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Files & Projects for xTool F2

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Metal accounts for the largest share of these projects and plywood for most of the rest, which is what a dual-source machine produces in practice. The metal work is overwhelmingly stainless steel: pendants, dog tags and military tags marked in colour, with no coating and no spray involved. Basswood and beechwood plywood carry the cut work, from candle villages to pet magnets. Smaller groups cover ceramic mugs, rock and slate, acrylic and kraft paper. Almost every project here lists the exact stock thickness the maker used, which matters more on metal than on anything else.

FAQs

How does colour engraving on steel actually work?

The laser heats the surface enough to grow a thin oxide layer, and the thickness of that layer decides which wavelength it reflects. No ink or coating is involved: the colour is interference from the oxide itself. Change the pulse settings and the layer thickness changes, which is why one file produces different colours.