Thank you for watching! Do you have a diode laser? What has your experience been with cutting out patterns? Please share your techniques with the laser community so we can all prefect our crafts. Thank you again!
@@EkimNalim because I have a few lasers I have been going back and forth but as for leather I do use the Aufero Laser 2 Lu2-10a 10 Watt the most. So far it has held up just fine. I do all my engraving outside so it is easy to take out because it is a light aluminon But when it comes to leather, what I like about it the most is that the nozzle at the bottom of the laser module is smaller then most lasers and also gives me more space away from the material when it is focused. For this reason it never snags onto the leather because it has good clearance and is small giving it less of a chance to snag onto leather after the leather is cut. When you cut leather sometimes it might curl up a little and while the laser passes that section to move onto another section the leather can rise to much and the laser can snag it as it goes by moving the material and destroying the rest of your project. When you look into buying a laser maybe keep this in mind. Thank you for the question. :)
So cutting 1/16 Balsa wood should be no big deal at all... I want to buy a budget diode cutter for c/l model airplane ribs 25 inches cutting per rib 24 ribs. It takes a week of spare time to hand make a stack of ribs... will 5 watt work?? I can run it slow.. I'm a Noob
@@matthewmutz9337 I just did a search in google for "cut balsa wood with a laser model airplane kits" and a ton of information came up. A 5 watt laser should cut 1/16 balsa fine but slower then a 10 watt. The higher the wattage of a laser the faster and thicker it can cut. A 5 watt laser should have no trouble with 1/16 balsa wood and can engrave in more detail then some higher wattage machines. Enjoy! I think this seems to be a great idea for speeding up your creations. Thank you for the question.
Have not cut leather yet on my Snapmaker 2.0 but was about to upgrade a 10w laser (which i have not used yet) to a 40w laser, so thanks to your video saved my self 999+usd,
Awesome Video, very informative. I was dyeing of laughter when you said the dye remark. It is good to see the finished products with examples of all the different settings. I appreciate your opinion on what you would personally use when making leather. A lot of videos I've seen will only show you a couple of examples or just show the finished product without the settings needed to achieve it. Keep on cutting that leather and please make more videos. Subscribed.
Thank you very much! Actually that is why I made this video. While investigating everything there is to know about settings for cutting leather I was not finding specific information on the most part. Plus these lasers are at different wattages and for that reason the settings will change, I know this video can be useful for those who have different wattage lasers but it will truley help those with 10 watt lasers. Thank you!
Thank you very much! I did not make that I got it at Springfield leather before I owned a laser. It would be a good idea to make them though. :) Thank you for the kind words. :)
Thank you! I was looking to see if a 10W diode laser was going to work well enough or if I needed to invest in something stronger. This video will save me some money when I get my yearly bonus and can pick up a machine. You have my like and sub, great work, lot's of information and no excessive machine building or time lapse of full cuts.
Hi Thank you very much! You will need a honeycomb laser bed for cutting with the laser. You put whatever you are cutting on top of it. You can find them on Amazon. Below the honeycomb laser bed you want to put what we call a piece of waste board. this will go underneath everything. www.homedepot.com/p/Handprint-15-32-in-x-2-ft-x-2-ft-Sanded-Plywood-3008... I also got what is called air assist. The Aufero laser 2 with the 10 watt laser is ready to run air assist. All you need is to buy a pump. I bought this one although Sinus now makes one. www.growgeneration.com/aquavita-air-compressor-143l-min.html Plus I also decided to get lightburn software. The is a free software but lightbun is better from what I hear. So look into: 1. honeycomb laser bed 2. wood board to go on bottom www.homedepot.com/p/Handprint-15-32-in-x-2-ft-x-2-ft-Sanded-Plywood-3008... 3. Pump for Air assist www.growgeneration.com/aquavita-air-compressor-143l-min.html 4. Lightburn software. I hope this helped anymore question just let me know. :)
Thank you very much, really appriciate you took the time for making this vid. Good to know the laser can makes little stitching holes. The vid helped me to buy one, although it will be a 20 watt. I am aware the 10 Watt can do the job without efford, but the 20 Watt is probably a bit quicker. Again, thank you
I am doing lots of leather cutting/engraving on my WeCreat Vision 20w and it's amazing. Only ONE issue... The smell of the leather, even after cleaning it, is not good. I have looked far and wide for a good solution to that.What I'm doing right now is putting my leather work into a box and using an Ozone generator to get rid of the smell. Are you aware of another, hopefully better, way of dealing with the burnt leather smell. It is particularly noticeable on leather pint glass sleeves and earrings...Thank you.
That actually was one of my fears when I converted some of my leather mask patterns to be cut with a laser. When I first cut them I would smell the char of the leather and of course masks are worn right up against someone's nose. I was like, I can't send these out like this. :) What I did find thought is that after a few days (even after building the mask right away) the smell went away completely. As of this day not one client has brought this topic up and I sell a good amount of masks. I think the ozone generator sounds like a good test. I would leave some outside of the box without the generator and some with the generator and then have a friend smell them and see if they notice. Do not even tell them about the laser cut and see what there opinion is. It could be keeping them in a box might prevent the smell from going away but that is what the test is for. As far as my findings, as I said the smell goes away pretty quickly. Make sure to sand and burnish the edges since that is where most of the contact with your laser is and most of the char is. Let me know how it goes! Great topic...:)
How did you set the parameters for your hole size, spacing (I use a 4mm hand hole punch), distance from edge? Did you have to custom design it in Lightburn? Thanks
I use adobe illustrator to create the design. I also use a 4 mm hole punch. I will send you to a video that helped me understand how to make stitching holes with adobe illustrator. I have found that making stitching holes is limited in ability with lightburn. My technique is a lil different then what these videos teach because there are many ways to get to the same place but this is how I learned. These 3 videos will help you with making stitching holes and patterns with illustrator. ruclips.net/video/QJKkdOiOmnE/видео.html ruclips.net/video/uCSNmQDgWT8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/P-fuexlJdHk/видео.html
Hi very nice video. You have a ton of information. Can you tell me where you got ur leather gauge from? It says SLC but I'm trying to find it and I can't. Thanks and I'm going to try doing this with your tips.
