3D Engraving in Wood with Opt Lasers PLH3D-XT8 8 diode blue laser on an AVID CNC

In this video I attempt to do a 3D engraving in wood converted from an STL file into a grayscale depth map. The 45W power and longer focal length lens of hte XT8 laser make this possible.
You can get more info on the XT8 laser here: optlasers.com/plh3d-series-la...
AVID CNC here: www.avidcnc.com/
STL2PNG converter: fenrus75.github.io/FenrusCNCt...
ImagR Laser Image procession software: www.imag-r.com/
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UA-cam Video on STL2PNG: • Converting a STL file ...
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[@bremistww]

Good to know! One more possible use for this beast.

[@RyanBredemeyer]

Jim, very cool concept here!
I realize this proof of concept may largely be for those without a spindle - but if you have both, you gave me an idea to combine both: burned looks awesome as a background, and then use the spindle for main shape, then laser again for deepest details. Like in your photoshop-esque program remove all detail lighter than shade x, just to capture the best shadows. Then burn that in on top of the spindle shape, to give bit more 3D effect/depth.
Anyway, I love your content, thanks for opening so many concepts up to me and so many here. 👍🙏👏

[@JNWoodworks]

I can't wait to see your video on it 🙂