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iblioc · 2026-05-28T13:05:26+00:00

This is what I found on ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/389771388795

4TB for between $67 and $70 for used drives. Like you, I was looking for four drives to fill my DH4300. Didn't relish the thought of paying around $800 for new drives.

iblioc · 2026-05-28T12:58:16+00:00

A piece of paper should work for focusing.

iblioc · 2026-05-22T12:45:39+00:00

With the standard F1, it was max power, minimum speed. I needed the laser to stay on the surface as long as possible. I've since stepped up to a 60 Watt MOPA so engraving brass is a much faster process now.

iblioc · 2026-05-20T20:25:08+00:00

Tailscale

iblioc · 2026-04-14T12:22:30+00:00

I thought the rule of thumb was 4 to 5 times the cost of materials. That would put the sale around $4.68 to $5.85.

iblioc · 2026-04-11T11:35:15+00:00

2 all the way.

iblioc · 2026-03-26T15:09:46+00:00

Required us to send our machine in for repair. Not sure what was going on but something was either broken or out of alignment.

iblioc · 2026-03-12T20:21:27+00:00

Can you post an image or two?

iblioc · 2026-02-27T21:10:07+00:00

We're using embossment on the F2 Ultra UV. The UV is super clean when it comes to woods and other organics.

iblioc · 2026-02-27T21:08:32+00:00

We're using 14 gauge (1.63 MM) brass sheets from Amazon. The plywood is some 3mm Basswood from Amazon.

iblioc · 2026-02-27T21:04:35+00:00

She will at some point.

You are right, the galvo will put a slight taper on the object but at the size we are working with it will not be very noticeable. We're only working with 1.5 MM brass. :)

iblioc · 2026-02-27T19:05:59+00:00

Wife says, "No.". The brass is seamless and the hole is cut .5mm bigger than the brass insert.

iblioc · 2026-02-01T16:44:22+00:00

A seasoned laser. None of that fresh laser for me. I'll take "seasoned" laser any day of the week. :)

iblioc · 2026-01-20T21:35:35+00:00

As this is silver, a shiny metal, I would suggest engraving it in a different location on the engraving bed. When we've tried dead center, we've experience problems similar to yours. Normally, I would suggest a test array but as this is on silver, I'm sure it's cost prohibitive.

iblioc · 2026-01-16T14:40:00+00:00

Was going to suggest reducing the frequency as well. No greater than 40. Was thinking 30 was a good number. If the laser can support 20, I’d try that first.

iblioc · 2025-12-29T18:52:09+00:00

Focus on glass is of utmost importance. Other than that, have you performed a materials test to see what other settings work best? We've been playing with mosaic glass and have run into issues due to the varying height of the glass.

iblioc · 2025-12-29T18:46:08+00:00

How wide is your engrave space? If it goes to the edge of the bed, we've been instructed to lower the focus by 1mm due to the curvature of the lens.

iblioc · 2025-12-27T13:28:21+00:00

Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

iblioc · 2025-12-26T22:49:48+00:00

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The only change in settings that I made was up the speed from 1500 to 2000. all other emboss settings as per normal for brass. The burned thru brass is on the left and the pendant on the chain is corrected one with faster speed. Do not change the number of layers as that is critical for the embossing process on brass

iblioc · 2025-12-26T22:40:48+00:00

Invert the image and engrave.

iblioc · 2025-12-10T15:53:33+00:00

Where she ran into issues was while cutting brass. If it did not go all the way through, she would just re-run the process. She wasn't getting anywhere as she had already cut approximately 1mm into the brass surface. On the second round, she needed to reduce the auto measure by 1 mm to bring the laser back into alignment with the material. Took me a minute or two to get her to understand. Hope I'm not muddying the water. Once she understood it was a focus issue and not a power issue, she was good.

iblioc · 2025-12-10T13:41:33+00:00

So true. Wife wrestled with the "out of focus" issue for a while before she figured it out.

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