xTool F1 Dual Galvo Laser Engraver and Cutter Review | 10W Diode | 2W Infrared Laser |
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- Опубліковано 18 лип 2023
- Here is a review to the xTool F1 Dual laser machine. It comes both a 455nm Diode laser as well as a 1064nm Infrared laser for the ability to cut and engrave a wide range of materials from wood to metal. Check it out!
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Thank you for producing such great videos. I have watched hours and hours of videos and none compare to yours when it comes to details. You're saving viewers lots of cash and time.
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words!
One of the best and professionally made videos I have seen on laser engravers. Very detailed and narrated all parameters for an informed buying decision. Thank you very much
Thank you very much! I really appreciate the kind words.
Excellent video. Best, most complete review of the F1 that I've seen. Thanks.
Thanks so much for this review! I especially appreciate seeing the stainless steel settings for the different colors. We just got our F1 a few days ago, and this will definitely help us out.
Loved this Video… saw it once real early this morning and I’ll be watching it again. Thank you for sharing the speeds. So many things I’d like to try but with a regular job in over 100 degree temps, Im burned out by the end of day. Love my days off and that’s pretty much my pass time. (Laser fun time)
Hi, Glad you liked it! Most if not all of my settings were from the xTool Material Settings page that you can find here: www.xtool.com/pages/material-settings
Excellent video!! I recently ordered the F1 and P2 and I really needed help figuring out what settings and how to do the framing. I am going to check out your other videos. I would love to see some step by step tutorials for some of the things you made in this video. I am so worried I am going to break the laser lol. I have had them for over 2 weeks and haven't made anything yet. I wish xtool would include protective eyewear. I love that they included samples to practice!
Thank you for sharing. I just purchased my F1. I’m kinda nervous however excited.
Good luck!
By far - the best, most informative video I’ve seen on the F1 so far. I was still on the fence whether or not to buy an F1, and kept wondering if a cheap 20w fiber was a better option. I now understand that the F1 will offer me so much - especially as a total newbie. My P2 just arrived and is still in the box. Thanks again. I will definitely use your affiliate code when I buy my F1.
Thanks! I'm glad it helped you out.
Same situation, i was choosing beetwen jpt 20w fiber and F1, and choosed the last one. Fiber is a very good machine, maybe buy it later
Great video! I ordered an F1 yesterday. Your channel will be very helpful.
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
Excellent review!!! I just ordered tonight. Can’t wait to get this! I currently have a Glowforge and I can see this doing so much more for my business.
Hope you enjoy it!
@laurensvibe8464 Hi, I was wondering how you are getting on with the F1 and what about it you prefer to the glowforge. Considering my first laser, like the F1, but worried about the small work area.
Great vid,very informative and very well presented
Glad you liked it!
Your the best Beagle!!! Thank you for mentioning the app and previewing it 😁
Thanks. XSC is the most comprehensive of any of the company specific laser software that I have used. It's really nice that they have moved all of that functionality to the mobile app as well. It's not just a half functional version of the software.
@@BusterBeagle3D that’s awesome 🤩 I hope you use this laser for a while , I love watching your vids and learning from them , thanks again 😁
3:35 Thanks for that info ... was short before buying the Galvo-license upgrade, as I already own the G-Code license.
Great video Ryan👍
Thank you!
Great video! Very informative thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Love the brass coin
Thank you for taking the time to make this great video. Just got my F1. Where can I find the color test you did on the stainless steel?
You're welcome. You can find his test here: drive.google.com/file/d/11WwXioDnh5ZSPU_hSxqzGF8gs-MidEPB/view?fbclid=IwAR2pfPgIzKuTDIXvMLZZOY1lTQkaejoq-v3RGUyddP6Bgb0DbCtj1UmkB30
@@BusterBeagle3D Thanks so much for the quick reply. Keep up the great content. J
What settings did you like for your metal business cards ?
i wonder how this compares to the LaserPecker 4, besides price and customer service, are they pretty much the same? maybe software compatibility too....
They do sell some glasses that cover both wavelengths. The price just jumps to around $50~ a pair (and takes a bit of searching to confirm exact ranges)
I wasn't aware of that since my initial quick search didn't find any. Thanks for letting me know and I edited that part out of the video.
