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Mr Craftsmith
Australia
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 20 ม.ค. 2023
I have always considered myself a bit of a creator, whether it be woodworking in my past life, or a photographer and live video producer in my current business - I have always found myself wanting to create, and I love getting my hands dirty.
I love trying new things and recently purchased a diode laser and 3D printer to feed the creative fire burning inside me, and I have to say, I'm loving it. I want this channel to be an exploration of crafty type hobbies, most things I'm willing to have a go at, and most importantly be willing to learn along the way. I consider myself a "Jack of all trades, master of none" and I'm OK with that. If I can help you move forward with your hobby of craft pursuit, then it's a win/win. Be createful! (that's creative and grateful :))
I love trying new things and recently purchased a diode laser and 3D printer to feed the creative fire burning inside me, and I have to say, I'm loving it. I want this channel to be an exploration of crafty type hobbies, most things I'm willing to have a go at, and most importantly be willing to learn along the way. I consider myself a "Jack of all trades, master of none" and I'm OK with that. If I can help you move forward with your hobby of craft pursuit, then it's a win/win. Be createful! (that's creative and grateful :))
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If you're feeling overwhelmed, this video is a reminder that your body knows best - listen to it before it's too late.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, this video is a reminder that your body knows best - listen to it before it's too late.
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what would offset fill do? that has been a huge time saver for me.
Thanks i am new on lightburn , this video give a lot of time saving.
Great video as usual. Love how you keep things simple and interesting at the same time.
Waisted 6 coasters today before I could get it right. Wish I’d seen this before. Grr.
Can't wait to apply this. Used to be an active Ps and Lr user and you are speaking my language. Subscribed and liked.
What you actually did was decreasing the intensity to half in Photoshop. Instead of changing levels in Photoshop you could have lowered max power even further down from 26% to 13% for the same effect. Otherwise, finally a video from someone with a solid analytical approach.
Identifying the audience and engaging their interest in the process is so important. I had a great gig selling handturned pens to doctors in hospitals until electronic signatures on iPads became the standard on medical records. The pens sold for $50-150 for about an hour's work. Sigh...
Who cares about copywrite. Burn whatever you want and make as much dough as you can and sell stuff anonymously for cash which is king!
Thank you! This is very valuable tip to beginners, like me. So the final craving time went to less than 20%. Need to do timing scales for different sizes for myself and good friend. This saves time a lot!
You're a diamond, thanks very much for sharing!
My son and I are new subscribers! These are great tips. Thanks from the USA 🇺🇸!!!!
Thank you!!! ❤
Where can I find the gradient scale?
Thank you for the very exhaustive explanation of how to do this. Can't wait to apply this. Look forward to more that you offer. Great JOB!!!
awesome,, first time i heard this one
I'm trying to quit my job and make some real money! This was a great video. I am looking into buying the xTool Co2 laser! Go big or go home! Thanks for the info.
Thank you for sharing this instructional video. It HELPED a lot.
I'm unable to find it but did you share somewhere your excel document?
thank u kent
Amazing vid for a newbie to the hobby. Would love the spreadsheet please!
Super helpful!! Thank you!!
Awesome. Thank you!!
This was most informative! Thank you. It made some sense about the dynamic range. How would I get a 0-100 white to black scale that I can try this on my laser? I am sure each laser will have a different range.
This makes a huge difference in time spent in those long engraves! Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi, thank you for the instructions. I am thinking of making boxes for my products also. I could try your design, thank you.
Very helpful, thanks
May be worthwhile for wood.
New here and subbed strait after watching! Great video without all the jargon! Thanks, man; this is a great help.
Great step by step approach. I am about to start up engraving so I was particularly interested in the process of setting up the diode laser, thanks.
Hi, I am using a 50w co2. What is the recommended setting of power and speed to engrave on plywood. Thank you
Unfortunately I don't have a CO laser so i couldn't really advise - have tou done a material test?
Man... THANK YOU❤
You're welcome
Can I get the photoshop file for the gradient test from you?
Thank goodness you only have a diode laser😂
Then I'd be in trouble haha
Good tip🎉...
Thanks
Thanks a lot for this information. It was a very detailed insight that every ingraver has their own settings to dile in for best results.
Nothing beats testing yourself but is good to have a guide as to what to look for
Great tutorial. I assume you are inverting your gradient test before running it. My main question is your spreadsheet with the dynamic range, are those some arbitrary numbers or are those set numbers we should use and just apply as you did (where the white stops showing a difference when burned on the slate)?
Could it engrave metal? Like silver or gold? Sure not very deeply,but can it?
Unfortunately a diode won't engrave either - you would need a fibre laser for that
Wonderful information. Thank you. However, please realize your perceived IQ goes way down when you can't pronounce simple words, like et cetera. It's NOT excetra.
Incredible video, would the process be the same for black granite? Using an XTool F1 Ultra with a dual 20w Fiber and Diode. Many thanks!
Lucky you Francis with the F1 Ultra :) - yep the process would be the same for black granite
Good Day. I would love a link to the lightburn cardboard box. Thanks for the videos. Great stuff, brilliant.😁
here is the link for the Lightburn Project File tinyurl.com/mrcraftsmithbox - hope you find it helpful
Children's cutlery sets?
have you got examples of what you are thinking?
Wow, that was amazing
Thank you :)
Is this experiment can be apply in wood material.?
Wood reacts differently to slate, however similar principles apply
Thanks for the video. Is this 10w laser? Does gimp work for changing the white level?
Yep this was done on the Ortur LM3 10w - as for Gimp I would assume it does but I don't have enough experience with it to be certain
hey, you got a new sub great work. I'm trying to create the greyscale in gimp but I'm having a hard time on it since it's hard to create shapes i would like to have the test file you used before for my first laser machine sculpfun icube 5w. awesome
sorry for the delay getting back to you - I only have the dither test for slate available by the looks - hopefully that might help? drive.google.com/file/d/1qal-eg1MIKSei1JHdN-U2CqRBTV2Oqem/view?usp=sharing
@@mrcraftsmith thanks a lot sir, gonna make the tests
Thank you. I am a retired IT Trainer and this is the only video I have seen where you go through the entire screen explaining what all the controls do and how to use them. Well done. I have a couple of complicated pictures that I want to cut up, you video gives me the confidence to do this now. I would give more than one thumbs up if I were able.
Thanks Chris - I appreciate the positive feedback.
Thank you for this tutorial. I have watch several of your videos and so far all of them all of them are great.
You're welcome - Thanks for the feedback Paul :)
my puzzles gets to tight, y need to separate the pieces by hand :(
just need to play a little more with kerf perhaps?
this works perfectly when you have a laser machine that is perfectly square 400x400 is ideal; everything lines up fine, but when you have a bed size that is 400x430 in my case, nothing works. i am trying to follow along with your video but my grid is all off.
so is it 430mm in the y or x axis? I can show you a workaround.
Thank you, let's make this work ! I am medically disabled, and I am doing this to help my wife and I financially. I plan on committing as much time as possible to make this work. Cutting boards, wallets, ornaments, dog tags etc.
Good on you Ben - I reckon you can do anything you put your mind to, as long as you learn the lessons along the way, what works, what doesn't - always be learning, be creative and stay grateful :)