Ultimate GOLD Fiber Laser Engraving Guide | Fiber Marking and PHOTOS!

In this laser engraving tutorial we sink our teeth into the ULTIMATE GOLD fiber laser settings for marking and photos. We get down and dirty with my BEST gold settings for fiber lasers. We cover standard marks, cleaning passes, special bright, medium and dark marks as well as super special extra cool settings for white gold! I think you're really going to enjoy this episode! Have fun!
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[@kobylavery4815]

Thankyou so very much for sharing your settings for gold engraving. I''ve been struggling with getting a gold ring engraved, and this helped so much!!!

[@LaserEverything]

So glad to hear it! Thanks for watching 😊

[@cocuyona1]

As always...great video!! Thank you...from Tucson, Az!!

[@LaserEverything]

I'm glad you liked it!!

[@sathurshananthi9558]

The video I always wanted ☺️ thank you. This can improve my work more☺️

[@LaserEverything]

So glad you got what you were looking for! Glad it helped you!

[@kylegustaveson5345]

Thanks for taking the time on getting and sharing those settings, they are worth their weight in... gold :) literally

[@LaserEverything]

Glad it helped you Kyle!

[@carolinamontero7552]

hi I just made a photo engraving on gold with your tutorial and went great!

[@LaserEverything]

Yay! Join the discord and share a photo with us we'd love to see it!

[@aliwibowo1738]

Thank you so much for sharing. This is very very useful for me

[@LaserEverything]

At your service.

[@Laserengraving_]

Great tutorial Alex thank you !

[@LaserEverything]

Glad you liked it!

[@desroseaux1]

Good job excellent explanation

[@LaserEverything]

Thank you!

[@carloszamora4465]

Awesome videos!! Thank you for sharing!!!! Some people mark the metal with a black marker to get rid of the reflection. Also with a very low power just enough to burn the ink for customers approval on engravings.

[@LaserEverything]

Nice! That is very scary to use just enough power to mark the sharpie off haha but I'll have to try it sometime!

[@carloszamora4465]

@@LaserEverything I actually use the software default settings and works perfectly.

[@noorshah2261]

Great vedio 👍

[@LaserEverything]

Thank you! :D Glad you liked it!

[@carolinamontero7552]

Your videos are great

[@LaserEverything]

Thank you so much!

[@mghgaming7751]

What parameters would you put for pictures on 18K yellow gold ?

[@Vemovemo1]

Amazing video as always, gorgeous finishes! How do you clean the piece later? isopropyl alcohol? Seems this hi frecuency (200 for example) settings aren't available on Raycus (50w), is there a alternative way to do this finish on Raycus laser? thanks.

[@emmahysa3771]

love your videos im learning alot. im using a 50w raycus laser can you advise me please on the settings. my frequency can only go to 50 not 25 i have tryed adjusting power and speed but my results are not so great.any advice would be great

[@Jbsjewelers]

thanx for all this info... how much different would it be on a 100w fiber laser?

[@sarkisboyadjian684]

Wonderful, you're videos help me a lot. One problem I'm facing is the cleanup option, hope, if it is possible, you could give me some guidelines on how I could do it and get the proper white color on the gold. Thank you so much, you're videos are really helpful.

[@LaserEverything]

Start around 750 speed, 25 power, 45 frequency. Probably going to have to play around with it depending on your machine.

[@heejoungoh9830]

Hi Alex, thank you so much for this helpful video. Love your teaching :-) Do you think we still can do this photo engraving inside of the ring ?

[@LaserEverything]

In theory you could, sure! It is going to be really tight and another layer of challenge, and you'll need to be prepared to knock them out consecutively without moving the ring to keep alignment.

[@Vermagallery786]

Excellent bro ♥️♥️👌👌👍👍

[@LaserEverything]

Thanks for watching!

[@motonejc]

thats what i want thank you!

[@LaserEverything]

Most welcome, thanks for watching!

[@jamescurtis780]

alienzlazer is converting from c02 to fiber, where do you start? i signed up to start learning, great help, thanks!!!

[@BrendaStrothmann]

Hello. We just watched this video on gold photo engraving. We were unable to determine what your settings were for the Photo Detail on warm golds. We got your base & clean up passes, but can't seem to find the actual photo settings. Thanks!

