Make A Statement With Laser Cut Copper Jewelry | xTool D1 Pro
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- Опубликовано: 17 апр 2023
- Someone broke his wrist, so I need to do a project without the use of my large stationary power tools. Hello Mr. Laser.
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So you're not going to tell us how you broke it?
Yes. It was super brave of me!
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Man, and I thought it was gonna be the lathe! 😆
@@peterbrownwastaken such a brave act! That bear might have done worse than the socks did!!😂
@@peterbrownwastaken Peter sounds like a good dad. I still respect you!
Professional and amateur laser guy here: so another possibility for misalignment is skipping a tooth on the timing belts for the laser axes. If it catches as you were thinking, the piece may not slide, but instead it jumps a tooth and gets off by a step on the stepper motor, so features get shifted. This can also happen if there is too much slack in the belts or sometimes with too much jerk or acceleration in the settings, or if you get gunk in the teeth of the timing belt or pulley.
Hopefully your wrist heals well. Artist kinda need their wrists to make projects
Not just projects, building Lego and most anything. I had a triple sprain about this time two years ago. Still constant problems with muscle spasms in wrist that causes it too lock up and fingers too partially close and lock, whole arm will lock well into shoulder and part of back. Or complete opposite and even worse, whole left arm will go completely limp. Have full feeling but muscles will not respond. That was from heavy vibration using a palm nailer for assembly operation at my work. Now have too avoid heavy vibration or makes it worse.
i am so serious and mean this in the best way possible, but i watch your videos to be able to sleep and they work so well. i have insomnia caused by paranoia and your videos help me just focus on your crafts and projects so i’m able to fall asleep. Thank you Peter Brown!
I have intrusive thoughts when I try to sleep, so Peter’s vids help me conk out, too.
In case you haven’t heard of him, Olivier Gomis’ woodturning vids are also suuuuuper relaxing.
Good luck with the insomnia. I know how much it sucks.
I have also fallen asleep watching him... which I am told is less creepy than watching him fall asleep.
His voice is just sooo soothing!😅 I've been watching him for years and I swear his voice always lulls me to sleep.😅 I loves when Peter sings randomly too! He's a great singer.
Same thing for me! I always watch his vids when I’m trying to sleep and especially when i have something the next day that makes me anxious. Very soothing :)
His videos help me sleep too
I usually use a sacrificial piece under my intricate cuts so the bits can't fall. Blue Tape on the back would probably help too
If its misaligning randomly in one axis, you might have a loose pulley/setscrew on the motor. If the motor has a D shaft, the setscrew can back off just enough to allow it to rock a bit each way before it starts moving in the other direction which would cause the cuts to misalign after direction changes, or it could also jam to one side and seem to be working fine again until it loosens up again.
If you want to test it, try and engrave an evenly spaced grid of repeating squares(not a grid of lines that make squares) and when the laser follows the vector lines, it'll draw each individual square at a time with a lot of direction changes rather than straight lines down and across. If there's anything loose causing backlash, you'll be able to see if the squares ever misalign or don't appear to be spaced evenly with each other down each column or row.
That makes sense! Thank you!
@@peterbrownwastaken I have the Same machine looks like you are losing steps on the X directions between to outside and inside cuts, you can add more tension to the x axes there is a tensioner on the left hand side on the x Carriage.
Are you saying Peter has a,screw loose
@@Dman0001 This is one of those times where Yes and No are simultaneously correct
A larger copper-plated, resin-filled sun catcher would be absolutely cool to see once the wrist is healed. Speedy recovery, bud!
I love that so many of your projects are just for sh*ts and giggles, like the dip it series, but then you also make a ton of projects that end up being for Mrs. Brown, due to them being jewelry or hair pieces. Lol it's really sweet. Like your practicing with a media or trying something new and then the end product turns into something for your wife.
That patina formula you used seemed to be liver of sulfur. If so, primarily, it'll give a nice brown/black patina, which can darken with time, but the sulphur compound acts as an oxidative inhibitor, so it's unlikely they'll turn green. However, I'd hazard a guess that if you made a solution using vinegar, table salt, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride (make sure its not sulphate) and made an enclosure where you could put a small fan; hang the earrings and spray the solution into the enclosure with an atomizer with the fan on low to keep the vapor suspended for as long as possible, you'd probably succeed at getting a decent green that's not too far off of Statue of Liberty Green. Patina chemistry is very fickle. I recommend looking up The Science Company's patina formula list. It's a useful document that gives insight into the colors you get from certain chemicals.
