Deep Engraving Metal Coins - Full Instructions & Fiber Laser Settings

In this video I'll be going over the full instructions and settings on how to deep engrave metal coins. I'm using Lightburn with my fiber laser but you can do the same thing if you're using EZCad. These settings are based off the Monport GI60 FIber Laser which is a 60 Watt fiber laser paired with a 200mm lens. If you are using a different laser with more or less power and different lens, you can still achieve these results although you might have to adjust certain settings. I'll also be giving away this Terminator coin to one lucky winner so If you'd like to enter for a chance to win, simply leave a comment and make sure you're subscribed. I hope you find this video helpful and if you did, please give it a thumbs up and hit that Subscribe button for more.
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[@ArtByAdrock]

Hey everyone, I’ll be giving this coin away to one lucky winner so if you’d like to enter to win, simply leave a comment and make sure you’re subscribed. That’s it! I hope you all enjoy this video and find it useful. Have a great weekend and I’ll see you all soon!

[@NFOsec]

If you don't mind redoing it in gold, platinum, or even palladium, I'll be game. :) Great video, I really liked your presentation form, easy to follow for the beginner and seasoned pro.

[@2L40K]

But with the proper lens you can do this at least 4 times faster! With more detail at the same time! Man, you have a super powerful laser with these 60 W, but deep engraving a small coin with a lens having a huge working area of 200 x 200 mm is just a massive waste of time. Also a massive waste of the resource of the laser source, which resource is not infinite. And a 60 W laser source is not at all cheap. You need a lens with as small as possible working area. The smaller the working area of the lens, the faster it will work. And also, the smaller the working area of the lens, the finer spot it produces, hence more details you get. Lens with a 35 x 35 mm working area may not be enough for this large coin. But a lens with a working area of 50 x 50 mm will do for sure. It will do the same coin around 4 times faster and you will get at least 2 times more detail!

[@jamesfacciolli8061]

Ive had my fiber for a little over 6 months or so. Belong to various groups and KZbinrs. Nice concise and easy to follow instructions. Thanks.

[@user-wz2gj8hj5f]

I am pleased to see an example using the GI60. I purchased my GI60 about a month ago and I have been having a challenging time doing coins. I like your technique and will try that on mine. Thaks!

[@awldune]

It looks really good! I am actually really impressed that these home lasers can etch that much metal away. Glad you have ventilation.

[@eworman42]

That zapping sound is crazy satisfying to listen to for some reason!

[@ConiferElements]

Wow, that's a great result from this method! Thanks for demonstrating your engraving technique.

[@Pakawallygator]

I’ve watched you video about 5 times. It’s a great video. Very helpful information presented in a clear coherent manner. Thanks man 💪🏻

[@jamespicanzo8326]

Very good instruction. I like the way you explained the difference i the clean-up layer.

[@charlieclose6189]

WOW! The engraving came out really detailed! 🔥👍🔥

[@Arcadia_Laser_Design_Studio]

Newly Subscribed. C02 lasers and 144:1 scale doll houses has been my forte for a while until I purchase my Commarker 60W Mopa. Thank so much for a great lesson on brass coins. Very, very, very informative. I use the exact same set-up and my first brass coin was incredible. Now I have to watch all the rest of you content....Thanks again

[@mac4427]

Came out pretty sweet as most of your projects do. Appreciate the information and entertainment!

[@abc31298]

That turned out awesome it is amazing what we can do at home now

[@luismaymi2873]

Thanks for the video. I had bought some height maps but nobody from the laser groups would help in how to properly set them for engraving.

[@volunteerplants2412]

Love it! Wish I could engrave some of the aluminum castings I've done with the molds I've got from you.

[@stephanieparnell3593]

Beautiful coin. Love your channel, especially the metal pours.

[@havocproltd]

brand new 60w mopa here in the studio. THANK YOU! hands down the best YT video on this subject i have found!

[@ArtByAdrock]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. Stay tuned for more related videos. 👍🏻

[@mikedtubey]

That Coin was very cool! Great Job!!!

[@MasterTheNEC]

Awesome. I would LOVE a tutorial on creating the 3D Height Map. I create lots of graphics in CorelDraw and would love to create some.

