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Thanks, Hanna, I'm still loving this machine!

Very mysterious! After you changed the FEP, did you do the same 6 minis you had tried earlier, and did they print successfully? Based on what you describe, I can't imagine why they failed, especially if the exact same print worked later.

Jim, I have whatever OmTech uses, it may even be proprietary for them, I'm not sure. Have you tried to contact your manufacturer to ask for their assistance?

Thanks, Tiffany, I'm so glad you found me!

Excellent question, one I had myself and couldn't find a definitive answer to. What I did, and it seemed to work, is measure near the middle of where the design was going, and did my best to use the adjustable foot to make the surface level. The Vision then does it's own measurement before engraving and this gives it enough information to do a nice clean job.

Thanks, jasn, this is very much appreciated! CZcams changed things up again recently and I was just thinking this is really not worth doing anymore, but you reminded me why I make videos - to help people. Now if people could just be SHOWN the videos, that would be nice. I suspect you found me through a search for Vision reviews. Thanks for persisting through all the videos the algorithm favors to find me, and for letting me know it was helpful!!

​@@GreylightMayi sure am glad I found yours. Now that I found you, I can't wait to watch more. I may have searched Wecreat Vision but many I couldn't make it through. Greatly enjoyed your video and appreciate all you put into it.. thank you again!

You are so nice!!

No, Stormzbowler, I'm sorry. Once there was a time when I made files available but it was just too much for me to keep up with, so I stopped. I'm glad you like it though! My goal is to teach you everything you need to recreate my projects or to design your own unique version. I had very little 3d design experience when I made these, it's really mostly about drawing the 2d designs for the front and the dials, and I have dozens of videos about how to do that. Start with something easier, like a 3d token, and work your way up to the tracker. I promise you'll get incredible satisfaction from making something you designed yourself!

Ryder, I always make my drawing only slightly bigger than the item size. For tokens I would use something like 2 inches by 2 inches. Only one item per layer, centered. Good luck, and have fun!

Thank you, ThatGuy, I really appreciate it!!

Thanks, Ron!

I agree, so far support is the only negative I've found. It exists, but it's all online and it comes from China, so there is a built in time lag. I'm hoping this will improve soon, but I have no inside contacts, so I don't know what the company's plans are. The good news is it's a well made product, so the need for support should be less. There is also a sizable community of owners already, and there are a lot of talented and helpful people in the group, so short of needing to replace hardware, which only WeCreat can do, you can get advice and information from the user community. But your point remains a good one: for the price you've paid, you have a right to expect support!

Thank you so much for replying. I will definitely be back once I receive it. I have so much to learn.

You will have so much fun! The Vision is the easiest laser cutter I've ever used, and you will really enjoy it. To head off the only potential issue I've had, watch this video of mine czcams.com/video/QpRB9oYtWes/video.htmlfeature=shared at about 8:50 in. It is possible the air assist hose is rubbing back and forth along a sharp metal edge when the machine is in use. The video shows my simple solution, which is to wrap the edge with a piece of adhesive backed felt strip. This has worked well for me, and protects the hose from getting cut. Hopefully, WeCreat has addressed this, but just in case!!

You are the absolute best. I appreciate you sharing this information and the video. I am excitedly waiting for it to be delivered.

Thanks, Johnny!!

The current version of the software is so improved, I haven't used Lightburn, even though they improved its integration. I think 3d engraving was the only thing I wanted they still didn't have - and bidirectional, as I said in the other response.

Hopefully CZcams will let this comment through. Sometimes they pull responses with links that go outside CZcams: TDYDDYU 8 pack 20 OZ Double Wall Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler Coffee Travel Mug With Lid, Durable Powder Coated Insulated Coffee Cup for Cold & Hot Drinks (Combine colors, 8 pack) a.co/d/hXeOW66 I'll try to follow up and make sure my response is visible!

No, Lance, it is currently only one direction. I may have been misleading with my back and forth hand motion because I'm so used to using Lightburn bidirectional. I'm hoping WeCreat steps up to bidirectional, they are making lots of improvements, fast, and that is quite important for efficiency.

