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Laser engraving projects [sculpfun S10]

Glass laser engraving projects
One of the most popular and widely used glass engraving techniques is sub-surface laser engraving, which is used to make 3D crystals or bubble patterns, and they are in high demand.

Lenses that provide a spot smaller than 0.08" are preferred and, at a minimum, you will need 20W of laser power in a diode laser to process the glass.

When working with glass, be careful to provide a lower resolution image, as it helps to engrave each spot at the best distance and prevents the glass from breaking suddenly.

You can engrave both flat and curved glass. To engrave on curved glasses, you will need to use a rolling rotary attachment on the Sculpfun laser engraver.

Some of the glass laser engraving applications are gifts, promotional materials, decorative items and personalized engraving.

Using a layer of material on the glass, such as tissue paper or a plastic cover, will give you a clear engraving. If you use wet tissue paper, you will get a crisp white engraving.

The Sculpfun S30 Pro Max laser engraver can engrave designs directly on mirrored glass, but the engraved part of the mirror will become transparent. It can be used to create some cool looking mirror designs.

After you have finished engraving, you must use a brush to clean it up. I recommend you use a brass brush/wheel as it cleans more efficiently, never use a steel wheel as it will mess up your engraving.


Plastic laser engraving project
Plastics are easy to engrave and there is a wide variety of plastics that can be engraved with the Sculpfun S10 laser engraver.

Some of the best plastics for engraving are polyetherketone, polystyrene, polyimide, polyamide, polyethylene, polyaryl sulfone, polycarbonate and silicone.

Cutting plastics with a laser produces toxic fumes, and long-term exposure to these fumes can lead to medical problems.

To protect yourself from these fumes, you must maintain an external system to extract and remove toxic fumes through an exhaust unit.

It is also recommended to use the laser in a well-ventilated room with proper safety equipment, such as laser safety goggles, and to be aware of laser safety risks, hazards and control measures.

Other Laser Engraving Projects
Some valuable creative projects you can work on include customizing and engraving designs on laptops, cell phones, watches, books, decals/stickers, labels and more.

You can purchase and engrave on simple ready-to-use products such as pizza crusts, wooden spoons, wine openers, aluminum change clips, bottle openers, locks, etc.

Make sure that the products you purchase have an engravable surface that you can work with. You can add even more value to these products with a laser engraver.

Final Thoughts
If you are trying to start a small business with a laser engraver, try to find out what products are in high demand in your community.

Rather than making your own products and then engraving them, it may be better to find customizable products that are already in the market in high demand.

It can be profitable to buy these products in bulk and then enhance their value by laser engraving them to order.

Getting started with laser engraving is easy, but you must be creative with the products you design and engrave to reap the rewards.

If you need to purchase a laser engraving machine, you can go to the HTPOW website to purchase,HTPOW has cooperated with almost laser engraving and cutting machine brands and has become the world's largest supplier of home laser engraving machines.
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Laser Engraving Machine Project [laser engraver]

Rubber Laser Engraving Projects
The most common rubber project made on Sculpfun laser engraver is the rubber stamp.

You can use 20W of Sculpfun S30 Pro Max laser power for smooth cutting on rubber. You have to adjust the power and speed to the quality and thickness of the rubber.

After engraving, you must clean the laser lens with a cotton swab and isopropyl alcohol. It will remove the black smoke stains that stick to the laser lens after the engraving process.

With Sculpfun S10 laser engraver, you can process rubber such as foam rubber, silicone rubber, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, microporous rubber and oil resistant rubber.

You can work on different projects such as sign making, flexographic printing, office supplies, school supplies, etc.

Fabric and Textile Laser Engraving Projects
By tuning the power to the perfect sweet spot for fabrics, you can customize clothes and other textile products with different designs.

The Sculpfun S9 laser engraver can process a variety of fabrics such as denim, wool, microfiber, canvas, cotton, etc.

Be careful when using synthetic textiles as they will melt when cut with the laser.

Never use any garment with vinyl content on the laser.

Laser cutting of vinyl-containing materials can produce hydrochloric acid that is harmful to both the laser and you.

Layered fabrics can be laser cut into many different patterns to give multiple color combinations in one garment.

You can use a sculpfun laser engraver to customize a variety of garments to show off your style. Today, most ripped jeans are made using laser cutting technology.