[@leediamonds3443]

is there a way to import all library setting ? or have to manual create 1 by 1 ? is it same for lightburn ?

[@hassanmujtaba29]

Please share the param settings of photo engraving last detail pass of yellow gold

[@josephculbertson3555]

Great Video. I have a 30 watt Raycus on the way. I have been watching your videos as much as I can to try to learn as much as possible before it gets here. You are a great teacher and I have learned a lot from you. Gonna continue to watch your videos after I get my fiber laser so I can keep the knowledge going. LOL. Tell me how to subscribe to your monthly access. The files will be a great help.

[@LaserEverything]

Just visiting patreon.com/LaserEverything and pick the tier that meets your needs! I'm so glad you're getting value out of the videos! And I'm really really grateful for your support!

[@muneeraalqunaisy1011]

Hi thanks for the great video. is it possible to apply the base and the clean up in one run?

[@LaserEverything]

You could have multiple layers/hatches that apply in one run, absolutely. In ezcad, it's not really the most user friendly and we find a lot of people have a hard time with multi-layer, but if you're using Lightburn, it's much much more intuitive.

[@glenngrubb9824]

Wonderful! Would the same concept of laying down the base layer be profitable on other shiny surfaces such as aluminum or chrome?

[@LaserEverything]

Pretty much all of them. Photos without a base rarely look as good as if you just take the extra time to lay the base down and give yourself a nice canvas to work on!

[@virtusangel1510]

Hi could you please tell me the parameters to engrave a rose gold metal comb in white letter?

[@gajahmada415]

Thanks For Sharing The Video Sir..But Can I Ask Something? I Can't Find Parameter For Deep Black Colour For 18K Yellow Gold..Can You Help Me Sir? Thank You Very Much..Stay Healthy Sir 🙏🙏

[@foaadjarjura1983]

I have a 50 watt Raycus machine, if I used the settings that you used, but in the black stage there was a lack of laser and also in the white process there was a shortage. What do you advise me to do? I have tried a lot but to no avail.

[@DrySparks]

I have a question, i need to engrave a round dog tag, is there a method of making sure that the tag is straight? or you just have to use feelings?

[@fabridesign]

So Great (y)

[@LaserEverything]

Thanks, and thanks for watching! 😎

[@faizsharif3700]

Weight of the gold will be reduce after laser?

[@Videojoeable]

I have a 50 watt Om Tech Fiber laser, and using your settings with Lightburn in a 14K watch back I bareley make a mark. What am I doing wrong?

[@T-AXIS]

Sir , great video , kindly tell me about recovery of gold for cutting and deep engraving, thank you

[@LaserEverything]

A lot of people like to use one of the filtered extractors like the one on our buying guide. They ONLY use the filters for gold and they clean out the filters to reclaim the gold every once in a while after build up has accumulated. You can find out more here: www.lasereverything.net/buyingguide

[@sabrafegas]

Love this! What settings would you recommend for 18k gold?

[@LaserEverything]

I'd probably follow the 14k recommendations. Unlikely to be very different. Might have to go just a little bit slower but you should be in the ballpark.

[@alejandrosteveayastayana36]

Hermano, sería genial el tutorial en español. Saludos desde Perú

[@LaserEverything]

No Español, lo siento

[@alejandrosteveayastayana36]

@@LaserEverything 😔

[@michellepazos314]

can you make a similar video using stainless steel and light burn

[@chasedowney3358]

Awesome stuff. So I recently ordered a 30w jtp and it's being held up by customs. Is it normally this much of a pain to get through customs?

[@LaserEverything]

It can be, it's kind of hit and miss and just depends on how your customs agent is feeling that day and how motivated your shippers feeling. I wouldn't be concerned unless it goes over a week without movement.

[@billmusik9794]

What laser are you using?