I got that from Springfield leather company. www.springfieldleather.com/ But I do recommend you get a caliper. You will be using it often now that you have a laser. Like the one in this video. ruclips.net/video/89PeNgCWE8k/видео.html . It is also listed in the description of that video as an affiliate link if you want the same one. I use it all the time with many materials and it is way more precise. Thank you for your comment and interests!
Hello. Thks for your very detailed video. I am wondering how do you get rid of the terrible smell ? I have been trying some leather cuttings with my 10W, and the pieces smell terribly bad… ? Thank you for your help.
I agree. The best answer I can give you right now is time. One of the first of my templates I converted to be able to make on the laser was a mask that I make. I put it up to my face when I was done and realized right away that I can't give this to anyone as long as it smells like this. Then I picked up the bundle of test pieces that I did for this video a couple of weeks prior and they only smelled like leather. I was surprised. I made the mask about 2 weeks ago and now you can barely smell the burn. So it is "Time" that gets rid of the smell. I ran into this Reddit post on the same topic incase you want to read it but they came to the same conclusion but some people had some suggestions that can't hurt to try. Some recommend isopropyl alcohol. I think this would dry out the leather so if you do use alcohol oil up the leather after. www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/5wqeqp/can_you_remove_the_burnt_smell_from_laser_etched/ www.reddit.com/r/Leathercraft/comments/7je528/getting_the_burnt_cow_smell_out_of_laser_cut/ www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/4t6lyw/question_treating_laserengraved_leather/ www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/b3si4d/just_cut_a_pattern_out_of_leather_anyone_know_how/ Do a Google search and a bunch of ideas come up. Hope this helps. :)
Glad it helps. I found that density of the leather can alter what speed settings to use or how many passes. So far I have not have to go beyond 2 passes but mostly 1 is enough.
I have not had to because the thread always covers the holes. When ever I cut leather with a laser I sand the edges to take off the thin layer of burnt leather. If you have a thin small metal file, that should do the trick. I hope this helps! Thank you...
J'utilise du cuir Veg tan. Les cuirs plus souples comme le tannage au chrome produisent en fait une fumée toxique lorsque vous les gravez ou les coupez. Le cuir tanné au chrome découpé au laser libère du gaz cyanure, qui est hautement toxique et potentiellement mortel. Vous ne voulez pas vous embêter avec ça. Le tannage végétal est le plus sûr et le cuir que j'utilise le plus. Merci! I use Veg tan leather. Softer leather like chrome tan actually produce poisonous smoke when you engrave or cut them. Laser cutting chrome tanned leather releases cyanide gas, which is highly poisonous and potentially lethal. You don’t want to mess around with it. Veg tan is the safest and the leather I use most. Thank you!
Man looking for laser engraving machine that works on acrylic wanna RGB backlates for video cards will the lm2 pro do the Job for both cutting and engraving on acrylic?
The LM2 Pro is capable of cutting acrylic as you know. According to the materials reference provided by Ortur, the recommended settings for cutting and engraving acrylic depend on the thickness of the material However, the reference does not provide any information on creating RGB backplates for video cards. I have no knowledge on creating RGB backplates so I can not say for sure but based on my limited research on the topic to answer your question I am going to say maybe. :) I have found videos on this topic but they are using a Co2 laser. Here is a link to one of the videos.:ruclips.net/video/VYOSaGIcLhE/видео.html I know the LM2 will cut acrylic just fine. I am not sure if a diode laser cuts the edges as cleanly as a co2 laser. based on what I see in this video I want to say , yes it can, but I am not confident enough to give you a definitive answer. I hoped this helped some. :)
Thanks for the video, I just got an Ortur LM3 (delivered today). Do you have a link to the adhesive paper you mention? I looked on Amazon and many choices leaving me a bit confused.
Thank you very much! Good luck with the LM3. Ortur is a great system. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0979P6NJ3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Enjoy!
I use Lightburn, There is a free trial but then it will cost. It is also well worth it. There is a free program called Lasergrbl but I have never used it.
Thank you for your question. Yes, I did use air assist. The thickness gauge I used was from Springfield leather but I would recommend using a digital caliper. The one I ended up buying is made by Qfun. You will find it useful when owning a laser for many reasons.
Salve, grazie per la domanda. Come sai, inalare fumo non fa bene. Detto questo, La pelle più sicura per incidere e tagliare è noto come cuoio veg tan. La pelle conciata al vegetale si riferisce al metodo di concia della pelle bovina in pelle. Si chiama “vegetale” per via dei tannini naturali utilizzati nel processo di concia come la corteccia degli alberi. È l'unica pelle con cui userò il mio laser. Alcune pelli sono effettivamente tossiche da incidere e bruciare. Pelle chiamata pelle conciata al cromo. Il taglio laser della pelle conciata al cromo rilascia gas di cianuro, che è altamente velenoso e potenzialmente letale. Non vuoi scherzare con esso. Speravo che questo aiutasse! Grazie. :) Hi, Thank you for the question. As you know inhaling any smoke is not good for you. With that said, The safest leather to engrave and cut is Known as veg tan leather. Vegetable tanned leather refers to the method of tanning the cowhide into leather. It’s called “vegetable” because of the natural tannins used in the tanning process like tree bark. It is the only leather I will use my laser with. Some leather is actually toxic to engrave and burn. Leather called chrome tanned leather. Laser cutting chrome tanned leather releases cyanide gas, which is highly poisonous and potentially lethal. You don't want to mess around with it. I hoped this helped! Thank you. :)
Thank you for your question. I am not sure what you mean? I create patterns mostly in adobe illustrator and lightburn software. Lightburn is also the software that runs my lasers. Was this the answer you were looking for?
Thank you for this. About how long did it take to do the 500 mm/m, 100% on 7-8 ounce leather in one pass? You said it was a slower process. It looks so nice.
