Engraving slate on the XTool D1 pro 20 watt

A simple project made from a slate sign that I had left over from a job. Design process in lightburn included.
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[@JeffBenedict]

Awesome job. Looks great. Thx for the video and the inspiration to make one.

[@TheClackShack]

Very welcome

[@CruiseMonkeyGames]

Nice job. Another gold star on the "Happy Wife, Happy Life" chart. Just three more and you'll qualify for the "Please bring me a sandwich to the shop" reward. 😂😂😂

[@TheClackShack]

Not sure the room service is available around here.. lol

[@charlesreicks648]

Love your videos. I would love to see more of the Lightburn process. Thanks Tim

[@TheClackShack]

I will see what I can come up with,, Thanks.

[@jacquelinemuntz5903]

It looks good! Great job! Love your videos. I just got the D1 pro 20W. I can't wait to get started!

[@TheClackShack]

Have fun!

[@jeffteeter501]

I engraved 8x11" slate with the 'Teeter' coat of arms and gave them to my grandkids for Christmas. I did a topcoat before engraving. They looked great, but they didn't smell very good when engraving. Thank goodness for exhaust!

[@jeffteeter501]

Actually, the slate was 200x300mm

[@jeffteeter501]

I did a test grid and found that I liked 50% power at 40mm/sec with my 10w

[@TheClackShack]

I didn’t notice any odor..

[@podman63]

A real awesome result very impressed

[@TheClackShack]

Thanks

[@MatthewHinmanTexas]

I have found that the etch really pops if you precoat your slate with a little clear lacquer.

[@TheClackShack]

That is an option...

[@donalddickey1686]

Yes. I use a coat of shellac first.

[@robertwolff3221]

Thanks very much. Very helpful.

[@TheClackShack]

You're welcome!

[@oupaswoodshop1325]

Good job Clak

[@TheClackShack]

Thanks

[@michaelsfabwork2985]

Great video as always. Take care and stay safe. See you sunday

[@TheClackShack]

Thanks! You too!

[@rmgf1005]

Verry nice Dave.

[@TheClackShack]

Thanks

[@Spirited282]

Looks great. I am thinking for my first attempt at slate and engraving i should have went with square and not circular slate. Love your videos

[@TheClackShack]

Just use a jig or mark the center and run from CURRENT POSITION

[@Spirited282]

@@TheClackShack Thank you i had not thought of that

[@josephbaechler1840]

Looks great!

[@TheClackShack]

Thanks!

[@hbpgames7592]

I would love to learn more about lightburn I am new to lightburn and know little about it I used Photoshop, Autocad and CorelDraw but I am moving away from those due to the expense of updating every year.

[@TheClackShack]

It is a very powerful tool and has lots of capabilities. I still have photoshop for photos and video editing.

[@josephbaechler1840]

Just ordered my slate on Amazon. You are becoming hard on my wallet!

[@TheClackShack]

Order enough to sell a few and finance your personal one... it works.

[@josephbaechler1840]

@@TheClackShack that’s exactly what I do. I usually keep the first one which my wife confiscates, and sell the remainders. If I find there is a demand I start making and selling more. I always try to “pay-off” my hobby if I can. My wife doesn’t buy “ it’s a write-off” anymore!

[@SpFx2011]

What kind of eye protection do you use? I want to be able to watch the laser work a bit but not with the cheap pair it came with haha. Just got the same laser a few months ago and have been loving it! Your videos have really helped me with learning how to run it.

[@TheClackShack]

These are what I wear with the blue diodes. amzn.to/3M2UWIZ

[@andrewh4912]

Im a bit confused on the "focus" you are talking about, I never use the button on the right side of the laser, just the left to adjust using that metal rod to set the spacing between the laser and the material. I tried an engraving on slate with your settings and it turned out very rough and gravely.

[@TheClackShack]

The right side is the "Z offset" so to speak. Should be set to 0 for engraving and half the thickness for cutting.

[@LittleJimmyK1964]

Thank you for that video, just one question, 10w D1, using 70 speed, 100 power, how many passes should I do?

[@TheClackShack]

I just do one

[@sidrat19]

Dave, great KZbin series, I watch from the UK. Have you done any slate engraving with the Ortur Laser Master 3 yet, and if so, could you please let us know what settings you used?

[@TheClackShack]

I haven't but as you may know, my LM3 is now a 20 watt hybrid. A 10 watt, I would run 70mm/s at 100%. About the same as coated stainless settings.

[@sidrat19]

Thanks Dave.

[@davidebecerriljr.725]

Nice

[@TheClackShack]

Thanks

[@user-hd6ve2fh8v]

I think your videos are brilliant i've watched quit a few, i've only just pluged up my Xtool pro, i purchased your patterns for the alignment jigs and i was wondering how i import them to the machine from my email Regards steve

[@TheClackShack]

You download them from Etsy. If you are using XCS, import the dxf file. XCS will modify the size of other file types. Unless they have fixed it

[@danielprovenzano163]

I have the Xtool D1 Pro 20w machine. I did my first slate at 100% power and 200mm/s speed, it came out fine, but I would like to get the engraved part a little whiter. Any suggestions on maybe changing the speed or power settings. Thanks.

[@TheClackShack]

You could mask and paint. Slate will only get grey from my experience

[@jakerazmataz852]

Hi, wouldn't it be easier to see what you are doing, if you got rid of the honeycomb base. It is irrelevant. No? Great video.

[@TheClackShack]

I don't take the honeycomb out. Not needed for engraving but doesn't hurt.

[@jakerazmataz852]

@@TheClackShack I'm talking about the grid when you are plotting it out. It just seems extra busy.

[@TheClackShack]

@@jakerazmataz852 , It doesn’t bother me. Always have it up

[@jakerazmataz852]

@@TheClackShack Cool. Is it possible to remove it for future reference. I'm really close to dropping the hammer on an xTool with rotary.

[@jacquelinemuntz5903]

Do you sell the plans for your enclosures?

[@TheClackShack]

I have them to download in our Laser Engraver Community group on Facebook.

[@Josh44608]

I set my 20w D1pro to 100/100 and yours is going about 10 times faster than mine. Lol Any idea why that may be?

[@TheClackShack]

My guess is that I use MM/S and you are running MM/M. Take my speed and multiply by 60= 6,000 MM/M

[@christrujillo2017]

Do you have any recommended settings for the 10w non-pro for slate?

[@TheClackShack]

I would think 70mm/s at 100% would work well.

[@christrujillo2017]

@@TheClackShack awesome. Thanks!!!

[@Dipstick252]

Sound volume low starting at 1:15

[@TheClackShack]

Different mic on the PC, I may need to adjust for it next time. Sounded ok on my headphones when editing.

[@I-LOVE-EARTH]

Nice job! Did your wife love it?

[@TheClackShack]

She liked it, it is in the mantle now

[@torowazup1]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼🎉😎

[@TheClackShack]

Thanks