How do you clean the residue off a laser etched tumbler? Let me start off by saying, the cleaning of a Stanley or Dupe tumbler seems pretty intuitive, but it does get a little complicated dependent on the type of coat and color. I think overall I picked up on the best techniques pretty fast, …
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Can you make the thumbnail icon on Lightburn artwork? Some things in life just get annoying, little irritants that just don’t need to be. I noticed this with the thumbnails in Lightburn so I did my research and fixed it! This is how to change your Lighburn thumbnail into Artwork: Enter “File” into your Search …
Why I chose the PiBurn 4.0 This is the PiBurn 4.0 Rotary Axis for CO2 Laser engraving sold by Lens Digital LLC. I usually just choose quality. But that isn’t just the reason I chose the PiBurn 4.0 in this instance. Taking a slightly different approach to my blog today, I wanted to …
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Why you should really consider Digital Calipers an essential tool for your CO2 Laser. Measuring your materials with a digital caliper will result in more accurate description for your software. Point blank, calipers take the guesswork out of measurements. For anyone that has any experience with a CO2 laser, CNC machining or woodwork, you know …
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Can I fit a CO2 Laser in my garage? Yes! You absolutely can fit a laser in your garage, but the question is what size and what other considerations are their. This article breaks some of that down for you using both dimensional graphics and my experience. How big is a CO2 Laser? First one …
What is the difference between a Diode, CO2 & Fiber Optic Laser? In this article we are comparing and contrasting the major differences between hobbyist lasers (Diode, CO2 and Fiber Optic). Ultimately, to answer what is the difference, the answer is, it is in the way that the laser generates the laser beam, via energy …
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What is a CO2 Engraving Laser? A CO2 Engraving Laser uses high voltage electricity to excite Carbon Dioxide (and a few other) molecules into emitting a powerful photon light. This beam of photon light is powerful enough to etch or cut several materials such as wood, acrylic, leather and some metals. It is a …
Picture of a Glowforge desktop style CO2 laser. What is the best option for choosing the best desptop CO2 Laser? When I started my journey with “lasers” for cutting and etching things like ornaments, I truly didn’t know a thing. Great marketing led me to the Glowforge CO2 laser, but the reality in my humble …
