We Create Coins and Jewelry using Our XTool 2W Laser - Ben's Worx Maker Vlog

[@dragoonoly3084]

You should make a coin that has Ben's way, and on the other side, Nicole's way. So when you are trying to figure out how to do a project, flip the coin.

[@leospitz6541]

nanometer, it is the wavelength of the laser. Enjoy the heat, it was -25 F. here this morning, going on a week now.

[@marybeth17]

Hi guys, thanks for sharing how to use the XTool. Courtney’s necklace came out amazing. I loved hearing the story about Molly & Harry. It’s a bummer that you didn’t catch that on camera. I’m sure that I’m not the only one who would have liked to see it. Sending prayers and love from the states. Take care & have a blessed weekend. 🙏🤗💗🐾

[@kehotto1]

I love the coins! You could use the coins to sign your work by embedding them into the resin!

[@juxxtapoz]

Ferrous and nonferrous metals were the words you were looking for about metals that stick to magnets or not.

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Ben & NicholeVideo we Loved every minute of it and we hope you are all well🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@pinkerbot]

The types of metals that don't stick to a magnet are called non-ferrous, and the ones that do are ferrous metals 🙂

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

I think the term you're looking for is "ferrous" (from the Latin word for iron). Ferrous metals stick to magnets and non-ferrous ones don't. Precious metals are things like gold, silver, platinum etc. Though technically, some non-ferrous metals have some magnetic properties too. And yes, the nm on the box stands for "nanometres" and refers to the wavelength of the laser. ☺ I love how the coins turn out in the end!

[@ellishansen8115]

You should make "coins" of all your pets!

[@AndyCallaway]

Lol. On that first coin you looked like Colonel Sanders...

[@staciromero9068]

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[@alisonmary1443]

Cool, love how the engravings turned out. Molly and Harry, I can imagine 😂so sweet 💖We have storm Eowyn, I am 12 floors up and it is bad, not going out today 😮not even on the balcony, don't fancy being sooked off into the sky 🤣 Thank you for the vlog, great stuff, love to all.

[@Starrynightdiner]

Maybe use wax paper between the flowers and the cardboard. Just a thought.

[@samanthacunningham2802]

With your token rub acrylic paint over the top leave to dry and then clean off remaining with alcohol and seal with UV Resin

[@Dragon1973s]

All you need to do is add black acrylic paint into the groves let it dry and them polish it. It will stand out so much better. ❤❤❤❤

[@katetoner3077]

to preserve the colour of the flowers, I would try soaking or spraying the blotting paper with glycerine and letting it dry and then use it for the flowers. I haven't done this method myself -it just came into my head. If I was still doing flower pressing like I did when younger, I would try this.😁

[@donaldfinch1411]

Am I remembering correctly, that in recent mail you had some little rounds of wood? Engraved with a dove or tree or snowman, a proper greeting...those would make terrific holiday ornaments.

[@toddvail2630]

Ferrous & Nonferrous is I believe what you were looking for in terms of metal types. Metals not containing iron are nonferrous, metals containing iron are ferrous.

[@BacktheBlue60]

An engraving that says, "I Adulted Today 👍 " would be cute.

[@tristangold2772]

Ben, When you score one those coins get some black oil pastel (those crayons) and rub it over the scored elliot. That will show him like POP. Give it a shot in your next video

[@AlpacaMade]

You partially answered my question by upping the depth & passes. The question would've been, will permanent inks bond with the cut metal, or ink dyed resin? This was fun to watch, can't wait to see what products you develop😃👍 EDIT: ooo, the pretty things you could make by patinating copper!

[@pheona1164]

29:23 Glad you tried again. 2nd one is so much better.

[@broll-5260]

The NM stands for nanometer.

[@delourispadgett3001]

Heads I win, Tails you lose coins, lol

[@steveschulkin8335]

Ben, Nicole came up with the perfect idea for the coin. Heads as Elliot and Ben's Worx as tails or Elliot as tails and your faces as heads. 😅 Either way, those are awesome.❤

[@shirleyannconfer9651]

I like the plated coins better because the steel underneath the brass is a neat contrast. I’m glad you took the time to experiment with the new laser. Courtney’s necklace is beautiful.

[@ToyaVdhende]

could you make custom nail stamping plates with your laser?

[@19Lou77]

Now having watched the video, I think it’s a great idea to try and make fingerprints on your jewelry!! Please 🙏🏻 consider it! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shirleyannconfer9651]

I have a necklace that is a miniature urn with a bit of my late domestic partner’s ashes inside, and the jeweler that created it also engraved the back with one of his fingerprints. I have to assume that she used a computerized laser and digital image of his fingerprint.

[@19Lou77]

@ I love that! I’m so sorry for your loss…I lost my Mother in 2019, and I had pendants made for my children with her thumb print.

