Brilliance Laser Inks with diode lasers - engraving (marking) steel, aluminum, brass, copper

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @3dScience_uk
    @3dScience_uk 10 месяцев назад +11

    THIS IS THE MOST USEFULL VIDEO ABOUT CHEAP 5W->10WATTS LASERS ENGRAVING METALS.
    well done!!!!

  • @RockYourBrand
    @RockYourBrand Год назад +4

    I am just about to get my first laser engraver (20W) and this video has been very useful. Thank you.

  • @jbrewer2458
    @jbrewer2458 7 месяцев назад

    I just used the spray with my F1 10W blue light diode laser as well as the 2W IR laser on non-anodized brass sheet metal with excellent results. The 2W IR laser was able to cut into the metal as well for a pretty cool effect. Thank you for sharing. Your video was very helpful.

  • @newmonengineering
    @newmonengineering 2 года назад +21

    you can try powder coating. the powder coating paint is a dust, you can get a small bottle of it cheap. dust the material with it and use the laser to harden it onto the surface. normally it is baked on in an over but I tested it on a laser and it works. this powder coat paint is way cheaper but I'm not sure the durability maybe you could try this method out? I used black from harborfreight and it seemed to work on a co2 laser but I think a diode laser should be able to do it as well. just a suggestion to try if you are so inclined

    • @JulianaGaribaldi
      @JulianaGaribaldi 2 года назад

      Do you know which parameter i must to use to engrave zync alloy ?

    • @newmonengineering
      @newmonengineering 2 года назад +5

      @@JulianaGaribaldi personally I would never attempt to laser zinc. It will likely create poisonous gas. Zinc is not a metal to weld or heat up because of the gas it makes when it oxidizes.

    • @JulianaGaribaldi
      @JulianaGaribaldi 2 года назад +1

      @@newmonengineering Thanks i didn't know it.

    • @Laki_57
      @Laki_57 Год назад

      @@JulianaGaribaldi je me sers d'une plaque en zinc pour protéger mon plan de travail.. Le laser vient régulièrement y faire des incursions. Les couvreurs utilisent et soudent cette matière tous les jours ; ni eux, ni moi, en sommes mort.. à force de se surprotéger, je crois que cela rend con ! C'est un motard qui réponds à un automobiliste !

    • @Laki_57
      @Laki_57 Год назад

      @@newmonengineering je me sers d'une plaque en zinc pour protéger mon plan de travail.. Le laser vient régulièrement y faire des incursions. Les couvreurs utilisent et soudent cette matière tous les jours ; ni eux, ni moi, en sommes mort.. à force de se surprotéger, je crois que cela rend con ! C'est un motard qui réponds à un automobiliste !

  • @mastermaker666
    @mastermaker666 2 года назад +6

    Surface structure is likely to make a huge difference.
    A machined/turned surface may look and feel perfectly smooth but it is actually a fairly rough surface with lots of microscopic peaks and valleys and those peak high-points are likely to be a lot more vulnerable when it comes to rubbing of the engraved surface on them.
    Good chance you will get a better result on the machined surfaces if you wet/dry sand and polish them first to get a more uniform and even/flat surface...

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  2 года назад +1

      I agree, but in practice users probably want to use this on non-polished surfaces too

    • @gmpinto2
      @gmpinto2 9 месяцев назад

      I agree with the polishing but I would also add pre-baking the metal which should enhance the lasers ability to saturate the material enough with heat, increasing the likelihood of the ink being permanent. This might be particularly useful for lower power lasers. Although, I'm not sure how that would work practically speaking having to spray the surface prior to etching. Perhaps the clean-up would be a little messier but overall yielding better results. 😊This based on the idea that as metals heat-up they become less conductive because of saturation effect. Copper and copper alloys are very conductive at room temperature so to match the resistivity of steel (poorer conductor) you would have to heat-up copper and copper containing alloys. I don't know the magic temp though.😉

  • @williambarndt3017
    @williambarndt3017 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great video! I purchased the Liquid Ready Brilliance Laser Ink and had great success with the laser on stainless steel disks. I'm using a Creality 10w diode at 80% power and 40mm. Any more power caused the stainless steel disks to warp yet the ink didn't get any darker. I probably could have turned the power down further and still would have had the same result. I am unable to scratch the ink off of the stainless!