[@CrissJ2208]

REALLY LIKE YOUR VIDEOS, I BOUGTH JPT 50W FROM A COMPANY NAME BONGONG, I WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH DID YOU SELL DE PARAMETER TO ENGRAVE AND CUT GOLD , THANKS FOR ALL

[@LaserEverything]

they're in the video for free, just have to watch the screen in the settings section

[@guissellamonterrey593]

MUCHAS GRACIAS ME SALEN MUY LINDOS LOS FOTOGRABADOS TENGO UNA PREGUNTA COMO PUEDO GRABAR EN TODO EL ARO POR ENCIMA DISEÑO EN ALIAZAS DE MATRIMONIO ORO 18K PODRIA AYUDARME POR FAVOR

[@LaserEverything]

We'll have a ring rotary video coming out soon!

[@imraansaloojee9180]

Hi, I love you videos. How can I solve my ezcad, it's not showing the wobble command under the advance menu

[@LaserEverything]

head to our downloads page on LaserEverything.net and download Ezcad 2 CE, it comes with wobble enabled and should work with your laser - but you will have to set it up from scratch.

[@vysecards]

Hi, watched a few of your videos they are helping but at times I get a little confused. How do I put a base pass down and overlay the other on top? Is there a video showing how to do this? Thanks Tim

[@LaserEverything]

Yep, check out this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYCblmurmqd0q8k

[@vysecards]

@@LaserEverything Thanks so much, do you have a video regarding hatching too as we seem to be getting lines. I'm just watching your video on AI at the moment so helpful!

[@LaserEverything]

@@vysecards If you can check out the discord or facebook group, links in the description. We really have to see what you're getting to start diagnosing issues like that. Is probably a simple fix. We also have the new forum at www.lasereverything.net/forum/

[@rachelzilbert5377]

Hi ! I recently joined your community , Im still trying to figure out how your website works. I own a business of Metal Business Card and we just got the 'Mirror gold' card. this video is great! but I'm still didn't get it. Can you please share the Basic setting as well? ( on Hatch )

[@LaserEverything]

Every laser is different, drop your question with some details about your machine and the results you're getting in the facebook group or discord server so we can take a closer look.

[@emmanueldiaz9580]

Wow!!!

[@LaserEverything]

Yeah!

[@kru-tagaming4469]

Newbie here thanks xD

[@LaserEverything]

You're welcome, glad it helped!

[@andrewplatt7795]

I know this is not one of your most recent videos, but was wondering if this is in real time or if the laser marking time is sped up on the video. Also, what are your thoughts on engraving / black marking sterling silver? We are currently laser marking our sterling but what we have found is the mark does not hold up well over time. The mark on some of the plates for our necklaces seems to simply "rub off" after just a few months. Pretty sure we have a 50W laser. Thoughts? Thanks again

[@LaserEverything]

Try tightening your line distance, if you're marking at .05 or .025 try .005 - .002 and see if that improves it's longevity.

[@andrewplatt7795]

@@LaserEverything thanks. Can u clarify if the video is sped up or is that true marking time in the video

[@vladimirdjordjevic2132]

I will primary engrave silver jewelry. That would not be deep engraving. is 30W JPT laser enough or I should buy 50W JPT?

[@LaserEverything]

A 30w Mactron would be perfect, link in the description!

[@RJMachine62]

Thanks! Where do you get your sample squares to practice on?

[@LaserEverything]

Doug at benchworks in Colorado a fan of the show made a very generous donation / lending for us to be able to test on and get these settings.

[@RJMachine62]

@@LaserEverything That's awesome - Thanks Doug. Many places sell coupons/samples for welding or machining. It would be super awesome if someone did that for our stuff.

[@LaserEverything]

That would be nice lol

[@priyaestrada9119]

Can i use this setting for gold filled jewelry as well ? They are copper gold filled

[@LaserEverything]

Yeah it should work similarly.

[@kokoko9901]

Hello Alex, sorry I have problems converting those parameters to my 20w machine, could you send me the Patreon link since I couldn't find you with the name.

[@LaserEverything]

We no longer use Patreon 🙂 - masters.lasereverything.net/

[@itsaakifahrawrxo]

Would this also work with stainless steel but 18k plated gold over it? Or would the laser zap the gold plating off leaving the stainless steel visible underneath?

[@LaserEverything]

Depends on how thick the coating is but very likely you're going to just engrave the gold away. It's usually not very thick certainly not enough to withstand being blasted by the laser. I would proceed with caution and use very low power settings and high speeds if you're trying not to remove the gold.

