So you want to build a laser enclosure. Lots of options are available, as an enclosure can be made from all kinds of materials, or, adapted products. For example, you could use a cardboard box. Or, use a grow tent like I did for a few years. After using that for a while, I decided […]
This is 5% doing, and 95% mucking around and finding out. You *will* have failures, and that’s both ok and normal. Get yourself some waste material, the cheap stuff, and see what happens. Me (Cobey Schmidt) In this article, we’ll cover titanium dioxide (Ti02) as it relates to diode lasers. What exactly is Ti02? It’s […]
This is 5% doing, and 95% mucking around and finding out. You *will* have failures, and that’s both ok and normal. Get yourself some waste material, the cheap stuff, and see what happens. Me (Cobey Schmidt) When looking to do some engraving on glass or clear acrylic, a masking of some sort is needed for […]
This is 5% doing, and 95% mucking around and finding out. You *will* have failures, and that’s both ok and normal. Get yourself some waste material, the cheap stuff, and see what happens. Me (Cobey Schmidt) Time for a quick(ish) lesson in photo engraving. Sure, anyone can toss an image into their burning software of […]
So you want to try etching/engraving on clear acrylic. Here is the process I worked up, which should at least get you in the ballpark. I don’t suggest following this exactly on something you have a client waiting on, use it as a starting point. Items needed Some acrylic sheet, cutouts, or the like, ~3mm […]
This is 5% doing, and 95% mucking around and finding out. You *will* have failures, and that’s both ok and normal. Get yourself some waste material, the cheap stuff, and see what happens. Me (Cobey Schmidt) Hello friends! It’s time for a quick chat on acrylic engraving, not to be confused with etching, which is […]