How to Etch Steel and Aluminum with the Ortur LM2 20W
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2021
- Testing the 20W fixed focus OLM2 on Stainless Steel and Aluminum. Coated with Dry Moly Lube and Cold Galvanizing Compound.
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Thank you so much! We really appreciate you doing all that work!
Thanks for sharing your failures and successes!
We hope to be able to help others avoid the same ones we make.
I know this is older but I’ve always used Wedge Sharpie Marker black 2 coats 100% power 150 speed 1 pass worked on everything I’ve used it on. Sculpfun S9 focus is critical.
One alternative to a laser for etching materials would be the Brother Scan N Cut SDX machines paired with one of two aftermarket Engraving tools by either Chomas or Zoom. There are TH-cam videos about these with the best settings to use.
Thanks for the info I will look that up
Great video. A bit discouraging that it didnt work on the aluminum. I bought an engraver for this purpose.
It might work with a better spray. I have seen that it works with the colored aluminum.
my 10 watt laser works on stainless steel with nothing on it. try that.
why would you say it wont etch metal? my diode laser etches stainless steel just fine. im wondering if it will do brass.
Were you able to dial the settings with the dry-moly lube for the stainless?
We did 250mm/m at 95% but have not tested to see if we could go faster or not.
@@KLRform i would suggest going slower maybe :)
DO your know which parameter i must to use to engrave zync alloy?
I have not tested on zync alloy. Sorry
Are you able to try the metal business cards with the ortur 20watt laser???
If they are the coated ones it will work to burn off the coating. I have not been able to mark aluminum yet. Maybe a better spray would work.
It will work with the black coated cards, I haven't tried any other color yet
What is the font style?
You may have a weak laser 15w out put is max thats with 2 7.5 watt diode lasers.the system you bought is probably a 5.5 watt laser output or a single 7.5 watt.try a 10 watt laser they run about $300 but are much better than the stock machine.
Yes we have the 20Watt model that is a 5.5 watt output.
@@KLRform when you change the laser and add a air cooler your gonna be killing it.The 5.5w isn't preferred to do stainless steal or aluminum like in the video but the 10w your gonna crank them out easily everytime.Best of luck to your business and your future.
Just a question. Do y’all think this might work using black spray paint?
It might. I think I have read that certain paint do work better then others.
@@KLRform ok. Thank you for the response. I will have to try it out.
What about brass? Great video!
Have not tried brass at all but I do have some and can give it a try.
@@KLRform let me know how it works out, I bet it’d look great
Is this a true 20W output laser? or is it actually a 10W
10W
Thank you for the video. Could you try engraving and color filling Apple watch bands?
Will have to see if we can find some bands. Neither of us have apple watches so we don't have any on hand. If we can get some easy we will test it.
What do you mean color filling?
@@fastlanetechnologies2512 I engraved an apple watch band (white) recently. And the engraving lines are pretty fine. I'm trying to figure out what the best way to fill in the lines with paint so that they stand out.
They do not make a 20w laser. They are 10w optical power out.
Yes the models are sold and labeled based on the input wattage. Ours is the 20w model. That works out to 5.5 watts output.
I believe those business cards are aluminum
The coated ones work. I don’t have any right now but might try them out in the future.
250mm per min with 90% for SS
SS did work a few speeds. I will try that one next time.
😆 how can I even trust someone that calls diode die-oid? Just kidding..... maybe
Lol. Can I blame it on Missouri?
Now try borax / baking soda
We did a couple videos testing those out. Or do you mean using both at the same time?
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Tried it. Didn’t work.
Your title is click bait. Definite thumbs down. Maybe you shouldn't imply you managed to get it to etch aluminum.