The lighter S was the first thing engraved, often laser engraver have heat issues where the laser puts out lower laser power until it warms up. The result is that the start of the engraving is dodgy. One solution is to do a small throw-away engraving immediately before the main engraving, so the laser is properly hot when the main engraving starts. Another solution is to check and adjust/repair the electronic laser driver, and I remember one case of this working well with a 40w tube laser. So it's a warm-up issue. Hope that helps. 🙂
As many others here have said THANK YOU SIR for taking time to help noobies like me get started in this fantastic hobby.! The compass tile you did in this video is a true work of art! Thank you once again for sharing!
I hear what you're saying but I usually reserve the term "work of art" for something that's made by hand using hand tools. They can be electric, but hand tools all the same. Sometimes the Art comes from the difficulty of the project. Laser cutting is not difficult at all. Grandmother's do it. I'm a traditional woodworker and Craftsman, but I also use laser engravers, and I consider the two things entirely different. Having said that, can you make art with a laser engraver. Yes you can. But that art comes from the designing. A simple compass like this laser etched on a tile (while cool) doesn't qualify. I think if you asked most craftsmen who also use laser engravers they would agree. The only people that think they're making art with CNC machines are people that have no real skills, or real artist that can design extremely detailed and intricate designs. This is in no way a criticism of this channel. Just as someone who's been an artist for 30 years now I want to make sure we differentiate between the two, before real Art is lost. We are already on the edge of that cliff.
I gave this a try and was surprised at the outcome. I took a photo ran it through a sketch app, then loaded into Lightburn. I like it better than painting the tile black then lasering. Thanks
Thank you for your video's ! In this video I learned that to convert mm to inches and vice versa when setting the speed using lightburn , you just go to the setting box and select the opposite of what your using for speed and go back to your work and it shows what the number is ether way . Thanks I have been wanting that information . This will make it so when other people post there setting you can easily see what they are as per the settings you use. Keep up the good work !
I’ve found after cleaning mirrors and adjusting any to center. If still lighter on one end the height maybe needed adjustment so I made fully adjustable bed on all corners. But now that I write this sounds like you got it lol nice video by the way keep it up
Thank you very much for the video, this method is a very interesting and unexpected solution!I am happy to subscribe to your channel and look forward to new works!You are a very smart and creative person, a friendly greeting from a simple person from Russia!
Hi great video i did one tile using the same spray, which come out lovely and dark nice deep engrave then i did another but it come out grey not dark as previous you can still feel the embossing the same depth into the tile, have i over or under sprayed the paint or not let it dry long enough im puzzled same exact settings were used on both my tiles
Possibility for the bottom of the S is that the laser has not fully started to fire. Often have to run a quick small file to get the laser fully firing before running any work files when starting the laser for the first run of the day.
I looked up the laser diode in the video and the specs say "operating range 40-75'C", so the problem is almost definitely a warm up issue and can be worked around as you suggested. I googled around and found a PhD thesis "A novel laser diode wavelength stabilisation technique..." by Abdullah Asmari. The thesis claimed wavelength is dependent on temperature (due to thermal expansion of the relevant micro geometries), and so initially poor engraving action could be due to an unsuitable wavelength at ambient temperatures. However, it's also quite possible that the 40'C minimum temperature marks the lowest input value of the control algorithm that produces normal power outputs. It should be possible to develop experiment tests to determine whether the wavelength or control system effect is the main contributor
Nice work on this. I have been doing this and similar processes on tiles for a while now. More recently, I have been working with colored paints and multiple layers. Some of the results have turned out very nice. Keep up the great work.
Hi The problem with the (S) usually is due to maladjustment on the mirror of the laser if yours have mirrors, when you engrave in the top part that won't happen but as the laser goes down and get far the laser will start hitting less centered on the pointer inner hole, an adjustment on the mirrors leaving the pointer on the bottom right of the engraving space of the machine should fix it, I had probably done this easy fix 20 times with my machine Best Luck Fixing it
I had added a comment about why you use paint but, I started looking at the other comments and saw it had been asked and answered. What would the tile look like if you did not use any paint. Would it just stay white or would you still get a black engraving but just be much lighter. I would love to see a video of something simple engraved on tile without any paint just to see what it looks like. Thanks and great video.
