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How to Create Amazing Color Tiles on a Portable Laser Engraver

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Today we are going to walk through step by step instructions on how to create amazing color tiles on a laser engraver. I show you how to engrave a test print and get your magic numbers for the perfect color on your painted color tiles! I am using an Ortur Laser Master 2 desktop laser engraver.
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@18mtoo 2 года назад

I know this sounds a little soupy but when a person gives so much help it fills me with joy. This is a top drawer example of how to share...

@hdturpen 2 года назад

Just a quick suggestion. Being an auto painter I would suggest using a grease and wax remover rather than lacquer thinner or acetone. These both are petroleum based and and do have oils in them. The grease and wax remover will prepare the material more cleanly. Thanks for your videos.

@TheEdgeofTech 2 года назад

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll give it a shot!

@babbagebrassworks4278 Год назад

Checked what my hardware store had today. Degreaser is right next to acetone, others have said degreaser is better for cleaning. Will try that first.

@johnhubbard6262 7 месяцев назад

Bingo, being a contractor I say the same. I have tried them all and Krud Kutter is the safest most effective I have found. Wipes clean, you can use it on food prep surfaces but it cleans better than TSP.

@jf5336 6 месяцев назад

@@johnhubbard6262Hi, which version of KK? Presume it's the "kitchen degreaser"?

@johnhubbard6262 6 месяцев назад

Original, one gallon@@jf5336

@richardpogue4959 Год назад

Definitely one of the best videos on this topic I’ve seen as of yet. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

@skaramicke 3 года назад

When dithering, the dots that make up the “lighter” area are black too so they will use the same percentage power as the larger black area in the letter S. The reason it doesn’t burn down to the white of the tile is that it ramps the laser power up and down as it enters into a black area of the image and it doesn’t have time enough to ramp all the way up to max power, so it doesn’t cut far enough. There are white spots in the areas where several dither dots are close enough together for the ramp to reach closer to the peak. So if you want to make sure it is red and only red you should not use dithering. Instead you could get away with grayscale aka passthrough, but you’d have to guess and test the percentages. A more sure way to control the values is to split the bitmap into different images and set them up separately in lightburn with the values from the test tile for each layer.

@mervfer1162 Год назад

Could you do it as a two tone image where a grey tone is a consistent reduced power and then the black is a higher power setting? Or could you do it as a second pass on the "black" section to burn all the way through the paint?

@white6oy2532 2 года назад

Thank you for all you do, I got my laser yesterday and I'm painting my tiles for tests today.

@thatboyrobin1556 2 года назад

When I’m in your channel I feel like I kid in a candy store. Thanks for ensuring the world. 🌎

@ruftime 3 года назад

Thank you! Light burn and it’s developer’s are awesome😎

@Shadowman-in9zj 3 года назад

Thank you for explaining how to use gimp, I was having a hard time trying to figure it out, keep up the good work :)

@ptailor8139 2 года назад

I love this, So educational and everything is shown step by step in simple steps,Thank you

@nicktraviglia4423 2 года назад

Excellent tutorial sir! Seriously, so great compared to others. I now am good at etching on tile because of you🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

@madmadeira1 3 года назад

I discover your youtube channel and its great content dont understant how you so little subscribers. Dont give up, and as you say "keep burning".

@joeblogs4146 3 года назад

Wow! That makes your work (probably ) faster , brilliant stuff

@jbouza09 2 года назад

I'm learning more every day, thank you. I actually like the texture you get from the reaction of the clearcoat over the paint. What I did was let it dry, run the air bubbles out of it and shoot another coat and voila !! a textured (by accident) finish.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy 2 года назад

*Great videos Jim!* Seems we have a lot of the same content! Hey, to fix your screen, go to Settings --> Toolbar Icon Size and scrub left with the slider. Love your channel!

@dmaher2007 3 года назад

One of the best explanation videos I have seen using this laser. Really great detail for people starting out and you don't over complicate your instructions. Just subscribed to your channel. Cheers.

@TheEdgeofTech 3 года назад

Thank you!

@jakerazmataz852 Год назад

Great video. I'm retired and don't want to mess with paint and acetone. Make sure to post a vid when they come out with an easier way to change color.😁

@TheEdgeofTech Год назад

Will do!

