Lines Per Inch (LPI) in Laser Engraving - Master this setting!

Understanding how Lines Per Inch impacts the quality and time for your engraving work with your laser is a critical item to master! Let's take a look at how increasing or decreasing this value while leaving your speed and power settings alone impacts engraving quality and time. We'll then break out a digital microscope and take a look at the result. Hopefully you can use this knowlegde to maximize time and profits in your laser engraving business!
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[@jmp7624]

Great video and very informative! There is A LOT of information here that doesn't get explained very well by other channels. People always want settings from others (myself included), but LPI differences explained here prove why that's not the right choice.

[@directedt3ch]

Thanks so much Joseph! Yeah, tons of info in there. Hopefully people can follow my stream of though ramblings :)

[@lexispapi]

Next time you won’t have to count the lines use the blend tool and type in how many lines you want in between. So if you have a line on top line on bottom that’s two lines already if you need a 100 you’ll select the blend tool click on top line then bottom. You’ll get a pop up box total you’ll type in 98 and illustrator will create them for you.

[@directedt3ch]

That is a great tip! Thank you!

[@ThePaulbcfc]

if you did a fill with an outline would it tidy up the edges i have done that on wooden items and it makes the engraving look a bit tidier

[@directedt3ch]

That's a great tip! Thank you!!

[@refurbandbuild9492]

Great info. Thanks, from across the pond

[@directedt3ch]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@somerandomguy8564]

Very well done! Love the microscope view. Proves things without a doubt.

[@directedt3ch]

Thank you so much!!

[@thebosun181]

Great info...thank you!

[@directedt3ch]

Glad it was helpful!