Laser Engraving

[IXLR8]

Any info on the type of laser and equipment? So many solid state lasers are now capable of this type of engraving.
My guess is around a 50 watt, but you can get good success on multiple passes as well.

 

[V-Tach]

50 watt fiber laser......this one is from OMTECH and is a full cabinet version......running Lightburn software, but started with EZCAD.....

 

[IXLR8]

Lightburn rules… if you can afford it!

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

That is beautimus!!

 

[TheDan]

Lightburn rules… if you can afford it!

The most expensive license is $210, but the $150 one is usually all you need. Kind of insignificant compared to the price of the machine.

 

[V-Tach]

The muzzle brake on the ani-tank gun needs to be re-parkerized, so I bead blasted it and did a little engraving before parkerization............

 

[Gordo]

So, I have an old AMT Hardballer, that the factory logo is just a mild etch on the slide.
It's getting pretty light with 30 years that I've been carrying it.
Ask the laser engraver guy that sets up at the Alzafar show if he could scan it, and redo it with his laser.
Said no, because he doesn't have an FFL...
Glad I found out that he was a dumb ass.

 

[V-Tach]

A friend let me engrave his tricked out CZ 457 chassis today. Wanted to celebrate his Nordic roots.....

So....................


The Nordic mythoolgy wolf

Fenrir​

The tree of life from Nordic Mythology....(an Ash tree)

Yggdrasil​

Thor's Hammer

Mjölnir​

 

[V-Tach]

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Awesome!

 

[deemus]

nice work

 

[Ausländer]

@V-Tach
Beautiful work!!

I'm still at the entry level - doing shades of brown and grey on pmags. Any interest in giving classes or sharing lessons learned?

 

[V-Tach]

@V-Tach
Beautiful work!!

I'm still at the entry level - doing shades of brown and grey on pmags. Any interest in giving classes or sharing lessons learned?

LOL........I'm still learning too....thankfully my friends let me practice on their guns.......I do test everything on scrap before actually doing it to a gun...

Artwork is done using Adobe Illustrator, others can be used that are less $$$ to use....

Early on I followed Alex with Laser Everything on YT which gave me access to their parameters library. Just that was worth the price of membership alone. His videos are very useful........

EZCAD worked.....but Lightburn has been worth the money.........

 

[Txhighlander]

Awsome.

 

[Ausländer]

I do test everything on scrap before actually doing it to a gun...

Artwork is done using Adobe Illustrator, others can be used that are less $$$ to use....

Early on I followed Alex with Laser Everything on YT which gave me access to their parameters library. Just that was worth the price of membership alone. His videos are very useful........

EZCAD worked.....but Lightburn has been worth the money.........

I'm using Lightburn also. I've been going through Laser Everything's free content, but haven't paid yet. Since you're saying it's worth it, I'll remedy that.

I've used some of their settings on slate and pmags which got me close but required some tweaking. Still trying to find the pattern on power v. freq v pulse though.... I've had good luck with annealing on SS sheets, but need to get some thick scraps to practice that and engraving on.

Thanks for sharing your work - it's beautiful.

 

[innominate]

Aw hell. I'm going to have to take a look at my stuff. I may have you put my family's kamon on a couple firearms.

 

[V-Tach]

Aw hell. I'm going to have to take a look at my stuff. I may have you put my family's kamon on a couple firearms.

My wife's family's......................

 

[innominate]

My wife's family's......................

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My family's

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Never heard of them before.

 

[justmax]

LOL........I'm still learning too....thankfully my friends let me practice on their guns.......I do test everything on scrap before actually doing it to a gun...

Artwork is done using Adobe Illustrator, others can be used that are less $$$ to use....

Early on I followed Alex with Laser Everything on YT which gave me access to their parameters library. Just that was worth the price of membership alone. His videos are very useful........

EZCAD worked.....but Lightburn has been worth the money.........

I may have one for you to work on. I bought a pistols that are exclusives, but not limited additions. It’s on his way to a barbecue gun, but it needs a little bit more flash. What part of Texas are you in? I’m in Northeast Houston.