@pabloleon2013 3 месяца назад

Exelente video . Gracias saludos desde Bolivia

@johnhubbard6262 7 месяцев назад

Three years ago I know, but I was so impressed with your comment on PPE, your 20 years from now self is going to reap the benefits of that, just like I reaped the whirlwind ignoring it. A point to consider is if you are worried about absorbing something through your skin, as you should be, you need to consider the fumes, your eyes will soak stuff up much faster than your skin, and do much more damage over time. Your painting outside in a breeze is huge when added up over time.

@The57MetLady 2 года назад

Genius!!! thanks for sharing

@AvocadoAtrocity 2 года назад

This is amazing. Thanks 🙏

@kgleatherworks1497 3 года назад

This video will change someone's life. Thank you mate.

@charlesjenkins7652 2 года назад

Thanks for all of your great content. I'm new to laser burning and I find your videos very helpful and well put together. Thanks for all that you do.

@cuckoorunranch 2 года назад

Thank you ! Your series has been amazing, easy to follow and executed with perfection. I look forward to seeing more of these . :-)

@highperformancebassboats Год назад

Egggggggggggggggggggggggggggggslent content. thanx for sharing. You Rock!

@colinfielder6695 2 года назад

Excellent tutorial video thanks

@darylwayne611 Год назад

Awesome video ! You are a natural, thank you for sharing, you made this easy to understand! All the best!

@generalpattonpending7256 2 года назад

awesome video, you do great how to's

@trentcecrle73 3 года назад

I put a very light pencil mark x in the center of my tile, position the laser in the center of the graphic, fire and square the tile to the work surface.

@edmelzark1069 9 месяцев назад

Great information Thank you, Ed

@kennethd2643 3 года назад

Great vid, thank you. Getting ready to retire and have a cnc and laser in my shop. Seen something like this but yours is the best I have seen!

@newzerozeroone 3 года назад

In case anyone out there is having problems with peeling, bubbling or cracking paint Rustoleum support has told me it takes 2 weeks for your paint to cure completely before you should paint over it or clear coat. Just an FYI I learned the hard way. Montana paints is an acrylic paint that cures in 24 hours if you need an alternative.

@Keera04 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for an amazing video! You do great learning novices like me new stuff! 🤓 appreciate that you take your time and show all steps ❤️ Keep u the good work 💪🙌

@kschaffer6978 3 года назад

Another informative video Jim. Picked up one of these lasers after having seen Garret on one of your videos with the hulk tile. Been doing the permanent tiles with some old family photos. Really amazing. Keep up the great job with the 3D printers and now the laser.

@ericbenson2007 3 года назад

how do you display the tiles once they are done?

@007donj Год назад

Great videp. Just received my Octur 3 .

@jimslasercreations2221 2 года назад

Hey Jim, watched this video numerous times and I was wondering if you could use more color layers on one tile for different color effects? Like a white tile with black, gold and red, is that something that would work? Different power levels may produce different colors. Keep up the great work and love your videos.

@SwervingLemon 2 года назад

He actually does that on canvas in a different video. Yes, it works!

@chefranylaitenu7731 2 года назад

This video is super inspiring thank you so much! 🌈

@ajiswasono8322 3 года назад

Oh God..This is awesome..You have open my mind..I use my dioda laser only on wood and leather..Now I will try on tile like you do..thanks for new idea..

@user-hb7mb7is2j 6 месяцев назад

The first 10 seconds in I liked the video love that hulk tile!

@bairfreedom 3 года назад

Man! You could totally make a geeked out kitchen or shower with these! Fun Times!

@AmipazlimazJak 3 месяца назад

Just learned so much from your video! Can't wait to try it out 🌈

@GlenBeebe 2 года назад

Nice video, very informative. Also you seem like a chill dude, I'd have a beer with ya.

@laurac4562 Год назад

excellent explanation on how to use the test tiles. new to this and this is best explanation I have watched because I actually understood what was going on with the colors. thanks

@przemysawkuchta7236 2 года назад

I need to check that out, but as other ppl did - so with removal of the paint with acetone after engraving. I already had a great effects just with white spray

@bdwoodworking6411 Год назад

Amazing video! Thank you

@dr4g0nl0rd8 Год назад

Great vid! Awesome tips and I like your approach...keep up the great work!

@jayrome8764 2 года назад

This video is gold man! Thanks for the walkthrough!!!!