Thanks for the video. I am just getting started with lasers, I bought my first one yesterday the xtool s1. I am a holster, belt and wallet builder, my question is can you just scan an existing pattern into the software and cut it to scale? I am struggling to find a video on this topic.
yes you can, it is a little tricky sometimes but very doable. Also a great idea for a video. There is a few ways to approach this. After you scan the pattern you are going to want to convert the image into a vector. You can turn your scanned image into a vector in lightburn but it is limited and most likely not going to give you the single line vector you are looking for. I have been using Adobe Illustrator to do this ( Video here: ruclips.net/video/m0oKqHeBjeo/видео.html )but I have now been using a free program to trace my scans into a vectors called InkScape. I will make a video but I can not get to it right away. When you have your traced vector bring it into lightburn and cut out the pattern on a piece of cardboard to see if it is the right size for you. if not, resize it in lightburn. This is just a quick explanation but I am here to help you. Just write with your questions and I will respond the best I can. Have fun, don't get frustrated. This is how you learn and all this experimentation is going to help you understand your software and the steps you need to take to achieve your goal.
Unfortunately I am not sure what setting I used on the letters in this video but I know for myself I like to use 5000 mm/m and anywhere between 30 to 50% power when using a 10 watt laser. I mostly use 50% because I like a dark burn. I would play around with those settings for letters or engraving on leather. Thank you for the question. :)
Hello, thank you for the informative video! Does it smell when the laser goes through the leather? I would like to try the laser with leather, but I'm worried if it would cause odor.
Thank you for the question. Oh yes, very much! I do all of my laser work outside for now. I am working on an enclosure which from what I have heard helps a great deal depending on how well the box is made and how good your vent system is. I wish it smelled like bacon but it does not. It smells like when you burn hair. The new laser I am using has Wi-Fi connection so I do not have to move my computer when I take my laser outside which is nice. I just his the go button and run outside to keep an eye on the laser. It is the AldoLaser Delta and it is my favorite for leather as of now. I did a video review on it if you feel like checking it out. ruclips.net/video/2vnmjb9w2jo/видео.html I also did a video of some of the pitfalls you can run into while cutting leather. The link is here. ruclips.net/video/djQ4_qhFWTQ/видео.html Thank you very much. Any questions just ask. 😀
@@baronleathercraft Thank you for your reply, it really helped a lot since I do not have a place to work on it outside for now. I will check the videos you have recommended :)
Thank you for your question. If you mean can you paint with acrylic paint in the areas that you engraved on, yes. Just keep within the lines if that is your goal. :)
Thank you very much for the question. I use lightburn for all my laser cutting and engraving. If I was to create the stitching holes in lightburn I would use hollow 1mm circles and cut them on a "cut" layer and I use the speed of 200mm/m and power of 100%. I mostly do not create my stitching holes in lightburn though. I do not know if it is as easy to create a string of holes in lightburn as it is in a program like Adobe Illustrator but I am going to explore this possibility. These 2 videos were a great help to me on understanding how to make a string of stitching holes in Illustrator. ruclips.net/video/uCSNmQDgWT8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/QJKkdOiOmnE/видео.html I hope this helped.
well this video inspired me and i bought a 10 w Elegoo Pheda but I think i am doing something wrong because i can not cut even 1.4 mm thick veg tan leather withh 100 mm a minute with 100 percent power. focus and lightburn parameters checked machine is brand new clean and have air assist and honeycomb. any idea would be very helpfull
Hi Yaneden, Sorry your having trouble with your laser, I am not familiar with this brand but it looks like a nice machine. It seems you have checked all the essentials that would cause this problem so I tried to look into this deeper and I ran into a youtuber with the same laser that was having the same issue. He posted this video: ruclips.net/video/tYzxlJkE0B4/видео.html . He seemed to of fixed it because he has videos of himself using the machine to cut after the fact. He never did reveal how he fixed it but if you get in touch with him I am sure he will reveal how he fixed it, plus since he uses the same laser as you he might be a good source of information. I hope this leads you on a path to fixing your issue. Lets us know how it works out. Plus, it just occurred to me. play around with different focal lengths just to see if it makes a difference. I have had some luck playing around like that with one of my lasers.
Can not appreciate your generous concern about my problem and I will follow every steps and advices you were giving and will update you with the outcome if I will fix it. Thanks millons again
I will do that more often then. If you are looking to understand how to use lightburn I recommend www.youtube.com/@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy . Rich has excellent videos on how to use lightburn. His videos are very helpful to me. Enjoy!
Hello, Sir! Thank you for this great video, I find it very helpful and professional. I have a situation that I don't understand. I ran a cutting test on a 1.7mm leather, using 10w diod, Lightburn. It cut horizontally but not vertically. Where it is 100% cut horizontally, the vertical cuts are 50-70% through ? Why is it? PS It cuts other materials fine
Some say that because the beam is rectangular, it is slightly less powerful on the y axis. If it was slightly , I would agree. But I ran 2 passes at 840mm/min at 35 power on a job and it cut well horizontally but not vertically. I ran another pass, still didn't get through vertically
I use a combination of Lightburn and Adobe illustrator. I find it easy to create shapes such as leather wallet pockets in lightburn but I find that lightburn really is not able to truly create stitching holes correctly yet. It lacks some features that illustrator has as far as evening out hole distance and being able to manipulate how the holes travel around corners. You can make stitching holes in lightburn, they sometimes (if all the math comes together) land in the right spots but if you want them to be completely accurate use illustrator. There are some great youtube videos on how to create stitching holes with illustrator. I have seen 2 videos on making stitching holes with lightburn and if you look closely at the ends and corners the holes just do not land in the right place. I have tried myself with the same outcome. So sometimes I will create a shape in lightburn and then import it into illustrator to finish it up. I hope this helps! Thank you...:)
@@dmitryk754 Here are 3 great illustrator videos that pretty much taught me everything I know in illustrator: ruclips.net/video/uCSNmQDgWT8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Ib8UBwu3yGA/видео.html ruclips.net/video/QJKkdOiOmnE/видео.html
I actually have not tried to cut a hole smaller the 1mm . A diode laser can indeed cut a hole smaller than one millimeter in leather. However, It is important to note that the settings required to cut any hole may vary depending on the thickness of the leather. You are going to have to experiment with different settings to achieve the desired results. This is something I do before I cut just about anything anyway to make sure I do not waste material. If I am going to cut stitching holes in a thick piece of leather I will test a small piece and see what power I need to cut through the leather. I will also test how many times I need to make a pass. I will test your question next time I power on the laser. I know the software will let me design any size hole, I mean crazy small. The smaller the spot size of the laser the smaller and more detail a laser can cut and engrave but I feel any of the lasers on the market can achieve your goal. You do not have to search for a laser with a small spot size . In conclusion, I am sure I can make a hole with a laser the size of the beam itself. so although I have not tried you experiment ( and I will) I am confident you can achieve your goal size.
