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[Laser cut and engrave] Photo Engraved onto Wood — Project made with xTool S1 machine for Laser cut and engrave.

Photo Engraved onto Wood

Instruction

Renee 6x6 wood

.xcs

Application scenario

Laser (97min)

Machine & module

xTool S1

40W

Material used

6mm Birch plywood

237

4894

Information

      We have a small business called "Clara's Trendy Designs" Got an order for 5 laser engravings of a photo.I removed background using ImagR. Using ImageR I resized to fit material and entered DPI 282 (appropriate DPI for S1 40 Watt) I then selected Marcin Bitmap mode for Wood. 
Image details refined by using ImagR Color Change (top right corner) and selected setting 10 for Y size (Under Light Source), 10 for Diameter, 10 for Amount and 7 for Position (under Advanced)
Downloaded finished image. 
Then Upload into XCS. In XCS, power 50, Speed 100, 1 Pass Bidirectional, Bitmap mode Atkinson, and Lines Per CM 280. Process time 1 hour 37 minutes on a 6mm 6 in by 6 in Birch plywood.
Upon completion engraving is cleaned with warm water with a small amount of Dawn dish soap and a toothbrush. Finally sprayed with thin layer of Rust-Oleum Matte Finish Clear Protective Finish.

S1 40 Watt

photo engrave

wood engrave

Instruction

Step1: Scan Copy original

Preview

I use an Eppson 8550 printer that scans and prints excellent images. Image down loaded onto computer.

Step2: Resize and dither in ImagR

Preview

In ImagR background removed, resized to fit material and entered DPI 282 (appropriate DPI for S1 40 Watt)
Selected Marcin Bitmap mode for Wood and Image details refined by using ImagR Color Change (top right corner) settings 10 for Y size, 10 for Diameter, 10 for Amount and 7 for Advance.

Step3: Clean Clear Coat

Preview

Clean with warm water small amount Dawn Dish soap mix and toothbrush, dry. Spray clear coat (2 coats), dry. Deliver to satisfied customer.

I observed that results of laser engravings differ slightly on each piece due to wood natural properties. I could make each piece match better during the toothbrush cleaning by brushing more or less in dark areas.

Note: I determined it better to laser engrave each piece one at a time to insure accurate positioning of image with the Marking tool in XCS

Note: Positioning image with the wood grain running horizontal seems to give better results.

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