I'm wondering how well the marks will hold up after a dishwasher. I use a few different sprays and found that they don't always hold up in the dishwasher.
I have a XTOOL D1 10 WATT LASER. It will mark Stainless Steel very good with CRC Dry Graphite Lube for $12.0 a can. I spray 3 light coats, let dry between coats. Laser power at 100 % and speed at 300 mm/minute. WORKS GREAT !! CHEAP TOO.
How did you clean off the remaining moly? He gave up the test before cleaning the moly off, which disappointed me. Looked to me that the moly was allowing some coloration of the SS plate... I have a can of CRC in my shop, will give it a try. I would think just plain alcohol would get it off easily? thx.
Thanks. I've tested with Brilliance - I bought a can of Cermakr but haven't used it. Maybe its not too late to return it! Would be nice if you did another test on clear glass where spray is essential (at least with my max 10w laser) in order to etch the glass. My engraver has both 450 and 1064 lasers - I can mark metal nicely without any spray using the 1064 - but again the spray is an absolute requirement for glass.
I am not exactly sure what you mean. I only changed a single variable which was the laser marking sprays, so that we would know how they compare. And the sprays are not manufactured in multiple colors.
Yes, it does work with a 10 watt laser but the fastest it would go and still leave a mark was 10 mm/s and it was very light. Even 4 mm/s it looked gray instead of black. I needed a Black and at high speed.
Friend, I have a 10w xtool d1 pro machine, and I bought the omtech spray, and it doesn't record, I set the parameters to 100 power and 1 speed, but I just add tap water and it falls, everything is easy to remove, What do you recommend me? I made it on a plate for my pet, it is stainless steel
im curious whether more aggressive scrubbing would have cleaned up the dry moly. Almost looks like you were starting to get some colors there. THAT SAID - dry moly is wildly toxic and should be avoided in a "home" laser setting. Investigate "welders' flu" for more information. Now, this was a very nice review but it needs to be understood - a diode laser is a miserable choice for metals of all kind. Still, I hope you are encouraged to do some more videos.
looks like the dry molly is the only one that worked, the rest turned black but the dry olly actually oxidized the material at diffrent temps to cause diffrent colors, thats the effect most people are looking for
I have not tried Aluminum. The videos I saw were someone tried aluminum it scratches off very easily probably because the metal is softer and scratches much easier.
Yes, the laser would mark on SS without the spray, but it was faster and darker with the spray. My goal was to do a 65mmx200mm plate within 1 hour. And without the spray it would not have been possible.
You know which coating you missed? none! You should have run a test one the stainless without any coating. The you would have seen a serious difference, as in serious color from the stainless. It was a valiant attempt, but I'm calling this one a fail overall
Hello Rick, thank you for your comment. I did run a test without any coating before doong this test. It does mark the stainless steel and you can get a variety of colors but it would have to run at 10 mm/s or slower and I needed a speed that was over 100 mm/s. Also, I assumed most people have tried or will try not coating, there are tons of videos on that.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! You just saved me so much money on testing things.
You are very welcome. I could find any of this information online, figured others would be interested too.
I want to thank you as well. I look forward to your next video.
Thank you
Dry moly is a lubricant... It's not supposed to just rinse off... you will need a solvent.
Great testing. Thanks!
Thank you!!
Thank you for showing this test.
You are Welcome
I'm wondering how well the marks will hold up after a dishwasher. I use a few different sprays and found that they don't always hold up in the dishwasher.
The OmTech, I have used a sander and the black is just about as strong as the bare stainless steel. Not sure how that compares to the dishwasher.
I have a XTOOL D1 10 WATT LASER. It will mark Stainless Steel very good with CRC Dry Graphite Lube for $12.0 a can.
I spray 3 light coats, let dry between coats. Laser power at 100 % and speed at 300 mm/minute. WORKS GREAT !! CHEAP TOO.
I will have to try that one
How did you clean off the remaining moly? He gave up the test before cleaning the moly off, which disappointed me. Looked to me that the moly was allowing some coloration of the SS plate... I have a can of CRC in my shop, will give it a try. I would think just plain alcohol would get it off easily? thx.
@LeMortso use Crc DRY GRAPHITE LUBE, not the CRC GREASE LUBE. Cleanup is easy with 90% alcohol. Lastly spray 4 coats evenly and let dry between coats.
