TangerineTiger20 3D Engraving with Grayscale

[@ginnynewman317]

Russ, it has been a hard year. My daughter moved from California to Canterbury to attend Kent. She’s going crazy an is lonely with the newest lockdown. I’m having a great education watching you! I’m grateful for your willingness to share your experiments.

[@jobow6656]

Thoroughly enjoyed that one Russ. Thankyou so much for all the time and effort you put into these. Well done.

[@SarbarMultimedia]

Hi . It depends on your issue of RDWorks. Later issues do have the function you are seeking. Draw a square/rectangle .and make sure it has corner handles. Go to Drawing, Chamfer. and a little window pops open.Set the radius you require and press Auto to round ALL the corners./ Manual allows you to set a radius on individual corners,] Best wishes Russ

[@brucenelson2408]

Well Russ, that was interesting, love your suicide analogy, that really made the point, brilliant. Stay safe and I look forward to you digging deeper and deeper into the world of RF engraving, not my thing but it is truly fascinating, as usual. Many thanks for taking the time to enliven my winter evenings here in southern France.

[@DigitalJax]

Thank you for educating me in so many aspects of using a laser.

[@Lasermark123]

In corel draw it is possible to edit a picture for 3d engraving. For many of the pictures I've been engraving I choose a setting called plastic and adjust the contrast and a few other settings till it looks similar to what you see in your Google search. Then if I'm happy with the engraving I change back to the original picture and etch with newsprint to get proper shading.

[@krisknowlton5935]

Russ, it's a bit cold here in western North Carolina too. You got me thinking with this video which I suppose is your intent. As I have told you before I purchased a low power blue laser machine which I have gotten some quite remarkable results out of it given what it is. Now, after seeing this video, I'm going to to see if I can sort of duplicate what you did in this video. I'm always up for a bit of a challenge.

[@theoldbigmoose]

Another great video, really put the pieces together for 3-D engraving!

[@ralphzito7609]

Always interesting Russ! Thanks

[@AS-bi6if]

Hi Russ, thanks for the great videos. I found your channel a couple of days ago and have been learning lots. I hope it is ok to ask for a recommendation on a Co2 laser? I would like to cut and engrave wood and leather and engrave glass. I have been using an ortur LM20 for a couple of months now and I am researching my options for a machine with more capabilities. Thanks again for all the great videos and keep up the good work.

[@SarbarMultimedia]

Hi There are 4 things to sort out in your mind before you go looking for a machine. 1) What materials do you want to work with ? Different laser wavelengths affect different materials in different ways 2) What size material and thickness MUST you have. This determines the bed size 3) Will you be mainly cutting or engraving. Photo engraving in particular requires precision control of low power, so limit your power to about 80 watts. Whereas cutting requires power. and if that all you want to do then 100 watts plus is for you., 4) Do you need this for leisure/hobby work or is it a "must work" machine for a business venture. It will be rare that you can buy 2 and 3 in the same machine. You may not need the large bed that goes along with a high power tube. Buy a small machine and fit a powerful tube as this is a much more economical decision. Your answer at 4 will help determine if you want to pay the money for a reliable plug and play machine or if you are happy to buy "a project" at a much cheaper price. I will be happy to critique any links you may be interested in . If so add your disguised email address to another comment and I will reply and then delete your comment Best wishes Russ.

[@AS-bi6if]

@@SarbarMultimedia That would be great thanks Russ. You can contact me on asheehanthreefivethreeatgmaildotcom. The threefivethree are the actual numbers vs the written text form.

[@williesims8655]

Russ, I want to thank you for your videos they have to me been some of the most informative set I have come across, My first CO2 is coming it is like your old one the white and baby blue machine

[@FixTronics]

Hi Russ Where did you get that frequency calculation axial sheet from I am just wondering how to get it if I needed it in future and do you connect probes or whatsoever to the machine in order for that Pico scope program to work.. I mean to draw the signal graph on your screen or its just through the usb cable I do have a pc scope if that is the thing you use to get the graph but where to connect the probes.. And another thing if you don't mind please My machine hasn't got a water safe sensor to protect the tube but I already have ordered one but the thing is I don't now where to connect it I searched on KZbin but I couldn't find anything about it. If you could please help me sort that out Your help is greatly appreciated Thanks for all the help you always offer us

[@SarbarMultimedia]

Hi The fact that your machine has no water flow sensor leads me to deduce that you have a K40 machine. For me to send you data, please add your disguised email address to another comment and I will reply with some information. I will also delete your comment/email address from public view. Best wishes Russ

[@br0k3nilluzion]

Just coming across your page. So many videos to catch up and so much to learn.. this is amazing !! Do you have a thingiverse page or another page/blog where you put your designs like the laser distance gauge or the Template for the Vacuum table? If not could you kindly send those two pages/info/files to me please?