[@LadyLucas01]

Turning coins into keyring. Also maybe try rubbing engraving area with black paint yo make it stand out, just a thought. Loving the vids ❤

[@michaelripley4528]

I was fishing for 20 yrs…. - Last 20 i simply go Catching ! 😃 Great tool-toy that Xbox huh??!!!😜

[@ralo4304]

I did see a comment about fingerprints. My mom passed away in May and I got her fingerprint. I looked into jewelry and gosh it's expensive. But I love love the idea!

[@zergrat5754]

Can you engrave metal deep enough to infill it with a think layer of resin with that thing?

[@garzilla7123]

The Lazer is so cool. But I think what you should try is to run it twice over the coins and such BEFORE you remove them and it should darken the image. I know when I had the Lazer in my computer to burn the images on the CD and DVD labels I would run them through two or three times and the labels would come out so much brighter and crisp. That final coin really came out nice. But if you try the above just don't move it until you have run it through at least two or three times. That necklace came out awesome too. 🙂👍👍👍

[@kellyw.1779]

Hey Ben and Nicole! I'm just getting to watch the video because we had SNOW❄here in Texas and across the southern Gulf states!🤯 It got down to 24F and we basically shut down for about two days due to the icy conditions. It was a major event because we just don't get that kind of weather here.😂We got four inches too!! It was an awesome sight to see, it's long gone now. Funny how tomorrow it's going to be raining and in the mid 60's...welcome to Texas weather.🤣 Love the XTool machine and the final coin y'all made. The sky is the limit on things to do with that machine, so cool!😜 Ya gotta love those fur babies...Big hugs!!🐾😍

[@capatainnemo]

Put the flowers between sheets of blotting paper in the press

[@roseosfromIreland]

Hi Ben and Nicole, they turned out great. I wasn't there but it was fun watching. Take care.

[@MichelleSylvain-j7h]

The pressed Jacaranda flowers look like they could be used as butterfly or dragonfly wings.✌️❤️🤘

[@chrisfritz6555]

Love the videos.❤ Try engraving your logo on the frogs, eggs, skulls, etc.

[@nailinartwithlisa759]

You give me courage to try things with the XTool! You explain things well and easy to understand. Love the coins and pendant. Courtney will get her fish soon! Please post a pic when she reels one! Fishing is a good thinking time for me, it's relaxing and just the sound of the water is so calming. Can't wait to see what projects are next!

[@ericasibley8086]

You can put Dog names on the Dog tags you make....

[@der_kluger_gunther8391]

cool, i would love to do this myself but i have no possibility lol. i was wondering if you can put some coins in the middle of a mold to do something similar to an egg (basically a frame around the coin, and so that could be hanged on the wall). oh and the magnet trick is something that i do too! so basically if there's any brass/copper the magnet will stick, if there is stainless steel or silver/gold it won't. the problem is some can have just a chepo coat on them and after some washes it will go away but with this coin there's actually no problem. well, my tested try is to leave them with me on regular washes and out of 5 rings from temu, 3 were stainless steel (which i still have) and 2 were cheapo copper ones. so try to wash them or even smell them and see if they stink or not :)

[@Sandi-om2tm]

Loved experimenting with yall

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

The coins and Courtney's necklace came out really nice! Your Molly sounds like my Rusty. He's always showing my brother's dogs what to do. I love it when a dog is so tuned in like that. He's also super protective of me. 💕🐾💕

[@nicholas87541]

Nicole went the wrong way with her second coin guess... haha

[@MikeErwin-fpv]

Brass coated

[@Jeff-oc6me]

Thanks for your videos, I finally gave making three molds and putting resin in them, I used a mother of pearl in them and now I just have to put them together Saturday when they are done,and see how well my new pistol grips are!!

[@michellesuniqueboutique3405]

I enjoyed watching you guys learn. The pieces turned out good. Take care We had 7.5 inches of snow Tuesday. Which we rarely get it. We broke a 100 year record for our city ,Mobile,Alabama U.S

[@ammo_skull]

Fume evacuation? Not fume extraction? 🤣😂😉

[@trishharmon46]

Wow this engraver is so cool! I love how you two work together ❤️

[@Cess182sn]

With the scored medallion, would it work if you sprayed it black (after the etching process) then sanded it to reveal the etched parts only?

[@ronni.cats67]

I love watching all your videos on both the channels! I was wondering, though a while back I seem to recall that you opened a package that had cat mold. Are you ever going to make the cats? I’ve been waiting for a video where you make them. Just wondering. Thank you for keeping me entertained and keep up the good work! ♥️😻♥️

[@ricketron]

Greetings from the state of Maine, just north of nowhere! NM is indeed the wavelength value for the laser, nanometers :)

[@donaldparmer5268]

I was watching this one guy can't remember his name or channel but he was showing how to engraving metal and the more passes the better the outcome

[@geoffwarnes9327]

Love the engraving it turned out really well. Great machine ❤

[@Gantorin]

Nano-meters maybe?