You have a nice way of explaining and sharing what you do. I’ve just taken delivery of my XTool Pro 20W here in the UK. I like the compass image. Is that readily available 🙏🫡
Thank you for answering a few questions before I could ask. I've seen many of these tiles videos and almost everyone talks about removing underlying paint color. I had been wondering if it can actually go into the tile. I don't want to potentially sell something and get complaints the coffee cup scrapes off the design, even with a seal coat.
@@PawPawsWorkShop Opps, I don't think I phrased it right. I was previously wondering if the laser actually went into the tile instead of just removing the spray paint layers. This was the first one I have seen that said it was permanent instead of layer removal. So, thanks for answering a question I had for so long at roughly 7 minutes in.
Hi Paw. I'm one of your biggest fans/students. When it comes to laser engraving, i can learn easiest from your videos rather than others. Was just wondering, have you ever done a video on photo engraving? If so would you mind sharing? I'm anxious to try on painted tile or canvas but don't know where to begin. I have 40 watt diode. So when I follow your settings everything is spot on. Thank you for sharing and all you have helped me with. Larry
Thank you so very much. I appreciate your support and I am very pleased that you are able to learn from my videos. I have not done any photo engraving yet. I plan on doing some soon. I plan on doing the images on wood and on canvas.
I did this before watching this video with a similar compass rose (not as nice as the one you are using) and it turned out grey, I tried various speeds at full power as well. Still looks good though
The tiles are painted for two reasons. The ceramic tile will reflect the laser and not burn and the second reason is that the laser is burning the paint causing it to oxidize and embed into the ceramic. The black is a result of the chemical reaction with the laser and the paint.
Hello, love the video.. But hope you can help me understand something.. Where did the black come from?! Spray painted the tile white, and laser engraved into black.. I'm missing something
I use the center point as the origin point. In Lightburn the small green square is the point of origin. Align the laser to the same point on your project
Paw Paw. In this video, you stopped the engraving the project right after you had improved the Letter S which was great. However, If I wanted to go back to the original starting position for another tile, how do you do that? In Easel if you stop the project it automatically goes back to the datum point but I can't set up an auto return to zero (or origin) in Lightburn. Your advice would be appreciated. Thanks and regards, Colin P, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. P.S. Do you have an Etsy store?
If you are using current position it will start at that point. For many simple projects that is what I use. For others I will home the machine and us absolute coordinates. This allows you to repeat over and over.
Hi Paw Paw. I noticed you are using a fox alien laser. Did you connect the laser directly to the inventibles controller or did you have to use a controller from Fox Alien? I inherited a 15W unit from a friend but it has no manuals, wires or anything. Trying to figure out how to hook it up.
The FOXAlien laser has it own controller on the machine itself. The xcontroller on the XCarve does not have all of the necessary laser control elements. I have a JTechphotonics laser for the XCarve and it has it own controller for the laser that is connected into the xcontroller.
I noticed your line interval is .00394".. Is that the default for your laser? I thought the 5 and 10watts used a .08" line interval. Very good video, thanks.
Love your channel by the way. I know when you use a special coating like Cermark on mugs and glass, that is made for etching. But I'm not understanding how the spray paint is achieving the same thing. Which is great cuz spray paints a lot cheaper. Will it work on metal also like the Cermark?
The chemicals in the paint are oxidized when heated by the laser and burned into the materials resulting in the black color permanently etched in the ceramic.
Papa this is a great video! I have watched at least a dozen times and can't wait t get my Reizer 20 watt laser set up. I have a couple questions. 1. where did you get the compas rose file from? 2. Did you have to use inkscape or something like that to get it ready to engrave. I already have about three ideas using this file for gifts.