[@itsaakifahrawrxo]

Have you ever tried laser over a gold filled piece of jewellery?

[@nirujanrajeswaran8832]

Can you share all param settings in your param library?

[@LaserEverything]

They are up and available, we have links for them on our community sites, and also have a community parameter shared library (for the members, by the members) on our site too.

[@Chubaca520]

What can we do with the frequency if we don’t have the range? Mess with the power?

[@LaserEverything]

I usually recommend going as HIGH as possible, then defocusing can help make up the difference *a little bit in certain situations* but I haven't tested it specifically for this use case yet.

[@furqanali7560]

I have 50w laser marking machine can i do photo marking on 18k yellow gold??

[@LaserEverything]

Yep you sure can. Settings in the video should work well for you with a little less power.

[@adenanwasli61]

What type of laser machine do you use in this video.?

[@LaserEverything]

This was done with a 30w JPT LP Fiber Laser from Mactron, links in the buying guide over at www.lasereverything.net/buyingguide/

[@onkarbawane563]

Thank you for all the detailed information and settings. It is really helpful. But you didn't show the photo engraving settings for yellow gold.

[@LaserEverything]

They're the same as the rose :)

[@onkarbawane563]

@@LaserEverything But you haven't shown the details settings for any of the warm golds. You have only shown it for white gold.

[@LaserEverything]

They're the same throughout the video, in the order they appear for each gold. The settings don't change, just their effect on each type of gold.

[@onkarbawane563]

@@LaserEverything You mentioned that for photo engraving they are different. Anyway, they are still working for yellow gold. But I was wondering if there are any different settings that might work better for yellow gold. I am talking specifically about photo engraving details.

[@LaserEverything]

I will take a look and see

[@sonimukesh159]

Hi sir I want parameter book 22carat gold is that available?

[@LaserEverything]

They should be very very similar to the ones listed in the video.

[@cepillo203]

Hello which laser machine did you use?

[@LaserEverything]

This was done with a 30w JPT fiber from Mactron and ezcad2, 110 lens. Here's the link to the exact machine: market.makerremix.com/laser-machines/galvo-fiber-lasers/mactron-mt-fp-series-jpt-20-30-50w-fiber-laser-engraving-machine-for-metal-plastic-engraving-and-cutting-work/

[@sweetliliane]

Do you have videos of engraving photos on leather ?

[@LaserEverything]

Not yet but that's a great idea!

[@sweetliliane]

@@LaserEverything :)

[@angellee5253]

for gold cutting, is there is any loss of gold after cutting? How to minimize the losses?

[@LaserEverything]

Yes, you lose a small amount. Some people use dust collectors to collect the small amount, try a laser engraving jeweler's group on Facebook

[@polakis1975]

Is .11 ezcad version actually better than .10? I have noticed in this video you use .11

[@LaserEverything]

I use what we call the "community version" which has some ram fixes and a couple other improvements. It's available on the discord server if you ask for it. Runs much smoother than what comes from the manufacturers in most cases.

[@polakis1975]

@@LaserEverything so why you still using .10? It's worth switching to .11 community version then for everything? Thanks

[@LaserEverything]

The differences between the later ezcad versions are very minimal. Definitely recommend the community version for almost everyone regardless of version number.

[@aylon23]

Hey Alex. I can’t seem to find the right parameters for aluminum. Is it possible to laser aluminum dark without the roughness or am I playing a losing game here? Like I’m trying to find a stainless steel z mark but for aluminum. Thanks in advance. 👍

[@LaserEverything]

Some people disagree with me but I've never seen a legitimate black mark on the SURFACE of aluminum and even etching super deep getting a real black is damn near impossible. Luckily we can cheat, check out this old video from my library - might point you in the right direction. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpO0fpKNeJmgoZo

[@aylon23]

Thanks bro! I appreciate your response. 👍

[@LaserEverything]

@@aylon23 Always man, thanks for watching the vids! :D

[@mebyah6594]

hello I hope you are well, so first of all thank you for your content. so, for the power 57% for a 0.5Mm yellow gold plate it is too powerful and it damages the other side of the plate so I think that a power of 40% to 45% is sufficient.

