Seabed Delay/First laser engraved enclosure

[swelchy]

Getting some things going.., still trying to figure out how to align my stuff on the setup.., not bad for my first try with the laser engraver..This is such a good little delay too!

 

[Barry]

Looks good, what engraver are you using?

 

[swelchy]

Looks good, what engraver are you using?

Elegoo Phecda

 

[Robert]

Nice, how long did that take?

 

[swelchy]

Nice, how long did that take?

About 12 minutes on the cut file..

 

[Locrian99]

Are you using the 10w?

 

[swelchy]

Are you using the 10w?

20W

 

[Locrian99]

20W

Been kicking around getting one for months just worried i will hate it. Is the 20w necessary for powder coated enclosures?

 

[swelchy]

Been kicking around getting one for months just worried i will hate it. Is the 20w necessary for powder coated enclosures?

I actually had the 10w and returned it because the 10w would do it maxed out but it's so much better with the 20

 

[Locrian99]

I actually had the 10w and returned it because the 10w would do it maxed out but it's so much better with the 20

Good to know, thats helpful.

 

[Locrian99]

I actually had the 10w and returned it because the 10w would do it maxed out but it's so much better with the 20

By better do you mean appearance or just the speed etc

 

[swelchy]

By better do you mean appearance or just the speed etc

just that I know I'm not having to run it really slow and the laser on max power to do the job... now i'm running 60% power and faster cut time

 

[Locrian99]

just that I know I'm not having to run it really slow and the laser on max power to do the job... now i'm running 60% power and faster cut time

Thanks. Man in debating lol

Going to abuse the bezos return policy and try the 10w one

 

[Nostradoomus]

Lookin good!

 

[ThatDude]

That looks sick! Really liking the art and layout on it. Plus, we’re surf green ocean theme’d laser etched enclosure twins!


Looking at yours though, I am not sure if it is your settings or the more powerful laser, but your edges look cleaner and slightly better defined. Kudos sir.

 

[Stickman393]

Not bad!

I've found that multiple passes+high power+high speed tends to cut directly through the powder coat pretty easily. Gets down to the bare aluminum with a minimum of charring.

Slower speeds burn the powder coat to the aluminum pretty well and make for a darker etch.

The former works better for dark enclosures, the latter for light enclosures.

10 watts will do the trick. It'll just take twice as long.

 

[Nostradoomus]

I have a cheapo Neje diode laser from 5 years ago that somehow still works, on lighter enclosures I do one slow pass at 100% and it's enough to mark the paint which is all I really need. Black ones need to be stripped to the enclosure surface and that's a bit more finicky, and takes a lot of Zep 505 haha . It's all experimentation and keeping notes (don't forget to keep notes of all variables)