@@PawPawsWorkShop I have tried several different pictures from google and still have not been able to get it right. It would be great if you could do a video on how you make the compass rose file to burn in lightburn.
That laser is not powerful enough to burn through the ceramic coating. That can be shown by trying to burn the same image without the paint. NOTHING will burn
@@PawPawsWorkShop I’m still having sooooo much trouble though trying to get a decent photo on a tile. I think I could have probably decorated a bathroom the tiles I’ve gone through 😂
Awesome results.The tile was white originally. You then painted it white. Did the resulting black engraving come from the laser burning the tile? What was the purpose of painting the white tile white.
The machine is the FOXAlien and it is painted to prevent the reflection on the laser off the tile and second the laser oxidizes the paint and burns it into the tile
@@PawPawsWorkShop Dear Sir, How does engraving multi-layered painted canvas come out in different colors? The used paints are the same, that is, they containing zinc dioxide. I really get confused. I appreciate your explanation.
If you bought tile from the big box store, how did it turn black? The one's I have r cream like color. Also I want to try the tile ornaments from big box store
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this VERY informative video and EVERYTHING worked out exactly the same for me! XD Now my question...how do I have to prepare a black porcelain plate in order to laser a picture onto it? THUMBS UP for the video and PLEASE keep it up! THANKS from Germany XD
Thank you! Very cool! Best regards from Russia!
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching.
The lighter S was the first thing engraved, often laser engraver have heat issues where the laser puts out lower laser power until it warms up.
The result is that the start of the engraving is dodgy.
One solution is to do a small throw-away engraving immediately before the main engraving, so the laser is properly hot when the main engraving starts.
Another solution is to check and adjust/repair the electronic laser driver, and I remember one case of this working well with a 40w tube laser.
So it's a warm-up issue. Hope that helps. 🙂
Thank you
I am sooo happy you showed the can of paint! I didnt know whether to use flat or gloss! Fantastic and Thank you for showing us all
You are so welcome!
As many others here have said THANK YOU SIR for taking time to help noobies like me get started in this fantastic hobby.! The compass tile you did in this video is a true work of art! Thank you once again for sharing!
Thank you very much. It is my pleasure to do the videos and I’m happy that it helped you
@@PawPawsWorkShop
Hi there. How are you?
The laser used was a Diode type?
Thanks.
I hear what you're saying but I usually reserve the term "work of art" for something that's made by hand using hand tools. They can be electric, but hand tools all the same. Sometimes the Art comes from the difficulty of the project. Laser cutting is not difficult at all. Grandmother's do it. I'm a traditional woodworker and Craftsman, but I also use laser engravers, and I consider the two things entirely different.
Having said that, can you make art with a laser engraver. Yes you can. But that art comes from the designing. A simple compass like this laser etched on a tile (while cool) doesn't qualify.
I think if you asked most craftsmen who also use laser engravers they would agree. The only people that think they're making art with CNC machines are people that have no real skills, or real artist that can design extremely detailed and intricate designs.
This is in no way a criticism of this channel. Just as someone who's been an artist for 30 years now I want to make sure we differentiate between the two, before real Art is lost. We are already on the edge of that cliff.
This is the most exciting thing I've seen in a while. Very nice.
Thank you very much
I gave this a try and was surprised at the outcome. I took a photo ran it through a sketch app, then loaded into Lightburn. I like it better than painting the tile black then lasering. Thanks
My pleasure. Thanks for watching and letting me know how your project turned out
Watching the signs as I go. You're sure one top-shelf artisan! 💯
Thank you very much
Papa, thank you for teaching me how to engrave on ceramic tiles. Couldn’t get mine to work so now I can’t wait! Thank you again!
You’re very welcome. Have fun with your projects
Thank you so much! I'm going to use this for marking tiles as part of an art project, and really appreciate this straightforward resource!
