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At first I was turned off because of the gas assist cost and how quickly is goes, so it adds to the cost
But thin stainless 1.20 mm can be cut with 60 psi air and air does not cost so that excited...

experimenting a bit used 55psi air vs O2 to assist in cutting thin metals (1.20 mm)

https://youtu.be/k1xVzyEyc70
turned out ok and lightburn worked well , I can now make my own blanks for the...

Nicely done , looks good on the wall
I did 2 of these in 2020 laser and plasma
https://youtu.be/T9qJdCW7wPw tree of life laser cut


https://youtu.be/Tb-tgJGApJQ tree of life plasma cut

this video was done for social media platforms that's why its vertical
but its an interesting engrave for a pendant


pendant engrave using a 100 watt mopa fiber laser

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using logic trace I will show tracing out this graphic and creating a file
to vinyl print and cut then heat transfer this to a canvas tote bag

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using logic trace I will show tracing out the sunset scene and creating
a file to vinyl print and heat transfer to a canvas tote bag

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this is an interesting compass design showing rail, mountains stars and water,
using logic trace I will creat e a file for the CO2 laser to cut this out

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mine from amazon

18inx18in mahogany plywood cut out from a design with a 300 watt co2 laser air assist




https://youtu.be/w43W_elB5OA

you are right and its easy to get carried away with ideas
wish i had this equipment when i built furniture in the 80's

never thought of it that way , but as a younger person way back I do remember sun and magnifying glass on a piece of pine
and a penciled design

a short video showing the engraving on 3 graphics




going to engrave some older drawn files on black anodized aluminum business cards

Keith
I am finally starting to see what the fiber laser can do and that is great detail very small, ie a penny or dime in size with all the detail of
a old traced out file that was 18in...

using the fiber laser on some of my old files
engraving some aluminum and brass shows the detail as these engraves are less than 50mm

the fiber laser can engrave very detailed graphics and...

showing a maple leaf design engraved on a piece of aluminum using the mopa fiber laser


https://youtu.be/oZfhrm9-1xw

you are welcome , I am trying to learn all the new things about mopa fiber laser
and re-using all my old files from 18 in square to now 44 mm square

using an old traced file I will show engraving this image with the fiber laser on brass
detail here is amazing


https://youtu.be/8G7nenzCAJk

using an old aspire file traced out will show engraving a piece of brass with the fiber laser setup




https://youtu.be/5iPip7nR4Z4

I use a roland vinyl cutter/plotter, it does an excellent job of cutting detailed dxf files (designs or letters)

hmm thats not what I had in mind , then i guess lay it in and sand off

yes you can apply something like this to a curved back, just use a thin material like a veneer and find a way to hold down each piece possibly use a contact cement
and apply pressure.
Also you...

Keith
I have had good luck doing these projects using the laser to cut the parts you can see I have done a few

I trace out each part so I know its going to fit, end up with double lines and sometimes I have to edit a bit if I get sloppy
then on the backing board I scribe cut the whole project (a low power...

using logic trace to trace out this diagram and cut out the parts using different wood species to give the project a natural color and a beautiful soft look

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using logic trace traced out this girl's profile and cut it out on a co2 laser


https://stankern.vids.io/videos/ac90d4b4181eeccc25/girls-profile-cut