Separate your cutting paths by changing colors in your image editor so you can choose to have the inner designs cut before the outer path is cut to drop the earing.
Definitely definitely do this! Also from my experience with water jets always be ready to hit stop to fish out cutouts lol
I was so glad to see this video at the top of my feed right when I needed it. My boss passed last night, but he was much more of a friend. Your videos have always been so calming to me, and I’ve been watching them in times of stress for quite a while.
Use some stand off material to lift the plywood up above honeycomb. This allows the small peices to fall under. Also helps prevent back flash of the laser.
Good to know. Thanks!
I was thinking the same, something for the parts too fall.
MAKE AN AMULET OF MARA AND GIVE IT TO YOUR WIFE
Yes!!
“Got to thinking, maybe I’m the Dragonborn and I just don’t know it yet.”
I just bought skyrim AE so I found this extra funny
@@peterbrownwastaken if you have the aptitude you should join the mages college in winterhold
I used to be an adventurer till i took a fus ro dah to the nutz
@@skeleton_craftGaming AE? They've released another one?
I haven't watched in awhile Peter. Amazing video as ever! I love that you have kept the old intro. So many memories! Well wishes and I hope your wrist gets better and isn't too impeding! As a drummer and painter, wrist injuries SUCK.
This video has tickled my noggin quite a bit!
For the laser, you may look into a weighted stand to minimize vibrations and check the belt tightness.
An easier way I've found to polish the copper coating is a little bit of lemon juice diluted in water, it allows you to polish off the patina without worrying about taking too much off and going to the base material.
You should also look into the blue or green "shipwreck" copper patinas. I used to make them by putting salt or salt water on a freshly coated copper piece, then putting it in a container with ammonia fumes until it patinas, then quickly wash it off with distilled water. Makes a beautiful blue patina.
My day is already made and I just woke up. Love seeing new Peter Brown videos!
Your wrist! Poor thing.
Love watching laser cutting, so this was awesome. Imagine when they first invented lasers....it was an absolute impossibility that you could have one in your house to do stuff like this. Love, love, love it.
My sympathies on the broken wrist. I had my hands casted three times in four years and it is no fun. (Broken left wrist, broken right wrist [both from falls] and three bones broken in left hand [car crash]). It put a major crimp in my crafting and ended my motorcycling journey.
Seeing this super-sized to say stained glass or a sun catcher with the resin would be the ultimate project! Please Peter Do it!!!! Please Please Please!
It's going to happen!
@@peterbrownwastaken YAY!!!
You look like you're from the movie Spy Kids in your thumbnail. That's awesome dude I love you
I love that box/shield thing. Aww, we can't see as well, but at least we can keep seeing! We, in this instance, being you, of course.
Hope you feel better soon, mate.
😊 thank you. It’s definitely an improvement on the fumes!
@@peterbrownwastakenspeaking of fumes, when doing any kind of plating, including the "fart" solution, make sure too mention have plenty of ventilation. I worked chrome plate and made sure plenty of ventilation. Also if notice any itching or rash, stop using immediately! I developed a very bad allergy while doing chrome plate called Nickosis. It's along the same lines as poison ivy of which I am very allergic too. Mine got too the point one arm locked up having that severe of a reaction. Now if in the air nearbye, have very bad reactions, of which nothing will work. Also black locust is no fun. I cut down a small one and then ran through a chipper. Itched like hell for a few months after that no matter what. If used for anything, make sure very dried out!
Your videos make me so happy, thank you for everything you do, and thank you for being you Peter.
Happy healing, Peter!
Hope you heal soon, Peter! Personally I'd love to see more of the laser cutting and plating. I just got my first 3D printer, so perhaps plating some 3D printed stuff too. Stay safe, stop fighting with bears! 😉
Sorry to see you are injured Mr. Brown!
Thanks for the video!
Have a good week!
You really tackled that project single-handedly.
"I stared directly into the trap Ray!" - me watching Peter lift the lid on the laser cutter
They look really cool! Especially the backlit resin one. Reminds me of a sunflower.
Nice. About half a century ago I tried to electroplate wood. I attempted to make a Van Der Graaf generator. I never got my wooden top smooth enough of spherical enough to actually work. But since I took lots of Polaroid pictures of the project and because I explained why it failed I still got an A on my Science experiment.
Whoa, that's really cool!
Sorry, that you broke your wrist, Peter!