Paw Paw I found out what I did wrong. Testing a new tile and so so good!!
Awesome
I have done several of these. If you paint the tile red and then laser it or black, they really look sharp. Good work.
Awesome, thanks for the tips.
Laser it or Black?...what does or mean?...Thanks
Thank you for your video's ! In this video I learned that to convert mm to inches and vice versa when setting the speed using lightburn , you just go to the setting box and select the opposite of what your using for speed and go back to your work and it shows what the number is ether way . Thanks I have been wanting that information . This will make it so when other people post there setting you can easily see what they are as per the settings you use. Keep up the good work !
Thank you very much
I'd prefer to be given settings in millimetres.
I’ve found after cleaning mirrors and adjusting any to center. If still lighter on one end the height maybe needed adjustment so I made fully adjustable bed on all corners. But now that I write this sounds like you got it lol nice video by the way keep it up
Thank you very much for the info
🔥 great work. thank you for fixing that S that just looked horrible.
My pleasure. Yes it had to be fixed
Thank you for showing the metric speeds
Thanks
I thought everyone using metric could understand imperial 😮
25.4 either multiply or divide depending on which way you’re going
I suspect the "lighter S" is due to the tile not being uniformly "flat" edge-to-edge, corner-to-corner.
Very cool ... thanks for sharing.
That area was completely flat. Thanks for watching
Thank you very much for the video, this method is a very interesting and unexpected solution!I am happy to subscribe to your channel and look forward to new works!You are a very smart and creative person, a friendly greeting from a simple person from Russia!
Thanks and welcome. I appreciate you watching my videos.
@@PawPawsWorkShop thanks
Great Video. Quick and to the point.
Thank you
I may give the Tempera paint a shot in my sprayer to see if will work that way to avoid the brush issues.
It will work just fine
Thank you for sharing your wisdom
My pleasure
Great idea, will give it a go when I get time
Great
Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching
Hi great video i did one tile using the same spray, which come out lovely and dark nice deep engrave then i did another but it come out grey not dark as previous you can still feel the embossing the same depth into the tile, have i over or under sprayed the paint or not let it dry long enough im puzzled same exact settings were used on both my tiles
Possibility for the bottom of the S is that the laser has not fully started to fire. Often have to run a quick small file to get the laser fully firing before running any work files when starting the laser for the first run of the day.
Great information. Thank you
I looked up the laser diode in the video and the specs say "operating range 40-75'C", so the problem is almost definitely a warm up issue and can be worked around as you suggested. I googled around and found a PhD thesis "A novel laser diode wavelength stabilisation technique..." by Abdullah Asmari. The thesis claimed wavelength is dependent on temperature (due to thermal expansion of the relevant micro geometries), and so initially poor engraving action could be due to an unsuitable wavelength at ambient temperatures. However, it's also quite possible that the 40'C minimum temperature marks the lowest input value of the control algorithm that produces normal power outputs. It should be possible to develop experiment tests to determine whether the wavelength or control system effect is the main contributor
Perhaps on initial startup the laser hadn't quite reached max. Output. Lovely result thanks.
Yes, you are right
Looks great! I’m gonna have to try this with my jtech
You should! Let me know the results.
Can't wait to try something like this. Great job and project.
Thank you. It’s a great project
Nice work on this. I have been doing this and similar processes on tiles for a while now. More recently, I have been working with colored paints and multiple layers. Some of the results have turned out very nice. Keep up the great work.
Awesome
Congratulations on the great video. What kind of laser are you using? Diode or CO2? What power does it have?
At 1:42 it shows a Fox Alien 20w diode laser.
Thank you for the excellent tips!
very nice! Ciao from Italy!
Thank you very much for Louisiana
Great video, all your videos are great. You explain things well. Thanks
Thank you very much. I appreciate your comments. I’m very happy that the videos has helped you
You have so many ideas.
Thank you very much.
Have you had the opportunity to try the Fox Alien Air Assist pump?
