Fiber laser is the machine you want for this job. my 30W obliterates Brick and stone and if you go slow enough which is still way faster than CO2 it melts into a nice dark black.
The "secret sauce" in Laser Sketch bricks is SILICA (otherwise known as sand...the same stuff from which glass is made). Under the intense heat, it vitrifies (turns to glass). That's it. Nothing more, nothing less...just plain 'ol silica. Expect to pay four times the cost of extruded and hardened clay pavers.
Although interesting it's a bit silly. You could tape it, laser it, spray with paint, peel off the tape and it would look ten times better then any of those bricks. Just saying.
At what settings would you do this at. We have a Nova 51 Laser Cutting and Engraving Machine and are working with a local non-profit to try and help them with some bricks but keep coming up with lousy output.
Thank you! We've got an 80w Epilog CO2. We're trying to get deep, dark results with the new Cermark Ultra spray on a gray concrete paver. Would you be able to try this out? Also, is yours a 100w C02?
You set the file up wrong. Your supposed to offset or countour the letters so they are a bunch of really close together lines then run it on the line setting or vector engrave
Thanks. My buddy has a paving stone biz and I was testing stones to put his logo on but it wasn’t working out; and that on a 20W.
Awesome stuff Chris!
HADJI Studios thanks brother!!
Great video, I just got an order to do some bricks myself. We’re using a 100W AP machine and haven’t done any yet
Fiber laser is the machine you want for this job. my 30W obliterates Brick and stone and if you go slow enough which is still way faster than CO2 it melts into a nice dark black.
The "secret sauce" in Laser Sketch bricks is SILICA (otherwise known as sand...the same stuff from which glass is made). Under the intense heat, it vitrifies (turns to glass). That's it. Nothing more, nothing less...just plain 'ol silica. Expect to pay four times the cost of extruded and hardened clay pavers.
Although interesting it's a bit silly. You could tape it, laser it, spray with paint, peel off the tape and it would look ten times better then any of those bricks. Just saying.
At what settings would you do this at. We have a Nova 51 Laser Cutting and Engraving Machine and are working with a local non-profit to try and help them with some bricks but keep coming up with lousy output.
@@permlounge I have a 100w CO2 laser so for me at about 40% 4 to 5 passes
@@bobreichel Thanks for the quick reply
And it would last about 9 months in Texas.
Thank you for sharing this! How do you recommend painting the lasersketch brick? Do you have a preferred product or method?
I have the 51/100. What settings did you use. I have gotten the brick, but my results differed from yours slightly.
Thank you! We've got an 80w Epilog CO2. We're trying to get deep, dark results with the new Cermark Ultra spray on a gray concrete paver. Would you be able to try this out?
Also, is yours a 100w C02?
Bob Metcalfe 100w Co2
awesome stuff, great to know. what about different types of metals for your next eps?
Hey Chris! What lens and scan gap were you using?
How much power would be needed to cut through rock ?
Maybe blend this with the powder coating trick?
You set the file up wrong. Your supposed to offset or countour the letters so they are a bunch of really close together lines then run it on the line setting or vector engrave
We followed the manufacturer’s directions. But yes the results are better using Inside offset and fast cut lines
Also, are you vector cutting?
Bob Metcalfe we are vector engraving on the brick. With cermark and other bonding paints I’d hit it twice. It will bond to itself.
Hi sir I’m looking for this type of machine, would you mind to give me the model name and number?
Thunder Nova 51
Thank you
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