@@baronleathercraft thank you so much for your reply and also your video, it’s really helpful, i watched it a couple of times, this really helps me to decide to get a laser engraver, i am doing leather crafting as hobby in an apartment, so i can’t punch holes with prongs because it makes so much noise, i am using arbor press but this time i need to so much calculations to make all the holes in correct line,
@@ayhanozlerThank you for letting me know. I love knowing my videos are helping other people. :) Once you have your design set up you can really start pumping them out. As you might see from my videos I do not run the laser in my apartment. I bring it outside. Do you have a porch or a place to do it outside? If you are going to do it inside you are going to need an enclosure and an exhaust system to force the smoke out a window. Even then leather is so stinky when being cut or engraved I do not think there is any enclosure that would contain that smell completely. If it smelled like bacon I would run it all day but it smells more like burnt hair. Just in case you are not aware. :)
@@baronleathercraft smoke was the one other point i want to ask you, thanks for replying it too, and yes i can do it in balcony but i am still concerning if the smell bothers neighbors 😕. And i have some laser burnt woods and they are still smells burnt after two months, does the leather keeps smelling burnt after the process, have you had any observations about that?
@@ayhanozler I always wet the leather before I cut it. It helps it lay flat and keeps the laser module from pushing the material and ruining the job. It also helps prevent smoke damage. I also wash the leather off under water after cutting/engraving. I found for me the smoke smell goes away after 2 to 3 days. Also you will need to sand the edges. The holes can gather soot which can cause a problem with sewing because it can leave a residue on the stitch and lighter color thread can reveal this. Darker thread there is no problem. Your neighbors will not like it. So I wouldn't run your laser 24/7. Do it in spurts. :)
@@edcubberly8907 it is free for 30 days and then you have to get a license. I downloaded it from their website. Here is a link to the site. lightburnsoftware.com/pages/trial-version-try-before-you-buy That way you know you are getting the software direct from lightburn. I hope this helped! :)
@@edcubberly8907 The Aufero laser 2 is a G code device and it is 32 bit. You can run the machine with Lightburn or you can use a free software called LaserGRBL. I use Lightburn.
Sure, What language? If you are using a 10 watt laser I would use 200mm/m at 90% most likely 1 pass is enough but you might need 2. I hope this helps! Thank you. :)
@@nightwalker3569Air assist helps. I wet my leather before I cut it. It leaves less stains and keeps the leather flat. Wet the front and back. I hope this helps.
thanks for the video but you should never run your diode laser at 100% it greatly shortens the life of your diode but your settings tell me you could do this at 90-95% so thanks for the video good information
I agree. When I use a 10 watt laser I run it at 200 to 300mm/m at 90%. I have come to the same conclusion. Here is some more info from the guys at lightburn on over heating diode lasers. forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/does-100-power-impair-diode-laser/14536 Thank you for your input.
After you said that I read it back in his voice! Nice one.😂 I guess I was excited and was having to much fun with my laser. In hind site I guess it never accrued to me. :)
Thank you for watching! Do you have a diode laser? What has your experience been with cutting out patterns? Please share your techniques with the laser community so we can all prefect our crafts. Thank you again!
how good has your diode laser been since you bought it, would you recommend this or ? tnks
@@EkimNalim because I have a few lasers I have been going back and forth but as for leather I do use the Aufero Laser 2 Lu2-10a 10 Watt the most. So far it has held up just fine. I do all my engraving outside so it is easy to take out because it is a light aluminon But when it comes to leather, what I like about it the most is that the nozzle at the bottom of the laser module is smaller then most lasers and also gives me more space away from the material when it is focused. For this reason it never snags onto the leather because it has good clearance and is small giving it less of a chance to snag onto leather after the leather is cut. When you cut leather sometimes it might curl up a little and while the laser passes that section to move onto another section the leather can rise to much and the laser can snag it as it goes by moving the material and destroying the rest of your project. When you look into buying a laser maybe keep this in mind. Thank you for the question. :)
So cutting 1/16 Balsa wood should be no big deal at all... I want to buy a budget diode cutter for c/l model airplane ribs 25 inches cutting per rib 24 ribs. It takes a week of spare time to hand make a stack of ribs... will 5 watt work?? I can run it slow.. I'm a Noob
@@matthewmutz9337 I just did a search in google for "cut balsa wood with a laser model airplane kits" and a ton of information came up. A 5 watt laser should cut 1/16 balsa fine but slower then a 10 watt. The higher the wattage of a laser the faster and thicker it can cut. A 5 watt laser should have no trouble with 1/16 balsa wood and can engrave in more detail then some higher wattage machines. Enjoy! I think this seems to be a great idea for speeding up your creations. Thank you for the question.
@BAWOVINARollingPin Thank you very much!
"Especially if I was dying... you know, using dye" 😆
Thank you. I have a new laser review video that I should be publishing tomorrow. :)
Have not cut leather yet on my Snapmaker 2.0 but was about to upgrade a 10w laser (which i have not used yet) to a 40w laser, so thanks to your video saved my self 999+usd,
Very happy I was able to help and supply some information! Enjoy your laser!
Awesome Video, very informative. I was dyeing of laughter when you said the dye remark. It is good to see the finished products with examples of all the different settings. I appreciate your opinion on what you would personally use when making leather. A lot of videos I've seen will only show you a couple of examples or just show the finished product without the settings needed to achieve it. Keep on cutting that leather and please make more videos. Subscribed.
