How to Engrave PHOTOS on Silver | Fiber Laser Tutorials
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Today I'm teaching you how to engrave photos on silver with a fiber laser! In this video we're tackling silver plated nickel! As you'll soon find out it can be a bit of a challenge, especially with cheap hardware like this. Still, we're determined and we're going to come out triumphant. Learn all about Ezcad and engraving silver in this short fiber laser tutorial!
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0:00 - Intro - Overview
0:29 - Isolating the Photo
2:01 - Setting Up the Photo Document
4:20 - Photo Adjustments
6:40 - Silhouette Creation
7:19 - EZCAD Photo Settings
10:57 - Base Prep
11:54 - Base Engraving
13:07 - White Prep
13:40 - White Engraving
14:32 - Final Details Prep
15:36 - Final Details Engraving
16:44 - Final Look
17:37 - Outro - Supporting the Channel
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Learning that "Disable Mark Low Gray Point" just saved me so much work. It's great that you are taking the time to make these videos!
So glad you're getting value out of them!
@@LaserEverythingcan you do this in lightburn? Running into this issue where it marks around my grayscale logo.
Finally someone that makes perfect explained láser tutorials thank you so much
Glad you liked it!
Great video! Glad that you understand the reflectivity of silver. Most reflective substance on the earth. Eye shielding is a HUGE must when working on this stuff.
Well said! Thanks for watching!
Fue un video MAGNIFICO!!! GRACIAS por compartir sus conocimientos, eres un maestro del Grabado Laser!
Thanks Alex, glad to hear the video helped you!
For giving white effect on silver you can use
1st
Speed - 500
Power - 70
Loop count 2
2nd
Speed 500
Power 15
Frequency 45
You the goat bro. Thank you so much for this knowledge I neva met you but I love you .
Haha appreciate that, thanks for watching!
thank you brother. it really help me a lot. God bless you and your family man.
Thanks for watching!
I was waiting for such a video
Thanks for watching Mohamed!
I have spent 3 hours trying to to find an information video on how to make this but all the videos were out of context and i thought to myself if i would find a video on ur page about this topic now am gladly going to to watch this and i know i will get it right
Glad it was helpful!! Please reach out in our communities if you need more help.
That Turned Out, Amazing. Way better than others I've seen. I'm sure its because of that Contrast setting.
Nice work, 👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks Matt! Appreciate that, glad you liked it!
Hi bro,
Possible to tell me ,gold and silver and brass what power and speed and frequency should keep for very good results 👍 for 50w laser machine ..if u have any idea please share with me its helpful to me..thanks
Hi Alex bro..whazup
I want to know 50w laser machine
How much speed and power and frequency should I keep for Good results
..matels p(gold 18k ,21k, and silver , and brass)..
It's helpful for me thanks
You are the king! Thank you...
Thank you for this Video!
My pleasure!
what an amazing video, thank u sir
Thanks so much, glad you've enjoyed it! :D
is this possible with lightburn? havent seen any power map etc there
Thank you bro! You're the best!!!
Thanks for watching!
very helpful i will test it tonight .
Have fun
I was wondering.. If your putting in so much heat for the base layer.. doesn't that have the potential to warp the material?
One can use "select subject" PS latest versions are quite smart now.
Even if we use the black base, we can use a light pen with higher speed to get the same result.
you are a blessing bro
Glad you found it helpful!
It's amazing bro I will try this once at my office
Good luck, have fun!
HOLA !!! TE SALUDO DESDE ARGENTINA!!! QUERIA PREGUNTARTE!!! SI ESTE TRABAJO LO PUEDO HACER EN ACERO INOXIDABLE Y ALUMINIO!!! GRACIAS..
I am first? :) Your family is amazing. Thank you for this video!
Seems that way!
This is wonderful 💓👍💖
Glad you liked it!
Wonderfull, Thanks a lot.👌👍
Thanks for watching! :)
Can you print on gold and stainless steel and what laser do you use ?
hi my 50w raycus is not writing pictures. I set the image but it doesn't print anything. If the speed is below 75, it writes a little, what could be the problem?
bonjour, je suis sur lightburn , ou trouver Désactiver Marquer le point gris bas s'il vous plait , merci
for steel engraving is need to invert photo? or straight?
