Awesome comment about the laser and your hands... I hate when people have nothing to do but nick pick things that are not relevant to the great example you are showing. Great video.
Shaky hands dirty laser, who cares? What you have made with both is outstanding. The best results take the most time, understanding of the process and patience. Top marks on all counts, and a big thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you! Beautiful workmanship and attention to detail! It looks amazing! Would love to see photos of your pieces on the trophies and with the recipients of the awards!
Thanks so much for this video. I can tell you put in some time in creating those and it shows. I know the folks who get these trophy's are glad of the effort. I sure would love to have a laser here so I could try my hand at design and creation. With folk like you who care to show and tell, it would be fun!
Fantastic video and explanation of the process. The texture in the background and black paint really makes it pop. I've been putting off acrylic in my 100w laser but this project is very inspiring.
Very nice quality. Excellent workmanship. Thank you for sharing your processes. I have not delved into acrylic pieces yet but as others have said - your video is so inspiring it makes one want to try their own hand at this. Kudos to you.
Wow wow wow! Very cool! I'm very new to lasering so I don't quite understand the rastering but I'm going to keep looking it up. Not sure my laser will actually cut through clear acrylic, but it will be fun checking it out! Thank you very much for sharing your process step by step. There is no way I'd be able to line that puppy up without a jig of some sort! Very impressive.
A Great Video Brother! I myself am new to the laser engraving community. I will definitely try this method, I’m already in the automotive care and paint industry.
I only have three questions! You may have mentioned them, but i might have missed it. What power lazer do you have? I only have a 10w diode. How did you line it up perfectly every time? And where do you get your graphics at? It looks great!
Great vid. Thanks. When you removed the center masking so you could engrave just the center, how did you know you were laying it down on the honeycomb EXACTLY in the same place where you did the first engraving? Sorry if this is a silly question. Only had my laser a few days and not familiar with all the tips and tricks yet? Thanks
Nicely done! The textured background adds a lot. I need to make a similar acrylic part that will lend itself to this technique. What power is your laser? Trying to figure out the equivalent speed/power settings for my 70 watt machine.
Are you using cast or extruded acrylic? Whenever i try this type of process, the paint always bleeds into mico cracks in the engraved area.....be interested to know how you overcome this issue. Fab video, gives me inspiration to try something new today.
I remembered this batch of acrylic came from a friend who has a glass business. It was scraps from one of his jobs. The acrylic sheet has no information on it, so I don’t know if it was extruded or cast. My guess is that it’s extruded.
Hello, great video! thanks for sharing. One question. (newbie here) When you're lasering away for the text, wouldn't you want to up the power to carve into the acryllic so that the end result is a raised text effect? Like the paint is raised?
Are you using air assist when you engrave in that? When I engrave in acrylic, there is always some hidden dust when I apply the colors, which destroys the work.
I am curious how much you would charge the customer for these. With the hour (?) of labor into each one, plus materials and design time... it seems like it would be a pricey piece to try and make it profitable
I am not sure what you mean by aligning the background. If you meant how did I design it, I simply created circles inside each other. Alternating the color between black and white. Then I copied that group many times with an overlap of the circles creating the effect you see.
NOw if we could pray paint exotic conductors and insulator material e could build a computer chip into our jewelry one layer at a time and go all futuristic. lol