@sgardner 2 года назад

Thank you so much. Learnt a few new things from your video, simple things like pressing shift with frame in lightburn. Thanks again.

@timesparsenjr7479 3 года назад

Have you tried mod podge? It’s a sealer as well, you can seal the tile and then spray the acrylic clear if the tile is sticky from the mod podge. My wife has transferred photos onto 4x4 tiles using mod podge and then I would spray with an acrylic sealer.

@EduardoTorresDeMadera 3 года назад

Wow, this is indeed a great tutorial that made me amazed there are no limits. You are a great speaker. Very clear and easy to follow process, and right to the point. These are the kind of videos that I enjoy most. Keep up the good work. I am now a happy subscriber. Enjoy your holidays.

@geoffreyholroyd-doveton2899 3 года назад

I have an ORTUR Master 2 + 20W Diode unit and want to replace that with a NEJE 30W Diode laser. That by all accounts is much more Powerful and lasts many times longer. The problem for a newby and someone that is mentally challenged ( electrically ) is how to wire the NEJE to the ORTUR. I know that others out there have the same problem but have not seen any solutions to this. Oh and keep producing those awesome videos, I look forward to each new output that covers something different. Thank

@SuperFuzzyman123 3 года назад

Your the man Jim, most underrated channel by far

@adamburgi8600 3 года назад

Great information. My Ortur is on order so I am out here in youtube land trying to soak up all this information and I know i will be watching this video again for sure. Great information.

@matthewadkinssr.2358 3 года назад

Thank for the video... helps with deciding the route and laser to go with !! Keep Rockin!

@TheEdgeofTech 3 года назад

Glad to help!

@danielmolinadantes4463 3 года назад

This is so awesome. I’m going to buy a laser engraver as a gift for my sisters. They’re so excited. Something I noticed that works better for me, is when I spray the paint, I firmly hold the button rather than pressing it multiple times during the coloring of the tile. Thank you!!

@Joshua-ju5uc 3 года назад

What if we wanted to make one multi-colored, how many colors could we use before the laser doesn't have any effect?

@abcabc-ro4bc 3 года назад

you could use a stensil to blob on the colour areas before the black?

@pqgscott Год назад

Perfect! Just what i was looking for!

@michaelmiddleton5996 3 года назад

Awesome video... thanks so much for the detailed descriptions!!!

@TheEdgeofTech 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@3DHP 4 года назад

Excellent Video Jim.You have Inspired me to what to get a Laser Printer when money allows.Still watching.

@TheEdgeofTech 4 года назад

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

@DrDrax-tz8xv 3 года назад

Add a vacuum to the area, this removes the burned paint so that the debris is reduced. While some would say use air assist, in this case, that would tend to want to lift the paint as it's still very soft from localized heating.

@jackmaree6122 3 года назад

I have had my 60 watt CO2 laser for over a year. I have done these tiles with 1 color. I have never tried more than 1 color. I am going to do that this week end. And I have only used the free RDWorks. I will look at Light Burn as well.

@TheEdgeofTech 3 года назад

Awesome! Let me know how it goes!!

@mitchellraynard4432 3 года назад

dude your killing it with these videos, informative, full of awesome ideas and entertaining for an instructional video.

@mikesmith7989 3 года назад

Just got finished watching your video which was great. I noticed you having some problems with the paint pulling from the tile. It might be caused from the tile being non porous. So when your clear starts drying it pulls some of the paint from the tile surface. One idea If I might suggest would be to sand the tile to rough the surface allowing the paint somethig to grab ahold of.They also now make a product called slick stick by dixie bell.This also allows the paint to something to grab to. Down side is the exrta expense.Sand papers alot cheaper. Just a thought. Looking forward to more videos

@TheEdgeofTech 3 года назад

Thank you for the advice!

@davey2k12 2 года назад

What about tile paint lol

@cw4608 3 года назад

This is fabulous info! Thank you i will do my first color tiles today.

@TheEdgeofTech 3 года назад

Awesome! Let me know how it goes!

