Lasering Brass with Neil Patrick Harris!

Neil is looking to laser etch brass on his ‪@Glowforge‬ - so he asked me for help. I did some digging, and found out how to do it!
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[@IMVoxerus]

This is why Niel Patrick Harris is an awesome person. Chilling with a guy from a great KZbin channel, but not like Mr. Beast levels of exposure, just because he is into things like this. You know he can just pay someone to do this stuff or buy it, but here he is like any one of the rest of us doing it himself because he's genuinely interested in the process and such. For a guy that has accomplished so much to still maintains such a grounded personality is much rarer than most realize in my experience. Neil is just a good person, and I definitely respect him more for that and his continued desire to chase and learn about his interests than any of the achievements that made him a household name.

[@AriesSupertramp]

Looks like it worked! :)

[@aaronstanley6914]

This was one of the weirdest experiences I have had on KZbin. And that's saying something, three days ago I saw a dismembered torso(tummy tuck byproduct some desensitized plastic surgeon was playing with) in KZbin shorts. Honestly more shocked to see Neil pop up than a torse in a random video on KZbin.

[@brad781]

The videos with Neil are always so wholesome, I hope we get more

[@Tardvark]

How do they know each other?

[@SeanMather]

I would watch the Neil Patrick Harris crafting KZbin series…. So probably would a lot of people.

[@radioactiveag2531]

Daily!

[@scootersfrog]

where do i sub to that lol

[@mianzel]

All the time!

[@mattterrell4304]

I would

[@bigguy78246]

Making with Neil and Nick Offerman.

[@TheIAmLink]

I met NPH on the set of how I met your mother. He was sick as a dog that day and still the nicest and most wholesome person. I saw someone say he should start a KZbin series on his crafting journey and I have to agree that it would be fun to see more of that side if him.

[@niphram]

One thing you can do to get crisper edges with the cermark spray: Laser the outline in addition to rasterizing the letters. That way the outline is nice and sharp

[@3DPrintingNerd]

LOVE this idea!!

[@diogor420]

Love the LTT water bottle!

[@rustybucket2248]

Hey Joel, Old Adobe Alum here. You missed an important tool, when going through the “feeds, speeds, power, and addressability*” to get the most balanced result, for every test line you need to do a reverse out (a black box with the printing left unetched and everything else within the box etched.) when the positive printing and the negative printing look equal in weight you are working at the effective resolution of the device. This is most apparent when printing small type. Rule of thumb *addressability gets rid of the jaggies resolution determines how small you can print without the type thinning out or becoming too fat. Great job. High five, and hug your kids.

[@andymuzzo8568]

I’m loving this series of videos. Awesome work guys.

[@allenhuffman]

This is a perfect KZbin video. Good information, explained and demonstrated, without taking 45 minutes to do it. :)

[@voxthesergal]

Dude that's.. Really Neil! This is chill! I'd watch you two hobby all day! Also talking to Neil about lasers.. After his role in Starship Troopers, I'd think he'd know a bit about lasers!

[@voxthesergal]

@jernejj5 Depends: lasers that kill or lasers that don't!

[@BenMillen]

Should probably use thicker brass so it stays flat and also cut with a saw so you don't get the snipper crinkles that are evident on the final piece

[@3DPrintingNerd]

That will happen. It wasn’t mentioned but these were just for testing look and feel.

[@lucpet95]

Came here to say you couldn't give me those horrible things hahahahaha Mind you I come from a professional sign and graphic design background so I'd reject a lot of hobby level stuff ;-D

[@BenMillen]

@@3DPrintingNerd Cool 😎

[@edwinirizarry9277]

Yay!!!! Neil projects !! ❤️🙏🏻 we are all one

[@TripodsGarage]

Pew, Pews! Lasers! Great video!

[@mianzel]

So great to see Neil Patrick Harris! Keep it coming!

[@kirknelson156]

I love how Niel is just a regular person, just wanting to learn stuff and make cool things :-)

[@Sarge92]

i agree but i cant stop imagining that after this he took joel to a brothel and let him brand his first hooker with a glow forge ((harold and kumar refference)

[@MrGerhardGrobler]

Interesting, entertaining and educational. Just what you would expect from the 3DPN and NPH!

[@3DMusketeers]

I love how humble Neil is. He is enamored and also learning. Love it.

[@bigironinteractive5747]

I love that Neil is getting into this area of making

[@Rhingwasser]

Hey Joel, for engraving stainless steel with my cheap diode china laser, I simply use whiteboard marker or a sharpie instead of expensive marking spray. Spray rubber for car rims also works. Did not test it with brass yet but works fine with steel.

[@LizBradshaw]

This is so cool! I love how Joel teaches.

[@AndrewSink]

This is such a cool series. Glad to see the continuing collaboration!

[@radioactiveag2531]

Wow so cool!! Neil you are #1!!

[@TheMidnightSmith]

Neil has some very interesting and creative project ideas!

[@jlebrech]

I love the blossoming platonic relationship 🙂

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

NPH is so cool. These collabs are always my favorites.

