Laser Engraving Techniques for Putting Photos onto Wood
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- A full tutorial on how to get the best results when engraving a photo onto wood.
I use a 50W Chinese laser, commonly found on ebay, and free software packages gimp, inkscape and RDWorks.
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This is the BEST lesson of photo engraving on wood. I've watched so many of them, but each one only gave me little information. The wood engraving I had made just like outline not too many details.
Thanks for your video, I finally can make one like yours.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video! It was very informative and it's nice how you showed each step and explained it. I've been playing with my laser for about a week so this will be fun to try next.
Am I the only one impressed that the final product was a bottle opener for your stubbies? I love Australia. BTW great tutorial.
The best wood I have used when I want the photo on a white wood is Bass wood. There is almost no grain at all and the blacks come out with great contrast. Hope that helps. This is the same software I use for my laser. Works very well. Make notes about your power and speed for reference. As seen in the video, laser out samples of different power and speeds, especially on different woods.
To know what the program is and there is a link to download it thank you
. Just wish there were videos that could help our beginners with laser cutting/engraving. Like step by step
Photo engraving can be tricky. Nice tutorial. Thanks for the instruction.
wow! great video man! I just bought a larger laser engraver because I have had all the fun I can with the HTPOW tiny one that I have, I hope to make some things like you are in the video! thanks!
Loads of great tips, thanks.
This is a good tutorial, I learned a lot thanks.
great info ! makes me want to engrave some old family photos now :)
Yea Space Quest!!!, also gimp has come along way since the last time I used it.
I think the test copy looked more rustic and cool!
nice tutorial
thank you very much dear. Very helpful to us
cant understand what software are you using for graving it on wood
Great tutorial! I'm saving this one. I know it's a bit old, but if you are still monitoring your comments, when you apply the treatment after the burn, do you apply within the burn, as well? Any issues with doing that. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for this video mate. I'm gonna experiment with these techniques. I know this video is a little old and my 50W laser is a bit newer than yours. But I'm curious about your distance of the laser head to the wood substrate. Seems so high up, is that something you calibrated manually specifically for doing this type of engraving? Cause it looks so smooth and great, especially for an old photo. I've been adjusting light levels in Gimp, then I sharpen mask, and convert to 1 pixel. The result isnt bad but it can look very pixelated. And ive had bad luck making older photos look good this way. I also always have to sand after i engrave due to resin from the burning. is that because im engraving too close? New to my laser and definitely still learning. havent changed any calibration, was just thrilled that it came to me in working order, lol. It's a lot of fun though. I'm definitely subscribing and checking out your other videos. Again, thanks for sharing!
This was so helpful! Thank you buddy
great video. thanks for taking the time to teach
I dont drink beer but that looks pretty sweet!
Well done my good man. Well done indeed!
Great tutorial, thanks
Awesome video, useful information, thanks 👌
Thanks a lot!
Great video!!!!!
Thanks! It’s very good explanation!
Very instructive. Thanks
I tried this with Photoshop instead because I already have it on my laptop and it was pretty good for an newbie!! I have a couple of questions though: can you make a video for the finish process you use? How do you clean the wood after cutting? I didn't change Anything (mirrors, lens, honeycomb) so I wander if I should? cuz I saw you just posted a vid for changing the mirrors!
I'll do videos on specific material soon, but with wood engraving basic process is
1- sand down to final desired finish as you would with any woodworking project.
2- apply a small amount of any oil or stains which swell the wood a little.
3- do the engraving
4- and any more oils or surface treatments like lacquers or waxes.
You shouldn't need to change mirrors or lenses from the stock ones provided. Engraving doesn't require a lot of power, and still comes out ok if your laser is a little misaligned. Just make sure your table is flat and level which is a simple job.
So i tried this, but all I get is a black and white engraved image. I can't seem to get these shades of grey that you have. I have a 80W chinese laser, which i ran at around 30% of the power.
wow! Great tutorial!
great! but you can do it with laser vinyl cutter also.
This wont really help you with a vinyl cutter. Machine works different.
Also vinyl/leather type materials don't burn the same as wood, so even under a normal laser cutter you need to edit the photos differently.
