Ortur Laser Master 3

Let’s push this thing. Here’s a piece Heat treated by JT some time ago, all my aeb-l was on the 61+ neighborhood.
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Be back in a bit with the results.
 
DanF said:
108sec total. The Creative Space software asks for the material type (stainless steel necklace), and it chooses the speed/power setting.
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Can you then change the speed and power setting from what was chosen? From looking at the mark, it looks like it picked good.
 
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I think you can sorta see thru the shield. That is a 4min-9sec burn.
I left it in place to repeat the process to make sure I get the desired results in hardened stainless, although from what I could see it wasn’t necessary.
Final image coming in a couple.
 
Ken H> said:
Can you then change the speed and power setting from what was chosen? From looking at the mark, it looks like it picked good.
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You can pick, but this thing is hella-smarter than me, so I’m not gonna second guess it, lol!
 
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Final result, the lighting is kinda funky today and I did a quick n dirty pass over the flat platen before starting. A properly sanded finish should look pretty good. When it came off the laser I hit it with denatured alcohol and 0000 steel wool. I don’t know at this point how much sanding it would take, but I have learned that the steel wool cleans up the surface to make it look crisper and does not “wash out” the etch.
Let me know if you want any other tests performed real world.
 
Ken H> said:
Does it say what the speed and power setting are?
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Not when you choose material vs manual settings. I can tell you the dimensions showed 33x14 mm, if that helps any.
I guess the free software is pretty limited with details
 
Dan, that looks about as good as can be. I think you're gonna enjoy that laser. It's really nice to cutout sheaths.

Here's a sheath I made for this KA-BAR. I've still got a bit of tweaking to do with the pattern but the laser does a nice job of cutting the leather.
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Here's the cutout leather pattern.
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DanF said:
Hardness tester shows it at 56.
As soon as the rain stops here I’ll grab something in the 58-61 range and let you all know how that does.
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Great thanks! I am checking out the d1 too. And I saw that 1064nm metal specific unit, interesting
 
Scaniaman said:
Great thanks! I am checking out the d1 too. And I saw that 1064nm metal specific unit, interesting
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I wonder if it is close enough to a low-watt fiber in performance to work well for what we do.
If I were buying the diode module for just my needs (not including the wife’s plans), I’d consider the 20 or 40w module. I noticed that the etch on high hardness Stainless is not as deep as the first I used.
Now, if Xtool came out with a fiber module…, .
 
DanF said:
I wonder if it is close enough to a low-watt fiber in performance to work well for what we do.
If I were buying the diode module for just my needs (not including the wife’s plans), I’d consider the 20 or 40w module. I noticed that the etch on high hardness Stainless is not as deep as the first I used.
Now, if Xtool came out with a fiber module…, .
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I wish they sold the d1 unit with the 1064nm module as a package. Now you have to get the 10 or 20 first, and then get the 1064nm as an add on
 
I agree, the 10 watt diode laser works amazing well - for what it is. BUT - the mark on SS is more of a "mark" into the metal than an actual engraved image. Like ya'll, I think the 40 watt would be nice. I've looked at that d1 jeweler's marking module with the tiny little dot. I think the tiny laser dot is the trick for marking tiny letters inside of rings etc. I wonder how well that tiny dot would do for larger marks like we use? It sure would do nice for marking the spine.
 
Found this information on an Xtool FAQ thread regarding the 20w diode vs the 1064 nm IR module.

laser module engraves stainless steel better, xTool 1064nm infrared laser module or 20W diode laser module?​

: For stainless steel, when Power is set to 100%, both the 1064nm infrared and 20W laser modules achieve the same engraving depth. The 20W laser module, however, can't be used to engrave gold, silver, copper, or raw (silver) aluminum.
The 1064nm infrared laser module can be used to engrave any metal without any painting or laser engraver marking paper.

#13. The power of the infrared laser module is only 2W but it can be used to engrave metal. Why?​

: The average power of the infrared laser module is only 2W, but the peak power is 15KW. When Power is set to 100% to engrave stainless steel, its power can reach 20W. In addition, the infrared laser module can engrave gold, silver, copper, or raw (silver) aluminum that the 20W diode laser module can't engrave.
 
That IR module sounds like it's the best for engraving. BUT, I do understand IR isn't as suitable for cutting as the diode laser. I know very little about lasers, but LOTS more than I did a couple weeks ago when I ordered the OLM3 laser. I'd sure like to have the 20 watt (or 40 watt:) version.

Here is a very good review of the IR module. Read all the way to the bottom of page for a good list of pros and cons of the IR. (link should be ok since it's educational only) https://hobbylasercutters.com/xtool-infrared-laser-module/
 
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I haven't made a purchase yet but now I am looking at getting the Xtool D1 Pro 5W, and adding the 1064nm module. With discount this would be around 980 USD or 849 euros.
BUT the Xtool F1 being released this summer looks very practical. 10 w blue laser and 1064nm IR laser combined in a small package. I dont really need the big footprint of the D1 pro for marking blades and sheaths. The F1 is 1599 euros or 1745 USD though...
 
Having both IR and LED both in the same head would be neat. The IR for engraving Brass, Aluminum, SS, plastic - and LED for cutting. Seems like the best of both worlds. Let us know how it works out.
 
I got a 100 euro discount code for the Xtool F1 so I pulled the trigger on that one. The small foot print, focusing mechanism and preview attribute got me to pick this one. Plus it is faster and has higher accuracy.
 
I just watched the video for that Xtool F1 with the diode and IR ability - WOW!!! That's an impressive machine. and "only" $1500 USD :)
 
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