I ordered this laser the end of last month, emailed xtool yesterday when it was going to be shipped, and they said mine was shipping within the next two days, hopefully I get it soon
Oh that’s good to hear. I’m getting antsy haha
Don't know if it's being shipped from their China warehouse or the US warehouse in California, hopefully it's the US warehouse
If you pre ordered it gets shipped from their China warehouse to the California warehouse and then shipped to you :) I ordered mine middle of June and it is said to be here next week
Emailed them again yesterday they said it would be shipped from the US warehouse, I should get it next week, when I ordered it, it wasn't on pre-order, I ordered the one with the rotary that one wasn't pre-order
It's being shipped out today getting it Friday
Would recommend the F1 for someone just getting into the industry and isn't sure which material/products I'd to focus on.
As long as you are planning on only doing relatively small projects it’s not a bad one to start with. However for the cost you could go larger with another brand and have more flexibility. It all depends on your needs.
great video, does this machine gives you depth or only marking/etching effect?
With the IR laser it really mostly just marks the surface. It's deep enough that it will not wipe off but not as deep as something like a fiber laser.
Hello, thanks for the great video. We just received our F1 and we’re trying to figure out speeds and other processes with it and XCS. We used laserbox basic with our D1 and it was really simple for us noobs doing our Tumblers.
Can you explain where to find how to change the “lines” to 200 on XCS? Also, we’re assuming that the “speed” is called something else because we don’t see it anywhere?
We want the best settings to completely remove the color coating on the tumblers for a really clean look (bare metal).
Any help you can provide would be amazing and keep up the stellar work 🤙🏼
This is probably too much for a youtube chat but XSC works much the same as Laserbox Basic. The difference here is how it interacts with the F1. The reason you are seeing Dot Duration and instead of Speed is because that is the way it handles raster graphics (images) now with the F1. It will also show you DPI (dots per inch) instead of Lines per cm.
If you drew out a vector circle you would see the speed again in mm/sec and lines per CM. Not exactly sure why they did that and since it could be a little confusing to newcomers but it is what it is.
I think for my tumblers I was able to engrave at 90% power and 550mm/sec at 200 lines per cm because my design was a vector. You may have to run some test to see what he proper settings for a raster image would be. The higher the number on the dot duration the slower the laser will move. A max of 3000 moves the slowest so it would be the darkest mark on Stainless Steel using the IR laser.
Hope this helped at least a little.
@@BusterBeagle3D thank you for being awesome to answer our questions! Completely understand now and now we can do some tests to see what will work best for us. We’ll be subscribing and watching from here on out. We hope you have a great day!
Great review. Are the filters for the purifier a standard size that can be purchased from a 3rd party?
how about cutting 2mm 2 color plastic id tags with small screw holes for switches ??
Hey beagle , that leather patch is there a link to find more of them? I’m looking cause I wanna buy some without having to use a heat press
It came with the machine. I’m not sure if xTool sells them or not but you can check the website.
Nice video I have a question what was the setting you use on the pach, so I can have in raiding
Everything I did can be found on the xTool Material Settings page. www.xtool.com/pages/material-settings
For mine it was 100%Power, 700mm/sec and 100 Lines per CM.
@@BusterBeagle3D thanks
I am brand new to the F1. I have the slide extension with a business card jig. My question is how do I know what settings to use as far as the blue or the red laser? I have an svg picture with text I added to it. Is it ok to group the text with the image? At one point, I got a message about the object setting which said you can't set parameters for both a vector and bitmap. So, the bitmap is the image and the text is the vector? I'm just confused when to pick what laser. Is there a list of settings for XCS, such as the one Xtool put out for Lightburn?
Yes. Text is line data which is also know as a vector. An image or photo works as what is called a raster image. A bitmap, jpeg, png, etc are all raster images. When using XCS you only get the settings that correspond to the type of file that you are working with. The IR laser works well on metals and plastic where as the blue diode is good for woods and other organic materials. xTool does have a list of settings for the F1 that you can find more about here: www.xtool.com/pages/material-settings
The even tell you which laser you should use for what.
How durable is the marking on brass and that necklace? Does it come off easily?