Careful cutting any sort of Vinyl or pvc with a laser. The fumes contain chlorine gas which combines with h20 in the air and makes nitric acid which can condense on all the metal parts in the machine and can corrode the crap out of everything including all the wiring.
Thanks for the top tips
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thanks for the video, I liked it
thnx for great video
My Laser inverts the colors. like the black hair it doesn't burn so that stays plain or white and the light areas it burns dark.
Also when I burn an image it's only got two tones dark ass heck and no burn at all(plain) what could be the reason for these two issues?
Thanks in advance for any help.
How do I make the background contrasted and not the front image
Hello, I'm using your video to clean up a picture and I was wondering if you could post how to use the brush settings? That's where I get little lost. Besides that your video has been extremely helpful! Great work!
hii, im 15yrs...... one of my friend need to do this kind of thing.. but they donnt know anything about woods that are using to lasercut.. can u pls tell me the name of wood..
and help me from the beginning
Thank you sir
awesome
Super tutoriel ! Merci / Thank's a lot makestuffnow ;)
You said in the laser engraving techniques that you have a how to instructional manual. What is the URL for it?
well done
Have you tried Redgum? Curious to see how that would burn with a tight grain
I have used blue gum which has a very similar looking grain and colour, and it works good. Blackbutt is good as well.
Spotted gum was a bit oily so wouldnt do different shades of grey very well. Was only good for straight black & white solid text and lines.
Hello, sorry for the inconvenience .. could you tell me what program is that you convert the image into BMP. Thank you very much I am from Argentina.
Great vid, thanks
Question, is the laser head out of focus or at its focal point?. Thanks
Hello. I believe my kid has deleted my comment, but I have a screenshot of your answer, so no worry. Thank you so much, it was very helpful.
Was searching for laser engraving photos but clicked this first because I live just near lakes entrance
is there a place where you can get Plans, or a CD of already made up Plans for the Precise 40W CO2 USB Laser Engraving Cutting Machine Engraver Wood Cutter, I just ordered mine and will have it on or before 3 July 2017 :-) New to all of this, so any help would be great, and Thank you in advance
I used the translator to write to you because I don't understand much in English
great
Hello, which type of wood is best for laser printing ?
Dear Pine wood best. Dear
Hello mam. Pine wood and Mango wood , Sheesham. All
I noticed you said "50W" at the beginning, would a 2.5W or a 7W, 10W, 15W get the same results?
In principle the lower powered laser have enough power and tight enough focus the get similar results, maybe not the same levels of shading but something good.
It will depend on if the other hardware and software is capable of pulsing the laser fast enough at high DPI to get a good result. I don't know anything about those machines to know how good that part is.
What was the Z axis in relation to the thickness of material?
I should note that I have a MySweety 3018pro with a 5w laser.
Very nice🤟
Hey could I try your technique? Could I get a written instruction way?
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!
What softwares are you using for editing pls reply....thanks
What is the software name for editing
Unfortunately Inkscape have removed the ability to save as a Bitmap file.
The new Inkscape version will save as PNG file. Even though the laser cutting software says bmp, it will accept a few different formats including png.
I can't seem to figure out how to select the background as shown in your video. I am new to all of this, and can't seem to move past that part of your video.
After tracing out your foreground with the 'free select tool', under the "Select" menu at the top, choose "Invert" (or keyboard control+I).
This will change the area you can edit to the background. Keep selecting "Invert" to switch between editing the foreground or background while you still have it traced out.
Dear Friend ,I have a Chinese laser engraving machine 150w I'm using KKVisionCutSetup2019.6.19(小相机)开盖保护 software can it be use to do photo on wood. or which software did i need to use,pls kindly advise sir
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Machine name sir??
Whi change software is used?
great video Stephen !! you are so clever, would this work on mirror acrylic ?
No, you can't get this level of shading to work well on any type of acrylic.
I am working on finding the best settings for making a good frosted looking image on acrylics using about 8 shaded of grey.
ok i use the free select tool to select t5he backround but when i go to get the other bits off the background using shift it does not work ? can u help please
just noticed ive downloaded the most recentverisan and its hard to get round but i will prevail but if you got any tips please send cheers
Try pressing control instead. Pressing shift will add parts to your current selection, control will remove from your current selection. So if you are trying to select something in the middle of the area already selected, you need to use control to 'remove' it.