Great video! I was wondering how get those parameters in my library…"photo silver", thanks
Magnifico video, muchas gracias, los dos primeros pasos perfectos, ahora me falta el paso del grabado final, my fibra es raycus 50w 110x110, pero no consigo unos ultimos parametros para que quede bonito
with your 50w you'll want to use a little more than half the power I'm using with my 30w here.
Yo tengo la misma maquina de 50w y una de 20w pero creo que hay que modificar los parametros ya que la maquina del amigo es solo de 30w
Las pruebas me quedan regular aun falta ajustar los parametros a la potencia de nuestras maquinas
Thanks for the info.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Alex, what type of fiber laser you used on this video, I have a 30W raycus 40-60 kHz is it possible to get the same result with it?
Hello! How powerful is your laser? 50w?
Hi! I've learned a lot from this video, so thank you! I was wondering about the depth of the engraving and working with the plate after it's engraved. Is there a way to set up the engraving so the image is more dimensional and could survive being soldered, blackened, buffed, shined, etc? I've been messing with the power settings and for some images I'm able to get a bit of a relief or cameo effect, but it's not consistent at all from photo to photo. Do you have any tips?
I have experimented with this just a little but it's never ended particularly well for me. I usually try to make laser marking raster images the absolute last thing that needs to be done when it's required. Still, I can see why you would want to figure this out. First thing I would do is make sure you're checking out the updated photo engraving guide, it's much more comprehensive and may aid you in your testing: ua-cam.com/video/EB40S6AEVwE/v-deo.html
hello my friend have a good day
I want you to write down all the settings for all the stages that you made, including the advanced settings, the base stage, the cleaning stage, and the image printing stage... Thank you very much
they're listed in the video or you can get the parameters from the laser master academy: masters.lasereverything.net/
Why not make the base directly white fast marking? Why go black first ?
Have you ever thought of getting a small compressor for an air brush for some cooling air? It is nice.
I've thought about it, just haven't gotten around to it yet!
I loved the video. I am considering getting a laser engraver and trying to decide what to get. Do you mind telling me which laser you are using? I am a glass and jewel artist and love the idea of engraving silver. Thanks!
This is a 30w Mactron JPT! Feel free to join us on Discord or Facebook, we have other jewelry artists in the community🙂
selam,denedim olmadı neden? benim bilgisayara bağlanıp ayarlama yapabilir misiniz? teşekürler..
How to get color marking on gold on mopa laser jpt 100w
Do you have a video like this for grey scale in lightburn and galvo lasers? Thanks!
Not for greyscale but we do go far more in depth in this video here: ua-cam.com/video/EB40S6AEVwE/v-deo.html
Nice content... 👍
Does anyone has a suggestion how to mark on plastic with Laserpeaker 2 ?
Glad you enjoyed. We're still waiting on an LP2 but when they FINALLY get it to us we will definitely take a look.
Nice video sir make a video on photo engraving on stainless steel and brass
Soon!
But how to cut it (shape) around the heads etc?
hello sir,love your content. it will be very helpful to me when i get a laser.which is why i am reaching out to you.i have questions about buying overseas.like cloudray,do i pay customs as well and if i sent you a link to a akeme laser could i get your opinion?thanks
Yeah you have to pay customs. Fee depends on your country but usually 20% - 30% of the final price of the laser. If you'd like feedback on buying options you can post them on the Discord (link in the description) OR you can check out my official recommendations at www.lasereverything.net/lasers
Love your work. Do you have Lightburn presets for Galvo? My Ezcad software is corrupted and I can't get it to work have had a terrible time trying to download a clean copy., Had a bit of support from Lightburn to get my frame and focus dots working again and it works good. I'm interested in joining your Patreon if you have those settings for Lightburn. I'm a manufacturing jeweller and would like to get the machine up and running again. I also have a diode laser which I am having fun with. cheers
We do, converter included. It's all up over at masters.lasereverything.net/ :)
Thanks bro
Thanks for watching!
Hello. a query when I do the photoengraving with my fiber laser I put my finger on it and it is damaged as if it is losing detail. How do you make sure that doesn't happen? Excellent your video
higher power, lower speed
Hi , great job out there , you save me too with disable gray point , but i do have a problem, at the finish photo i need to check invert otherwise it does engrave inverted if i do not check , what did i miss ? Thank you in advance
It doesn't engrave at all if you don't check invert? Weird. I'd make a post on our discord about that, that seems a little more complicated than I will be able to help with in UA-cam comments. It's free, there's a link in the description.