@revmarkus77 3 года назад

Ich bin nicht so der Fan von sprühlacken 😊 ich arbeite mit unterschiedlichem uv-resin, entweder deckend eingefärbt oder tranzparent. Davon bis zu 6 Schichten in unterschiedlichen Farben für das grundbild nach Wahl, das wird dann mir einer klaren Schicht versiegelt, ist sehr robust gegen Beschädigungen 😊 wenn mann dann noch lange weile hat und talentiert mit Pinsel und farbresin ist kann mann diese bilder schicht für Schicht 3 dimensional aufbauen 😉 kannste gutes geld mit verdienen und es macht spaß..... Aber schönes video 👍😁ich bevorzuge allerdings laser mit etwas mehr Power und größere Arbeitsfläche

@adventureswithmemawngpaw137 3 года назад

Great video, my laser is on the way. Can't wait to try this....keep the videos coming. What would happen if you tried more layers of different colors. Say 2 or maybe 3 colors under the black.....

@drezster 3 года назад

23k subscribers? This is a crime. Awesome content and cool tiles. Thanks, mate.

@laynehowe2945 Год назад

Great tutorial. I'm learning a lot from you. Thanks.

@M.MDesignz 11 месяцев назад

Love this step by step tutorial, I am completely new and this helped a lot! I subscribed so I hope to find more step by step for the two trees laser

@TheDirtBiter 3 года назад

A lot of demo videos leave a lot to be desired, this was a joy to watch. I will certainly be getting myself an Ortur Master 2 20W very soon and look forwards to more videos. Liked and subscribed.

@TheEdgeofTech 3 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@carlosnascimento1155 2 года назад

dude you are a genius great job!!!

@skaramicke 3 года назад

I’m very envious of a laser that actually fires at less than 10%. Oh the flexibility!

@aliceevraets2274 2 года назад

Loved the video. Keep more coming. Easy to understand especially for us new laser uasers.

@munchkinstew5523 2 года назад

I love your videos! Very interesting and helpful

@Makooo22 3 года назад

Excellent work! I congratulate you!

@emieldebruijn4804 3 года назад

Nice! thanks for your good ideas and tips! I am gonna test my new ortur master 2 on this project like yours.. Wish me luck and have a good day!

@Teklectic 3 года назад

This is a great looking process and I'm going to give this a shot, but I think you're overburning. At 600 DPI, that would assume a focused laser diameter of .04mm which is pretty tiny, about the best DPI I can get on my laser is 254 with a laser diameter of about .1mm, but I usually run 200 DPI so that my controller board can keep up (it's an 8 bit controller). I think you might get the same quality results in a shorter period by running a lower DPI and increasing the power; if we assume a .1mm dot size, a DPI of 600 would result in about a 2.5 times overlapping burn, so maybe reducing DPI to 254 and increasing power by about 2.5 would do it and allow the job to complete 2.3x faster. I'm going to give it a try my with laser and see what I can come up with, thanks for sharing this technique!

@Teklectic 3 года назад

I finally got a chance to give this a try and what I learned from the process is that, more important than just the DPI is setting the line interval (which is just another way of thinking about DPI) to a number that is evenly divisible by the smallest step your laser can resolve. Using my own laser as an example, the smallest motion it can do in a single step is .02mm, so any interval I choose must be evenly divisible by that in order to create a clean burn with no line artifacts. I ended up selecting .080 as my interval and my results have been excellent, I'll be doing a video on that eventually. If you choose a line interval that does not line up (or a DPI that results in such an interval) you will end up with seemingly random un-burnt and over-burnt lines in your result, this is because in order to do what you have asked, your machine must round the steps up or down by the minimum step amount. Most lasers have a way for you to see and set your steps per mm setting, once you have that number, just work backwards by taking 1/steps per mm to find your minimum machine resolution, in my case, 1/50 steps per mm = .02mm. The other thing I learned is that Lightburns built-in enhance function can be the difference between a washed out image and one with some excellent definition, very useful on images without a lot of inherent contrast!

@QuixoticEnt 3 года назад

This is a great video and has helped me a lot with my own tile burning. However, there are two things. First, the lines in the burn test are at the default 6000 mm/min, which jiggles the crap out of my table (things have fallen off). Second, the "gray" area is supposed to be dots burned at the maximum power set, in your case 30. Shouldn't that have resulted in a bunch of white dots instead of the red? I did notice there are some white spots. Is there any way to know how much to compensate for the apparent loss of power (or whatever it is) that results in the lighter burn in the halftone areas?

