Thunder Laser Material Testing the EASY way, using less material to get your optimal settings QUICK!

Don't want to use a quarter of a sheet of material to find out what settings will work? You don't have to. If you plan properly, you might even have something you can reuse after you complete it! In this video, I'll show you a simple set up for a material test, using a small amount of material that can be completed in under 10 minues.
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Intro: 0:00
Lightburn Setup: 1:49
Running the Cut Test: 5:44
Running the Engraving Test: 7:15
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[@denicabishop]

Genius!!!

[@ThingsKatieMakes]

Thanks!

[@computercreationz]

Great video! I appreciate the shout out in the video as well.

[@ThingsKatieMakes]

Thanks for the compliment Robert! I’ve learned so much from your channel - appreciate all you do

[@Embracetherandom]

Love ComputerCreationz he is my go to when I want to learn laser. Now Katie is another go to for me. Thanks Katie!

[@DaveGatton]

Fantastic! Those small tests make a lot more sense to me than running whole card. Great job Katie. 👍🏻

[@ThingsKatieMakes]

Thanks Dave - always looking to save material!

[@SettoStun688]

Could be a good idea for some but all my layers except 2 are preset for either cutting or engraving different materials. The 2 unset layers is for something I don't do often so I can play around with them

[@ThingsKatieMakes]

If you load an old file after playing around, your layers will come back the way you’ve set them

[@BonnicusRex]

such a helpful video Katie! Great advice

[@ThingsKatieMakes]

Thanks Bonnie!

[@asherbenruby]

Do you have the test file for download?

[@ThingsKatieMakes]

Hi - the standard one or my simplified version?

[@asherbenruby]

Your version.
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[@ThingsKatieMakes]

@@asherbenruby let me add it to my resource vault today and I’ll post the link when it is ready!

[@asherbenruby]

Thanks!@@ThingsKatieMakes

[@asherbenruby]

LOL I will also need to know where the Resource Vault is.
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