I just got one and will be doing a video shortly. Thank you for watching
What wattage laser did you use and your power setting for this project? Very good instruction and amazing results.
Hi
The problem with the (S) usually is due to maladjustment on the mirror of the laser if yours have mirrors, when you engrave in the top part that won't happen but as the laser goes down and get far the laser will start hitting less centered on the pointer inner hole, an adjustment on the mirrors leaving the pointer on the bottom right of the engraving space of the machine should fix it, I had probably done this easy fix 20 times with my machine
Best Luck Fixing it
Did you not see the diode laser moving over the tile?
you are very good ... thanks for the information....
Thanks and welcome
can you do more videos with the white tile........tyou
Yes, I will and more
I really like this video, Thank you
My pleasure. I’m glad it helped you. Thanks for watching
I had added a comment about why you use paint but, I started looking at the other comments and saw it had been asked and answered.
What would the tile look like if you did not use any paint.
Would it just stay white or would you still get a black engraving but just be much lighter.
I would love to see a video of something simple engraved on tile without any paint just to see what it looks like.
Thanks and great video.
You have a nice way of explaining and sharing what you do. I’ve just taken delivery of my XTool Pro 20W here in the UK. I like the compass image. Is that readily available 🙏🫡
Thank you very much. I found the compass on a Google search
I have no idea why TH-cam suggested this video to me but I'm sure glad it did. +1 Sub
Thank you very much. Welcome to the channel
Very nice tutorial. Short and easy to understand. Would you use a different color paint if you used a different colored tile?
Me encantan tus trabajos e ideas
Thank you for answering a few questions before I could ask. I've seen many of these tiles videos and almost everyone talks about removing underlying paint color. I had been wondering if it can actually go into the tile. I don't want to potentially sell something and get complaints the coffee cup scrapes off the design, even with a seal coat.
No, the paint will not go into the ceramic. It’s not porous. Thanks for watching
@@PawPawsWorkShop Opps, I don't think I phrased it right.
I was previously wondering if the laser actually went into the tile instead of just removing the spray paint layers. This was the first one I have seen that said it was permanent instead of layer removal.
So, thanks for answering a question I had for so long at roughly 7 minutes in.
Hi Paw. I'm one of your biggest fans/students. When it comes to laser engraving, i can learn easiest from your videos rather than others. Was just wondering, have you ever done a video on photo engraving? If so would you mind sharing? I'm anxious to try on painted tile or canvas but don't know where to begin. I have 40 watt diode. So when I follow your settings everything is spot on. Thank you for sharing and all you have helped me with. Larry
Thank you so very much. I appreciate your support and I am very pleased that you are able to learn from my videos. I have not done any photo engraving yet. I plan on doing some soon. I plan on doing the images on wood and on canvas.
I did this before watching this video with a similar compass rose (not as nice as the one you are using) and it turned out grey, I tried various speeds at full power as well. Still looks good though
It may be the chemical makeup of the paint. thanks for watching.
@@PawPawsWorkShop ah yes, you could be right. It is rustoleum primer. I will try some other paints.
Thank you Paw Paw! Great information indeed.
Another great job.
Thank you very much and thank you for watching
Your videos are fantastics! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷
Thank you very much
Thanks for the helpful information
My pleasure. Glad it helped you
Thank you for taking the time to make this video, I noticed your image mode was set to Fill would using jarvis mode yield similar results?
Most likely it would however you just need to test the settings to get the best results
This is new to me. Wondering why you painted it in the first place, if you are just going to remove the paint after the burn?
The tiles are painted for two reasons. The ceramic tile will reflect the laser and not burn and the second reason is that the laser is burning the paint causing it to oxidize and embed into the ceramic. The black is a result of the chemical reaction with the laser and the paint.
Great idea! Thanks!
Thank you
Completely Outstanding!!
Thank you very much
@@PawPawsWorkShop Thanks to your video I bought a Ortur Laser Master 2 last night and I am heading to Home Depot this afternoon! 100%!!!
