Engraving a Wooden Breakfast Tray with GLOWFORGE | Lisa Potts Designs
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- čas přidán 5. 11. 2020
- Create this adorable custom breakfast tray in just a few minutes! This tutorial shows users how to customize a design template and engrave a large tray inside your Glowforge.
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Hi Lisa, I love watching your channel! I don’t have a glow forge yet but hopefully one day.
I hope so too! I love mine and it's been the fastest I've ever made back my investment :)
Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome!
I loving your work
Thank you 💕
Good job... thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thankyu so much for sharing!! I bought a tray months ago and was told is can't be done but u did it and after watching you I was able to! Thankyou! I thought i wasted money on a tray!
Glad I could help!
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Thank you!
Thank you for your video. Thanks to it I knew what to do with my thicker than 0.5in board:-)
Awesome! I'm glad you were able to make it work!
Thank you so much for sharing and for sharing your link! There was a ton of great information in this video! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
It’s great the Glowforge was smart enough to not let you continue the print until you had the correct height, rather than just letting you continue and possibly ruining the project.
Exactly! There's still many other ways I can ruin something, but at least not this way! haha
LOVE THIS!!!! Can you please send the link to the board?
Here is the ikea one: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/resgods-bed-tray-bamboo-30444468/
Lisa: Great video on engraving! thank you. How do you set prices when the time to engrave is almost an hour? If you can , please share with me how much the engraved bed tray would re-sell for. I have an Ikea about 7 miles from me an would love to make some of these. I look forward to your reply
Good question! I try to set it based on what I would pay myself hourly, and what the perceived value is of the board. I always try to price my items for at least 3x the cost of material. Of course, that can vary, especially for items that are lower/higher cost. For this particular board, I would price it at $80.
HI, love the tray. Does the darkness of the engraving wear away with time and cleaning? should you seal it to keep the darkness? Will mineral oil and wax help retain the darkness?
Hi Eric! So far the darkness is still great, but I also do a light cleaning by wiping it. Mineral oil can certainly help!
Very helpful video! Thanks! I noticed you have your glowforge in your room. Is it safe to use like this? Arent the fumes harmful? Doesnt is cause your room to smell of smoke?
Yes, it's in my office! I recommend getting an inline fan setup (I've linked mine in the description). This pulls out the fumes more and is MUCH quieter. My office hardly has a smell, and when it does, I run my air purifier.
@@LisaPottsDesigns what air purifier do you have? My fumes get pretty bad. :-(
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One of the big things that helps with fumes is my inline fan, I recommend that first and to tape the connections really well.
Hi there, loved the video. Just wondering, when you set the material thickness, why did you chose 1.5”?
Thanks Michelle
Weird quirk in Glowforge. I couldn't get out of the screen until I set a height. Once I did that, I just set my focus and it essentially overrode it.
@@LisaPottsDesigns This is always the part that messes me up when I engrave. So the height you set when you use "uncertified material" doesnt matter, because when you set focus it automatically detects and sets it to the correct focus height?
@@oliveandapron Correct! Now with some materials, you can have issues, so that's why we use calipers as well. Some instances it's better to set height, but that's when you're doing something like multiples with a jig.
Hi Lisa. I’m about ready to pull the plug on a Glow Forge but I have a few questions first. What is the best way to communicate with you on these questions? Joy
Just shoot me an email at lisa@lisapottsdesigns.com :)
Hey Lisa have you ever done a Portrait Picture on a peice of Clear 1/8 inch Acrylic
No but that's a good thing to try! I'll see what I can do.
Lisa, when you say you are going to send your file to Glow Forge...do you have another laptop pretty much dedicated to Glow Forge?
Hi Joy! Nope, it's the same computer! When I say "send to Glowforge" I simply mean I am opening the file in the cutting interface. It's web-based, so I just say that so I can cut out the time I spend opening a web browser and searching for the file!
I have made a wreath with family name typed inside. I purchased the wreath from Silhouette for my business edition. I added words on my own in the middle. I have made it all black, traced it, etc. I can get it all done and saved as SVG, BUT when I try to put on Glowforge the wreath is dotted. What am I doing wrong?
Unfortunately, you can't export SVG files you've purchased from Silhouette. I recommend recreating it, or using an SVG from Design Bundles.
Hello! I was under the impression that there are always burn marks if you don’t mask the wood. What determines whether or not you have to mask?
Hi! A few things.
1. If the wood is coated, most times I don't mask because I can just wipe off the charring.
2. Some materials I engrave so often, I have found settings that work well for my machine without charring.
3. A lot of times, if I choose not to mask, I lightly sand the item to smooth it out and get rid of any charring that might happen!
Personally, I really dislike peeling off my mask, so the majority of times, I don't do it!
@@LisaPottsDesigns thank you! I didn’t know that the charring could be wiped off if it’s finished. Makes sense!
Is there a way to take that same design and also Engrave a P behind the image as a monogram?
Absolutely. I would make a P, right click, send to back. Then make a small offset around the design on top (like .06). Select the offset, hold shift, select the P. Go to the modify panel and choose subtract. This should take out the area of the P that had the offset. This space helps define your design.
I would also recommend making the P in back a different line color and engraving it with a lighter engrave to add dimension.
Can you kindly share which model of the glow torch you got?
Thank you
Glow forge I meant
No problem! I use the Pro.
I am surprised you didn't need to mask it. Is that typical for Bamboo?
I honestly hate masking and peeling it up. With bamboo, I've found some good settings that give me a nice result. I just take a wipe to clean the excess, or I give it a quick wash and treat with board oil.
Why didnt you have to use the transfer paper to avoid the burn in? Im new to GF.
I hate masking. Just a personal preference. I would rather sand/wash and treat with oil after
@@LisaPottsDesigns thanks for the info
what is your ROI on this machine, I would like some more detailed info if you don't mind sharing.
Everyone's ROI is variable based on their items and local market. I try to stick to custom or quick jobs with high profitability. My highest ROI is with handwriting conversion engravings. Those yield me about 4x the value of the item.
Lisa do you have a pro right?
Yes I do!
how much do you sell that for?
I sell this for at least $60.
@@LisaPottsDesigns that is a pretty good price. Thank you!
I clicked on the link to save $500 but I didn’t see anything about that on the webpage.
When you place the Glowforge in your cart, the discount will be taken off at checkout if you use my link :)
here's to "getting around to it" lol
Me...all the time. lol
Did Nick get breakfast in bed yet? Turned out great!
Ha! No, actually. That requires me waking up early. 🤣
Glowforge is not a good machine simply bcz you can’t directly connect it to your computer. You need internet.
That’s crazy.
Sure, but more and more machines are wireless now. It can definitely be a problem, but I like it for my situation.
Glow forge is crap because the software requires internet connection!!!
Laser cutting isn't one size fits all. 🤷♀️
@@LisaPottsDesigns It has nothing to do with size!!! If you call your machine Glowforge Pro it should be a professional machine!!!
Wow!! An hour to engrave?!! that's no good for a business much to long. I'm disapointed.
I did this before I adjusted settings. The main issue with trays is finding the best placement without the crumb tray. You can certainly do this faster with less power.
Girl. I gotta stop watching you. 🤦♀️. I can’t even buy a heat press. Got me wanting one of these. I just lost my job because of this crazy virus. 😢
It's been a tough year. I'm so sorry. I hope things turn around soon.
Lisa Potts Designs thanks lady. I’m glad I found you from TRW. I enjoy watching you. Maybe I’ll be able to take this time to do more crafts.