[@janhavel8208]

Is that LTT water bottle? Anyone else heard Linus voice in their head promoting his store? It's already reflex 😂

[@MrTheog1989]

It definitely it, I was waiting for the sponser segue! Haha

[@PaulHarrison-uk5qj]

Fiber lasers are much better for marking brass, as you don’t need the spray on coating. In addition, fiber lasers can make colours on brass, such as white, yellow, purple, orange, blue, brown and black.

[@ryandowney8743]

That looks pretty cool , and I had no idea about the spray to help the laser etch either. But he should use thicker plates of brass. I'm sure those being the first were probably just trials, but they look really flimsy and rough. Especially when in the frames that look so nice.

[@jdrakehoffman]

was going to say the same thing about them looking iffy. would look leagues better with thicker brass cut more carefully.

[@TommyBee456]

I just love that they are like homies now

[@vanilla_labelle]

this is so awesome omg

[@Orgruk]

Oh, they have fun!

[@SaltGrains_Fready]

Nice clear Font - U R Smart Nerd 4 Sure. I used to do the same thing - laser lines with the different settings when doing acrylic.

[@StephenFord]

what a king

[@jamiegoegebeur2239]

Very nice series!

[@drixom9805]

laugh just saw an add for face dance and immediately thought about Neil. that would be totally awesome on his TV frames.

[@Grimhof]

For his "pictures" on the wall that use a screen he could get a plastic film that goes over top that makes it look like a painting.

[@__8120]

I never expected NPH to be that ripped tbh

[@Lion_McLionhead]

Just wanted to see NPH's mansion. Obviously the paint does not wash off the etched areas.

[@3DJapan]

I've only tried engraving stainless steel with the XTool D1 and that doesn't require any spray. I'm curious to try some brass now.

[@rcmaniac25]

And with that, many more tasks were formed :P Good informative video

[@Chriss_Workshop]

So cool you guys are casual friends now :)

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

I know on some materials you can use dry-moly spray, laser it, and then clean the excess off. It is a bit hit n miss like with anything laser, but there are articles on it.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

I'll look it up!

[@TylerDollarhide]

I was finally able to find his deck of cards at a Target!

[@android01978]

Nice. I would suggest getting the brass guillotined to get nicer edges. Or, with thin brass like that you could use a sturdy Stanley knife and ruler.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Thanks for the tips! For these I know Neil got this as temporary and something to experiment with. The final plates will be a thicker brass I believe.

[@jameswkirk]

Nice. BTW, xTools has an infrared laser head for their D1 that can engrave metals directly with insane resolution.

[@DOC_-bw3gd]

4:58 I see some LTT fan right there...

[@mrphotomanseattle]

I can't believe Neil gets to hang out with the most awesome person on KZbin, Joel.

[@TheCompWiz]

As a suggestion for cutting the thin sheets of brass... Have you ever tried using one of those old-fashioned "Guillotine Trimmers" (usually used to cut paper) I've found they cut cleaner lines, as long as your sheet material is thin enough.

[@Nems271]

I do laser cutting and engraving for a living. I've found that for functional applications, cermark doesn't bond strong enough with brass or aluminum. If the part is going to be handled constantly, it ends up rubbing off.

[@vinnnocc]

that was…wait for it …. Legendary

[@ropeany1]

you can also use dry moly lubricant spray instead of cermark and is a lot less expensive.

[@acmehighperformance2826]

someone won the 3d maker channel everything by being nph friend and wins all possible life extras by having him join you on this great stuff. we can never catch you now

[@billjohnson69]

I laser brass with our fiber laser :) The Cermark spray really doesn’t have longevity, you will find that it rubs off fairly quickly, vs the fiber laser where you are actually removing material.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

I really REALLY want a fiber laser.

[@MikePruszkowski]

Crazy

[@kezro22]

Joel what a dream come true working with Nph

[@ReedCBowman]

Cermark on Brass is great, and this is a great explanation. But it's NOT ETCHING. Etching is removing the surface by some means that is not mechanical. Normally chemical, but the term is extended to laser etching, which is what you do with lightweight lasers on wood, or serious fiber lasers on metal. The Cermark process (which can also be done with cheaper materials than Cermark brand) does not remove the surface. It bakes (or probably more correctly sinters) the ceramic material onto the surface.

[@noextrai]

i love lasers

[@ironhelix123]

Joel, do you ever just sit there and giggle like a little girl, in amazement of how far you’ve come?!

[@tinkerbench]

NPH Look into IPI brushed brass laserable acrylic.

[@alewis8765]

Legen- wait for it...... -DARY!!!

[@pXnEmerica]

Try black tempera paint. Washable and many many dollars less if you want an etch. If you want a mark you can try dry moly spray.

[@pXnEmerica]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXnPcot5lpt_mLc

[@bracco23]

Tickets here for anyone who spotted the LTT waterbottle on the table.

[@MakersMuse]

Cermark so good, except the price! 😫

[@holemajora598]

I love him Neil Patrick Harris just randomly hit you up. ✋🏽Neal Patrick Harris if you see this can you say hi

[@Mobile_Dom]

imagine just randomly getting a text from NPH

[@sporluck]

I remember when NPH tweeted having questions about 3d printing. The 3d printing community sent him on over to Joel to be his guide of all things 3d printing, and lasers.