Thank you very much! Actually that is why I made this video. While investigating everything there is to know about settings for cutting leather I was not finding specific information on the most part. Plus these lasers are at different wattages and for that reason the settings will change, I know this video can be useful for those who have different wattage lasers but it will truley help those with 10 watt lasers. Thank you!
I'm considering buying the same machine, this is very insightful. Thank you so much!
I am very happy with the Aufero Laser 2. It has worked well for me. Enjoy. :)
Did you make your leather thickness acrylic tool? so neat
Good video, your scientific approach is appreciated
Thank you very much! I did not make that I got it at Springfield leather before I owned a laser. It would be a good idea to make them though. :) Thank you for the kind words. :)
Thank you! I was looking to see if a 10W diode laser was going to work well enough or if I needed to invest in something stronger. This video will save me some money when I get my yearly bonus and can pick up a machine. You have my like and sub, great work, lot's of information and no excessive machine building or time lapse of full cuts.
Thank you very much! Glad to help. :) I have a review of another 10 watt machine coming soon. We will see how it does with leather. :)
I agree, I think air assist should come with any laser you buy. This was my first laser and I still use it to this day. Air assist in a important.
Excellent video ! I subscribed ! Do you have a video listing the supplies needed to cut and engrave leather along with the setup ?
Hi Thank you very much!
You will need a honeycomb laser bed for cutting with the laser. You put whatever you are cutting on top of it. You can find them on Amazon.
Below the honeycomb laser bed you want to put what we call a piece of waste board. this will go underneath everything.
www.homedepot.com/p/Handprint-15-32-in-x-2-ft-x-2-ft-Sanded-Plywood-3008...
I also got what is called air assist. The Aufero laser 2 with the 10 watt laser is ready to run air assist. All you need is to buy a pump. I bought this one although Sinus now makes one.
www.growgeneration.com/aquavita-air-compressor-143l-min.html
Plus I also decided to get lightburn software. The is a free software but lightbun is better from what I hear.
So look into:
1. honeycomb laser bed
2. wood board to go on bottom www.homedepot.com/p/Handprint-15-32-in-x-2-ft-x-2-ft-Sanded-Plywood-3008...
3. Pump for Air assist www.growgeneration.com/aquavita-air-compressor-143l-min.html
4. Lightburn software.
I hope this helped anymore question just let me know. :)
Thank you very much, really appriciate you took the time for making this vid. Good to know the laser can makes little stitching holes. The vid helped me to buy one, although it will be a 20 watt. I am aware the 10 Watt can do the job without efford, but the 20 Watt is probably a bit quicker. Again, thank you
Thank you! It seems when it comes to lasers the more wattage the better. Your going to love working with it. I really enjoy using this thing. :)
I am doing lots of leather cutting/engraving on my WeCreat Vision 20w and it's amazing. Only ONE issue... The smell of the leather, even after cleaning it, is not good. I have looked far and wide for a good solution to that.What I'm doing right now is putting my leather work into a box and using an Ozone generator to get rid of the smell. Are you aware of another, hopefully better, way of dealing with the burnt leather smell. It is particularly noticeable on leather pint glass sleeves and earrings...Thank you.
That actually was one of my fears when I converted some of my leather mask patterns to be cut with a laser. When I first cut them I would smell the char of the leather and of course masks are worn right up against someone's nose. I was like, I can't send these out like this. :) What I did find thought is that after a few days (even after building the mask right away) the smell went away completely. As of this day not one client has brought this topic up and I sell a good amount of masks. I think the ozone generator sounds like a good test. I would leave some outside of the box without the generator and some with the generator and then have a friend smell them and see if they notice. Do not even tell them about the laser cut and see what there opinion is. It could be keeping them in a box might prevent the smell from going away but that is what the test is for. As far as my findings, as I said the smell goes away pretty quickly. Make sure to sand and burnish the edges since that is where most of the contact with your laser is and most of the char is. Let me know how it goes! Great topic...:)
How did you set the parameters for your hole size, spacing (I use a 4mm hand hole punch), distance from edge? Did you have to custom design it in Lightburn? Thanks
I use adobe illustrator to create the design. I also use a 4 mm hole punch. I will send you to a video that helped me understand how to make stitching holes with adobe illustrator. I have found that making stitching holes is limited in ability with lightburn. My technique is a lil different then what these videos teach because there are many ways to get to the same place but this is how I learned.
These 3 videos will help you with making stitching holes and patterns with illustrator.
ruclips.net/video/QJKkdOiOmnE/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/uCSNmQDgWT8/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/P-fuexlJdHk/видео.html
Hi very nice video. You have a ton of information. Can you tell me where you got ur leather gauge from? It says SLC but I'm trying to find it and I can't. Thanks and I'm going to try doing this with your tips.
I got that from Springfield leather company. www.springfieldleather.com/ But I do recommend you get a caliper. You will be using it often now that you have a laser. Like the one in this video. ruclips.net/video/89PeNgCWE8k/видео.html . It is also listed in the description of that video as an affiliate link if you want the same one. I use it all the time with many materials and it is way more precise. Thank you for your comment and interests!
I really enjoyed this video, gave me a great deal of info, extremely useful, I want to keep learning more.
Awesome! Glad to share the info. Any questions just ask. :)
Great Video! I just got an Ortur LM3 and can't wait to start testing & cutting. Thank you for this information.
Thank you! Great Choice! Share your results. :)
Hello. Thks for your very detailed video.
I am wondering how do you get rid of the terrible smell ?
I have been trying some leather cuttings with my 10W, and the pieces smell terribly bad… ?
Thank you for your help.