How long did this take approx.
Hello, love the video.. But hope you can help me understand something.. Where did the black come from?! Spray painted the tile white, and laser engraved into black.. I'm missing something
Titanium in the white paint burns with the laser
Was this done with a 10W diode laser? It looks beautiful
Any thoughts or guidance on how to make a compass rose from wood?
You would have to use a vbit and carve shallow to get the detail
@@PawPawsWorkShop Thanks!
How do you set the x and y to the center in lightburn? I have an ortur laser. This is an amazing idea and and amazing project.
I use the center point as the origin point. In Lightburn the small green square is the point of origin. Align the laser to the same point on your project
I think it’s great, keep it up.
Thank you very much
It looks like you are using air assist with your laser did that come with the laser or purchase seperate?
I use the air assist for some projects and yes it is sold separately
Great job. Did you tried others kind and brand of prime? This is because I don't have access to that particular prime in my country. Thanks
Just give it a try. See what works
Great video, thanks Probably a stupid question, but why not to use black or dark paint that is more less reflective compared to white paint ??
I tested the black tempera paint on the glass. I believe in testing, testing, testing.
Paw Paw. In this video, you stopped the engraving the project right after you had improved the Letter S which was great. However, If I wanted to go back to the original starting position for another tile, how do you do that? In Easel if you stop the project it automatically goes back to the datum point but I can't set up an auto return to zero (or origin) in Lightburn. Your advice would be appreciated. Thanks and regards, Colin P, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
P.S. Do you have an Etsy store?
If you are using current position it will start at that point. For many simple projects that is what I use. For others I will home the machine and us absolute coordinates. This allows you to repeat over and over.
Very good job bro! You have my membership👍
Thank you so much 👍
Great video.
How much time to finished?
That is awesome work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi, thank u sooo much sir!!!! Did the titanium oxide in the spray paint make the tile art black? thx amillion
Yes, the laser is burning the titanium oxide. That is the chemical reaction of the laser and yes the burning causes the black
Does the wattage of the laser effect the laser power and speed settings? 10w Vs 5.5?
Yes, absolutely, you need to do test grids to see what works best for the project that you are working on
Where do you get that engraving machine???🤔
This is the FoxAlien Reizer 20 watt laser.
Would this process also work on bisque porcelain?
I do not think it will work. I have not tried it.
Hi Paw Paw. I noticed you are using a fox alien laser. Did you connect the laser directly to the inventibles controller or did you have to use a controller from Fox Alien? I inherited a 15W unit from a friend but it has no manuals, wires or anything. Trying to figure out how to hook it up.
The FOXAlien laser has it own controller on the machine itself. The xcontroller on the XCarve does not have all of the necessary laser control elements. I have a JTechphotonics laser for the XCarve and it has it own controller for the laser that is connected into the xcontroller.
Hello my first video of yours. Tell me about your laser. ? Watts. what power setting are you using for this tile work? thanks
Welcome to my channel. This is a 20 watt diode laser by FOXAlien. I’m using 20ipm and 60% power. Thanks for watching
Thanks. Is the compass rose graphic available somewhere?
This was from a simple google image search
I noticed your line interval is .00394".. Is that the default for your laser? I thought the 5 and 10watts used a .08" line interval. Very good video, thanks.
That is correct. I did not change it
This is so cool! Will definitely be trying this. Does anyone know why you have to paint it first though? Also, does the color of the paint matter?
It the titanium oxide that is in the paint that makes this process work. Thanks for watching
Love your channel by the way. I know when you use a special coating like Cermark on mugs and glass, that is made for etching. But I'm not understanding how the spray paint is achieving the same thing. Which is great cuz spray paints a lot cheaper. Will it work on metal also like the Cermark?
The chemicals in the paint are oxidized when heated by the laser and burned into the materials resulting in the black color permanently etched in the ceramic.
@@PawPawsWorkShop thanks. I always learn so much from you.