[@dougdennis3681]

This is pretty cool to watch! I'd love to have a few custom coins made.

[@stickykitty]

Those coin designs look sick!

[@user-kh5xw4vn7z]

The coin looks awesome!!!

[@graffiti73]

That is very cool💯 The iconic parts from an awesome movie

[@ryanstiteler8513]

Coin looks grate thanks for the knowledge on using a laser engraver !

[@rusauced]

Amazing work on the coin! Looks like it came from a mint!

[@shanexcs3810]

Another hobby added to my list! Have to get me one now

[@franktaylor38]

That looks really cool

[@SeanRedux]

Dang that was cool. Technology is amazing!

[@copperrod5122]

That terminator coin is bad ass! You do amazing work bro!

[@AmericanArtillery]

That came out really good bro. It's amazing the technology we have nowadays. 👍

[@gdub.wildman]

Thanks for sharing!

[@justinsimpson2418]

A laser is next on my list to buy. Great video!

[@cptrikester2671]

Very nice. I thought it looked great straight from the machine, but the polish makes it look like it was stamped.

[@THirstyCamel1023]

Dude 😂😂😂you got me into melting and 3d printing, now bad azz laser etching 😁😎

[@MainelyAir]

Love the design

[@pcmicrodude]

That's pretty awesome!

[@JoeyDadawg]

Can wait to try this

[@pHUHq]

That is just so awesome 😎

[@D.Kemper]

Looks really good

[@mayleeds]

Keep up the great work

[@leemiracle6840]

Sweet coins, would love one.

[@peterlandin457]

Hi. A quick tips is to just activate "Sub layer" and add a cleaning layer, no need to duplicate the image and run it on a seperate layer . =)

[@MattUFL]

Impressive lasers to be able to etch away that material. Almost better than a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

[@thomasvmillerjr2031]

Another great video

[@DK-vids]

really cool stuff!!!

[@tobiaskuru7877]

That is amazing 👍

[@clowndog_custom_sneakers]

I would love to win that coin ! I already follow you for a long time and it would look awesome in my mancave/workspace 😎 can't wait formyour next vid to come out 👍🏻👌🏻👊🏻

[@sticustom]

I only wish I could afford a laser. Great video. Thanks

[@rickmoore]

Looks great, I need to get a fiber laser

[@patrickrudbeckcarstensen9811]

Very nice coin, which brush did you use to polish the coin with the second time? Did you use a polishing agent also? Last time i cleaned a coin like that, it turned red some places 🤔

[@georgiospapadopoulos9565]

Awesome!

[@oninachi]

hi, nice demonstration and instruction. I'm wondering if we need a MOPA laser or this can go with regular fiber + lightburn 3d slice?

[@blackfeet9423]

Do you think the monport 220w fume extractor is suitable for monports gp50 fiber laser?

[@rjaiya]

Thanks for the detail tutorial. i have 30 W JPT can you please suggest the parameters.

[@ChatterontheWire]

Looks good, at almost an hour for the coin, that is a long time to do these. Very nice though!

[@rssacnavy]

Do you have a rotary for this laser? If so what kind do you use?

[@originaldrdoom]

Can you do this to a blank silver round? That Terminator design would be extremely impressive on one of those!

[@EvilErnie999]

I’m curious what would happen if you adjusted the image in light burn and made the contrast darker? Would it the blacks deeper and whites higher or is that dependent on the detail?

[@willmartin6198]

Very nice. Are there any tutorials to convert an image to 3D?

[@johnnycat7546]

Adrock... I want that!

[@cuscrapping]

That is awesome!!! I have seen other laser engraved coins and they were okay, but not as deeply engraved or detailed as yours! When I redesign my logo, will you be open to taking orders??

[@ArtByAdrock]

Sure I can do that for you. Just email me 👍🏻

[@avexoidavex3577]

Tell me, please, if I send you a .stl file with the correct dimensions (for example, the depth of engraving 0.25 mm), will you be able to engrave the coin? Or do you need a vector file created for example in Corel Draw program?