I agree. The best answer I can give you right now is time. One of the first of my templates I converted to be able to make on the laser was a mask that I make. I put it up to my face when I was done and realized right away that I can't give this to anyone as long as it smells like this. Then I picked up the bundle of test pieces that I did for this video a couple of weeks prior and they only smelled like leather. I was surprised. I made the mask about 2 weeks ago and now you can barely smell the burn. So it is "Time" that gets rid of the smell. I ran into this Reddit post on the same topic incase you want to read it but they came to the same conclusion but some people had some suggestions that can't hurt to try. Some recommend isopropyl alcohol. I think this would dry out the leather so if you do use alcohol oil up the leather after.
www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/5wqeqp/can_you_remove_the_burnt_smell_from_laser_etched/
www.reddit.com/r/Leathercraft/comments/7je528/getting_the_burnt_cow_smell_out_of_laser_cut/
www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/4t6lyw/question_treating_laserengraved_leather/
www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/b3si4d/just_cut_a_pattern_out_of_leather_anyone_know_how/
Do a Google search and a bunch of ideas come up. Hope this helps. :)
Best video of cutting so far. Suscribed!
Thank you very much!👍😀
Awesome video. I need to make those spec cut outs for the community laser. I have access but no support. This really helps.
Glad it helps. I found that density of the leather can alter what speed settings to use or how many passes. So far I have not have to go beyond 2 passes but mostly 1 is enough.
Hello, in leather cutting how to clean the soot that remains in the holes for the stitches? thank you.
I have not had to because the thread always covers the holes. When ever I cut leather with a laser I sand the edges to take off the thin layer of burnt leather. If you have a thin small metal file, that should do the trick. I hope this helps! Thank you...
Bonjour quel type de cuir arrivez-vous à découper aussi facilement ? Collet?
J'utilise du cuir Veg tan. Les cuirs plus souples comme le tannage au chrome produisent en fait une fumée toxique lorsque vous les gravez ou les coupez. Le cuir tanné au chrome découpé au laser libère du gaz cyanure, qui est hautement toxique et potentiellement mortel. Vous ne voulez pas vous embêter avec ça.
Le tannage végétal est le plus sûr et le cuir que j'utilise le plus. Merci!
I use Veg tan leather. Softer leather like chrome tan actually produce poisonous smoke when you engrave or cut them. Laser cutting chrome tanned leather releases cyanide gas, which is highly poisonous and potentially lethal. You don’t want to mess around with it.
Veg tan is the safest and the leather I use most. Thank you!
Man looking for laser engraving machine that works on acrylic wanna RGB backlates for video cards will the lm2 pro do the Job for both cutting and engraving on acrylic?
The LM2 Pro is capable of cutting acrylic as you know. According to the materials reference provided by Ortur, the recommended settings for cutting and engraving acrylic depend on the thickness of the material However, the reference does not provide any information on creating RGB backplates for video cards. I have no knowledge on creating RGB backplates so I can not say for sure but based on my limited research on the topic to answer your question I am going to say maybe. :) I have found videos on this topic but they are using a Co2 laser. Here is a link to one of the videos.:ruclips.net/video/VYOSaGIcLhE/видео.html I know the LM2 will cut acrylic just fine. I am not sure if a diode laser cuts the edges as cleanly as a co2 laser. based on what I see in this video I want to say , yes it can, but I am not confident enough to give you a definitive answer. I hoped this helped some. :)
Thanks for the video, I just got an Ortur LM3 (delivered today). Do you have a link to the adhesive paper you mention? I looked on Amazon and many choices leaving me a bit confused.
Thank you very much! Good luck with the LM3. Ortur is a great system.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0979P6NJ3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Enjoy!
what laser cutting software do you use? and is it downloadable?
I use Lightburn, There is a free trial but then it will cost. It is also well worth it. There is a free program called Lasergrbl but I have never used it.
air assist or none ? Also did you make that leather thickness gauge or d/l it from etsy/site ? Like to find it.
Thank you for your question. Yes, I did use air assist. The thickness gauge I used was from Springfield leather but I would recommend using a digital caliper. The one I ended up buying is made by Qfun. You will find it useful when owning a laser for many reasons.
Ciao, i fumi sono tossici? Grazie
Salve, grazie per la domanda.
Come sai, inalare fumo non fa bene. Detto questo, La pelle più sicura per
incidere e tagliare è noto come cuoio veg tan. La pelle conciata al vegetale si riferisce al metodo di concia della pelle bovina in pelle. Si chiama “vegetale” per via dei tannini naturali utilizzati nel processo di concia come la corteccia degli alberi. È l'unica pelle con cui userò il mio laser. Alcune pelli sono effettivamente tossiche da incidere e bruciare. Pelle chiamata pelle conciata al cromo. Il taglio laser della pelle conciata al cromo rilascia gas di cianuro, che è altamente velenoso e potenzialmente letale. Non vuoi scherzare con esso. Speravo che questo aiutasse! Grazie. :)
Hi, Thank you for the question.
As you know inhaling any smoke is not good for you. With that said, The safest leather to engrave and cut is Known as veg tan leather. Vegetable tanned leather refers to the method of tanning the cowhide into leather. It’s called “vegetable” because of the natural tannins used in the tanning process like tree bark. It is the only leather I will use my laser with. Some leather is actually toxic to engrave and burn. Leather called chrome tanned leather. Laser cutting chrome tanned leather releases cyanide gas, which is highly poisonous and potentially lethal. You don't want to mess around with it. I hoped this helped! Thank you. :)
Can you get a program for wallet and other patterns?
Thank you for your question. I am not sure what you mean? I create patterns mostly in adobe illustrator and lightburn software. Lightburn is also the software that runs my lasers. Was this the answer you were looking for?
Thank you for this. About how long did it take to do the 500 mm/m, 100% on 7-8 ounce leather in one pass? You said it was a slower process. It looks so nice.
That would of been 1:55 sec. It did come out nice and not bad for a 10w laser. :)
@@baronleathercraft Wow! That is fast, actually! Yes. It looks awesome! Thank you for responding.