[@LaserEverything]

Glad you enjoyed! The parameter settings will change based on your lens and wattage, if they are different from the ones we have. If you have a smaller lens or higher wattage that will be something that will effect the result for sure.

[@madihabaiji4209]

Hello, please, I bought a laser machine, but I have an empty library icon and I don't know where to get it, please help

[@LaserEverything]

You have to fill it on your own. If you need help you can get a quick boost by downloading my entire fiber laser and co2 laser libraries by supporting the channel over on patreon - it's www.patreon.com/lasereverything Hope that helps!

[@madihabaiji4209]

@@LaserEverything thanks for your time

[@uglytv3417]

Wait, did you use the same settings on all the different golds? I think I missed it.

[@LaserEverything]

Yes, we ran the same set across the board in order to make an effective example of the range of settings on the limited amount of gold we had available.

[@liammy5899]

Can this only be done with a mopa laser?

[@LaserEverything]

Marks in this video over 100khz will require at least a JPT source so you can utilize the 100-200khz range as shown in the video but no, these marks are not MOPA specific. Just need the frequency range to accomodate some of them.

[@Kids_Gymlife]

Good video. 14kt White gold is not %75 pure gold though it is %58.5 pure gold, hence the reason it is stamped 585

[@LaserEverything]

TIL thanks!

[@Kids_Gymlife]

@@LaserEverything 👍

[@anthonyniwrad544]

Can you tell me the exact machine your using please?

[@LaserEverything]

30 watt Mactron JPT, link in the description.

[@CrissJ2208]

hi what machine can i buy to do this

[@LaserEverything]

The 30w or 50w JPT from Mactron linked in the description would both work!

[@saadansari4847]

Can I mark colors on 21K gold metal?

[@LaserEverything]

Unfortunately no.

[@raviroda]

Kindly send the advance setting

[@LaserEverything]

masters.lasereverything.net/

[@hectortorres8580]

How much w are your laser iff you don’t mind sharing

[@LaserEverything]

This was a 30 Watt

[@Smartbuis]

Can you share your parameter library please ?

[@LaserEverything]

Yes, check out the Laser Master Academy and lasereverything.net

[@jcng7578]

👍👍👍

[@LaserEverything]

:D

[@hexus16]

I use 80 speed and 30 power for "black". 14k gold. Of course its not real black. Raycus 30q.

[@LaserEverything]

Neat I'll try it. Any particular khz?

[@hexus16]

@@LaserEverything about 37. 0,001 hatch standard.

[@josephculbertson3555]

Hey Bro....Quick question. I have a 80 watt CO2 laser like the one you changed the laser tube and water lines on in a video. My chiller is a CW3000. I live in South Carolina and this was bought from a guy in North Carolina.He had it less than a year and only had about 20 hours on it. When I`m cutting a lot (of course) the temperature starts to climb on my chiller. After I`m done cutting I still let my chiller run a while to bring the temp back down. It`s never gone past 29 degrees Celsius but it takes a good while before it will come back down. Is this normal? Also it a has an alarm on it for high temp but I don`t know what it is set on and no way to set it that I see. What Ya think?

[@LaserEverything]

No not really normal. CW3000 is underrated for an 80w tube. You really need a 5200, there's a link to a legit one from cloudray in the buying guide: www.lasereverything.net/buyingguide It's probably FINE the way you have it set up but I would really consider upgrading if I were you. Then again some people chill their lasers with a paint bucket and a fish tank pump so... up to you. I recommend the upgrade though :P

[@josephculbertson3555]

@@LaserEverything Thanks. I looked at them and can't really afford the upgrade right now. I got a Raycus 30 watt fiber laser on the way so after I make a few bucks off of it I'll get a new chiller. Thanks again.

[@LaserEverything]

@@josephculbertson3555 No problem, like I said, the 3000 is better than the bucket and fish pump haha. You're probably fine. Just keep an eye on temps :P

[@darenweidner3408]

Pizza

[@LaserEverything]

Do you eat the crust?

[@darenweidner3408]

Thin crust with toppings to edge

[@rmoiii]

First

[@LaserEverything]

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[@samsahib1]

You are use 30 watt

[@sainthimalaya9525]

Where is engraving on gold?? Only just barking is not enough..