How To Laser Engrave A Photo With A Thunder Bolt

The Thunder Bolt has proven to be a fantastic photo engraving machine. We love the detail that we are getting from it! Here is a LightBurn photo engraving tutorial. We are engraving on 1/8" Baltic Birch Wood. Watch how we process the photo and we share our settings!
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[@angelinacervantes6407]

Thank you!!! I just engraved my BIL'S dog on an ornament following you exact settings one the bolt!!🤯 I made him an ornament it was perfect!!!👌

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Oh that's awesome to hear!!!! I love getting feedback like this! Thank you....glad we could help!

[@user-jc2oe9dy2e]

Thank you for this video! It helped me a lot as I am new to lightburn and the BOLT!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Glad it was helpful!!! You're gonna love the BOLT!

[@elizabethtate4706]

I followed your settings and it did lighten in the working views of LB. However, in the preview before lasering the image is SO dark.

[@douglasladley8698]

Great video. Will the Bolt cut 1/4" hardwood (walnut, cherry, maple)? My wife and I have researched lasers for over a year. We seriously considering the Bolt. Thank you.

[@earnestwealthsolutions9583]

I also have Teak from the USS Iowa that I would like to engrave and a Made by: me in very small font

[@angieangie21]

Great turorial! How do you find your Nolt for cutting wood? Undecide between Nova 35 or Bolt but have space constraints that makes the Bolt appealing. Thanks

[@malonecustomdesigns]

We love the bolt. The Nova 35, with our external air compressor hooked up, can cut a little faster and cleaner. But honestly, my wife has been using the bolt for most all of our smaller projects lately!

[@angieangie21]

Thanks so much. I'm excited to receive my Bolt next week! I'll be sure to try some of your tutorials 😊

[@malonecustomdesigns]

@@angieangie21 That's awesome! You are gonna love it!

[@JoshueVillagarcia]

Thank you For Sharing❤

[@malonecustomdesigns]

You are so welcome!!

[@TheThankfulCreationsLLC]

Would you use the same photo settings to engrave photos on acrylic?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Not gonna lie....we have never engraved photos on acrylic with either of our machines. That is something we need to try!

[@scottmcdonald6399]

What's your favortie place to purchase your quality baltic birch? Thanks!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Hey Scott, we have a local hardwood dealer that sells 1/8" baltic birch in a 5ft X 5ft piece. I just cut it down on my table saw to fit in the Bolt! :)

[@davidtroncoso9313]

That was awesome. Could you do a video of the same process on your Thunder Nova 35? Would the setting be the same?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Thanks. The process would pretty much be the same. However, we have a strange issue that prevents our Nova 35 to produce a good clean photo every time. So far we haven’t been able to pinpoint our problem, potentially vertical alignment, but not positive.

[@davidtroncoso9313]

@@malonecustomdesigns Do you have the hi res lens?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

No, I just have the standard 2” lens on the Nova.

[@davidtroncoso9313]

@@malonecustomdesigns I’m curious because they say you need the hi res lens to do images? I just wonder if I need to spend $400 to do that?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

@davidtroncoso9313 it isn’t necessarily required….but that might solve our issue. Until recently, we relied on our Glowforge to do our photos. If we only had the Nova, I would probably buy the HR lens.

[@ThatBlkArtist]

The thunder Bolt is 40w?

[@malonecustomdesigns]

No, I didn’t realize that I said 40
Instead of 30 🤦🏻‍♂️. Sorry about that!!