you can engrave deeper but make that the back side that you don't cut on. You can only show one side at a time so might as well just say it's for display only and the blank side is functional. Once you wash it, the dark ash in the engraving will eventually wash away and become much lighter. Use cutting board oil to seal it and condition before shipping it out to prevent delamination and warping from moisture.
Another useful video. Thank you. Just in case this is not on your radar, Etsy had substantial holdings with Silicon Valley Bank. The collapse has impacted them, and I hope it doesn't negatively impact your business. If nothing else, you might want to look into other options for selling your projects and products. Best of luck to you!
I have found that if you are working with Bamboo you can get a much better burn if you turn off the bi-directional burning. It takes 2x as long but it looks much better.
Is there any special prep for the cutting board? Are they gonna be usable or just for decorations? If you prep them to sell to actually use do I need to do anything special? I mean I have cutting board oils. I’m just learning thank you.
is your laser mounted to the honeycomb in any way? The honeycomb I'm using on my little 20w is smaller so i always have to mess around to get the materials aligned straight.
I do enjoy your content! I had a thought that if you situated the house with the whole on top, it wouldn't matter how they cut the veggies. I'm thinking I would probably use the other side in either case. That way it wouldn't mess up the engraving and would stay a good-looking display piece in my kitchen. But since I don't know about engraving with lasers, going across the grain might not be the thing to do. I feel certain it would give each word the colorations of different letters, eliminating the effects of the lighter words not being as dark as the others. These lighter and darker words give an unconscious thought to the importance of the words, which you tried to do by using a different font for "Sweet" but since it's lighter it looks like the emphasis is on "Home".
Yes, it makes a lot of really black soot that will wipe away. Also, borax will stain some woods. I used it a few times and never again. Speed, power, focus and air assist is all I need.
Another great video. For an inexpensive laser that one looks like it does a really good job. Is your customer realtor by chance? Looks like they might go for something like this.
What's your final solution in preventing the fire alarm going off. I've disabled it in makeblock software and lightburn settings. Cleand it multiple time without preventing the alarm going off every 30sec. Did wat h your video which was very helpful
I assume you are talking about the XTool D1. I went into XCS and disabled mine. There is a setting in there that will turn it off. Lightburn cannot disable it that I am aware of.
My XTool d1 Pro stopped firing its laser. I GET A Light Blue output . I cleaned the lenses and the Nosel. I am using Lightburn. What do you suggest? I have only used it for less than a year.
you can engrave deeper but make that the back side that you don't cut on. You can only show one side at a time so might as well just say it's for display only and the blank side is functional. Once you wash it, the dark ash in the engraving will eventually wash away and become much lighter. Use cutting board oil to seal it and condition before shipping it out to prevent delamination and warping from moisture.
I keep my bamboo darker than most. It is all in the focus..
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Good video. I have found when burning bamboo I get a more consistent burn color running cross grain or at 45 degrees.
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Great video!
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I have a hand held, rechargeable battery powered air blaster from Amazon. Great little tool.
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Another useful video. Thank you.
Just in case this is not on your radar, Etsy had substantial holdings with Silicon Valley Bank. The collapse has impacted them, and I hope it doesn't negatively impact your business. If nothing else, you might want to look into other options for selling your projects and products. Best of luck to you!
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I have found that if you are working with Bamboo you can get a much better burn if you turn off the bi-directional burning. It takes 2x as long but it looks much better.
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Is there any special prep for the cutting board? Are they gonna be usable or just for decorations? If you prep them to sell to actually use do I need to do anything special? I mean I have cutting board oils. I’m just learning thank you.
No, just burn and wash. Bamboo is a grass, not a wood.
@@TheClackShack lol I know thank you
is your laser mounted to the honeycomb in any way? The honeycomb I'm using on my little 20w is smaller so i always have to mess around to get the materials aligned straight.
No, the honeycomb is made into the enclosure and I use my jig kit to hold the machine in place.
@@TheClackShack nice! I’ve got the LongerRay 5 20w with a separately purchased honeycomb bed.
Maybe my next one😋
I do enjoy your content! I had a thought that if you situated the house with the whole on top, it wouldn't matter how they cut the veggies. I'm thinking I would probably use the other side in either case. That way it wouldn't mess up the engraving and would stay a good-looking display piece in my kitchen. But since I don't know about engraving with lasers, going across the grain might not be the thing to do. I feel certain it would give each word the colorations of different letters, eliminating the effects of the lighter words not being as dark as the others. These lighter and darker words give an unconscious thought to the importance of the words, which you tried to do by using a different font for "Sweet" but since it's lighter it looks like the emphasis is on "Home".
That's natural substances for ya. They burn differently, regular wood does the same thing. To avoid grain differences, you have to use select woods.
have you tried borax or Baking soda to even out the color of the engraving ?
Yes, it makes a lot of really black soot that will wipe away. Also, borax will stain some woods. I used it a few times and never again. Speed, power, focus and air assist is all I need.
Another great video. For an inexpensive laser that one looks like it does a really good job. Is your customer realtor by chance? Looks like they might go for something like this.
I haven’t had to deal with their customer service.
Do you put anything on the boards after the engraving? Thanks for the video.....
If anything, cutting board oil. I wash them with dish soap and water.
@@TheClackShack Do you use a scratchy brush or just a rag of some sort with the soap and water?
@@danielprovenzano163 just a dish brush
What's your final solution in preventing the fire alarm going off. I've disabled it in makeblock software and lightburn settings. Cleand it multiple time without preventing the alarm going off every 30sec. Did wat h your video which was very helpful
I assume you are talking about the XTool D1. I went into XCS and disabled mine. There is a setting in there that will turn it off. Lightburn cannot disable it that I am aware of.
The setting is under flame alarm, select "do not show again" to disable it.
These settings has been done and no improvement
@@oupaswoodshop1325 , what alarm you getting? Look in the console tab and tell me what it says on lightburn
@@oupaswoodshop1325 it should have some red text describing the issue
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Do you treat the bamboo after you engrave it? If so, with what? I was told to use borax? 🤷♂️
No,borax is a pretreatment some folks use to make engraves darker. I don’t use it. You can wipe them down with mineral oil after.
My XTool d1 Pro stopped firing its laser. I GET A Light Blue output . I cleaned the lenses and the Nosel. I am using Lightburn. What do you suggest? I have only used it for less than a year.
I would check the outer lens and make sure it isn’t cracked or smudged.
@@TheClackShack It all looks good. Anything else that would cause this. I have less then 25 hours on this machine.
@@charlesreicks648did you figure out what was wrong?
They replaced it.
Do you coat with a sealer after you engrave?
No, butcher block oil is all I use on food safe products
Burn the image on both faces and it will be both handed!
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