engraving the bracelet on two sides?
I think this job went for like $50
I have a 50 watt fiber laser. I have had it for a few months and am still learning and building my material profiles like you have. I do have a question. It looks like you have an outline on the text. How are you achieving this? I didn't see the 'Mark Contour' checked off when you created the hatch. Is this what you did? Thank you very much for your help!
It looks like you have different settings for the outline of the text because it is darker than the inner part of the text. Please let me know how you did it. Thank you very much!
I had the same question; I think it was debris/smoke stain from the engraving. When he wiped the gold with the MF cloth at the end of the video it wiped away.
I'm going to have a new video on this topic really soon!
Hi Alex could you send me the video link for gold cutting .
Thank you so much
Not out yet. I'm sure you'll see it when it's released.
Hello!
Nice video .,I liked it .
Can you please tell me how much is this 50 W machine and where to buy?
Thank you much and Thanks for sharing is caring video ))
Appreciate!
This video was done with a 30w machine and 110 lens, but can absolutely be done with a 50w too. Machine prices have dropped a bit in recent years, and we have links in our buying guide on our website (linked in the description) if you'd like to check them out. Some are affiliate links if you'd like to support our channel and team :)
Whats going on man, I'd like to start engraving my company's logo on every piece of jewelry i make. what do i need to purchase? is it just the engraver? would appreciate
the help man thanks
Just the laser is all you need. Not sure if it's worth the expense and facing the learning curve to just do one thing. Depends on how much volume you do. If you're low volume may make more sense to send it out but you know the answer to that question best.
Could you do a video for engraving grillz?
Send me some (inexpensive ones haha) and I'd be happy to do that! :'D What a great idea for an episode!
Thank you for the video. Is your machine 100w, 50W, 30W or 20W?
Did you watch the video? He says what it is. LOL
It's a 30w :)
Hi Do you have any settings for 50watt lasers
50w LP Mactron fiber, link in the description :)
Do we need air-conditioning for a 50W JPT Lazer marking machine?
You shouldn't unless it's really really hot. Like 90+ F I would consider it. Make sure the vents are clear and the fans on your system are all working but it should be okay.
Can You give me settings about engraving in silver, please? I Haven not could. Thanks
My laser is Aufero Lu2
Do you have a ez cad tutorial for beginners?
How do I get settings for 50 w laser
What if you want to mark something with a thin gold plating without actually removing the plating?
Hi, that will likely be impossible. Most plating is veeeeeery thin and will instantly be removed.
HELP : After clicking open vector file in EZcad I can't find where it was actually opened, scroll bar is to much to find. Is there any short cut to find the opened vector file on EZ cad screen ? please help
if you click open vector again it should open to the last folder you had open. At the top there is a drop down menu that should show you the folder tree where the file is located.
It’s hatch but it looks like is only marking the contour am I wrong?
How did you get your laser to show the text (Tony ) to show like that what setting do I have to turn on ?
In ezcad, you can do this a few ways. Like we did, can outline with the border box removed in software so only name is selected, or using mark select and only selecting the name and not the border box and framing.
In lightburn, there are several framing options within the frame menu which can output a general square frame, tight exterior outline, or a more detailed shape of the components of a design, also adding in you can use the cut selected graphics as a equal use case to the mark select in ezcad, functioning the same way.
Hope that helps!
Im new to laser ingraving my question is do i have to use a program like Adobe illustrator to use vector images in ezcad2?
Yes, and any other vector editor for advance vector creating or editing
Illustrator or Inkscape both work great.
Hi, might I know how to show all the text to engrave before engraving?
F3 > Other (tab) > Red Light Pointer (button) > Enable Show Contour (check box)
Can you please tell me about wastage of gold dust during this process? Thanks for the good video
I'm not a jeweler so I don't have specifics but a lot of guys will get a basic fume extractor and ONLY use it when they're working on gold projects. Every couple months you can empty it and reclaim the gold dust for repurposing.
I’m a jeweller and I’d be inclined to weigh the piece before and after engraving and see how much metal is actually removed by the process. Once you know how much (or how little) you can extrapolate knowing how much precious metal engraving you actually do per week/year and from that you can calculate the return versus the cost of specialised extraction system/filters and refining of the metals.