If you need to purchase a laser engraving machine, you can go to the HTPOW website to purchase,HTPOW has cooperated with almost laser engraving and cutting machine brands and has become the world's largest supplier of home laser engraving machines.
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Laser engraving machine laser tube life [sculpfun S10]

Laser Tube
The laser tube is the consumable of the laser engraver, so the service life has become the most important purchase index for users. How long can the laser tube work continuously? Many users work 8 to 10 hours a day with their laser engravers. In fact, the damage to key components such as laser tubes is very large. The laser tube that should have been used for more than a year was scrapped after half a year.
Buy laser tubes from a reputable source (HTPOW can be your trusted mall), and you can expect the actual power output of the laser to be around 7~10% higher than the rated value, a Class A, reputable brand, and used for more than 2~ 3 years or more is not uncommon, but first of all making sure you have grade A tubes is the main concern, Sculpfun is a trusted brand, you can tell how popular and reliable it is from how hot the Sculpfun S10 laser engraver is up.

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The Hazards of Continuous Operation of Laser Tubes
So how long should the laser tube work continuously before resting? The typical lifetime of a laser tube is 5000-10000 hours, unfortunately this is not the number of hours used, but the number of hours since the date of manufacture. Subsequently, the underwriting period is generally 3 to 12 months. However, if you treat your laser tube correctly, you can get years of use. In the case of a relatively small current ratio, it is not a big problem for the laser tube to emit light continuously for 4 hours, and it will not cause too much damage to the laser tube itself. But when the laser tube works continuously for more than 4 hours, the temperature inside the laser tube will gradually increase. When the rate of temperature rise exceeds the heat dissipation rate of the laser tube, the load on the laser tube will increase, and the laser tube will continue to work under high temperature conditions, and its life will decline rapidly. Although the water cooling of the laser tube can take away the internal temperature in time and dissipate heat for the laser tube, the heat dissipation effect is often not enough for long-term continuous use. This is the case with many appliances. Over time, it is too late to dissipate heat and continue to heat up. The laser tube was faulty and couldn't stand the heat. Therefore, it is recommended to turn off the power for a period of time, about half an hour, after working continuously for four hours.

Suggestion
In addition, if the laser tube works continuously for more than 4 hours, the burden on the laser power supply will also increase, and the control board will also be damaged to a certain extent. It is recommended to operate a laser engraving machine. Do not work with high current and high power, which will shorten the service life of key components of laser engravers such as laser tubes. High current or high percentage duty cycle times are not recommended or shortened. Although the laser tube of the laser engraving machine is a consumable item, we always hope to replace it less in order to prolong the service life of the laser tube and reduce the cost of use.

Therefore, the correct use of laser tubes and routine maintenance can ensure a longer service life of the laser engraver.
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The Art of Laser Craft: Glass Engraving [laser engraver]

Speaking of glass engraving, many people will think of the process of glass engraving "laser engraving technology". Laser engraving technology refers to the use of computer control technology as the basis of laser micro-processing medium to make the physical deformation of glass instantaneously melted and gasified under laser irradiation, so as to achieve the purpose of engraving patterns. A laser engraver is an implementation of this technology, and we recommend the Sculpfun laser engraver for a personal hobby or small business.

In daily life, we often see beautiful engraving on some cups, which are basically all made by laser engraving. The Sculpfun S10 laser engraver will introduce the art of laser technology in detail: glass engraving.

Glass is brittle and can easily break during engraving, so glass engraving must be done with great care. Different types of glass have different amounts of lead and are engraved in different ways.

Glass Laser Engraving
With the increase of lead content, the hardness and high-temperature viscosity of the glass decrease, and the glass is more easily broken. Ordinary glass is usually easier to engrave than crystal glass, because crystal glass has a high lead content, reduces hardness and viscosity, and increases the difficulty of laser engraving. Leaded crystals have a different coefficient of expansion than regular crystals, which can cause the crystal to crack or shatter when engraved.

Glass Laser Engraving Process

When the laser beam hits the glass surface, the glass surface is heated and the glass molecules are scattered. In general, the laser can form a frosting or shattering effect on the glass surface.

Crystal Laser Engraving
In order to get a good laser engraving effect, the glass is usually pre-treated: 1. Wet the glass surface, take wet newspaper to cover the glass surface; 2. Use protective foil or tape to cover the glass surface. Pretreatment prevents the glass from being unable to cool due to laser irradiation.

Glass Sandblasting Engraving:
An engraving template can be made, the protective coating is applied directly to the glass, and the pattern is traced with a Sculpfun S30 Pro Max laser engraver.

