I’m glad I discovered your channel! I assembled my laser (and enclosure and ventilation) just this week, and I’m learning not to make things beautiful instead of crispy. 😅
Love your contend and clarity of explanation it fills me with confidence to turn on my S1 which is now a year old and genuinely never been used, in my defence l do have a couple of excuses but there are only excuses. My next problem is from what l can see Lightburn is your go to. Should l bite the bullet and start to use Lightburn or just use xtool software, or more simply put instead of that being a loaded question, what advantages does Lightburn in general. I hear personal choice etc and software cost, leaving these out I'm at a fork in the road from a learning process.
hey - thanks for the kind words. Regarding XTools software vs. Lightburn, I’m definitely a fan of Lightburn, but I do think it depends on the situation because XTool’s software is also a solid option. My general take on which to learn depends on how far you plan to go with engraving. If you want to learn advanced techniques and eventually use multiple lasers (including at least one laser that is not XTool brand) then Lightburn is a better option in my opinion. on the other hand, if you just want to use your S1 for simple projects, then XTools software should be good for that. Hope that helps.
It may be my old eyes or poor glasses but to me the 5/500 (at 11 minutes into the video) is better. This brings up a pet peeve of mine - people who assume that it is "obvious" that something is the best. How about another video where you have 8 dog images, and you go over each one pointing out the criteria that you used to select the best one?
The options on the adjust image settings are fairly subjective, so I'm not surprised to hear that you (or others) might like a different option better. That's where personal preference comes in, and you can choose whichever combination of settings work best for your project. From my perspective, I think the most important piece of the puzzle here is knowing WHAT to test in the first place, and then choosing the results of those tests are up to each person. Anyway, thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching.
Quick question I am getting the toolpaths engraved lightly on my projects using lightburn and a Foxalien 40watt laser , actually laser is only 10watts . But sold as 40. Anyways what causes the too paths to engrave on my projects?
Hm - I'm not sure. I'm actually running a project right now with a tool path, and the tool path is NOT cutting/engraving for me. To be clear, when I say tool path, I'm talking about the T1 and T2 layers. Maybe double check that you don't have the layer doubled up with a non-T layer on top of the T layer. Hope that helps!
Another one to watch multiple times. Too much to adsorb in one pass for me. You are the best!
Thanks! And you might just be my top commenter, thanks for watching!
I’m glad I discovered your channel!
I assembled my laser (and enclosure and ventilation) just this week, and I’m learning not to make things beautiful instead of crispy. 😅
Hey - thanks for watching my channel, and good luck with the new set-up!
Excellent presentation!
Great stuff, ha literally in the middle of filming a video pretty similar, loved how you explained the DPI/line interval.
Hey Brandon - thanks! I'm glad you liked my crayon explainer lol
Love your contend and clarity of explanation it fills me with confidence to turn on my S1 which is now a year old and genuinely never been used, in my defence l do have a couple of excuses but there are only excuses. My next problem is from what l can see Lightburn is your go to. Should l bite the bullet and start to use Lightburn or just use xtool software, or more simply put instead of that being a loaded question, what advantages does Lightburn in general. I hear personal choice etc and software cost, leaving these out I'm at a fork in the road from a learning process.
hey - thanks for the kind words. Regarding XTools software vs. Lightburn, I’m definitely a fan of Lightburn, but I do think it depends on the situation because XTool’s software is also a solid option. My general take on which to learn depends on how far you plan to go with engraving. If you want to learn advanced techniques and eventually use multiple lasers (including at least one laser that is not XTool brand) then Lightburn is a better option in my opinion. on the other hand, if you just want to use your S1 for simple projects, then XTools software should be good for that. Hope that helps.
@asherdiy thanks brother, appreciated.
Excellent Merci .
It may be my old eyes or poor glasses but to me the 5/500 (at 11 minutes into the video) is better. This brings up a pet peeve of mine - people who assume that it is "obvious" that something is the best. How about another video where you have 8 dog images, and you go over each one pointing out the criteria that you used to select the best one?
The options on the adjust image settings are fairly subjective, so I'm not surprised to hear that you (or others) might like a different option better. That's where personal preference comes in, and you can choose whichever combination of settings work best for your project. From my perspective, I think the most important piece of the puzzle here is knowing WHAT to test in the first place, and then choosing the results of those tests are up to each person. Anyway, thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching.
Quick question I am getting the toolpaths engraved lightly on my projects using lightburn and a Foxalien 40watt laser , actually laser is only 10watts . But sold as 40. Anyways what causes the too paths to engrave on my projects?
Hm - I'm not sure. I'm actually running a project right now with a tool path, and the tool path is NOT cutting/engraving for me. To be clear, when I say tool path, I'm talking about the T1 and T2 layers. Maybe double check that you don't have the layer doubled up with a non-T layer on top of the T layer. Hope that helps!