Mahayana Build Report… I do build pedals
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Nostradoomus
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Sick. Is that laser on hammertone? It’s messy in a good way
swelchy
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It’s one of the hammertone tayda enclosures laser engraved and back filled with white paint to show up..
Nostradoomus
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@swelchy Yeah buddy! Ive messed around with backfilling on coated enclosures and my little shitty laser but it never quite works out 
Now I just use white enclosures and spray clear over the soot it leaves behind because it’s way easier. Still kinda looks like ass but it’ll do until I can afford a fiber laser or figure out UV printing (not likely)
Now I just use white enclosures and spray clear over the soot it leaves behind because it’s way easier. Still kinda looks like ass but it’ll do until I can afford a fiber laser or figure out UV printing (not likely)
swelchy
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My laser is a 20W diode... I had a 10W and it did just as good? Are you using lightburn? I can burn all the way through the powder coating down to bare metal no probs.... I generally run 1500-2100mm/m @ 90% power. sometimes I run a double pass... I did on this enclosure because this stuff is hard as a rock@swelchy Yeah buddy! Ive messed around with backfilling on coated enclosures and my little shitty laser but it never quite works out
Vicious C
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You know what gets rid of the soot? The only thing I found that works is Mr. Clean magic erasers. Exposes the aluminum and looks great. I have a 20w laser running at 87% power 46 speed and .0021 line spacing and I run light burn@swelchy Yeah buddy! Ive messed around with backfilling on coated enclosures and my little shitty laser but it never quite works out