It’s marked on the surface. It can’t easily or wipe away. I suppose you could sand it off if you wanted but I’ve never tried.
This is a great overview - great info. I am struggling with white tumblers getting the engraving correct. Are Black easier to engrave? I ordered the RA2 which arrives today so will give it a try based on your suggestions. I may order the extension as you did a great job showing its value. You quickly mentioned the settings you used for each job - a cheat sheet for us newbies would be great. Thank you for the informative video.
Diode lasers are pretty useless for white materials -- the IR maaaaay be better, but white essentially reflects all the light back.
What the other Ryan said. It is possible but you may need to coat the surface with marker to be able to do this on a while tumbler. Honestly I haven't tried but I would recommend checking out the Facebook groups of xTool to see if anyone else has. I'm sure they have.
what is the max height of an item you can engrave - looking at doing some of the 46oz or 1.36L yeti tumbers. just want to make sure that size would fit under the laser once its on the rotary
I believe the max height is 113mm so you might need to get creative if you want to use it with a tumbler that size.
We are trying to use the F1 on rocks to etch with rare success. Red Jasper and a few others etch with varying results on the same rock. Any help
I'm not a user yet, but from what I have watched it could be a focus issue if the surface is not flat and level. Also, if it is reflective that could be an issue, might paint it with some washable black paint. Good luck.
So I have a question, I have both XTOOL & F1. I really don’t have any issues with the XTOOL. However the F1, I can’t figure out how to see the image like I do on the XTOOL in order to line it up correctly. I can’t find any video on this. Can you help this F1 girl going crazy on this matter?
Hey great Content Just wondering I am new to laser machines I am looking to get into dog collar Custom and picture of pendants for people is this a good product to start my business
It's not a bad option. If you are serious about metal engraving you may also want to look into fiber lasers as they are much faster and more powerful.
What am I looking for as key words for the proper safety goggles for this machine?
You would want laser safety glasses that can work in the range of 450-1064nm. That covers the blue diode as well as the Infrared laser.
Do you have any videos on the xtool m1 ?
Unfortunately no. I don’t have that machine.
Mine does not have the spare USB key. Also not listed on the List Of Items in the user manual.
That's odd. Mine came with one in the box and one already plugged into the machine. Not sure which one was right?
Hi. Thank you ever so much for the Detailed Tutorial. I am not on Facebook would it be possible to obtain Kobe Schmidt File Please. Thank you in advance
He has it on google drive to be downloaded and opened in Lightburn. drive.google.com/file/d/11WwXioDnh5ZSPU_hSxqzGF8gs-MidEPB/view?fbclid=IwAR2pfPgIzKuTDIXvMLZZOY1lTQkaejoq-v3RGUyddP6Bgb0DbCtj1UmkB30
G code license? Huh? I just bought my machine and trying to set it up. Not working. Must be this but I don’t know what you’re talking about. Where do I find this?
Gcode license refers to the version of license you would need to purchase if you wanted to control the machine with the Lightburn software. You don't need to purchase anything if you prefer to use the free xTool Creative Space software that will also run the machine. You can download that from the xTool website for free.
Can you sense the impressions you've made on the F1 when engraving on metal?
If you mean can I feel them then the answer is no. They are really just superficial marks.
@@BusterBeagle3D So for making more quality engravings, it would be better with a fiber laser? Or is the F1 good enough?
@@NotDoingThisToday It depends on your needs. If you only want to do metal and you actually want to engrave deeper into the metal I would go with a fiber. If you wanted the flexibility to also do wood and other materials in addition to metals and deep engraving is not important to you then the F1 is a good choice.
The blue and red dot meeting in the middle. This is where I’m stuck. I don’t have a blue dot
Take the cap off of the laser.
@@BusterBeagle3D OMG 😂 thank you
@@leanewman No worries. It happens.
My red dot is a line, and under the blue dot. What do I do?
It's not a fiber laser
I didn't say that it was. I said it's a galvo laser which is what my fiber lasers are as well. More to do with the way distributes the laser then the laser source itself.
I CANT FOR THE LIFE OF ME GET THE RA2 TO WORK IN LIGHT BURN.... HAVE YOU HEARD OF ANYONE WHO HAS?