Great job 👍
Thanks 👍
Thank you for your video. Interesting and I will buy Rust Oleum spray to try. Can use the one where the White paint is Matt instead of Gloss.?
Yes you can! Smokey beige works well also. It’s the titanium oxide in the paint that makes this process works
@@PawPawsWorkShop Thank you for your quick response.
Such a great tip. Thank you!
Thank you
Papa this is a great video! I have watched at least a dozen times and can't wait t get my
Reizer 20 watt laser set up. I have a couple questions.
1. where did you get the compas rose file from?
2. Did you have to use inkscape or something like that to get it ready to engrave.
I already have about three ideas using this file for gifts.
The compass rose just came from Google images. Yes, I use Inkscape to convert to svg and to clean up the file. Thank you for watching
@@PawPawsWorkShop I have tried several different pictures from google and still have not been able to get it right. It would be great if you could do a video on how you make the compass rose file to burn in lightburn.
Beautiful work!! and great vid!
Thank you very much
Great results! Don't you need to add a top coat of some type since you burned through the ceramic coating?
I don’t think I will need it. Time will tell
That laser is not powerful enough to burn through the ceramic coating. That can be shown by trying to burn the same image without the paint. NOTHING will burn
Excellent work sir. I’ve been waiting for this and once again it was worth the wait. Thanks 👍🏻
You’re welcome. I’m glad that it helped you
@@PawPawsWorkShop I’m still having sooooo much trouble though trying to get a decent photo on a tile. I think I could have probably decorated a bathroom the tiles I’ve gone through 😂
Hi mate super great tip, what safety glasses are you using?
Thank you. I like the red lenses that block the 455 wavelength
Very informative, thank you for posting 👍
Thank you very much
Awesome results.The tile was white originally. You then painted it white. Did the resulting black engraving come from the laser burning the tile? What was the purpose of painting the white tile white.
The chemicals in the paint oxidizes and burns into the til
@@PawPawsWorkShop can you use acrylic paint?
Great job. That really looks clean! Do you have to use white paint? What will other colors do?
The paint must have titanium oxide in it to work
Very nice work. Two questions: what machine are you using, and why is the surface painted to begin with?
The machine is the FOXAlien and it is painted to prevent the reflection on the laser off the tile and second the laser oxidizes the paint and burns it into the tile
@@PawPawsWorkShop Thank you.
Great job!
Thanks!
Great video. I am wondering though, why is the paint necessary?
It’s the titanium that’s in the paint that makes it work
@@PawPawsWorkShop thanks I can't wait to try it. I bought paint and some test tiles yesterday.
I engraved on blue tile worked great when I engrave on white tiles it doesn’t burn black how do I get it to burn black
Great Video!! thank you!!!
You’re very welcome. Thank you for watching
Thank you very much. Would you please explain about the black color after engraving. Is it the result of burning the white paint?
It is the result of the burning of the titanium oxide that is in the paint
@@PawPawsWorkShop Dear Sir, How does engraving multi-layered painted canvas come out in different colors? The used paints are the same, that is, they containing zinc dioxide. I really get confused. I appreciate your explanation.
I'm new to this can I ask what is the purpose of the paint?
The paint has titanium oxide in it. Titanium oxide is the key ingredient that makes this process work.
Great video and I've watched it many times... is your video speed raised? My laser is going super slow compared to yours... how long did it take?
If you bought tile from the big box store, how did it turn black? The one's I have r cream like color. Also I want to try the tile ornaments from big box store
It turns black due to oxidation of the paint when hit with the laser
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this VERY informative video and EVERYTHING worked out exactly the same for me! XD Now my question...how do I have to prepare a black porcelain plate in order to laser a picture onto it? THUMBS UP for the video and PLEASE keep it up! THANKS from Germany XD
Great Video. What model machine are you using?
This was engraved on the 20 watt FOXAlien laser
How does it feel afterwards? Can you feel the engraving?
Yes you can feel the engraving