@@LaserEverything thank you for the reply , it does engrave , but if i do not check the invert box it will engrave inverted photo
if you can help me i have a problem , i try numerous times on difrent metals and once on silver and its working but now i have a job to do and the first 2 steps work but when i put the details its not working laser moving around butt not sparks and sound just the movent and its makes litle to no marks on silver is feel like its not puting enought power its make no sounds, its very anoing because i manage to makeit work once on silver with the same setings and now nothing
This video is pretty old and while the dark silver settings are good I'd recommend checking out our new photo engraving guide which will probably answer a ton of your questions, check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/EB40S6AEVwE/v-deo.html
Hello. Where om ezcad is parameter libary? Thank you :)
The parameter library is not included with ezcad but we do have a copy of our library available over at masters.lasereverything.net/ for supporters of the channel :)
Is it possible to disable "Mark Low Gray Point" in lightburn?
Lightburn already does this passively to ignore pure white pixels in raster objects. No extra settings necessary :)
Great video! What type of lens do you use in this video and what power fiber? I’m trying the same settings and I can’t get the whites and blacks as light and dark as yours are.
Also you got a new subscriber here
It's a 30 watt jpt with a 110 mm lens, first link in the description under the buying guide. If you're still struggling with getting the mark feel free to join the Discord there's a link to that in the description as well if you send some photos of what you're getting we might be able to help you dial that in!
Glad you enjoyed it that much! Hope I can keep bringing you value in the future!
hi.i want to re install my windows.how can i backup my parametr in the param library?tnx
Hey Mehdi, open your Ezcad folder where your ezcad files are stored and open the "PARAM" folder. Copy all of the files out of that folder and store them in a safe place so you can put them back in later. Also make sure you work your way through all of your F3 Param settings and save screenshots of everything in case you need to reconfigure your system after the reinstallation.
Hello Alex, first thanks for sharing such good knowledge with us.
I have been doing photo engraving in silver and gold (18k). In most cases I need to unmark "pixe power adjustment" for the silhouette, because if it is on, the engraving is very very light. And when I get to the final step (Photo finish) I need to fix the dpi (600x600) on Ezcad to make it work (without it, the engraving is also very light). I have tryed with many high resolution images (JPG and BMP) but I always need to set the dpi to get a aceptable result. Any toughts why I can´t do it in the way you taught in the video?
50W Raycus Fiber Laser - Ezcad2 - Brazil
Same thing is happening to me cant seem to get these steps to work without taking grey off and pixel power on the silhouette. What solution did you come up with ?
@thebigone3868 I think you need to import his settings in ezcad. I think he fine tuned the pixel power settings, he mentioned he did in the video and he said he could do better if he played with it. So that list of power ratings , I think he increased those values on his list.
Hi Alex
I don’t have (select param library ) on my laser software,
It’s just mention parameters from the parameter, and it’s on default, there is no option? Any idea what or how should I fix?
Thanks
Pop over to the free discord or facebook group linked in the description and post a screenshot if you can so we can take a look, thanks!
Dear friend, how careful should we be with the fumes and gases that the machine expels? can you recommend something? I use silver and steel to engrave
You should be using a fume extraction system, definitely.
Does it work with stailnless still? Like ))
I have 50w jpt and it take me half hour to finish 25x20 mm photo on stainless steel, any setting can make it faster, thank you.
"Photos on Stainless" episode coming very soon!
Good vedio. Just new seeing if this same doing tiles. As seeing people doing photo on tile eg norton whight tile. Can u able do vedo fiber on whight tile
We'll definitely do some tile soon. In the meantime check out the brand new photo guide we just posted it will likely be a huge help.
@@LaserEverything cant wait to see that
I’ve done photos on Sterling with chemical etching and it was descent looking but nothing like that.
I want to try doing one on the Fiberlux I have.
Let us know how it goes!
Thank for sharing 🙏😊... the settings are the same for stainless steel too?
You can probably use this method with *some* success on stainless but really there are better methods which we'll cover in a video in the near future :D
@@LaserEverything thank you 😊 I'm waiting for it
@@virtusangel1510 me too
Hi Alex,
I'm interested in the Parameter Library for "EZCAD 2" you are working with in this video.
Where can I buy these ?
Greeting
The parameters are available for free through our videos, but if you prefer the whole library organized or want to help support the channel and content, they are available as a convenience through the LMA (Link in the description).
hi , is the parameter will be same for silver and gold and also process too.
Similar, not the same.
