Here are top 10 home laser cutter mistakes you are probably going to make with your home laser cutter at some point, but don’t worry because this video will show you how to avoid them. Even home laser cutter/engravers are complex devices and making mistakes is easy, these can be time consuming and costly so […]
This video is a follow-up to a video I did a few months ago, describing how a Borax (or Baking Soda) solution can be used to greatly improve image engraving on light plywoods such as baltic birch or basswood. Many people have asked about using this technique other materials, so I decided to create a […]
Laser engraved watch bands are cheap to create and look amazing. With a discount silicone watch band purchased on-line and a bit of laser engraving you can create something great in less than 30 minutes. In this video I will show you how a simple design can be laser engraved on any watch band using […]
Laser engraving slate coasters is one of the easiest projects you can tackle and is a great family project on a rainy Saturday. In this video I will show how to layout the simple graphics for four individual slate coasters and then quickly engrave something spectacular in just a few minutes on any home laser […]
Laser cutting thick material is hard to achieve cleanly, but it is definitely possible to succeed when cutting 1/4” plywood – even with a 40 watt laser. If you’ve been hitting the material thickness limits of your laser, there are a few tricks that might allow you to more easily cut thicker material with cleaner […]
Did you think advancements in the diode laser market had it a wall? Well, welcome a new contender, the Longer Ray 5 10W laser. Like its smaller brother, the 10W Ray 5 offers a great display and a complete set of safety features, but unlike its less powerful sibling, the newest Ray 5 offers a […]
Want to learn how to improve laser engrave images? It’s easy to go from-run-of-the-mill laser engraving of photo images to images that really pop off the material. There’s a cheap and effective secret to make this happen using common material you can buy at grocery or hardware stores and with a simple coating on the […]