[@wadehendryx7378]

On the coins where you etched the coin. You ought to paint the surface black or any other color and then wipe it away, and the color will stay in the etching. Maybe. Hope you guys are doing well. Take care. Very fun video. 😊

[@MrMikie69]

Looking good

[@genajones2823]

Love the laser. I need one.😅

[@LisaOliverauthor]

Hi Ben and Nicole, I might have missed this in the early part of the video but can you explain why you went with the 2W module to do the engraving/scoring - can't you do that with your 40W module? I'm only asking because I think mine is 10W or 20W and I know they sent me like dog tags and things like that when I got the machine, but I've never tried it. So there you go - a #QOTD lol. Mine is is the first XTool desktop model they did. Thanks and Courtney looked really pretty and glowing today after the fishing episode - I definitely believe you about the fish Courtney. Hugs to you all.

[@bobshupert7]

That final coin looked great! Glad you kept playing with it! Here's an idea for the X tool: What about making custom bases for your eggs and things? You could offer custom names or messages on the base.

[@judychurchill294]

If you paint with black before engraving you will see the image much better

[@ralo4304]

I'm still watching and it may have been mentioned. You could put "tails" on the back for a "head and tails" coin.

[@michelleruss4879]

Great job

[@LauraCastro-df1cn]

👌🏻👏🏻🥰

[@markcleary7337]

Thanks for this video. I was thinking about getting a laser machine for a while, then when I saw your other video on the xtool I decided that was the one for me, so I bought an S1 20 W now after seeing this I’m now going to get the 2 W diode

[@19Lou77]

Hello 👋 🤩from North Carolina ❤❤❤! I love your videos together!!

[@wendyjones3586]

WE are always excited for you guys .. I love the necklace .! you should sell those . As always great vlog .xxx

[@jaxjackson4100]

Ferrous = magnetic. Non-ferrous = non-magnetic Para-magnetic = lightly magnetic under certain conditions. Copper is a good example. As is liquid oxygen.

[@dalemaclaren7576]

What a fantastic vlog ❤️ Nicole I thought about you in the last video and wondered about the VOCS effecting you. So sorry they did. Oh I wish I could get this laser machine now! Courtney you are absolutely adorable. You remind me so much of my younger self ❤. Such a wonderful surprise to find yous early today ❤ Take wonderful great care and keep creating and loving xoxo ❤❤❤

[@michellewood6372]

On your coins you could possibly use paint or markers to color the image ❤

[@stevecowen6019]

You could also use the cases for resin things or Courtney can

[@shellv4094]

Did you see xtool is releasing an apparel printer this year?

[@bensworxvlogs]

Ooo nice

[@Oleannablack]

Ooh engrave the back of a skull if you can do curves

[@BrianSebby]

It looks like we're also going to get a heatwave this next week - and we will also be up in the 30s (F)! The high the other day was -5 F, so just getting above freezing is a win. :) For the ones where it was a little hard to see due to it being a lighter outline, I was reminded of the coins that are struck at my local Ren Fair - you get to choose your design which is on a die, and then they drop it with a weight from about 6 feet up to imprint the design on a coin / pendant. You can then choose to have it antiqued, where they rub some sort of black inky substance on it (I'm afraid I don't know the specifics, unfortunately), and then rub off the ink on the raised portion. The black ink then settles into the recessed parts of the design and gives a nice contrast, and I'm wondering if you could do something like that with those coins. Since it does seem like the XTOOL can create darker lines, though, that is probably not needed.

[@Crazy_PurpleHaired_Lady]

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[@janiceevans]

That filter is obviously worth it's salt...

[@Games8-D]

my brain started to crackel.. what if you do a mandela and coler it in. but painting so small and detailed.. that's where the error accurred.. cus thats almoost inpossible.. you could do 1 price something. make a whole on the top. a ribbon.. so you can wear it. like the medals you get when you win a mach on the olympics.. 😃 or staine it with metallic coullers.. but again.. how..really cool project😃🥳 my creative brain has never left me but this one phoe it's a difficult one. with moost of your projects my creative idears start flowing. but with the coin only half way.. I dig colers but how to get them on the coin..

[@juicecrane6066]

I believe the word you're looking for is ferrous.

[@Starrynightdiner]

You should engrave a banana 🍌 😂

[@beccasmama63]

would rubbing some ink into the grooves of baby Elliott make him show up better??

[@Ariella-mx3xq4cw6n]

Dog medallions. Alerts. eg Diabetic type 1. Or. 2. Etc

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

Queensland sounds a lot like Kansas, except you guys are closer to a beach/major water source (the Pacific/Coral sea). I think it's about a 10-12hr drive to get to the gulf of Mexico (and no matter what "he who shall not be named" says. Idiot wants to change the nameof a large body of water that's had it's name for almost 500 years. I better not get started on him, except you guys are lucky you don't have to deal with him. 🤐 I wish I had the money to move out of USA.✈️

[@tinaice1435]

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[@debradoucet8847]

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