  • @shadyb
    @shadyb 2 года назад +3

    YAG lasers are lasers that use Yttrium-Alumimium oxide crystals as laser medium which emit in upper side of visible spectrum and in infrared

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n 9 месяцев назад

    My best results have been engraving the image on paint as a resist to etching with ferric chloride on a cotton swab and a power supply. Salt might work, too. You can get a deep etch in stainless steel.

  • @Bo_Hazem
    @Bo_Hazem Год назад +2

    What a wonderful, thorough test! Thanks a lot for all the effort.

  • @levieux1137
    @levieux1137 Год назад +4

    I've been making many tests with paint, permanent markers etc. This one looks awesome. I think it would work well on glass. If you note well, the more the metal conducts heat, the less it marks. That's understandable, because the metal keeps the product cool. Maybe pre-heating the metal or placing it on a heating plate during engraving would help for copper. I'm also intersted in seeing if that helps to make PCBs.

    • @RGormanJr
      @RGormanJr 7 месяцев назад +1

      Your comment inspired me. I have a mini reflow solder station that could keep the copper fairly darn hot. I’ll give it a shot!

  • @morganmcgary921
    @morganmcgary921 4 месяца назад

    I just got a new 40w diode laser and I was looking at some of these dyes (this specific one in fact as one of them) to help get rid of the reflectivity in particular during engraving. This should work quite nicely on coin blanks I bought on Amazon. I hope to do relief engraving into the metal soon but I think that will require an infrared laser. Great job and thanks for sharing.

  • @michaelquinto193
    @michaelquinto193 Год назад +2

    Just the video I was looking for, thanks!

  • @alcavil421
    @alcavil421 2 месяца назад

    bro this video was SUPER helpfully to choose my engraving machine!
    thanks!!!!

  • @joshsekel
    @joshsekel 2 года назад +5

    For the metals that the engraving scratched off of, I wonder how much a thin clear coat would help with durability. It should also help protect them from oxidization.

  • @maltesepsycho
    @maltesepsycho 2 года назад +2

    Real world testing. Thank you so much for your video.

  •  2 года назад +3

    Very interesting, thank you for the video. I will soon get myself a machine for myself and this helps in knowing capabilities 👍👍

  • @chucklenz9011
    @chucklenz9011 2 года назад +2

    Try burning a wax candle and inverting the knife over the candle flame about 1 &1/2 mm over the flame which should give you a flat black surface in which to use the laser engraver in the blackened area.

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  2 года назад +1

      Thx. You already tried this or you just want me to try it? Is it better than using a black marker?

  • @randybranson1009
    @randybranson1009 Год назад +1

    Interesting that that the speed didn’t seem to matter much. I try to avoid using more than 80% power on any engraving to save laser lens life. I’ve used Brilliance on steel sheet and and found no difference between 400-600 mm/m at 70,75,80 % power using a 20W Atezr.
    I also tried black primer paint and result was nothing once cleaned. Also trying Tempera paint but suspect the same results.
    Brilliance works, so I’ll stick to it. Also cleanup is so easy. It’s just pricey so it’s used sparingly.

  • @joshsekel
    @joshsekel 2 года назад +3

    I can't wait until you receive a 20w for testing. I think the 20w modules are where diode lasers finally start to compete with CO2 lasers for many tasks.

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  2 года назад +1

      I agree. 2021 was dominating with 5W lasers. 2022 10W and probably 2023 20W

    • @williambennett9764
      @williambennett9764 Год назад +2

      Hello, I'm here from the future. I've just taken delivery on a 40W diode laser. The future is bright, at least in a literal sense. I'll try this spray as soon as some gets delivered to me.

    • @vim55k
      @vim55k 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@williambennett9764following

  • @gerritgeldenhuys2763
    @gerritgeldenhuys2763 10 месяцев назад +1

    The issue with Aluminium, brass and copper is that they are all excellent conductors of heat. So the heat from the laser is dissipated extremely fast making it very difficult to engrave with a diode laser.