I usually only refine my lemel (scrap metal filings) once a year and it’s worth saving but I don’t know if it’s removed from the original piece as a vapour or as small molten pieces?
I’m very interested in finding out myself!
can you please make a tutorial on the EZCAD for beginners ? the param library comes in the software or just settings you made and saved?
@@kelbyparker9712 thank you man!
@@kelbyparker9712 Love it
Yep very soon.
@@LaserEverything I've learned a lot just by trial and error lol still looking forward to it man👍🏽
There's a new video out on setting up your system for the first time which you may find helpful. Could cover things you haven't uncovered for yourself yet.
The link to the co2 laser that you use is broken, which laser is it?
Link updated, top listing.
Hi my name is Akash: your video is very useful for me
My one request: How do you design alphabet letter in your jewelry on computer desktop ?
please give me tutorial.
Thanks 😊
This should help you: ua-cam.com/video/Pm6pWTwD_NY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LaserEverything
Is it possible to black finish the text on gold or gold plating ?
Gold plating not really, depends on the core metal because you're going to blast through the plating looking at it the wrong way. Solid gold a little more likely. In reality it's a dark brown, just need to slooooooow your pass down. Takes a little trial and error.
How to make that focusing stick, any link? And where can I download the ez cad with light button, mine says red and when I click it.. It just give a square laser instead of how the output would look like in "light" button. I hope someone could help me. Thanks!
Video on this soon. Quick and easy to fix. I'll make it a priority to show you the answer.
Videos out, check out the vid we just uploaded on setting up a new fiber laser lens, it's in there!
i have a 50 watt laser and with the same setting it keeps coming out darkish, any recommendations? i{m juzt 30 hours in to the laser, would love some help!
This was on a 30w so you'll have to drop the power or raise the speed! We have links on the description for starter settings packs for you. Also watch our video "everything you need to know about galvo lasers" if you're new!
Hello can anyone tell me that.. While engraving name on 10 gm of ring how many gold loss will done ?can we recover all loss?
The laser is vaporizing the gold so there's no way to really recover the loss but if you're doing an engraving as fast and shallow as shown in the video the weight loss is going to be negligible.
Hi there, i have the same setup and i hve tried to engrave silver and nothing happens at all, can you help me with the proper settings
The setting used for gold in this video should be pretty close to what you need. Are you sure you're properly in focus?
As I can see there is a cross hatch in the engraving process.. But when you show your hatch settings cross hatch or auto rotate aren't checked.. Can you please tell me the correct and complete hatch settings? Thank you in advance!
Rather than using a cross hatch I used the second hatch with an opposite hatch angle. Cross hatch is fine too, however you want to do it.
Thanks for the clarification. Your final hatch looks really good. One of my friends bought a 50W laser machine and after 3 months of playing with it we cannot get a nice looking hatch on gold. On silver looks ok but on gold far from what it should be. The only way to get a clean filled text on gold is to import the text in ezcad like a picture and engrave it like that (with the settings used for photos). It looks good and it takes even less time. Photos look ok either on gold or silver.. the problem is that as far as I know you cannot engrave photos/pictures using the rotary tool. So for inner and outer ring engraving the only solution is to use hatch. What I did and looked nice was only to engrave the text contour after applying an 0.05mm offset 3 or 4 times, so you get a thicker contour.
I would appreciate if you could share your library settings
I'll look into some options for sharing this in the near future.
Definitely would be useful for learning
Hai... how to display the pointer became TONY ? Any video to learn ?
Select "show contour" before you click light.
@@jeremybeasley2998 thanks for your attention
Hi, I am from India i am working as goldsmith laser work can i get the ideas of how to recover gold powder from laser machine i have been losing of all gold powder same working in Ezcad
Hey Mani, thanks for watching! Unfortunately from what I've seen there is currently no good solution for recovering gold powder left over after the engraved gold is vaporized. If you find a solution be sure to let us know so we can share that info. Thanks!
which lens did you use?
This was done with the 110mm lens.
What ventilation or purifier are you using?
I use terrabloom exhausts, they're linked in the 2021 buying guide in the description :)
did you use the 110*110mm or 70*70mm
We used the 110 on our 30w Fiber for this episode.
Awesome video . One question . When you laser engrave into the gold are you removing gold ? Weight ? Or it does not affect the weight or gold
You're definitely ablating the material so there will be a reduction in weight, however small.