[@conbonesthevoid1448]

dr horribles sing along blog was great!

[@peterdocter4659]

O man, Neil should so make those display paintings of them, have the eyes follow you and maybe turn evil in between! Would be awesome for guests, to give them a shock!

[@kesor6]

check the previous episodes of this. since it is pretty much what they have done already.

[@richardstilwell5932]

I've run into issues using hot water to wash the excess spray off after lasering. I ruined some custom cut steel plates with hot water. I don't know of a way to remove the cermark magic after it happens. Stick with cold water.

[@MarkMichalowski]

So this is what The Toymaker gets up to on his days off... ;-)

[@Mupshot]

At risk of throwing shade, which is not my intent. All I could see in the end, were the witness marks on the brass plates where the shears were used. Im hoping that NPH considers these a proof of concept and redoes these using properly cut and polished plates of a thicker gauge. These look ok from a distance, but at eye level, I feel they subtract from the otherwise impressive frames.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Oh these are DEFINITELY for proof of concept and temporary. I promise thicker copper that’s much better cut will be used in the final versions.

[@secretsof7431]

try mustard on steel!! I got great results with it and its cheaper than cermark.

[@makewithmegma]

💕 👍

[@SettoStun688]

Such a pitty that the cermark spray is so expensive. In South Africa I can fill my pickup 1.5 times with fuel for the price of a 12oz can.

[@mattterrell4304]

I would have also printed the same sentence and forgotten everything

[@guatagel2454]

The only person in this world who can use those tags is Neil.

[@notsonominal]

Invert the art, etch the brass, paint it and sand down the CerMark/paint for a more authentic etched look?

[@tinkerbench]

LOL we use full power full speed 225lpi works perfect in less time.

[@gork42]

How weird. My dog is named Sir Reginald, and I met NPH once at a kitchen shop in Ruidoso. What does it mean, Joel?

[@ResistanceLion]

Can you make bullet shells with that laser?

[@declanb6985]

That spray is fairly expensive, I have heard. Apparently plaster and rubbing alcohol can have a similar result.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Someone also said mustard works! I’m going to be trying that.

[@davidpothoven]

this is legen... wait for it...

[@SeanMather]

….dary!

[@drbelli]

Neil, for those digital frames, would be cool if you use a small color LCD display like those used in car stereos. so u can change the name when u wanted, change the background and Font colors and formats, with a touch display in the name tag, u could control the actions of said frame above.

[@unrealed]

LTT water bottle at 4:58!

[@rosebuddesign635]

Next tool is a fiber laser? 😁👍

[@Pixelplanet5]

5:05 Neil has the same LTT water bottle as i do.

[@donaldburkhard7932]

When using lasers always protect your eyes!

[@stefanmcareavey368]

the german has to bark !! Next time PLEASE get some strait Brass peaces !! the first one´s look ,let me say no good enough for my trigger

[@sgsax]

Fun to see that NPH is just a giant nerd like the rest of us.

[@parkerlreed]

Neil, if you're being held hostage blink twice

[@michaeld954]

Does nph have his own build channel on YT

[@MAYERMAKES]

A cheaper alternative is mustard. No joke, try it.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

No way! I’ll SO try this.

[@xavelor]

Never mind the brass. Were you able to get any Doctor Who spoilers from him?

[@3DPrintingNerd]

UGH NO. He just said, "You're going to LOVE it."

[@xavelor]

@@3DPrintingNerd So, more NDA than NPH

[@HonestAuntyElle]

a lot of those portraits looked like screens. imagine hosting a party, and using AI prompts to deepfake all your guests into portraits in your house.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

OMG what a great freaking idea!

[@JonS]

That paint is pretty special. It must crosslink when hit by the laser, so that it becomes non-soluble in water. I wonder if there's a version that can work as an etch resist after lasering, but then be removed in acetone or some other (not too toxic) solvent? That would allow you to really etch the brass (in acid), and would even allow you to make printed circuit boards.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Ooh!

[@RamDragon32]

There is a resist like that, I have a friend who uses it for PCBs. I think it's photo sensitive, though, so I'm not sure how it would work under a laser.

[@JonS]

@@RamDragon32 are you referring to a normal photo sensitive resist? Maybe they would work with a laser with the right settings. I suppose there's no reason why they would not.

[@branmevans]

Who's LTT water bottle was that?

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Mine! Neil’s hadn’t arrived yet :)

[@TheNerdJake]

I came here to see the LTT waterbottle, cool video though.

[@RamDragon32]

Does anyone else feel weird when their favorite celebrities do anything other than be famous? It was weird enough for me to find out NPH dabbled with magic, but now he has HOBBIES? I love it when I find out the ppl I respect and admire are also huge nerds like me!

[@VisibleMRJ]

A lot of people won the prusa i3 lol

[@conbonesthevoid1448]

focus is importent

[@ladedk]

What the heck???! I am sceptical to be honest, I bet he will use this for some sinister Olaf'ish shenanigans.