[@williamvangundy3358]

Great info. Thanks for the height map website. I need to figure out why my fiber takes so long. I'm running the 30w Monport with a 150mm lens and a coin takes mine over 3 hours.

[@curtisburgess3044]

The speed is 3150 mm/sec in this tutorial which translates to 189000 mm/min. Sometimes lightburn changes the units, I would make sure that the units are the same and give it another go. It took me a while to get that figured out haha

[@2L40K]

You need a lens with as small as possible working area. The smaller the working area of the lens, the faster it will work. And also, the smaller the working area of the lens, the finer spot it produces, hence more details you get. Lens with a 35 x 35 mm working area may not be enough for this large coin. But a lens with a working area of 50 x 50 mm will do for sure. For example, if you get a lens with half the working area size 75 x 75 mm - your speed will be around twice faster than with 150 x 150 mm lens. Also, 30 W laser will be 2-3 times slower than 60 W laser.

[@johndowns4161]

What polish did you use?

[@Dean_F]

I love the future!

[@GF-sp4sk]

Great Vid, thank you. When I 3dRelief engrave I can't seem to get the coins to shine afterwards. What is the wire brush you're using on your rotary tool? Thanks

[@ArtByAdrock]

They are radial bristle discs. Here’s a link. amzn.to/42GiIBO

[@eddycheung4693]

Hello, love your instrucional video for the laser, can you also do a tutorial on how to create light map for creating your own images? Cheers!

[@eddycheung4693]

height* map

[@jonnynebraska6368]

Ok. That’s pretty cool. You should try the two-face coin from The Dark Knight.

[@michaelsprout8762]

Hoorah brother

[@xcalie22]

What type of bristle brush do you use? Is it a nylon, steel or another type? I normally just use polish but I don't seem to get a decent finish with just the polish.

[@ArtByAdrock]

They’re nylon bristle brushes which have different grits. They work good but I really can’t tell much difference with the different grit sizes

[@hansdevos5919]

Love the video, would this also work on carbon steel to make a stamp to make coins?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Yes it will, I’ll be putting out a video on that as well so stay tuned. 👍🏻

[@awldune]

Awesome idea

[@gabinox3229]

I've been subscribed for a long time, i never win xD Anyway, happy new year, and my best wishes for everybody 🎉🎉🎉

[@sondreweum2702]

That’s so cool! Where do you get the blanks?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Amazon 👍🏻

[@FranktheDachshund]

I am not sure why, but I am certain that I need one of these.

[@munro4398]

Definitely some amazing steps 🙂, I pulled the skull and cross bones form the website and tried to follow along, but my run time is something like 13 hours, which isn't right. I will go back and try again. How do you know what depth, from surface to surface, do I? I am running the 1/8 coins for now.

[@ArtByAdrock]

What type of machine are you using and what settings? If you want, shoot me an email with a screenshot of your setup and I’ll try and help. Is the preview saying 13hours? If so, I wouldn’t trust that as it’s not really accurate.

[@munro4398]

I am using the OMG 60W MOPA Fiber. I'll try a little more tonight before I run anything. @@ArtByAdrock

[@PhilEtzel]

Hi, do you have a link to the brushes you used at the end of the video to clean and buff the coin?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Theses are the rotary bristle discs I like to use amzn.to/4c9spMy

[@PhilEtzel]

@@ArtByAdrock Thank you, I saw your links on another video. Is this coin a different color around the edge?

[@ArtByAdrock]

@@PhilEtzel no it’s same color. It’s probably the lighting or angle that’s making it look different

[@MasterTheNEC]

Would love a video on how to make Depth Maps....

[@ArtByAdrock]

I’ll be putting out a video on that soon so stay tuned.

[@Randy698]

Does this do silver?

[@rssacnavy]

What program do you use to create 3d gray scale images? I have one want to make. I do not want to buy someone else's work.

[@ArtByAdrock]

Blender

[@midwestcoinexchangellc9682]

What program did you use to create your image?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Blender

[@redskinritchie]

That’s friggin awesome. What would the cost be to make some coins for my fire company?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Email me and we can talk 👍🏻

[@AntonioHernandez-rh3wx]

Was thinking about buying a Lazer engraver. What do you recommend?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Depends on what you’re looking to do. For an overall one I would probably suggest the xtool. You can swap out laser modules depending on your needs. It won’t do deep engraving but for everything else it’s great!

