Engrave or Score Clear Acrylic on a diode laser. Watch me make an LED Night Light xTool S1 40 Watt

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @netltube
    @netltube 7 месяцев назад +1

    great tips on the q tips and sandpaper around the top edge, thanks!

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  7 месяцев назад +1

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @kathyinok
    @kathyinok 2 месяца назад

    This is the perfect tutorial! It has worked well for me and I have had 100% success using your method. Thank you very much.

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  25 дней назад

      Thanks for letting others know it works I have made a few now for all the kids in my family they love them

  • @jamessweeney-s9q
    @jamessweeney-s9q 3 месяца назад

    Hi.
    Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Very informative, and it's been very helpfull with my laser 😊engraving. Cheers.

  • @stegmater
    @stegmater 3 месяца назад

    Thanks man, this is the best tip i ever get. It`s so great to skip paint doing this, and the cleaing is so easy.👍👍
    I use 250mm/s and 30% power on score, and 300/20 engrave. (4mm clear acryl )

  • @MadMike2777
    @MadMike2777 4 месяца назад

    Brilliant tutorial mate, loved it, thank you very much 👍

  • @donaldchase329
    @donaldchase329 Месяц назад

    I find that a soft bristled tooth brush works well to clean them and doesn't scratch the acrylic.

  • @odde
    @odde 8 месяцев назад +2

    i get my laser tomorrow so this helps :) Thanks.. More tutorials on xtool s1 thanks

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  8 месяцев назад

      Oh your going to love it

  • @ToOldToDoThis
    @ToOldToDoThis 3 месяца назад

    I got the items that you have and the score came out very nicely. Unfortunately I think Amazon’s vendor changed either the acrylic size or the base size as the acrylic doesn’t fit into the base as it woobles. Just not a tight fit as yours does.

  • @ThierryC2373
    @ThierryC2373 Месяц назад

    Scratched acrylic is super easy to fix with some car polish and a buffer.

  • @patgeurts9489
    @patgeurts9489 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for your quick response! unfortunately, it is an xcs file format which I cannot/do not know how to open in lightburn

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  8 месяцев назад

      Sorry I am a total newbie on Light Burn. I just started using it last week so I am slowly figuring it out but have a lot to learn

    • @callmeeleazar
      @callmeeleazar 7 месяцев назад +1

      Import using XCS and export as an SVG

  • @briandodson8292
    @briandodson8292 7 месяцев назад

    Have you by chance tried taping or painting around the outside edge to make the engravings brighter? Paint would give a better spot to grab it to clean when the time comes.

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  7 месяцев назад

      No have not tried that. Just did the sandpaper trick

  • @georgekabacinski
    @georgekabacinski Месяц назад

    Nice video. Whit all the care to avoid scratching, how do you package it for transport / shipping?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  25 дней назад

      I did not ship any mine were all gifts to family but you can get special sticky paper that protects it

  • @airwolf08
    @airwolf08 3 месяца назад

    Quick question if you place a wet towel down first and burn the image you wouldnt get the brown marks in the engraving saving you time on cleaning .... just a thought

  • @jamesmanson1555
    @jamesmanson1555 10 месяцев назад

    Great video. Thanks.
    Curious what the reason is to focus on the board and if it matters where you start the kaser to do so or if you just need to place and start it anywhere on the board?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  9 месяцев назад +3

      The laser can't see the top of the clear acrylic the beam on 450 NM passes right through so by focusing on the board we are tricking it a bit and its engraving on the back side of it because it can focus and hit the board or paper no problem and since they are so close where the are in contact with each other it works-Hope that makes sense?

  • @frankgorbey2157
    @frankgorbey2157 7 месяцев назад

    Awesome job, very helpful. But I missed where did you get the acrylic

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  7 месяцев назад

      The link is in the description of the RUclips video

  • @cd6941
    @cd6941 Месяц назад

    Good information! Can this be done with the m1 xtool?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  Месяц назад

      @@cd6941 i don’t own an M1 but I suspect you probably can the M1 is I think a 10 watt machine so I would definitely test it to get the best settings and to see if it will work.

  • @tomzphone
    @tomzphone 2 месяца назад

    I tried using 45 power and 300 speed, didn't really do anything. not until 80 power and 200 speed did I get anything on the acrylic. this is whith the 20watt version of the S1. should I need go to 80 power for this?

  • @cubansli3099
    @cubansli3099 10 месяцев назад

    Great example and art. So no prep of material, no paint, soap, what was your average setting for the burn and I understand it is different. Is because it is a 40w?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  10 месяцев назад +1

      Power 23 speed 300 was on score not engrave but you can do either. and yes no prep just a dark back ground and focus has to be on the background not the acrylic

  • @darrelldillard4030
    @darrelldillard4030 9 месяцев назад

    Hi, thanks for the video. What is the tool you have holding your honey comb? The one in the lower left corner.

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  9 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/video/iqaoGxKdFos/видео.html

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  9 месяцев назад

      Made a video on it the links are in the description of the video

    • @darrelldillard4030
      @darrelldillard4030 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@ALXSHARPEN Thanks, I found that one right after I sent that comment to you.