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  10 месяцев назад

      Correct, I didn't mention in this video, but yes, Thats why aluminum plate is better than steel for the desktop protection during laser cutting or engraving (but almost always they give us steel)

    • @sash-v7i
      @sash-v7i 7 месяцев назад

      I use an stainless steel sheet on my work table to prevent any damage, it's work perfect.Engravind aluminium and similar materials -problem is heat absorb and reflective so that's these materials needs mediator layer such as black spray paint or tempera.

  • @DRomancenko
    @DRomancenko 3 дня назад

    Hi, do you know a way to engrave a blue image (a lighter shade of blue)?
    I'm a beginner, I don't know how to do it.

  • @forrestgumpv9049
    @forrestgumpv9049 Год назад +2

    I have a XTOOL D1 10 WATT LASER. It will mark Stainless Steel very good with CRC Dry Graphite Lube for $12.0 a can.
    I spray 3 light coats, let dry between coats. ONE PASS, Laser power at 100 % and speed at 300 mm/minute. WORKS GREAT !! CHEAP TOO.

  • @philipershler420
    @philipershler420 Год назад

    Thank you for all these tests. I wonder if the tests on the coins might be better if you were to use a slower feed on the lathe. With a very smooth machined surface, the markings might be more permanent.
    Thanks!

  • @masashioizumi7103
    @masashioizumi7103 8 месяцев назад

    hi i would like to ask what do you mean by using black marker on 2:21?

  • @eugeniobelgieri9339
    @eugeniobelgieri9339 6 дней назад

    hi, great video! have your ever try to engrave a 3D object made with TPU?

  • @virendrasabbanwar
    @virendrasabbanwar Год назад

    Hi Egor, great video for a newbie like me, I brought a 10W diode laser recently and I have 3 questions. if you can answer them it will be a great help.
    what is your laser module wavelength?
    what focus distance do you use to engrave a 10W optical power laser module?
    I assume you're referring to output optical power for 5W and 10W?
    thank you!

  • @AlwaysCensored-xp1be
    @AlwaysCensored-xp1be Год назад

    These higher power diodes lasers are starting to be very useful.

  • @stockbatch4109
    @stockbatch4109 Год назад

    I Bought the Laser Pecker 3 to engrave onto metals. Currently I need to engrave onto a Zinc Alloy with Electroplated Coating. The Laser Pecker does not come with a manual, do you know how I can get a back finish on the engraving? Do I need to use Brilliance Spray or Cermark to achieve a black finish? I am completely new to laser engraving.

  • @chrisdolinish4845
    @chrisdolinish4845 Год назад +1

    How far away is the lazer from the metal? Same as burning on wood just use the sphere it comes with?

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад +1

      Same, focus on top of the surface

    • @chrisdolinish4845
      @chrisdolinish4845 Год назад

      @@MyTechFun I tried doing that at 25mm speed and it still did nothing not even slightly showing up.

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад

      @@chrisdolinish4845 25mm / (what unit? sec or min). What is the power of your laser? Are you testing with Brilliance laser ink or just raw material?

  • @bergenbroodryk8103
    @bergenbroodryk8103 Год назад +1

    Great Video, thank you. How do you get your laser to notify you when job is complete? I have been trying to do that for ages.

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад

      It beeps :-) You shouldn't leave it completely withouts supervision.

  • @realone8602
    @realone8602 2 года назад +2

    great video, you are really doing a good job, it helps me; thanks so much...

  • @jamesstewart1666
    @jamesstewart1666 Год назад

    Very good info. Can you put the brilliance on a bottle opener that had sublimation on it?

  • @johnarseniovillanueva4403
    @johnarseniovillanueva4403 4 месяца назад

    do you have a alternative for the spray like a white board marker if it's possible?

  • @chenod6840
    @chenod6840 2 года назад +1

    good job, thank you for review!

  • @Sam1970Sam
    @Sam1970Sam 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the video. can your brilliance paint, if applied to glass, be engraved with a Raycus 30Q fiber optic laser?

  • @timfoster5043
    @timfoster5043 2 года назад +1

    Very helpful. Thanks!

  • @kresimirmardjetko6658
    @kresimirmardjetko6658 Год назад +1

    pozz, gdje se moze nabaviti ili naručiti taj sprej u našem regionu? thnx

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад

      Eh, ne znam, meni su poslali direktno iz SAD. Jedino sam trebao platiti PDV.