Nice work! Where do you get the different materials settings on your software library? I have ezcad and is empty
I've built this library over the course of 8 years in the industry, you can pick it up here: masters.lasereverything.net/
@@LaserEverything I see, lots of work involved to make them. Would they work for any laser machine, I have a 30 watts but I don’t remember the laser source this machine has.
Most of them should work fairly well for you. Do you know what lens you have? It makes a big difference. If you only have one lens it's usually good to get a few different sizes, I have a video on that you can watch it's on the main page of the channel. But with some decent size lenses like a 70 a 110 or a 150 the vast majority of the settings should work for you regardless of your source.
@@LaserEverything 220 but I just ordered 110 and a 70 something Lenses, thanks to your videos!
What's the drill mode setting for? I read it in the manual but don't understand.
It's complicated, content on that coming soon.
What will have result if set frequency to 50? Also Will any damage we have on laser device setting to frequency?
It depends on the laser source your machine has. Usually setting the frequency outside of the designated range will just result in the laser using it's closest possible option so if you have a laser that does 50 - 100khz and you try to use 25khz it will use 50. This is a little more advanced though so I'd check out the facebook group or discord server linked in the description and let us know what source you have in your machine and we can take a look.
Any chance there will be an updated version of this video done on lightburn?
ua-cam.com/video/EB40S6AEVwE/v-deo.htmlsi=9Y2HTiy1aRFkHdKy
ua-cam.com/video/hH744rto5uE/v-deo.htmlsi=8zaYhrq18boL89qa part 2
How to get param library like yours? Thx
masters.lasereverything.net
Can I ask who's your source for the silver plated nickel? Thanks.
It's solid silver, it was sent to me by a viewer!
What is height of the laser caliberation pointer from the flat surface base?
That value is going to be very different based on your individual lens. We used a 110 lens for this, but even the next 50 lenses off the assembly line behind ours would have a different focal height.
how about a lightburn tutorial for a 30watt raycus?
Kyle has a 30w Raycus machine and uses LightBurn so we should see some of that content coming your way starting next year.
Can someone help me please with 50w fiber laser and 300mm lense. I am trying to engrave on silver
The 300mm lens is typically way too large to mark on silver with 50w. I highly recommend looking into some smaller lenses that will provide a smaller dot size and more focused power like a 110 or 150mm lens.
Hi how are you? You help me with a query, where you can download the parameters to upload them to the library as the one you occupy in base, blank and final, will you help me? Thanks!!!!
Hey man not quite sure what you mean, can you try to explain differently?
@@LaserEverything Hello friend, in my ezcad program the parameters that you show at (minute 11:09) are not loaded, do you have those parameters to load them into ezcad? thanks friend
@@untipo9256 Those parameters are available for download if you join the Patreon:
www.patreon.com/lasereverything
@@LaserEverything ready, subscribed, you have a lot of information, will you guide me to lower the parameters? Thank you!!!
Great Work.. have ever
engrave a globe with photo?
Have not yet!
would this be the same process for stainless steel?
More or less, the settings will be a little different but the philosophy is the same.
How to engraving clearity off small letters on gold ring and
Not sure what exactly you need help with but if you want to join the discord (there's a link in the description) someone there will likely be able to help you out and get you going in the right direction :)
How do you do disable mark low grey point in lightburn ?
Lightburn does this by default. Anything pure white isn't marked.
@@LaserEverything Thanks I figured that out after I posted the question pretty cool.
Hey, I can’t get the param library its empty! Can U help me plz
What version of ezcad are you using? Are you trying to load the library directly?
Would the settings vary if using sterling silver?
Should be more or less the same if you have the same wattage laser/lens size
Hi Alex. I followed these steps and used your settings that I got through your patreon. But the image just seems to rub off and leave a dark mark where it was, all the detail rubs away. Any ideas? Thanks.
More power, doesn't sound like you're actually ablating the silver.
Hi, can you laser onto spoons?
Absolutely, no problem at all. :)
What is the best ''base'' power, KHZ, speed? on 14k Gold?
Every laser is different, drop your question with some details about your machine and the results you're getting in the facebook group or discord server so we can take a closer look.
Thank you for the video. I was in so much struggle and this helped me out. Can we engrave like this in gold too?
Yes! Just waiting for someone to donate some gold to the channel so I can publish a video on it 😂 thanks so much for watching, I'm glad that you got value out of it!
@@LaserEverything Is it possible that outcome will come like this on gold? Any ideas?