Domed Glass Engraving:
A longer focusing wavelength should be selected, because the longer the focusing wavelength, the larger the working area. Then position the focus point at the very center, so that a good engraving effect can be obtained on the periphery of the focus point.

Glass Engraving Coloring:
The surface can be cleaned with a damp cloth after engraving and colored with acrylic paint.

Compared with the traditional glass production process, laser engraving technology can solve the production cost and time cost to a great extent, and there are many kinds of engraved patterns and strong design.

HTPOW Lasers has been focusing on laser equipment management for 20 years: laser engravers and 3D printers of various brands.
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Some Common Sense About Laser Engraving Machine [laser engraver]

Let's talk about some concepts of laser engraving, so what is laser engraving? In the traditional concept of engraving, we understand engraving as an imaginary master craftsman holding a carving knife or power tool and carving out exquisite patterns.

Then the so-called laser engraving is the use of laser technology for engraving. The principle is to use laser heat to burn or chemically change the engraved surface to produce engraved marks.

The advantage of Sculpfun laser engraving machine over hand-held tools is that the engraved text and pattern can be controlled, the size can also be controlled, and the engraved pattern is relatively fine. The disadvantage is that it is not three-dimensional like manual solid carving. Therefore, laser engraving machines are mainly used for shallow marking.

The concept is clear, let's talk about the structure of the Sculpfun S10 laser engraving machine. The laser engraver realizes the engraving function,

It mainly requires software to control the mechanical transmission and several main components of the laser light source. Among them, the software is used as a human-computer interaction page to perform graphics and text editing, parameter adjustment, start-stop and other operations.

The traditional engraving machine is driven by a stepping motor or a servo motor through the mechanical transmission part. Of course, due to the nature of lasers, many modern machines employ galvo mirror systems that control the position of the laser by controlling the slight movement of the lens.

The laser light source is the core component of laser engraving. The characteristics of the light source determine the material effect of the laser machine to achieve engraving. The amount of energy has a great influence on the depth and speed of engraving.


Classification of laser engraving machine light source
At present, the common light sources of laser engravers on the market mainly include CO2 light sources, fiber light sources, purple light sources, green light sources, and diode light sources. The laser wavelength is different, and the engraving efficiency is also very different

●CO2 laser engraver is mainly suitable for the engraving of wood, leather, plastic and other non-metallic materials

● Optical fiber light source, the main engraving material is metal or paint material, with high density. Wood is generally not easy to carve unless it is very dense and hard.

●Purple light source is a relatively high-end light source, the engraving is very fine, and the engraving range is very wide

●Green light source, we may see a lot of 3D images in the middle of acrylic, usually engraved with green light source. Can engrave transparent glass and other materials

●Diode light source, originally a stage lighting light source, has achieved a gorgeous turn in the laser engraving industry. Its carving principle is somewhat similar to lighting a cigarette in the sunlight of a magnifying glass.

Selection criteria for laser engraving machines
I believe that many friends who want to buy a laser engraving machine are most concerned about this issue. Everyone definitely wants to choose a practical and economical laser engraver machine. So before choosing, you can first understand the advantages and disadvantages of various laser engravers

●CO2 laser engraving machine: The advantages of engraving materials are a wide range of wood, leather, plastic, rubber, etc., high power, fast engraving speed and high precision. Disadvantages The machine is bulky, generally weighing 40-50 kg. Moving is inconvenient and the price is average. Suitable for factory

●Fiber engraving laser machine, advantages: high engraving precision, fast speed, suitable for batch operations in factories, and can be connected to factory automation production lines. Disadvantages The machine is generally more expensive, the volume is relatively large, and the weight is more than 30 kilograms

●Purple laser engraver, advantages: wide range of engraving materials, both metal and non-metal can be engraved. One machine can be used for many purposes. The disadvantage is that the price is expensive, because of the characteristics of the purple light source, the machine is also relatively heavy. Suitable for high-end manufacturing

●Green laser engraving machine, the advantage is that it can realize three-dimensional engraving and three-dimensional positioning engraving. The disadvantage is that it is bulky and expensive

● Diode laser engraving machine, low price, small size, easy to move. Disadvantage: The engraving speed is slow and cannot engrave pure metal. Due to the speed limitation, it is generally more suitable for personal DIY home use, or small-scale customization of small and medium-sized enterprises, such as: Sculpfun S9. In addition, the power of Sculpfun S30 Pro Max laser engraving machine is up to 20W, which is much more powerful than the same type of desktop laser engraver.
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