Where are you getting it for 12 a can? Also does this show color?
Thanks for the video! Where did you get your stainless steel sheets from?
I cannot remember. It was either Metaldepot.com or onlinemetal.com
Thank you so much for a great Video!
You are so welcome!
Thanks. I've tested with Brilliance - I bought a can of Cermakr but haven't used it. Maybe its not too late to return it!
Would be nice if you did another test on clear glass where spray is essential (at least with my max 10w laser) in order to etch the glass. My engraver has both 450 and 1064 lasers - I can mark metal nicely without any spray using the 1064 - but again the spray is an absolute requirement for glass.
I will try the spray on glass, thank you for the suggestion.
Just painting on a titanium oxide and water mixture on will give you better results at a much cheaper cost.
@@2011blueman Thank you
Hi, i would need only those two ingredients to achive results comparable with tested sprays?
@@Sion1380 My results with the titanium oxide are generally better than the sprays.
The markers should have had the same color to have a good comparison
I am not exactly sure what you mean. I only changed a single variable which was the laser marking sprays, so that we would know how they compare. And the sprays are not manufactured in multiple colors.
@kywilco369 yes I got it .. i was just talking from a physical point of view
Have you tried etching without the spray? Does it work at all comparatively?
Yes, it does work with a 10 watt laser but the fastest it would go and still leave a mark was 10 mm/s and it was very light. Even 4 mm/s it looked gray instead of black. I needed a Black and at high speed.
Dry Molly is a lube.. You will have to use a de-greaser to remove it.
Friend, I have a 10w xtool d1 pro machine, and I bought the omtech spray, and it doesn't record, I set the parameters to 100 power and 1 speed, but I just add tap water and it falls, everything is easy to remove, What do you recommend me?
I made it on a plate for my pet, it is stainless steel
Sorry, I have no idea why it didnt work. When you say speed of 1, is that mm/s? The speed should look about the same in the video.
im curious whether more aggressive scrubbing would have cleaned up the dry moly. Almost looks like you were starting to get some colors there. THAT SAID - dry moly is wildly toxic and should be avoided in a "home" laser setting. Investigate "welders' flu" for more information. Now, this was a very nice review but it needs to be understood - a diode laser is a miserable choice for metals of all kind. Still, I hope you are encouraged to do some more videos.
Thank you for the information!!! Love the comment, I will try to put out other videos.
Did you happen to have a link to the omtech spray? I can't find it anywhere but their website, with a 30 day wait time.
us.amazon.com/OMTech-Laser-Marking-Spray-Metal/dp/B09L4GDCN9
I buy it through Amazon
@@kywilco369 thank you.
esse spray funciona em peça branca de ABS ?
I dont think it would. I feel like the laser would cut too deep into abs.
looks like the dry molly is the only one that worked, the rest turned black but the dry olly actually oxidized the material at diffrent temps to cause diffrent colors, thats the effect most people are looking for
Does this work for aluminum as well.
I have not tried Aluminum. The videos I saw were someone tried aluminum it scratches off very easily probably because the metal is softer and scratches much easier.
@kywilco369 thanks for replying. I have a spray coming I'll give it a shot. Maybe try spraying a clear to protect it.
I use nothing and mark SS perfectly.
Yes, the laser would mark on SS without the spray, but it was faster and darker with the spray. My goal was to do a 65mmx200mm plate within 1 hour. And without the spray it would not have been possible.
I've got the 22 watt Creality. I guess the extra 10 watts is helping me here. I get a very dark etching on anything SS.
@Beecher_Dikov do be careful because the reflection of ss can cause damage or over heat your laser in the long run
@@zeronaught8990Great information, Thank You.
You know which coating you missed? none! You should have run a test one the stainless without any coating. The you would have seen a serious difference, as in serious color from the stainless. It was a valiant attempt, but I'm calling this one a fail overall
Hello Rick, thank you for your comment. I did run a test without any coating before doong this test. It does mark the stainless steel and you can get a variety of colors but it would have to run at 10 mm/s or slower and I needed a speed that was over 100 mm/s. Also, I assumed most people have tried or will try not coating, there are tons of videos on that.
that doesn’t look like stainless steel.
@@TheBlackDove I am not sure how stainless-steel looks, but it was stainless