I've never tested it so I don't want to commit to an answer on that! It's possible! I just haven't done it myself yet.
@@LaserEverything Haha thanks anyways 😊
@@LaserEverything I have a gold stud i can send ya :p
Hi please can you make a tutorial to engrave photos on gold
We've got one, right here: ua-cam.com/video/H3nDIONNBzc/v-deo.html
Enjoy!
Hi I have order a
Fiber LAser 50W (JPT-LP) 1-600 KHZ many Fiber Laser is 20-80 KHZ....What can I do with 1-600 KHZ..Hope you will answer me
The higher frequency range basically opens up some new marking options for you. With higher frequencies it's easier to mark plastics and anneal metals. Without getting to complex in the youtube comments that's more or less what it's good for. Hope that helps :) Feel free to join the discord for more info - there's a link in the description.
Fiber lux 50 laser machine used
we can engrave photo having 30 watt laser machine, please advise
Video coming soon 🙂
alguien me ;puede decir
como puedo o btener lybrary cause i dont have nothing
It is free on our website, linked in the description.
Excelente
Thanks for watching!
I cant, I put all pharams, base, white anf final and dont engrave the silver, I have a rycus 20w, and I try to purchase the month plan to download the pharams and failed!!! Help
On silver base, engrave white color, on white silver, engrave more white and on final photo engrave transparent (white so)... and sorry for my english
Happy to take a look and see what might be going on but it's very difficult on youtube. Please join our discord or facebook group (free, link in description) so we can take a closer look and see what's going on.
you can skip the photo white and reverse mark the photo on the first black mark. this would mark white on black surface and get the same result
I don't like seeing the shiny silver behind the black details. I think giving it a white "canvas" to draw on ends up giving a better result personally, but your way could work too!
@@LaserEverything Hello Alex, I would like to know how to apply this white coverage over the silhouette, I did not see this option
Amazing tho I didn’t catch the setting to ignore the boarders in Ezcard
Bitmap settings > Extend > Disable Mark Low Grey Point to ON > Set Value to 1
@@LaserEverything thank you for your kind reply, am a start up engraving business in Bahrain kindly post more videos about engraving images on black metal surface
Check out our episode called "Complete Photo Engraving Guide" it will really help you.
Does this technique apply when engraving on fiber laser with brass?
Yes absolutely
@@LaserEverything awesome thanks for the reply! So I should engrave a silhouette to remove the shine and get a surface to engrave the final image on, correct?
Yeah for brass I would stick with the light background dark pixels. If you haven't seen it. Make sure you watch our ultimate engraving guide for photos because the actual photo engraving method used in this video is deprecated.
@@LaserEverything just watched it 👍🤣
So how long should the silhouette layer take? I'm at 4 hours and only done about 3cm 😳😳
P.s love your channel
No where near that long. Should take minutes. Check your line distance and make sure hatch #2 and hatch #3 are disabled!
@@LaserEverything awesome thankyou. Will give it a shot
I tried engraving on silver, and when engraving the threshold edited photo, half of photo engraves in black and half in white🤔 Is there any solution for that?
I used the same parameters and even the same laser tc settings
Yes you are missing the Disable Mark Low Gray Point setting from the earlier section of the video. Go back and make sure you have that option turned on and set to 1 and try it again. For more comprehensive support please join the Discord so you can send photos.
@@LaserEverything I did tick disable mark low gray point. Can I know the discord link
UA-cam comments are not a good place to diagnose issues with the laser. I'm happy to help you further but it has to be somewhere you can send me photos of what things look like I can't help without being able to see.
@@LaserEverything How can I contact you via discord?
There's a link in the description I watch all the channels pretty much 24/7 just post there and we'll see it
Where does one get the silver like this
These were scraps from a jewelry maker
How do I engrave my iPhone?
Very carefully. Depends on the model. The aluminum body ones are easy to engrave, but I wouldn't recommend trying the glass ones.
why didn't you have to make it a negative before marking it?
When the pixels you're marking are darker than the background material you engrave your photo standard, when the pixels you're marking are lighter than the background material you invert. We cover this in more detail here: ua-cam.com/video/EB40S6AEVwE/v-deo.html
What type of laser is that
Mactron 30w JPT, link in the description or check out the buying guide at www.lasereverything.net/lasers :)
Can you engrave on gold 9k 14k?
With some patience and some good settings sure I don't see why not.