Sometimes challenges force us to grow creatively. So glad you have decided the broken arm will be one of those times! Can’t wait to see where your new explorations take you!
To stop the loose parts from popping up, Put some double sided sticky tape on the back side of the material. It should keep it stuck to the honeycomb but still be easy to remove once the cut is done.
Thank you , Peter .
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Perfect timing sir, I also just broke my left wrist. Broken left wrist club
I just broke my collar bone and a vertebra in a car accident. Thanks for inspiring me to take on projects that only need one arm and let me sit down!
Whoa! I love how dainty they are, if you make more of these I’d love to see them!
Ouch! Get better soon and thanks for gracing us with content in spite of your injury!
Hopefully mrs brown likes the earrings if you gave em to her, if i may suggest something, maybe make a pare of Glasses out of the same material and copper plate it and put some resin in the eye holes, preferably a galaxy style with black purple and white spots. I think that would be cool
This was so interesting! Thank you, I didn’t know you can electroplate just any material. Brilliant 👍🏻
It is a truly creative approach. Electroplating metallic paint so we can electroplate wood, kinda.
This vid is a refreshing change. I hope you heal well.
I'm so glad you have a new toy!! That means more videos lol.
can't wait for the "arm cast in resin" video in a few months lol.
Oh dear on the broken wrist. I hope it heals fast and with no lingering issues.
I loved the earrings you made - very nice.
Thank you Peter for teaching me that all good things take time💯
I really enjoy your content; I'm not sure there's a single video of yours I haven't watched!
As a jewelry hobbyist (and aspiring jeweler) I do have some tips for this video, such as:
-- Please, please never open jump rings that way. Not only does this make them harder to close snugly and securely, but it also puts the metal under a lot of stress, which will make it brittle and much more prone to wear and tear. Instead, they should be gently twisted open and shut.
-- When using a sulfur-based patina, make sure to rinse your pieces in a baking soda and water solution before drying them to neutralize the solution. Not neutralizing the pieces won't hurt them, but it will cause them to continue to rapidly patina. This is especially important if you plan to polish or seal the piece afterward.
-- I don't recommend using a wire brush to polish anything that's been plated. Plated metal is very thin (usually less than even a tenth of a millimeter) and a wire brush will wear through it extremely quickly. Also, in cases where you're electroplating something like wood, you can even risk catching an edge and tearing the plated metal off the piece entirely.
"The last time you saw the laser, it didn't have any of the things that makes it safe" MR. BROWN 🤣
I used to have to gold plate pcb for an electronic manufacturer. To do that; since I couldn't submerge the board, I had to use a little bottle with a dropper and hold the electrodes in my hand to add the current. You get used to the smell but I always enjoyed watching the copper board turn to gold.
Wishing you a speedy recovery Peter. No more wrestling bears or running in socks in the future please. Love to you and Mrs Brown
This is so cool, I didn't know this is how this is done!! Best wishes for a speedy recovery :)
i saw the thumbnail and literally assumed they were cut from a sheet of copper lol. super impressive effect.
Take care of your wrist! We need it as good as new for more videos in the future!
I hope you have a quick recovery.
laser cut and assemble a lamp, and use that resin filling technique to shade it. i think that would look really cool
The title made me think you were laser-cutting copper... Now I just feel silly 🤣
Sounds like it'll be fun seeing more similar projects
Awe the sunflower earrings are so darling!😊 I would love a pair!🌻
Really interesting Peter, does open up a lot of possibilities for projects. That sunflower especially was beautiful!
Get well soon with the wrist 👍🏻
I was just thinking how much I wanted to learn electroplating. And then you upload this. 😁
Aww dude! So sorry to hear about the wrist! Thanks for the vid, get well soon!
Ouch! Hope it heals quickly and completely! Cool project!
Hope you heal up quickly! the earrings looked great!
These are just beautiful, with or without the resin.
I bought that same bottle of stuff from Michael’s and I had no luck with it whatsoever. You might want to get a small bottle of liver of sulfur gel, which you dilute into very hot water. It patinas faster and darker, and then you can knock it off with a brass wheel (which, btw you might want to get for your dremel; the brass brushes are less scratchy on the copper). I’ve been trying to figure out how to get the cool verdagris on them (Statue of Liberty green) consistently so that’s what I’m workin’ hard on.
Oh and when working with liver of sulfur or any sulfur-based patina solution, you can stop the reaction best with warm water and baking soda. Rinsing it does mostly stop it, but you could always have sulfur particles left over. The baking soda neutralizes it entirely.
