Setup and Dark Engrave on Yeti Bottle with XTOOL D1 10W Diode Laser

In this video, I go through all the setup and steps to engrave a tumbler, explain the settings, and engrave a YETI water bottle. I engraved this Water Bottle extra dark on purpose to give good contrast.
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XTOOL D1 10W like the one in the video , but PRO version
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XTOOL D1 10W Pro with RA2 rotary
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Locators for the lasers legs
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I got the file for the 3D print on thingiverse.com for the locators if you are interested.
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[@joseph_mahan]

love the content!

[@timothymcclung2256]

Cool video. Thanks for sharing. The fumes from the burned powder coat are really dangerous FWIW.

[@forrestgumpv9049]

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.

[@KE4YAL]

Thanks for sharing your experiences I thinking of buying an Xtool D1 Pro 10 watt I have looked at the 20 watt but I think the 10 watt will do what I want

[@myrandom603]

Excellent job on the video and demo of the XTool - Audio is a little blown out, did you increase the gain in post during editing? Love the stand setup you have for it!

[@mahanmade]

Thanks for the feedback. I did level the audio when editing, and it sounded good before rendering, not sure what happened there. I am about to do a video of the setup this week.

[@myrandom603]

@@mahanmade Excellent video regardless - definitely following along!

[@hamiltonharper]

And to think my yeti just has a crappy Cricut stencil I printed out at my sister's house. The shame.

[@ignacioreyes2244]

Do u ever have issues cleaning off the residue when u want a shiny logo ? I’ve been using 100 power and 30 speed not sure why it’s easy to remove residue on some yeti’s and sometimes it’s a struggle to remove it when I’m using the same settings as always . Any tips

[@mahanmade]

I have a "base" setting that I use for most tumblers and then I adjust from there for certain colors. I find that it has a lot to do with the color and thickness of paint from different manufacturers. I just take notes on colors that I have to adjust settings on.

[@justinray9247]

I have the ra2 setup with a d1 pro 10w and can’t for the life of me keep from getting lines. Any ideas?

[@mahanmade]

The reason that you probably get lines is because you should be increasing your line count by about 30-40% when compared to the regular rotary. With the gear ratio difference on the RA2, it causes the design to get stretched on the tumbler/glass, so when this stretch is compensated on the design, this causes the lines to be spread apart when lasering. Basically, the gear reduction on the RA2 will cause a decrease in your line count, so you have to increase the line count to compensate. I will make a video for this. Thanks

[@VitiatedsHOWTO]

I can’t quite see your settings
I have a 20w pro

[@mahanmade]

This was done with a D1 (non-pro) 10W machine.
100% power
65 mm/s
160 lpcm

[@user-sf1uu1gb4r]

How much do you charge for a job like that?

[@mahanmade]

Usually with a single sided engrave on tumblers, $10-12. That is engrave only.