Very cool idea. I haven't started messing with engraving paper products much, yet. Burlap is another cool option to engrave if you haven't tried that yet!
Hello Thanks for your videos! I do these on kraft paper bags, brown, so the engraving comes out dark on those. On those, It'll come out super krisp but then I wiped my finger over the image it wipped the image away a bit! I removed some of the burnt residue it seems. 1) Does this happen with coloured bags, and 2) any tips on how to prevent this / lock in the engraving so it doesnt smuudge? Thank you so much.
Thanks so much for all the videos. We love to watch. I tried to engrave a bag like yours but it went through the bag. Not sure what I did wrong. I used the same settings. Any advise is appreciated.
Lisa, I have been looking into one of these for a while. I am glad that I ran into you and you are explaining things the way you do. However; can I use, engrave, cut materials only from Glowforge or I can use my own wood, acrylics and stuff like that? That’s why I have not gotten it yet. Can you cut one of those nice wood monograms or large names on the wall? Like for babies rooms? Thank you kindly
You can use whatever laser-safe materials you would like! I hardly ever use proof grade. Absolutely, you can do that large names! You can either use pass through, or piece it together when cutting on a smaller machine.
Yes, you may need to do tests to see how the engrave will work. This is using just enough power to take off the coating. When doing brown bags, you'll have to test to find that darker look. I'll add those to my list of things to try. 🤗
Most likely. I haven't done a plain box yet, so not sure how much it would mark. I would try a similar setting, then slowly increasing your power until you get the right marking.
that's a good question. I don't know if you could necessarily create textures, but you could do a similar effect with a photo engrave. That will convert to dots for lighter areas to show shading.
It's possible you might need a bit more power, depending on the finish of the bag. Make sure it's engrave, you see the lines in the preview and check the engrave. If you don't see anything, don't move the bag at all. Increase the power and try again. You may also need to slow it down.