Thanks for the video. I am just getting started with lasers, I bought my first one yesterday the xtool s1. I am a holster, belt and wallet builder, my question is can you just scan an existing pattern into the software and cut it to scale? I am struggling to find a video on this topic.
yes you can, it is a little tricky sometimes but very doable. Also a great idea for a video. There is a few ways to approach this. After you scan the pattern you are going to want to convert the image into a vector. You can turn your scanned image into a vector in lightburn but it is limited and most likely not going to give you the single line vector you are looking for. I have been using Adobe Illustrator to do this ( Video here: ruclips.net/video/m0oKqHeBjeo/видео.html )but I have now been using a free program to trace my scans into a vectors called InkScape. I will make a video but I can not get to it right away. When you have your traced vector bring it into lightburn and cut out the pattern on a piece of cardboard to see if it is the right size for you. if not, resize it in lightburn. This is just a quick explanation but I am here to help you. Just write with your questions and I will respond the best I can. Have fun, don't get frustrated. This is how you learn and all this experimentation is going to help you understand your software and the steps you need to take to achieve your goal.
Thanks I appreciate any help, I feel like Jake in avatar when told him that he is like a baby, cause he doesn’t know anything 😊
@@rolltide5586 Not as dangerous of a situation. :) Just make it fun and write down when you have an epiphany on how to do something.
@baronleathcraft what were your settings for engraving the words?
Unfortunately I am not sure what setting I used on the letters in this video but I know for myself I like to use 5000 mm/m and anywhere between 30 to 50% power when using a 10 watt laser. I mostly use 50% because I like a dark burn. I would play around with those settings for letters or engraving on leather. Thank you for the question. :)
Hello, thank you for the informative video! Does it smell when the laser goes through the leather? I would like to try the laser with leather, but I'm worried if it would cause odor.
Thank you for the question. Oh yes, very much! I do all of my laser work outside for now. I am working on an enclosure which from what I have heard helps a great deal depending on how well the box is made and how good your vent system is. I wish it smelled like bacon but it does not. It smells like when you burn hair. The new laser I am using has Wi-Fi connection so I do not have to move my computer when I take my laser outside which is nice. I just his the go button and run outside to keep an eye on the laser. It is the AldoLaser Delta and it is my favorite for leather as of now. I did a video review on it if you feel like checking it out. ruclips.net/video/2vnmjb9w2jo/видео.html I also did a video of some of the pitfalls you can run into while cutting leather. The link is here. ruclips.net/video/djQ4_qhFWTQ/видео.html Thank you very much. Any questions just ask. 😀
@@baronleathercraft Thank you for your reply, it really helped a lot since I do not have a place to work on it outside for now. I will check the videos you have recommended :)
Glad I could help! Always here to try to help. @sje0529 👍
Great Video! Thank you! Answered my questions!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for the comment! :)
what material can use to darker engrave on leather?
I use Fiebings antique paste. Watch this. It is the answer to your question. ruclips.net/user/shortsQA5w5tNLBhk
side question. can you put acrylic paint in the engraved leather
Thank you for your question. If you mean can you paint with acrylic paint in the areas that you engraved on, yes. Just keep within the lines if that is your goal. :)
When you design file, do you make holes as hollow 1mm circles or do you make them as a full dots?
Thank you very much for the question. I use lightburn for all my laser cutting and engraving. If I was to create the stitching holes in lightburn I would use hollow 1mm circles and cut them on a "cut" layer and I use the speed of 200mm/m and power of 100%. I mostly do not create my stitching holes in lightburn though. I do not know if it is as easy to create a string of holes in lightburn as it is in a program like Adobe Illustrator but I am going to explore this possibility.
These 2 videos were a great help to me on understanding how to make a string of stitching holes in Illustrator.
ruclips.net/video/uCSNmQDgWT8/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/QJKkdOiOmnE/видео.html
I hope this helped.
well this video inspired me and i bought a 10 w Elegoo Pheda but I think i am doing something wrong because i can not cut even 1.4 mm thick veg tan leather withh 100 mm a minute with 100 percent power. focus and lightburn parameters checked machine is brand new clean and have air assist and honeycomb. any idea would be very helpfull
Hi Yaneden, Sorry your having trouble with your laser, I am not familiar with this brand but it looks like a nice machine. It seems you have checked all the essentials that would cause this problem so I tried to look into this deeper and I ran into a youtuber with the same laser that was having the same issue. He posted this video: ruclips.net/video/tYzxlJkE0B4/видео.html . He seemed to of fixed it because he has videos of himself using the machine to cut after the fact. He never did reveal how he fixed it but if you get in touch with him I am sure he will reveal how he fixed it, plus since he uses the same laser as you he might be a good source of information. I hope this leads you on a path to fixing your issue. Lets us know how it works out. Plus, it just occurred to me. play around with different focal lengths just to see if it makes a difference. I have had some luck playing around like that with one of my lasers.
Can not appreciate your generous concern about my problem and I will follow every steps and advices you were giving and will update you with the outcome if I will fix it. Thanks millons again
respect :) Thank you for the kind words.
it would be nice to see how to use lightburn
I will do that more often then. If you are looking to understand how to use lightburn I recommend www.youtube.com/@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy . Rich has excellent videos on how to use lightburn. His videos are very helpful to me. Enjoy!
Hello, Sir! Thank you for this great video, I find it very helpful and professional.
I have a situation that I don't understand. I ran a cutting test on a 1.7mm leather, using 10w diod, Lightburn. It cut horizontally but not vertically. Where it is 100% cut horizontally, the vertical cuts are 50-70% through ? Why is it? PS It cuts other materials fine
Lets see if I can help you. Is the laser attempting to cut vertically or does the laser not admit a bean at all when it moves vertically?
It attempts to cut vertically and it does, but only 50-70% success. Other materials are cut fine
added photos but I don't know where they got added to)))
Some say that because the beam is rectangular, it is slightly less powerful on the y axis. If it was slightly , I would agree. But I ran 2 passes at 840mm/min at 35 power on a job and it cut well horizontally but not vertically. I ran another pass, still didn't get through vertically
@@peterkhokhlov1763 tell me about your laser, what type and what watts?
What software do you use for design?
