Engraving
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Features
Producers Pivot to Survive Pandemic
While states continue to experience either full or partial shutdowns, businesses in the various graphics markets have been hugely affected.…
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Education
5 General Guidelines for Selecting a Laser
Choosing a laser starts with your business model. What will be the main items you laser? A 50-watt CO2 laser…
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Features
Try This: Laser a Lake Relief Map
In this tutorial, I cover how to create a map of a lake or river. Begin with finding a sharp,…
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Tips
Diversified Products for the Current Times
Product diversification has been a topic for a while now, but it has really come to the forefront recently. Dealers…
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Education
Try This: Laser Cut Face Shields
Face shields are in high demand and some of our customers are shifting production of their laser systems to help…
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What should a laser user keep in mind to create high-quality engraving projects?
Make sure to use high-quality artwork when building your engraving design layout. Ideally, raster-based artwork should be able to be…
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News
Industry Events Impacted by COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic causes stay-at-home orders to be in place across the nation, event organizers within the decorated apparel…
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Videos
How To: Debossed Designs into Leather Patches
Debra Salley from Epilog explains how to create stamps for debossing on leather using your laser engraver. Some of the main…
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Education
How to Figure Out the Best Laser Settings for Different Substrates
When preparing to engrave on a new product or material for the first time, the operator should dedicate the first…
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What type of artwork do you need to run with a fiber laser?
Most fiber laser systems will accommodate vector files or bitmaps. However, 3-D (over curve marking) can only be done using vector…
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How deep can laser engraving go?
This will vary based on the substrate, the tone of the artwork, and the speed and power settings used. For…
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Education
Benefits of Using a Laser Engraver Over a Rotary Machine
The major benefit of using a laser engraver is the production time you save. Laser engraving is much faster than…
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How do I create a checkering pattern with my laser?
Note: Instructions are done in CorelDRAW. For most background graphics, I draw the repeating element. For checkering, a diamond shape…
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Education
Shop Talk: Using a Laser for a Wordy Wall Sign Job
Not long ago, we completed one of the wordiest sign projects of individual letters and logos I can remember doing.…
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Education
Engraving Acrylic
When it comes to the perfect substrate to use in your laser engraver, you can make a very good argument…
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Education
A Checklist for Engraving Glass Ball Ornaments
The keys to successfully engraving glass ball ornaments are: Low power Low resolution (DPI) Quality stock Darker colors for greater…