  • @carissa4110
    @carissa4110 3 месяца назад

    I just want to make sure my brain processed the visual information correctly… haha! Did you speed up the recording during the engraving process?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  25 дней назад

      I may have just to not have you all fall a sleep

  • @patgeurts9489
    @patgeurts9489 9 месяцев назад

    Hi, thank you for the video! can you please tell/show me where the file is?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  9 месяцев назад

      Its on xtools site project site

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  9 месяцев назад

      projects.xtool.com/howtos/4711?Clipboard_Shot&Crypto%20AI%20Staking%20DeFi%20Platform%20UI%20UX%20Performance%20Dashboard%20App&Social_Share

  • @Pigskin1234
    @Pigskin1234 4 месяца назад

    How do you make the picture look like that so that it can be scored?

  • @holliday9416
    @holliday9416 26 дней назад

    so in fact it is possible to engrave clear acrilyc on a diode laser, even if in this case the engraving ends on the back of the piece, maybe its just about power? its full of videos painting the surface whit a black paint to accieve this in the front, did you thing this is possible whit a 22w diode laser too?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  25 дней назад +1

      Yes i was only at power level 23 so you should have no problem doing it on a 22W

    • @holliday9416
      @holliday9416 25 дней назад

      @@ALXSHARPEN thanks man

  • @chadclark3147
    @chadclark3147 5 месяцев назад

    Hello, I tried this on mdf, and it works, but it gets brown soot deep into the engraving and I can't get it all out. What type of wood are you using? It looks textured? Thanks in advance.

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  5 месяцев назад

      Black paper works best

  • @rromano158
    @rromano158 8 месяцев назад

    The link for "Acrylic in all shapes for the above light " takes me to the Amazon sign in page and when I sign on it just takes me to my account page. Do you have any update on that particular link? Thanks. Do you have a link to the site you purchased those other acrylic pieces from?

  • @BryonHunter-h6m
    @BryonHunter-h6m 2 месяца назад

    How did you get it to engrave perfectly without using black paint behind it?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  2 месяца назад

      it's in the video black paper i used mdf because i had no paper but simple plack paper is all you need

  • @philipershler420
    @philipershler420 9 месяцев назад

    If you are using shop air to dry the acrylic, hopefully you have an oil-less compressor or at least an oil trap in the line. Oil would make a terrible mess of things.

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  9 месяцев назад

      Did you see any oil on it ?

    • @philipershler420
      @philipershler420 9 месяцев назад +1

      No, I’m sure that you are aware that your shop air is clean. I just wanted to warn folks that may follow your directions that they should be aware of a potential problem.

  • @rdolge49
    @rdolge49 4 месяца назад

    You talked about putting the link for the unicorn on here where is it

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  3 месяца назад

      www.designfind.com/howtos/4711?Clipboard_Shot&Crypto%20AI%20Staking%20DeFi%20Platform%20UI%20UX%20Performance%20Dashboard%20App&Social_Share

  • @cubansli3099
    @cubansli3099 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks

  • @alidadebruyn36
    @alidadebruyn36 16 дней назад

    Hi, can you use it on the 10w M1

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  15 дней назад +1

      @@alidadebruyn36 i don’t have a 10 to test on but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work if you follow what I did and just test to get the settings needed for a 10watt

    • @alidadebruyn36
      @alidadebruyn36 15 дней назад

      @ thank you. the acrylic comes as a set. What do you recommend I test on please x

  • @angibirkle8844
    @angibirkle8844 7 месяцев назад

    May I ask what your settings are? I tried 15/450 and it didn't come out very good 😢

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  7 месяцев назад

      projects.xtool.com/howtos/4711

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  7 месяцев назад +1

      Speed 300 power 23 lpi 100 and it was on score

    • @angibirkle8844
      @angibirkle8844 7 месяцев назад

      Thank you

  • @worldwide1376
    @worldwide1376 4 месяца назад

    Can the S1 40-watt cleanly cut through 2mm of acrylic?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  4 месяца назад +2

      Yes and thicker but mostly solid color acrylic it’s excellent at cutting black the one it can’t cut at all is clear acrylic it also isn’t great at blue or white I have cut red , yellow, Green, orange and a few other colors and some really cool colors ones with it. Here is a cool site where you can get acrylic that diode laser can cut. I will post the link.

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  4 месяца назад

      refrr.app/nVPJZ5HrSR/77833

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  4 месяца назад

      great place for cool acrylics that diodes can cut
      refrr.app/nVPJZ5HrSR/77833

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  4 месяца назад

      if you need to cut clear acrylic you need a CO2 laser like this one from Xtool the P2 www.xtool.com/products/xtool-p2-55w-co2-laser-cutter

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  4 месяца назад

      One down side of CO2 is the weight this is a desk top one and it's around 100 LBS pretty heavy not easy to move around by yourself

  • @BrendaDavis-1963
    @BrendaDavis-1963 3 месяца назад

    What software

  • @ginamariegarcia9461
    @ginamariegarcia9461 6 месяцев назад

    What were your settings?

    • @ALXSHARPEN
      @ALXSHARPEN  6 месяцев назад

      Power 23 speed 300 was on score not engrave but you can do either and it's always good to test your unit they all vary so I would do a material test for the very best settings for you. I recently made another 2 of these the same way with a different design for some more nieces kids

  • @patgeurts9489
    @patgeurts9489 9 месяцев назад

    Sorry for the unicorn?