I haven't done leather yet, Lance, but my experience so far would lead me to believe that this is a great leather machine. It should easily cut that thickness, and more cleanly than I get on my OmTech. I will have to put leather on my project list! The ventilation on my 80watt CO2 laser is so powerful it is difficult to keep the leather in place. I made special magnetic clamps for that, but they don't work on the knife bed in the Vision, so I'll have to come up with a different clamping strategy. I've found that anything that fits in the WeCreat bed, I prefer to do there. So much of what I do is small, the OmTech is getting lonely!

edd, I haven't had this particular issue but I have provided my own feedback that they need to add a manual option. There have been a couple of situations where I really needed the ability to position the place where the focus laser hits. I can also think of instances in the past where I've adjusted the height based on the type and thickness of material. A curved surface is another good example. An advanced user needs more flexibility.

Thank you, Teresa!

Both my son and I paint minis and these shelves have served us very well!

Thanks, x player, I'm really glad it was helpful!!

Oh, that is so nice to hear! Thank you, sergiou, for letting me know!!

This is a much more complicated one, but the process is the same for a single light slot, basic LED light base: czcams.com/video/JUegarHoYN4/video.html

Yes, I love them! I have so many now, though, I'll have to give some away. Do you want one?

Hi Ron, great to see you!!

Thanks, kkoors, I will definitely get some and try it!! I'm getting ready to order some. Can I use this on wood?

@@GreylightMay I generally don't put cleaners on wood. I premask them to protect the non-engraved area and then do a light cleanup pass with the laser to clean up the engraved area, if needed.

Thanks, kkoors!

Thanks, Decks! I actually asked Omtech about this because they recommended it but I saw some discussion online about it. They said that diluted at this ratio was safe. I also saw people talking about adding antifreeze instead of having climate control but I decided against that after a lot of reading. Hard to know who to believe! I will do more research on this, and thank you for giving me a heads up!!

@@GreylightMay , I have been using straight distilled water for about 6 months, no algae. I think being closed loop prevents it for the most part, but I will be changing it every 6 months or so. I'll let you know what I see when I dump the current tank.

It would be great if that works, and I'd really appreciate you letting me know. Thanks Decks!

Thanks, you too!

Thanks, James, glad it was helpful!

Sanjana, I don't sell anything I design or make, I just make educational videos. Thank you for asking, though!

Drurigney, a swatch traditionally is a small square of fabric cut from a bolt of cloth that acts as a sample. THESE squares are samples of strokes that are used repeatedly in the mandala. A little later in the video you see how they are used because the eyedropper picks up the properties of a swatch and applies them to the active path you are drawing. The squares/swatches start out with two obvious properties: a color and a thickness. Different colors and thicknesses are used for each layer. I show adding the third property, which is how the stroke is aligned with the path: centered, on the inside and on the outside. Which of these you will use is based on the shape and the effect you want. The advantage of this setup is when you use a shape tool to draw a path it will start with a default color, thickness and alignment. While it is selected you can use the eyedropper to set the appropriate color and thickness for the layer and your preferred alignment with one click. It is a real productivity tool.

Daddio, I used to have a website with a store where I gave away files but I just couldn't keep up with it all. I took that down two years ago. Now I just focus on doing projects and making videos and I STILL don't have enough time! I'm supposed to be retired, you know!!

Hmmm, I didn't check a circle. Do you mean one dimension of the circle is smaller than the other? Is it the x or the y?

@@GreylightMay Both x and y were both off by 1mm. Other than that, they appeared to be equal. I used a 100mm circle and the circle was about 99mm, maybe a little less. Kind of hard to measure a circle though. Might have to ingrave a horizontal and vertical line to be more precise.

Yes, that is odd because you would think that if you did a square and it was accurate, a circle engraved inside the square would be accurate as well. I would try cutting a square and vector engraving a circle with the same x/y dimensions and a shared center point. If the circle is smaller then I would ask the laser cutter's manufacturer why, because it wouldn't seem to be a calibration problem at that point. Very mysterious!

Excellent question! I should have. They don't actually spin, if they did they wouldn't hold the number. They turn easily, but if the magnet is inset far enough (which it was), the wood touches and there is enough friction to hold the number in place. I definitely should have demonstrated that!

That's great to hear, thanks for letting me know!

You're very welcome 😊

Jonathan, it's been a very long time since I've played DAI! I made these videos when I first started my channel and people complained that it was too confusing to mix making videos and videogames videos, so I split into two channels, and then finally just focused on making. Did you see this one on equipping: czcams.com/video/uGj0MLfzZ8E/video.html The last 4 of the 10 lessons are on my dormant Greylight Games channel. My memory is that it is a continuous toggling through process, and it is similar still today in new games. Speaking of which, when you are done with DAI, checkout Baldur's Gate 3. It is the only game I've found that I love even more than DAI!!

