Glowforge Tips & Tricks: How To Create Layers 

That's fantastic news! So happy you got it figured out. It gets WAY easier the more you do it, like anything really.

Yeah great idea! Gives you a much easier reference to align with. Thanks for sharing!

That's awesome! Thanks for your support and have fun! You're going to create some amazing things.

Glad it helped! Been meaning to get more tutorial vids up. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much!

That's very cool! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

🤣 Cheers! Thanks for watching!

Cheers! Thanks for the support!

Hi Bryan! Thanks for watching! It really depends on the materials you're engraving but I find 725 speed and 60-70 power gets the job done nicely. Think of it as Speed = Darkness and Power = Depth.

@@SteelForge1 That is a good explanation, thanks

I actually love it but sometimes I hate it 🤣🤘 Thanks for watching!

Fantastic question Brian and thanks for watching! I usually add a backing layer for thickness and stability of the piece, even if I'm not cutting through the middle layer. It's a small cost to me business-wise and adds more substance to the project which gives customers more confidence in their decision to buy from me because the product just 'feels' better quality, if that makes sense?

@@SteelForge1 makes total sense....and thats what i thought but figured I'd ask. Also if you do come up with a Reason or a particular design where you want to pop thru to increase the "layer count" for whatever reason your all set to go. Good video....nice design!

One day! Think on it constantly and you'll find you manifest it

Hi Jordan! The three layers are for rigidity as you mentioned and also to make the piece feel more substantial to the customer. The cost for the additional layer is negligible for me but adds a lot more psychological value when held. I usually use a range of 725-775 speed and 60-65 power for my engraving.

Oh, and I get the Columbia Forest Products plywood from Home Depot online.

Thank you so much! I used 1/4" ply for the pub sign. I actually use 1/4" ply for every project I do because I like the rigidity of it versus 1/8". Feels more substantial.

I used to but they took so long to make, I couldn't charge enough to make money on them. They take about 2 hours to fully design and then another 3 hours to make them.

Are you selling the file then by chance?

Hi Bruno! Sorry that one isn't for sale I'm afraid. :) It might be in the future though...

Is it for sale yet?... Asking from the future.