I made a camera with the xTool D1 10W desktop laser engraver

The xTool D1 10W laser engraver has been a fun tool to play with. It's got a decent build volume, a pretty powerful laser (for a diode) and even comes with a rotary tool to let you engrave cylindrical objects.
I have a few projects I want to do with this in the upcoming weeks and months and I've already had a few questions on Facebook about how to do certain things, so expect more videos with this one!
I'll also be looking (or designing?) a laser cut kit at some point to make an actual camera that I can put film in and shoot... Like a real camera and not just a tiny decoration!
Buy the xTool D1 10W & Rotary Encoder - bit.ly/xtoold1 or amzn.to/3wI7nkY
If you want to make your own camera pendant, the design by Alfarabius is available to download for free on Cults3D - cults3d.com/en/3d-model/fashi...
Clarification about the xTool Honeycomb for the xTool D1 - I mentioned in the video that it's not available in the UK. To be specific, I meant there are no retailers in the UK that have it available for sale. You can still get it in the UK directly from the xTool website - bit.ly/xtoolhoneycomb
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - xTool D1 unboxing and build
04:13 - The first cuts!
05:16 - Cutting and making the camera
12:05 - Engraving anodised aluminium
13:09 - Engraving slate coasters
14:57 - Engraving glass
17:31 - A little rant about Laserbox Basic
18:15 - Final thoughts
Gear used to make this video...
US Links
Panasonic GH5 - amzn.to/3EyCCm6
Panasonic GX85 - amzn.to/3tzWIoV
Comica BoomX-D Pro D2 - amzn.to/3sIvoqY
Rode NTG5 - amzn.to/3EyCAL0
Behringer Uphoria UMC404HD Audio Interface - amzn.to/3v0dJg2
Behringer Composer Pro-XL (MDX2600) Compressor - amzn.to/3v0dIbY
Behringer Ultragraph Pro (FBQ6200HD) 31-band EQ - amzn.to/3K5rfDa
UK Links
Panasonic GH5 - amzn.to/3MnNl5K
Panasonic GX80 - amzn.to/3vZWF7I
Comica BoomX-D Pro D2 - amzn.to/3MwvlWZ
Rode NTG5 - amzn.to/3k0VyAI
Behringer Uphoria UMC404HD Audio Interface - amzn.to/38bpmrE
Behringer Composer Pro-XL (MDX2600) Compressor - amzn.to/3OvlOAS
Behringer Ultragraph Pro (FBQ6200HD) 31-band EQ - amzn.to/3L44iSn
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[@JohnAldred]

What would you make with the xTool D1 10W laser engraver? - bit.ly/xtoold1

[@bboyTantrum]

I'd probably make a ruler engraved on a chopsaw fence with custom stop marks for common measurements

[@JohnAldred]

That's an excellent idea! I hadn't even thought about something like that... It gives me a few other ideas now! :)

[@iamionscat9035]

I would make thin spring steel business cards with mm and imperial scales on the edges with 0.6mm holes at each division. Make a template for them like you did for the bottle opener. Like Incra tools marking rules. See their 2"x3" pocket rules.
These will be ultra useful and anyone who has one will love it and associate the good feelings they get from using it with whoever has their name on it! Plus they will keep it handy that keeps your info handy.
A professor in Pharmacy school told me he gives out pocket screwdrivers as business cards and companies that use him as a consultant call him back all the time for work because they think he's a handy guy who can fix things (he can but that's not his gig, he's a respiratory inhaler researcher) and he gets a ton of work that way. These pocket rulers will accomplish the same thing.

[@jessrenae8657]

Perhaps next time making a camera obscura would work for something functioning 😉

[@JohnAldred]

That's kinda what I'm thinking, actually. But, a little one, that I can stick a 4x5 sheet film holder in the back of! :)

[@udijw]

You're lying down. It's funny.

[@JohnAldred]

Wasn't as easy to get back up again 😂