Deep Engraving Metal Coins - Full Instructions & Fiber Laser Settings

[@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!

[@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

[@reidjensen569]

I have watched this video seven or eight times, and each time I watch it I pick up something new that I overlooked the first time. Great video with great detail. Thanks for sharing.

[@eworman42]

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

[@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.

[@awldune]

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

[@JohnAntoniewicz]

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!

[@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 💪🏻

[@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. 👍🏻

[@jamespicanzo8326]

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

[@ConiferElements]

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

[@mac4427]

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

[@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.

[@paulraycastillo2238]

Did you learn to do your height Maps?

[@mikedtubey]

That Coin was very cool! Great Job!!!

[@charlieclose6189]

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

[@abc31298]

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

[@rusauced]

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

[@MattUFL]

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

[@johndixon-l1c]

The coin looks awesome!!!

[@RoundBoy304]

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

[@volunteerplants2412]

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

[@stickykitty]

Those coin designs look sick!

[@copperrod5122]

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

[@justinsimpson2418]

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

[@SeanRedux]

Dang that was cool. Technology is amazing!

[@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.

[@paulraycastillo2238]

Did you figure out how to set up your height Maps?

[@toTheWatcher]

Very informative and appreciated!

[@ryanstiteler8513]

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

[@shanexcs3810]

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

[@franktaylor38]

That looks really cool

[@THirstyCamel1023]

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

[@leemiracle6840]

Sweet coins, would love one.

[@AmericanArtillery]

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

[@mayleeds]

Keep up the great work

[@cptrikester2671]

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

[@thomasvmillerjr2031]

Another great video

[@gdub.wildman]

Thanks for sharing!

[@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

[@JoeyDadawg]

Can wait to try this

[@MainelyAir]

Love the design

[@sticustom]

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

[@D.Kemper]

Looks really good

[@pHUHq]

That is just so awesome 😎

[@dmangTV]

really cool stuff!!!

[@The_Prosperous_Mind]

Outstanding! Wonderful job 👏 Thank you for sharing. Do you have any experience with colors on gold alloys?

[@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 👍🏻👌🏻👊🏻

[@willmartin6198]

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

[@pcmicrodude]

That's pretty awesome!

[@cadanly9817]

Very nice tutorial. Thanks for sharing! Can you tell me where you get your blanks from? There's so many on the market but and I don't want to end up with cheap ones that don't look very good.

[@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 . =)

[@rickmoore]

Looks great, I need to get a fiber laser

[@ScrapMetalToCash]

That is amazing 👍

[@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 👍🏻

[@johnnycat7546]

Adrock... I want that!

[@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.

[@DPSS808]

Great vid. Quick question. Why did you choose the different frequency setting for the cleanup as well as the other settings? If you could explain you choice it may be helpful to us newer folks understanding how to pick those things.

[@rjaiya]

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

[@rssacnavy]

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

[@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

[@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?

[@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

[@katingaman]

very nice intuitive tutorial, i was wondering the duration of the engraving wich shows 8h lol, in reality was 30 min. the preview was waaay off

[@johndowns4161]

What polish did you use?

[@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

[@ChatterontheWire]

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

[@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?

[@Gwong-Woo]

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

[@stevensraiden4123]

Bonjour tres chouette video. Jai acheter mon premier mopa 60 watt avez vous des conseil pour debutant ? Et a quoi sert le Q pulse ? Comment faire de la couleur sur de l'inoxydable ? D'avance je vous remercie. Belle journées a vous. Stevens

[@mastereric-n8h]

bonjour , combien de temps dure la gravure réellement????

[@stevensraiden4123]

Bonjour tres chouette video. Jai acheter mon premier mopa 60 watt avec vous des conseil pour debutant ? Et a quoi sert le Q pulse ? Comment faire de la couleur sur de l'inoxydable ? D'avance je vous remercie. Belle journées a vous. Stevens

[@valiantinfobase]

Hi what program did you use to create the depth map for your terminator coin?

[@ArtByAdrock]

@@valiantinfobase Blender. I put out a video tutorial a few weeks ago on how I create them. 👍🏻

[@wantafastz28]

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

[@sondreweum2702]

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

[@ArtByAdrock]

Amazon 👍🏻

[@juanperalta-j2k]

Excelente, ♥️♥️🌈👽👍

[@mastereric-n8h]

Combien de temps dure la gravure rééllément?????

[@mastereric-n8h]

How long does the engraving actually take?????

[@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.

[@leonidkantanovich6725]

Спасибо🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕 лайк🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕 👌👌👌🆗🆗🆗👍👍👍

[@gabinox3229]

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

[@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 🤔

[@sonuverma2796]

Sir what settings required for iron carving 3d sculpture designing engraving please guide me my laser 30 watt raycus souce

[@FranktheDachshund]

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

[@JimPierceJr]

let me be the only one to have an issue. I myself have watched your video several times and paused it after everthing you did, duplicated that step on mine all the way to the end and when I preview it, it is solid black, like there is a fill layer on top. It does not show the image. I finally did ctrl z, one step at a time and got it back to showing in the preview like it did on yours so I started it and it started make the coin but there is no detal at all in the head. It did a few layers on the outside of the head then started the stuff around it and that part seems to be doing fine but I have a flat head, lol. What did I miss. This is my first coin so I know I did something wrong. 100w JPT MOPA Fiber Laser - any help woud be appreciated. I have been wanting to make one of these for a year and finally had the time today and now I am bummed.

[@ArtByAdrock]

I’d have to see what you did. You can email me your lightburn file if you want and I can take a look at it. I do have a new video coming out soon which might help as well.

[@tes7jonadan]

Hello ~ 3D slice mode is not enabled. Does trial mode not activate?

[@ArtByAdrock]

@@tes7jonadan 3D slice mode is only available for galvo lasers. If you don’t have one hooked up it won’t show up.

[@djadrian2006]

Awesome, how do you create the file?

[@ArtByAdrock]

I 3D model my designs in blender

[@alexgrad4555]

I have a 30 Watt Raycus can you advise What approximate settings are needed?

[@mattthurman1]

You would have to slow your speed down. You have half the power. Try your machine on 95% power and 50-60% of his speed.

[@lucaslevy1326]

Have you ever managed to do it with the Raycus source? Is it really possible?

[@mattthurman1]

@@lucaslevy1326 a Raycus source will work fine

[@Dean_F]

I love the future!

[@midwestcoinexchangellc9682]

What program did you use to create your image?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Blender

[@Randy698]

Does this do silver?

[@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

[@alexgrad4555]

What kind of machine do you have?

[@jonnynebraska6368]

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

[@dangerousfreedom4965]

What wattage is the laser?

[@ArtByAdrock]

60W

[@georgiospapadopoulos9565]

Awesome!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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