Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
My belief that diode lasers were great at engraving has taken a knock. In certain circumstances they can be fabulous but most folks do not understand what those limiting circumstances are. Getting a result of some sort by fiddling with Lightburn parameters makes most people happy.
I was always very sceptical about a laser diode's ability to cut. As expected , it was VERY slow and required multiple cuts...what a waste of a life. HOWEVER, Used with understanding of the beam properties, and with lots of patience, I was suprised at the cut precison but not impressed with the charring of wood products or the "textured" surface of black acrylic.
Mixing the cutting properties of this beam with grayscale control of power, results in amazingly crisp (but slow) 3D engravings.
My belief that diode lasers were great at engraving has taken a knock. In certain circumstances they can be fabulous but most folks do not understand what those limiting circumstances are. Getting a result of some sort by fiddling with Lightburn parameters makes most people happy.
I was always very sceptical about a laser diode's ability to cut. As expected , it was VERY slow and required multiple cuts...what a waste of a life. HOWEVER, Used with understanding of the beam properties, and with lots of patience, I was suprised at the cut precison but not impressed with the charring of wood products or the "textured" surface of black acrylic.
Mixing the cutting properties of this beam with grayscale control of power, results in amazingly crisp (but slow) 3D engravings.
