1) Prepare image for laser engraving by dithering it in your preferred image adjustment software (I use imag-r and follow their listed steps in order)

A) Drag and drop image into imag-r

B) Crop the section of the image that you wish to engrave ( in this case the image was already the correct shape so I did not have to crop)

C) Adjust image size to .01 larger than what the material size actually is (this will give you some room to make sure that you engrave the entire piece)

•In this screen you will also set your dpi to 318 for the 5w and 10w

D) Next select the material button then select Norton white tile painted black (this is going to dither your image)

E) Last is to download the Image as your preferred file type (i typically download as a .BMP)

2) Import dithered image into lightburn (or preferred software) and set your parameters

A) Set image layer to passthrough

B) speed 50mm/s power 25%

C) overscan at 3%

D) mirror image

E) Refer to the images in this guide for my full list of settings

3) clean glass on both sides with glass or lense cleaner

A) Spray one side of the glass with matte or satin black spray paint

4) Position glass into workspace

A) Place glass on the honeycomb bed "floating" supported only by the 4 corners FACE DOWN (refer to images)

• DO NOT SET GLASS DIRECTLY ONTO HONEYCOMB IT WILL ETCH THE FACE

B) Square glass up to the machine using the cross hair or laser spot

C) Frame based on preferred origin point (ensure the laser is aligned to your mirror)

D) Run the program

5) Place white paper between the glass and picture frame, placing the painted side inside facing the picture frame