@@GreylightMay thank you! I hadn't seen the other dormant channel - will check it out! I know with DAI... I am like 10 years behind the times lol. And yes to BG3! I plan on upgrading to a PS5 after I finish DAI - that is first on my list, and will hopefully hold me over until the next DAI drops. Thanks so much for replying - I really appreciate it. 🙂

@@GreylightMay thank you so much! (and yes, playing DAI now and like ten years behind the times 🤣). I had not seen the other one on equipping - will check it out and watch the dormant channel - many thanks. Yes to BG3! - I am planning on upgrading to a PS5 after I finish DAI and that will be first on my list. Hopefully it will hold me over until the next DA drops. I really appreciate you getting back to me and for making these channels. started playing at 51, now 53 and hooked. (of course, grew up on Atari etc. but had not played a vid game in decades - your channel is super helpful). many thanks!

You will love BG3! The story, the characters and the voice acting make it a real joy to play. The turn based fighting is different from DAI, but I really enjoy that strategy is key to winning the battle, not reflexes and memorizing a complicated series of button pushes like so many games nowadays. I like having romance as part of the game, and the options there are good as well. I just read that BG3 is the first ever game to win all five game of the year awards, and it really deserves it!!

@@GreylightMay thanks! I'm going to try the Trespasser DLC if i finish before the end of the summer. Looks good! But then it's on to BG3 for sure. Thanks again!

Welcome, Andrew, I'm so glad you found me!!

Thanks, MsGnor! This is one of my favorite projects, and I keep it on the shelves in my studio, where I can see it every day.

Yes, Martin, I found exactly the same thing with Dalle 3. And unlike text oriented LLMs like Claude, which I work with a lot, you can't keep refining the prompt and get better and better results. Dalle 3 just hits a wall, like when I tried to get 8 reindeer on Santa's sleigh in my Christmas video. I've decided I need to wait for the next version of Dalle before I try again. So frustrating when it can make a beautiful multilayer design but it just can't separate it!!

@@GreylightMay thanks for the answer. Yea I've been using AI , chat GPT and Midjourney since day 1. The pro versions, I think they are a long way of for this. It would be great to use this as a tool.

Congratulations on your new machine, Cheri! You will love it. I'm so glad you found my channel!

Wow, that's two comments on this video in two days, which is great. It's kind of a niche topic, I'm really glad it was helpful. Thanks for letting me know!!

Yes! I bought all my blanks on Amazon, and they were very inexpensive. I found some nice ivory colored ones that look great with just black paint, though any strong contrast colors would work. I'm glad if this inspires you to give it a try!

Wow, wonderful!! One of my favorite comments ever. There is no greater compliment than someone trying what I show and then letting me know that it worked. I really appreciate it!

Yes, it's not often I get the chance to just test things without the pressure of producing a finished project. I quite enjoyed it!

Thank you, Ron!

Fabalass, if you can get a clear photo of the house, without trees, it will always have perspective because that is what an eye or camera lens sees. The problem in this picture is the trees obscuring the roofline. I had to use the bits I could see and my knowledge of how the roofline would angle in with perspective to draw in the missing parts. This is really the 'art' part of the project, and it doesn't need to be perfect to look good. Without the problem of the trees, you could just trace a front photo of any house and the perspective view would be built in.

You are welcome, Natasa!

Dave, it was not to scale. Closer to a cinder block than a brick, I would say. Good question!

​@GreylightMay thank you so much. I'm just starting to try modeling using my 80watt co2 laser and I've found that I can scale HO bricks okay but anything smaller like N scale is not clean. Thanks again. 😃

Thanks, inscrutable! Another kind viewer told me about paste in place too, and it really speeds things up! I love how the Internet helps us all help each other. It makes learning new things so much easier!!

@GreylightMay I would say that the laser cutter is nothing short of transformative. I have 3D printers, a foam cutter, and other tools. But the laser has proven itself to be a real workhorse: Good speed, reasonable cost of materials, and a very forgiving and simple usage. Thank you again for all your effort!

I have other equipment too, but I always gravitate to the laser cutter for the reasons you describe. It is truly addictive. Have fun! I'd love to see a picture of something you make for your classes!! Sometime, when you make something you really love, snap a picture and send it to me at greylightmay@gmail.com. It would really make my day!!