I use a combination of Lightburn and Adobe illustrator. I find it easy to create shapes such as leather wallet pockets in lightburn but I find that lightburn really is not able to truly create stitching holes correctly yet. It lacks some features that illustrator has as far as evening out hole distance and being able to manipulate how the holes travel around corners. You can make stitching holes in lightburn, they sometimes (if all the math comes together) land in the right spots but if you want them to be completely accurate use illustrator. There are some great youtube videos on how to create stitching holes with illustrator. I have seen 2 videos on making stitching holes with lightburn and if you look closely at the ends and corners the holes just do not land in the right place. I have tried myself with the same outcome. So sometimes I will create a shape in lightburn and then import it into illustrator to finish it up. I hope this helps! Thank you...:)
@@baronleathercraft Thank you for your reply, might have to dive into the illustrator, a little intimidating
@@dmitryk754 Here are 3 great illustrator videos that pretty much taught me everything I know in illustrator:
ruclips.net/video/uCSNmQDgWT8/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/Ib8UBwu3yGA/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/QJKkdOiOmnE/видео.html
I really appreciate your analysis!♡
Thank you so much! I enjoy sharing the information. :)
Great info! Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you very much! Enjoy! Lasers are a lot of fun. :)
What is the minimum diameter you can egrave for stitching holes?
I actually have not tried to cut a hole smaller the 1mm . A diode laser can indeed cut a hole smaller than one millimeter in leather. However, It is important to note that the settings required to cut any hole may vary depending on the thickness of the leather. You are going to have to experiment with different settings to achieve the desired results. This is something I do before I cut just about anything anyway to make sure I do not waste material. If I am going to cut stitching holes in a thick piece of leather I will test a small piece and see what power I need to cut through the leather. I will also test how many times I need to make a pass. I will test your question next time I power on the laser. I know the software will let me design any size hole, I mean crazy small. The smaller the spot size of the laser the smaller and more detail a laser can cut and engrave but I feel any of the lasers on the market can achieve your goal. You do not have to search for a laser with a small spot size . In conclusion, I am sure I can make a hole with a laser the size of the beam itself. so although I have not tried you experiment ( and I will) I am confident you can achieve your goal size.
@@baronleathercraft thank you so much for your reply and also your video, it’s really helpful, i watched it a couple of times, this really helps me to decide to get a laser engraver, i am doing leather crafting as hobby in an apartment, so i can’t punch holes with prongs because it makes so much noise, i am using arbor press but this time i need to so much calculations to make all the holes in correct line,
@@ayhanozlerThank you for letting me know. I love knowing my videos are helping other people. :) Once you have your design set up you can really start pumping them out. As you might see from my videos I do not run the laser in my apartment. I bring it outside. Do you have a porch or a place to do it outside? If you are going to do it inside you are going to need an enclosure and an exhaust system to force the smoke out a window. Even then leather is so stinky when being cut or engraved I do not think there is any enclosure that would contain that smell completely. If it smelled like bacon I would run it all day but it smells more like burnt hair. Just in case you are not aware. :)
@@baronleathercraft smoke was the one other point i want to ask you, thanks for replying it too, and yes i can do it in balcony but i am still concerning if the smell bothers neighbors 😕. And i have some laser burnt woods and they are still smells burnt after two months, does the leather keeps smelling burnt after the process, have you had any observations about that?
@@ayhanozler I always wet the leather before I cut it. It helps it lay flat and keeps the laser module from pushing the material and ruining the job. It also helps prevent smoke damage. I also wash the leather off under water after cutting/engraving. I found for me the smoke smell goes away after 2 to 3 days. Also you will need to sand the edges. The holes can gather soot which can cause a problem with sewing because it can leave a residue on the stitch and lighter color thread can reveal this. Darker thread there is no problem. Your neighbors will not like it. So I wouldn't run your laser 24/7. Do it in spurts. :)
Good speedtest
Thank you. I wanted to learn myself so I really dived into it..
Which Version of LightBurn software do I need for this ?
The latest. is the one that I have. LightBurn 1.3.01, built Tue 2022-12-13. I hoped this helped. :)
@@baronleathercraft is this a purchased software or a download ?
I found a free download of this but don’t know if it is a scam
@@edcubberly8907 it is free for 30 days and then you have to get a license. I downloaded it from their website. Here is a link to the site.
lightburnsoftware.com/pages/trial-version-try-before-you-buy
That way you know you are getting the software direct from lightburn. I hope this helped! :)
@@baronleathercraft G code controller or DSP controller ? 32 bit ?
Thanks !
@@edcubberly8907 The Aufero laser 2 is a G code device and it is 32 bit. You can run the machine with Lightburn or you can use a free software called LaserGRBL. I use Lightburn.
Bro please share. 1.6mm leather cutting setting my english bad.
Sure, What language? If you are using a 10 watt laser I would use 200mm/m at 90% most likely 1 pass is enough but you might need 2. I hope this helps! Thank you. :)
@@baronleathercraft 10 watt diode laser 1.6 mm leather setting please share.
@@nightwalker3569 200mm/m at 90% 1 pass
@@baronleathercraft thanks Do you think air is necessary? Air asist ?
@@nightwalker3569Air assist helps. I wet my leather before I cut it. It leaves less stains and keeps the leather flat. Wet the front and back. I hope this helps.
Air assist would have eliminated the scorching.
I agree, air assist is important. It should come with every laser.
thanks for the video but you should never run your diode laser at 100% it greatly shortens the life of your diode but your settings tell me you could do this at 90-95% so thanks for the video good information
I agree. When I use a 10 watt laser I run it at 200 to 300mm/m at 90%. I have come to the same conclusion. Here is some more info from the guys at lightburn on over heating diode lasers.
forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/does-100-power-impair-diode-laser/14536
Thank you for your input.
4:43 - 4:46 I was concerned
Thank you. That is why I clarified. :)
@@baronleathercraft lol yeah, just caught me off guard. Nice vid
@@Da-op8wv Thank you. :)
why scale this test up so much? seems like a waste of material. cow material. you brought out the hank hill inside of me.
After you said that I read it back in his voice! Nice one.😂 I guess I was excited and was having to much fun with my laser. In hind site I guess it never accrued to me. :)
Thank you.
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!