Personal safety is often over looked with lasers but should not be. Laser light bounces off in unpredictable directions & will destroy your vision. Toxic smoke is also a real issue as you pointed out. Modifications to my laser cutter took weeks to design & build but there was no way I would even turn it on without these modifications. I designed an air intake system to interrupt laser light to deteriorate laser to tolerable levels. With all safety systems in place there is 6.5 mph air speed over the cutting surface. I still need to clean my mirrors & lenses often. If you have system design concerns I will do my best to help. The problem with glasses is if you turn around the light can bounce off the back side of the glass directly into your eye. Thanks for sharing, your tips are really helpful to me.
When I do the tumblers I make sure I stay on the opposite side of the table I may just make some flat black panels to block the light. Agree you have to be safe when dealing with lasers.
Sorry my friend I got late to your video I just purchased my laser peker 4, 2week ago 😬 , for $2413 with the matcards included, it was $300 off, I love your video and I'll be back to watch it again
Hey Paul, I put a cup magnet on a 10° wood block I made. This lets me flatten the main bevel of the knife. I had an issue on my personal Spyderco Manix before I made the 10° block. It was a block lettering completely filled. The focus changed enough from the spine to the edge of the knife that the engraving went from dark grey/black to brown toward the edge.
Yes I try and check with spirit levels to be sure it’s level that’s a good Idea the block of wood I’d like to see a pic of it can you send on to ALXsharpen@gmail.com
Thank you for the detailed video ! I do have a question for glasses how would you add color ? Ihave done engraving w/ diamond tip but i used color paint/paste to rub into the engraved portion
I was talking about those black Detective Kelemen engravings. They are pretty cool. But actually now that I watched it again I noticed you are using those laser engraving sprays. Are those sprays easy to use? Is it easy to clean the remaining paint from the knives? Don't you lose the polish from the knives?
I don't use the sprays at all we just did a test on one knife. I use 100P 50 Depth and 4k on most knives gives me a nice black engraving pretty fast if it a super steel or I want it really deep 8k will give a very solid back that's deep but I generally use 4K On the Xtool laser I use 100 power 10 speed 300 LPI for deep black engravings
The spray are super easy and wash off with water the only downside is they and expensive but the 2W 1064 at 4K and 8K on the Laser Pecker 4 gives great black engravings the sprays give a tiny bit more of a shiny black but are definitely not needed to get a good black engraving. The sprays also only work on the 450 NM laser so I was showing that mostly for people who have a LP model that does not have the 1064 2W IR built in to it@@danielricardomarin
I have used two both are good here our the links Brilliance is the less exspensive Cermark is the industry leader for a long time both are not cheap but last a long time just make sure you clean the can after by turning it upside down and spraying it till clean gas come out www.amazon.com/shop/alexandriaknifesharpeninglaserengraving/list/2JSIX2QGJDL5O?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfalexandriaknifesharpeninglaserengraving
The enclosure is small and for knives it's not a big help I went to a much bigger enclosure for my LP4 I have a recent video on it. I also now have the Xtool S1 with the 1064 nm and the 40w lasers and it's fully enclosed. The Xtool F1 and the LP4 are almost the same exact thing. There are things I like about each that are a little different I very much like both machines. I like Xtool software a little more but I also love the simplicity and versatility of the LP4 - It's been great for engraving knives. The S1 is still pretty new for me but so far I really like it as well.
LP4 just did a bunch of updates but some people have had issues with them so I’m holding off it’s supposed to go faster now after the update but I’m waiting till it’s been well tested because I use mine for business. I also own the XTool S1 40 Watt and can say they are far ahead of LP in the software development area. They have a new design software I’m BETA testing and it’s awesome. The are really #1 at the moment I got my LP4 for a great price because I was a kickstarter backer early on but if I was in the market now or if you are I would have to say go with XTool the are definitely the leader in great easy to use lasers with excellent software. Laser Pecker is still good to but the size of XTool shows in their ability to address issues fast. Many players getting into the game the one I would love to try is a WECREATE laser I have heard great things about them and their focus system is really innovative. Would love to see them get a 1064 module for metal.
Personal safety is often over looked with lasers but should not be. Laser light bounces off in unpredictable directions & will destroy your vision. Toxic smoke is also a real issue as you pointed out. Modifications to my laser cutter took weeks to design & build but there was no way I would even turn it on without these modifications. I designed an air intake system to interrupt laser light to deteriorate laser to tolerable levels. With all safety systems in place there is 6.5 mph air speed over the cutting surface. I still need to clean my mirrors & lenses often. If you have system design concerns I will do my best to help. The problem with glasses is if you turn around the light can bounce off the back side of the glass directly into your eye. Thanks for sharing, your tips are really helpful to me.