[@AntonioHernandez-rh3wx]

@@ArtByAdrock Cool thanks. I'll look into it. Thanks brother.

[@ArtByAdrock]

@@AntonioHernandez-rh3wx no problem

[@M7mdZ]

Great, we want to see larger coins.

[@alexgrad4555]

What kind of machine do you have?

[@ShadowCraftEnterprise]

what fiber source are they using? is it a raycus or a JPT?

[@ArtByAdrock]

JPT

[@ShadowCraftEnterprise]

Do you know if their split systems use the same source? sorry, looking to buy one within the week so i'm just making sure i get the best bang for buck. @@ArtByAdrock

[@swflscratcher5893]

Question… with my 50 watt fiber laser I finally got the coin to engrave just fine.. however at 256 passes it stays on just the outter edge for the last like 100 passes and engraves it super deep like ridiculously deep….can I try just 100 passes? And add more if it’s not enough? Or is there a definitive way to tell how many passes I need?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Are you using my coin or what design is it? With 3D sliced mode adding more or less passes will essentially double up the layers or remove some. Have you tried adjusting the power and/or focul distance from the lens. I would start there first. Shoot me an email if you want and I can try and help more.

[@swflscratcher5893]

@@ArtByAdrock yes I bought your design the setting you used made mine blurry but I was getting great result at 1,500mms, 90 power 30 frequency.025 interval

[@ArtByAdrock]

@@swflscratcher5893 ok, what type of machine are you using and lens?

[@swflscratcher5893]

@@ArtByAdrock 50 Watt Fiber from Omtech 200 mm

[@StevenCookFX]

I have an omtech fiber laser and it does not work with the 3d slice settings. :(

[@ArtByAdrock]

Really? Does it not show up or what is the problem?

[@taftancastingchannel]

Hello my friend Howaryou

[@michaelsprout8762]

How about a knights Templar coin mold ? Hoorah 😅😅😅

[@leonidkantanovich6725]

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[@djadrian2006]

Awesome, how do you create the file?

[@ArtByAdrock]

I 3D model my designs in blender

[@dangerousfreedom4965]

What wattage is the laser?

[@ArtByAdrock]

60W

[@wantafastz28]

I’m not a huge fan of your content, but this was enjoyable/informative/entertaining. Keep it up!

[@connormorrison2091]

Shouldn't you do the aluminum version of this coins

[@ArtByAdrock]

I didn’t have any blanks for aluminum which is why I did brass instead of

[@JohnTaylor-cd3sb]

im wanting to deep engrave copper any bumbaclots out there that can point me to a machine that will do it.?

[@ArtByAdrock]

You’ll want one of these fiber lasers. Preferably one over 50 watts or it will take a very long time

[@Mex_the_Fox]

The dremel tool with the wire brush destroyed it for me... just use a handbrush and isopropanol.....

[@swflscratcher5893]

Why doesn’t mine look like yours? Also I did one at 256 passes and all it did was obliterate the whole coin

[@ArtByAdrock]

What machine are you using and did you have it set to 3D slice mode?

[@swflscratcher5893]

@@ArtByAdrock 50 watt fiber laser and yes I had 3D slice on

[@swflscratcher5893]

@@ArtByAdrock maybe I need a smaller lense I’m using a 200mm

[@ArtByAdrock]

@@swflscratcher5893 I used a 200mm lens so that shouldn’t be the issue. Was it focused correctly? I’d have to see the result in order to tell a little more.

[@ryanfield3085]

Have you tried this on a coin you poured?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Not yet as I need to pour some blank ones first.

[@nobodynone]

​@@ArtByAdrockI would like to see it on one made from Nordic Gold I also would like to see more designs placed on Nordic Gold coins. I just like the color of Nordic Gold and have been polishing some euro coins just for fun.

[@herbertrosenbaum1390]

First time seeing this in action. My dumbass thought these were poured coins. 🤦‍♂️

[@borsadohakim571]

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[@mikea6272]

It'd look great next to my TRUMP coin collection!