Sorry for the wall of text! LOL
Maybe you could just do a quick Dye Trying episode while you recover? Get well soon
Wishing you a swift and uncomplicated recovery!
Wishing you a speedy recovery. Thanks for finding something you could share with us even with your war wounds XD
Can't wait until you try to laser cut designs on the cast itself or after your are healed and the cast is removed, make an acrylic lamp or something with a fake hand in that cast holding it.
Brilliant video as always Peter! Informative, entertaining and a beautiful end product!
Peter really WORKING the silver fox vibes
Good vid Pete, you should try sanding the objects smooth before plating and see if it looks like a solid piece of copper.
Get well soon.
Forever glad to have more Mrs. Brown in the videos. Get well soon, bear wrestler.
I do not understand how this video has under 90k views. Don't a bunch people sleep with this man? I mean fall asleep listening to his videos. Obviously.
FYI, my favorite (Blue) copper patina process is a salt and ammonia method: 1) polish copper or brass, 2) spritz copper surface with NaCl salty water (you want LOTS of salt on the surface of the copper), 3) suspend your salty parts over a bath of ammonia with a plastic bag covering the bath and parts so the ammonia vapor does not escape, 4) place bath out in the sun to get the ammonia vapor to evaporate and react with the salty copper surfaces. Over the course of 30 minutes, it produces a lovely blue patina like what you see on antique bronze statues.
On the note of that pseudo stained glass bit, I bet that would make a very cool lamp shade design
I’m very glad it wasn’t a shop accident! Stay safe, Peter!
Hope your wrist recovers well Peter! Enjoyed the trials and tribulations of this project!
I love the copper platting thing it’s so cool! hope you recover soon. love ur content 😊
The butterfly wings turned out beautiful!
Sorry to hear about your wrist hope you heal up quickly.
You should try a fume box for patina. I just took a plastic container with a lid and made a mesh basket to put my things in that was suspended from the bottom a couple inches. Put a little bit of your patina solution and a little bit of water in the bottom of the container, but whatever you want patina in the basket and put the lid on it. You will start getting a rainbow patina on copper that is really pretty. Blues and purples and eventually it kind of goes to a silvery color. If you're making electroplated earrings I really suggest trying that method out. Just make sure and give the stuff a good rinsing afterwards in some rubbing alcohol or denatured ethyl alcohol to clean off any residual sulfur or they will keep tarnishing and eventually look like an old penny instead of all rainbow and pretty.
I always wondered about the term “artsy fartsy.” It all makes sense now!
Thank you so much!!!
Having 2 laser cutters for 8 years, never have I ever thought of copper plating a part! Love it 💪
Now you need to copper plate your face prints!
@@peterbrownwastaken 🤩
You can add bridges which leave the smallest piece of wood between your cut areas. Think the effect how laser cut kits are built and you pop out each piece. Software dependent.
Alternatively, you can also raise the board so that those pieces fall through, being sure to order the cut parts first in the laser software so that the last thing to cutaway is the final part from the stock.
hope you get well soon champ, thanks for the content 👍
Awesome video as always! Looking forward to new projects you do, but don’t push yourself too hard and get better! Also always love a Mrs. Brown cameo 😂🎉
Thank you for the informative and entertaining content, and I hope you heal fully and swiftly.
That resin coper plate combo through light, WOW
I’d recommend the Midas patina solution by Rio Grande. You don’t have to mix it and it is super effective. Just be sure to only dip the piece for a few seconds at a time, washing between dips in the solution to ensure a really good and even oxidization. Great video!
Ooh! Ooh! Make micarta from the cast, turn a bowl, then throw that bowl tf away, because used casts are NASTY.
I hope you get a full recovery! Any plans on casting the cast after?
Feel better, Peter!
those are so pretty! Hope your arm heals up soon!
Those are so pretty. I hope your wrist gets better soon
This was fun, and I hope your wrist feels better soon!
Great Job!
Every peter brown video is the best peter brown video
Get well soon Peter!
weell hope get well with your wrist but the jullry came out great fun see and will see more as do it
great videos. love the design.
They are beautiful
Most likely it's catching on the scraps not completely falling, it's trouble for those that run large industrial machines too... Except when that happens, it usually breaks something rather expensive... lol
For something like that, you're probably better off suspending the wood and not using the honeycomb, or using a wasteboard behind it.