It will make sense when you go try it hopefully.
Thanks for that now having a problem in shading the the sharpeness off the the edges
Have you ever engraved Sequoioideae? (redwood)
Don't get any of that here. I guess it might work similar to cedar, which is awful to engrave.
In some woods with high contrasting growth rings, the light and dark parts burn at different rates and make it hard to get an even image.
Could try using a lot of oil and burnishing the surface first so it might burn more even. I haven't really tried.
Hi, I wonder what is the name of your engraving software and the model of your engraving machine?
what is the name of your machine and price thanks
No specific brand, just 50W laser cutter off ebay, around $2000.
But you should be able to achieve the exact same results with any of the smaller/cheaper 30W machines you can find on ebay.
Hi
I am in Ny, that machine can engrave Metal??? Where can I get the machine?
It's not powerful enough to mark metal on it's own.
It can etch black markings onto metal using a special spray, but that spray will work with pretty much any small laser engraver 20W or over.
@@makestuffnow You need Fiber for Metal. Wood is cut with CO2.
Perfect. What kind of laser machine do you use? THX
This is one of the very common 50W CO2 Chinese laser cutters you will find on ebay.
I'm engraving at recommended max speed (200mm/s) and 20-50% power (depends on wood type), so you should be able to achieve the same results with a smaller 30 or 40W machine. Just adjust the speed/power until you get good results.
Where do you source your timber?
Fortunately where I live there is one timber store that has a whole wall with about 30 racks of different timber species, and you can just go in and pick out a single board of whatever you want.
This kind of shop is fairly rare. You need to ask local woodwork hobbyist, as supply source vary greatly depending on where you live.
Also try shops that have recycled home renovation materials. Old door and window frames sometimes have nice hardwood.
How deep is the engraving?
Barely a millimeter below the surface. This is a gentle wood-burning process, not relief carving.
If you screw up there is a good chance you can sand it off and try again on the same the board.
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hei. what software do you use`for the engraving? thank you
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What printer are you using?
And you say your doing the engraving at roughly 8-12mw. If ive got a 1w laser cutter, should i run it at 8-12mw power when engraving?
8-12W, not mW.
A 1W laser is a completely different class of machines altogether. You,ll need full power and run it much slower. Probably down to 10mm/s, I don't know. I don't think this video would be very useful for very low power machines unfortunately.
There's some arsehole named benbox who spams laser cutting videos with his shitty 1W laser machines and forum. Look him up and go ask him about it. And tell him from me he's an arsehole, and if he was living in australia I'd go drive round to his place and punch him in the cock.
Jesus, that seems a little unecessary, especially when you say and dubbed your video with mW. definitley unsubscribing.
Sorry the mW was a mistake by me. Sorry I can help you with your machine.
If you had any idea the number of bastards who spam their crap on top of other peoples work you'd be mad at them too. I just know this one bastard can possibly help you.
No need to subscribe! Not a monetized channel, don't give a fuck!
Dude its your attitude, I asked a simple question because of YOUR video. There was no reason to be hostile AT ALL. Like wtf was the point? Rough day or something? Also monitize your stuff, Because your channel really is helpful. Just dont be a dick for no reason. I asked a question because im trying to learn that is it. Anyways i broke down and bought a chinese 40w CO2 Machine as well ontop of the custom 1W im building. Any Reccomendations.
also you should start making videos again.
Did you make the bottle top catcher or source it? If you made it can you show me how?
Yes I made it. You can buy the metal opener pieces for a dollar or 2 from ebay.
I cut out a wooden backing board, sew up a basket and hang it of a bent 1/8" brass rod which is glued into the wood.
For who only wants to see he engraving with laser 20:48
What programs do you use?
All free:
Gimp - photo processing
Inkscape - text and composing layout
RDWorks - laser cutting software
If you use something like photoshop, illustrator, corel draw, etc, all the functions I use should be there with the same (or very similar) names.
How much this machine?
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