    • @kresimirmardjetko6658
      @kresimirmardjetko6658 Год назад +1

      @@MyTechFun da, pretražio sam pola shopova u eu...,)) sad sam i poslao mail direktno..pa ćemo vidjeti njihov odgovor.. thnx..lp

  • @bato35
    @bato35 5 месяцев назад

    I see that it has been a year since the video was published, but I see that you were at Silver Lake, I hope you had a good time and that you will come again. Greetings from Serbia

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes,I had a swimming competition there. ruclips.net/video/ASIvinUUYLI/видео.htmlsi=biF0VSKV5akVZufM

  • @havasss
    @havasss 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the video

  • @f1_anonymous
    @f1_anonymous 2 года назад +1

    Would be good to see if PLA can be laser marked

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  2 года назад

      No, it will be just melted.

  • @claytonjames4779
    @claytonjames4779 5 месяцев назад

    hey any chance you have tried a 5 or 10w laser to etch painted tin containers? I have some that I want to use for candles

  • @miguelangelavilanegret6253
    @miguelangelavilanegret6253 Год назад

    I can to engraving silver or gold with this machine? Thank You for your answer. I Will need it if that is positive

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад

      No, you need a fiber laser

  • @leek2serious
    @leek2serious Год назад

    this is a super helpful video. Thank you so much!

  • @dastersam2448
    @dastersam2448 Год назад

    What is the name of the substance inside of the flask?

  • @hanslain9729
    @hanslain9729 2 года назад

    Great content as always!

  • @robertbuckley4165
    @robertbuckley4165 Год назад +1

    What power settings have you got on for 5/10 watt

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад

      It should be in the video, but always max power. Speeds between 100-400 mm/min (only with steel I tried higher speeds too)

  • @tipsey1
    @tipsey1 Год назад +1

    Would this work on glass surfaces as well?

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад

      No. For glass just use black marker (those for whiteboards). It will engrave it, less transparent on those surfaces where engraved.

    • @sash-v7i
      @sash-v7i 7 месяцев назад

      You can use some dark colour spray paint or tempera or just put the glass on wet black paper.Just need to try.Good look.

  • @marcelo19802
    @marcelo19802 Год назад

    consigo cortar acrílico em diode laser?

  • @rajstudio777
    @rajstudio777 2 года назад +1

    Is this etching or paint marking?

  • @ElectroniXforu
    @ElectroniXforu 2 года назад +1

    can we engrave printed circuit boards with 20w diode laser and this spray?

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  2 года назад +2

      Probably no (I don't have 20W diode laser), but the engraving is not deep enough (spray don't help here anyway)

  • @KustomWorkshop1980
    @KustomWorkshop1980 2 года назад +1

    how well is it holding up?

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  2 года назад +1

      The best is on stainless steel, no visible degradation. other materials not 100% permanent with 10W laser. Fiber laser would be better for this.

  • @j.hunter5007
    @j.hunter5007 Год назад

    The contrast looks very good. But... the machine motion doesn't look very smooth - the curves look ragged and it looks like there is overshoot on the "T".

  • @wellsd1959
    @wellsd1959 7 месяцев назад

    It appears to just be fusing the material to the surface, not actually engraving.

  • @zoltanvamosi2872
    @zoltanvamosi2872 Год назад +1

    Hello, magyar vagy?

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад

      Félig. És van egy magyar nyelvű csatornám is :-) www.youtube.com/@3dnyomtatas

  • @abdullahalmahin9070
    @abdullahalmahin9070 2 года назад

    Hello..i want know if you ever heard of ASTA PLA filament..seems like legit company..if you have anything with them plz reply..i wanna buy..but there is just no review about them.

  • @davidmatthewsmith429
    @davidmatthewsmith429 2 года назад

    👍

  • @snax_4820
    @snax_4820 Год назад

    Use Mustard instead. Yes I know, the sponsoring money then goes away.

    • @MyTechFun
      @MyTechFun  Год назад +1

      I alread did, there is a video about that too, earlier. And this is not sponsored video (except I can keep that can, don't have to send it back). I just like to present the possibilities of product.