When I do the tumblers I make sure I stay on the opposite side of the table I may just make some flat black panels to block the light. Agree you have to be safe when dealing with lasers.
Sorry my friend I got late to your video I just purchased my laser peker 4, 2week ago 😬 , for $2413 with the matcards included, it was $300 off, I love your video and I'll be back to watch it again
Thanks, love my lasers just did 10 cups this week and 3 cutting boards
Hey Paul, I put a cup magnet on a 10° wood block I made. This lets me flatten the main bevel of the knife. I had an issue on my personal Spyderco Manix before I made the 10° block. It was a block lettering completely filled. The focus changed enough from the spine to the edge of the knife that the engraving went from dark grey/black to brown toward the edge.
Yes I try and check with spirit levels to be sure it’s level that’s a good Idea the block of wood I’d like to see a pic of it can you send on to ALXsharpen@gmail.com
Can you post a pic of it in the community section I would like to see it- I think it will let you post pictures in there.
I don't think it will let you post a pic I think only I can post them but would like to see it. Can you send it to my email alxsharpening@gmail.com
Hi Paul. Thanks for a very detailed vid. Can you just share the settings you used on the Yeti tumblers. Thanks.
Yes I can 450, 2k ,P35 ,D5 ,P1 then cleaned with magic eraser. I didn’t do a cleaning pass. The magic eraser took off all the junk
Thank you for the detailed video ! I do have a question for glasses how would you add color ? Ihave done engraving w/ diamond tip but i used color paint/paste to rub into the engraved portion
I have used powder coat paint for wood signs I have not done any colored glass engravings
how do we get that square area you have on 12:16
Do you mean the fume enclosure or the silver X Y base inside it
Cool, could you please share the settings you normally use for engraving stainless steel?
These were powder coated so it was just removing the paint . Do you want the settings for black letters on stainless or what I used for these tumblers
I was talking about those black Detective Kelemen engravings. They are pretty cool. But actually now that I watched it again I noticed you are using those laser engraving sprays. Are those sprays easy to use? Is it easy to clean the remaining paint from the knives? Don't you lose the polish from the knives?
I don't use the sprays at all we just did a test on one knife. I use 100P 50 Depth and 4k on most knives gives me a nice black engraving pretty fast if it a super steel or I want it really deep 8k will give a very solid back that's deep but I generally use 4K On the Xtool laser I use 100 power 10 speed 300 LPI for deep black engravings
The spray are super easy and wash off with water the only downside is they and expensive but the 2W 1064 at 4K and 8K on the Laser Pecker 4 gives great black engravings the sprays give a tiny bit more of a shiny black but are definitely not needed to get a good black engraving. The sprays also only work on the 450 NM laser so I was showing that mostly for people who have a LP model that does not have the 1064 2W IR built in to it@@danielricardomarin
Understood, thanks for the explanation!
If you covered this, I apologize for asking but what engraving spray do you recommend?
I have used two both are good here our the links Brilliance is the less exspensive Cermark is the industry leader for a long time both are not cheap but last a long time just make sure you clean the can after by turning it upside down and spraying it till clean gas come out www.amazon.com/shop/alexandriaknifesharpeninglaserengraving/list/2JSIX2QGJDL5O?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfalexandriaknifesharpeninglaserengraving
Link to the adjustable plate?
sorry this took so long here are some 2 and 3 axis one amzn.to/427dlLC
what are you using for the fumes in your workspace ?
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so a LaserPecker 4 or an Xtool F1 ? i chose the xtool f1 mainly cause of the enclosure.
The enclosure is small and for knives it's not a big help I went to a much bigger enclosure for my LP4 I have a recent video on it. I also now have the Xtool S1 with the 1064 nm and the 40w lasers and it's fully enclosed. The Xtool F1 and the LP4 are almost the same exact thing. There are things I like about each that are a little different I very much like both machines. I like Xtool software a little more but I also love the simplicity and versatility of the LP4 - It's been great for engraving knives. The S1 is still pretty new for me but so far I really like it as well.
LP4 just did a bunch of updates but some people have had issues with them so I’m holding off it’s supposed to go faster now after the update but I’m waiting till it’s been well tested because I use mine for business. I also own the XTool S1 40 Watt and can say they are far ahead of LP in the software development area. They have a new design software I’m BETA testing and it’s awesome. The are really #1 at the moment I got my LP4 for a great price because I was a kickstarter backer early on but if I was in the market now or if you are I would have to say go with XTool the are definitely the leader in great easy to use lasers with excellent software. Laser Pecker is still good to but the size of XTool shows in their ability to address issues fast. Many players getting into the game the one I would love to try is a WECREATE laser I have heard great things about them and their focus system is really innovative. Would love to see them get a 1064 module for metal.
What is the multi-adapter on your Mac?
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