[@SarbarMultimedia]

Yes these drawings are all available for free download at www.rdworkslab.com. If you have any trouble then add your disguised email address to another comment and request and I will send you files directly and also delete your comment Best wishes Russ

[@polakis1975]

Great result mate!

[@alaaalhosari2794]

Hello. I have a question please, do I have to add an antifreeze to the water so that it does not freeze, and the laser tube explodes when the water freezes. Thank you again.

[@SarbarMultimedia]

Hi Alaa Take a look at this video and it explains all . If you need a copy of the circuit diagram that I used then add your disguised email address to another comment and I will send you a copy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHLMfqWDfLlkhZI Best wishes Russ

[@MrJoker047]

Amazing work😊 thank you so much

[@SarbarMultimedia]

This 3D engraving is not unique to this RF laser machine . Most CO2 machines with a digital controller will be able to do it. There are two other videos on this subject done on my cheap China blue machine. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnaZh5mHeZ6haNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGbGenmufNqSZ8k Best wishes Russ

[@artcraft2893]

Did you try use CrazyBump on regular photos?

[@SarbarMultimedia]

No, but thanks for the tip, I will investigate. Best wishes Russ

[@cncmyself6897]

Acrylic must be amazing. should be very good for making 3D stamps.

[@SarbarMultimedia]

Yes Acrylic is good for 3D engraving see kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHeWY3igp7Z_erM and kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGbGenmufNqSZ8k However, you do not need 3D engraving to make stamps from ribber, acrylic or wood. You need a flat surface for stamps so ordinary deep engraving gets you there. However if you mean embossing stamps then yes that would work with a bit or care for the male and female see this from 6min 30sec kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJCTo5awgpp5eq8 Best wishes Russ

[@Nonprofessional_Tinkerer]

i wish youd have a crack at a diode laser, see what you make of an ortur or eleksmaker :) maybe future project

[@marcostabasso]

Hi Ross, simply wow! your work explaining this things for us mortals is "re-markable" See what I did there? lol. Would you consider the idea of privately giving me a crash course in Fibre laser? I need to achieve certain results but to be honest I'm struggling and I need some help. I know your time must be valuable so we can talk numbers. thanks in advance

[@SarbarMultimedia]

Hi Marcos My fiber laser machine was on loan from a local company. It was on the niche end of the fiber laser market and the company wished me to explore it capabilities because they did not have time to "play" with it themselves. It was great opportunity for me to use my CO2 laser experience to try and understand how light at a different wavelength can behave so differently in the way it interacts with materials. SADLY, I no longer have the machine because a couple of months ago the company had an urgent customer requirement and needed to "unloan" it.. If there is some knowledge that I can add to that which I have logged in my videos I will try to help. My guess is that you have a standard fibre laser which operates with the Q switch principle, It has a fixed pulse shape that you can vary to a certain extent with frequency and % power. The MOPA laser I had, possessed one rather special parameter and that was to choose any of 16 different shape and duration of the pulse. That put its performance capability way beyond the normal fiber laser but then again it was 5 times the price. Add your disguised email to another comment and I will reply to you and see if there is any help I can give. Best wishes Russ

[@marcostabasso]

@@SarbarMultimedia Thanks so much for your informed replied Russ. We do have a Mopa from Needham Laser Technologies now. Fantastic company in the UK, I was looking into a Lotus one as well and yes it was quite a bit of money compared to a Chinese laser but we are a stablished business and we know we cannot operate with hobbyiest machines. Feel free to come around to our premises and play with the laser when the madness is over. It'll be nice to see you. You can see what we are doing with the laser and reach out if you go to www.RegalBlades.co.uk Chat soon. Marcos