@owsi463657 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. I have two questions - Could I do the same to get the number for a three or four color tile to find out the power percentage to get to the bottom layer (say a white tile/canvas with yellow, orange, blue, and a black top coat)? The second question is do the numbers relate to the power needed to burn through the paint? So the same numbers would work on tile or canvas? Thanks again for the great explanation and easy to follow instructions.

@TheEdgeofTech 3 года назад

Yes you can use many colors and try this. I would adjust the power settings for each square to be higher though. And also, it should be the same as canvas if the canvas is painted the same and in the same focus area.

@robaartcraft3970 3 года назад

the most elaborate video i have seen

@jeffverdin6105 3 года назад

Good explanation. The Nicky Norton Tile method- for anyone that wants to look this stuff up further. Good video!

@fespinosa434 3 года назад

Thanks for the info. Love your channel.

@digbicmcgeegaming2581 3 года назад

ive seen a few of your vids but this one was the subscribe. Sooo helpful. Cheers brother.

@martinsmith3047 3 года назад

great video ... I am only starting and this will be a great help

@rvlifestylelivin 3 года назад

This is amazing info! I had to like sub and comment for you and watched to end ;) thank you for sharing this valuable info!! it gave me ideas for multiple colors on one tile burning at different levels ;)

@eevanskiteboards 3 года назад

awesome video. well made and great instructions. thanks

@miamited69 3 года назад

Great video. New to this and wondered about tile. A lot more information.

@humbertogarcia7317 3 года назад

Great job! I truly enjoyed your video. I’m in the market for a laser, as soon as I get it, I will create a Jeep Weather Station for my USAF active duty daughter stationed in Japan. Howdy from Texas!!!

@dbwhitted 3 года назад

Edge Of Tech....I've been slowly researching OLM2 watching many vids and decided to start my laser getting to know tile burning before moving to other material. Your videos are very easy to follow along & understand, so I was pumped, got me a batch of painted tiles [(red/blk, wht/blk, blu/blk)...downloaded your 1200 swatch file. When I ran them though, the laser didn't even break through the top layer of black on 1200/40%, it seems as if it is running too fast. I played around with the settings....when took the last row slowing them down, only around 250/60 did it breakthru the black. PAINT STYLE.... The base color paint (blue & white), using your x+y method, is Krylon Fusion 5X All-In-One (Paint+Primer) The black outer paint (black), using your x+y method, is Krylon ColorMaxx Paint+Primer Is it that my paint choice is paint+primer?...layering to thick?...something else?

@dbwhitted 3 года назад

ATTENTION 20MM/SEC = 1200MM/MIN...When I opened your file the other day, I noticed that the speed was at 20 not 1200, so I adjusted each layer to 1200! Well, I was just reviewing my settings I now see the speed is rated "mm/sec", not "mm/min", therefore 20mm/sec = 1200mm/min That being said why does your video speed read "per/min" and my system "per/sec"?

@brentf9616 2 года назад

Wicked video man, as usual. Just starting out and they're all a huge help!

@kylehall5894 4 года назад

This is unreal! Going to have to get a laser engraver next ahaha

@TheEdgeofTech 4 года назад

HAHA it's addicting!!

@wileycovington4497 Год назад

That's pretty neat.

@nosurname9652 3 года назад

What should I say - you made my day man. Really good idea and nice work.

@scottkriskie8535 3 года назад

Awesome video. Love the Shinedown tile. I will def be giving it a shot.

@nickbayliss9110 3 года назад

Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

@cathello2900 3 месяца назад

It's very cool and useful. but I didn't understand why raise the laser module so high? is it not possible to provide the same engraving with the help of laser power and speed with its standard operation? I saw in someone's video that they engrave on the same painted tile without lifting the laser module.

@DK-pj4wt 3 года назад

Thank you for making this. This is giving me soooooo many ideas going forward.

@digrat Год назад

Fantastic explanations, thanks!

@MrUko79 3 года назад

Wonderful tutorial but if I try with your test board,there isn't nothing on the tile I have to push up to1200mm/min 75%... I have the same laser and a good focus with microspope. Can you help me?

@Joshua-ju5uc 3 года назад

How are your test squares such a nice solid burn? I use a cnc 3018. my squares looks weird, like as the laser moves back and forth, the power drops and rises as well, making only the center column of each square whatever color that gets burned. Any ideas how i can fix this? i'm still on trial portion of Lightburn