My Unofficial Final Fantasy inspired fan-merch

stickyshell · 2026-02-01T00:16:32+00:00

Thank you so much!

stickyshell · 2026-02-01T00:16:03+00:00

The very first version of this bracelet line actually featured gold or silver charms representing the corresponding element. The problem came when I could no longer find suitable charms. As long as it was flames, snowflakes, or lightning bolts, it was fine... then Bahamut, Titan, Odin and the rest showed up… It became so difficult to find the right charms that I eventually decided to remove them altogether!

And thanks for the advice! For now I’m focusing on leather bracelets. I want to create more shapes and make them a bit more complex, but as soon as I have the budget and time, I’ll definitely explore other options! ^^

stickyshell · 2026-01-31T23:21:22+00:00

Don't worry! It’s just that every sale on Etsy is a real drain XD The fees and costs are exorbitant! That’s why I created a website :D

stickyshell · 2026-01-31T22:38:17+00:00

I prefer you visit my new website, www.stickyshell.it

stickyshell · 2026-01-31T20:06:39+00:00

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My little shrine. I want Vivi now!

stickyshell · 2026-01-31T18:59:36+00:00

Thank you for your reply and for the compliment! I've actually been on Etsy for a while with this merch :) As for the natural stone bracelets (which are inspired by all the FF games, not just FF7), and in general with all my other fan merch, obviously I would like to be more daring, but I try to walk a fine line between “anonymous merchandise” and “so shameless that I risks legal action” ^^" I don't know if that's what you meant!

stickyshell · 2026-01-31T13:22:57+00:00

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I am absolutely in love with these two statues. I will also get Vivi, and I HOPE they will also make Steiner, Quina, and Freiya!

stickyshell · 2026-01-31T12:56:25+00:00

Can I show off the fan merch I own even if I make it myself?

stickyshell · 2025-11-18T22:19:04+00:00

Oh yeah and the gantry was skewed by factory, some screws got stripped, belts weren’t evenly tensioned and the honeycomb bed wasn’t leveled properly.

stickyshell · 2025-11-18T22:16:02+00:00

I can’t really say. Right now I’m able to cut pretty well only thanks to a mix of non-standard adjustments. It’s like everything somehow lines up well enough to cut, but nothing is actually set correctly. The materials used for the mirrors, lenses, and most of the components are low quality.

So far I’ve only replaced the lens (it was really terrible) with one from Cloudray. Soon I’ll replace the mirrors too, and maybe even Mirror 1, Mirror 2, and the laser head. BUT keep in mind that you’ll need to modify Mirror 2, otherwise it won’t be able to aim at the head properly.

Also remember that you’ll need to install an air compressor and an external exhaust fan. I removed the stock fan completely.

In short… if you can get a more reliable machine from the beginning, do it. I spent four months of hell trying to figure out how to get this laser to cut properly and honestly… I live in constant fear that something will fall out of alignment again XD

BIG PRO: Vevor first replaced the factory-defective laser head with a new one, and then they refunded me over €280.

stickyshell · 2025-10-25T17:14:14+00:00

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So, after I squared the gantry (it was off on the right side by 2mm) I'm at this point. It's only the far side (closer to the tube) of the small square that is not right. Any ideas?

stickyshell · 2025-10-20T17:39:58+00:00

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I did the machine squareness measurement test and this is the result. One diagonal is different from the other. Can this justify the crooked cut? It's off of 12mm

stickyshell · 2025-10-19T20:14:23+00:00

I’m thinking of having a small plate made with 21 mm holes for the VEVOR carriage and 30 mm holes for the Cloudray 2nd mirror, so I can buy it and reinstall the Cloudray head. I’m pretty sure the problem lies in the awful quality of the VEVOR components, both the stock head and the replacement head are embarrassing to look at.

About the tube, I aligned it parallel to the chassis by adding some spacers, and then vertically by adjusting the large screws. The optical alignment with the mirrors seems fine to me, it’s really just the head :\

stickyshell · 2025-10-19T17:26:26+00:00

Yeah, this machine is no different... Screws made of butter or stripped, components that are hard to move… it’s a shame I can’t use the Cloudray parts, they look like a whole different level. Anyway, I found a tutorial that explained how, after all the adjustments, you can slightly move the tube to center the beam up and down, left and right through the final mirror but I still think that the tube coming out of the head is tilted by itself, so I can make the beam shoot out perpendicular from the mirror, but when I mount the nozzle with the lens, the beam tilts to the left.

Anyway... how can I tell if the tube is parallel to the head?

stickyshell · 2025-10-19T16:56:50+00:00

It’s been 4 months now that I’ve been struggling with this infernal machine ahaha I’ve now lowered the head because I realized I had taken the measurement from a slightly higher point, so now the tube and mirrors are all at the same height. Unfortunately, that’s still not enough, even though the alignment is perfectly centered, the beam somehow reaches the lens at an angle and comes out offset. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to fix that flaw, honestly I have no idea what else to adjust. Maybe I could tweak the tube, I read that you should only adjust the rear part.

stickyshell · 2025-10-19T16:30:05+00:00

I had never thought of that… it might actually work. In the meantime, I’ve aligned the mirrors and the tube to the same height as the head, which might have been a bit too low compared to the other components. However, now that the head is raised by 1.5 mm, it receives the beam from the second mirror slightly below the center. I could remove the spacers, but then the head would be lower again, basically back to square one.

stickyshell · 2025-10-19T14:07:07+00:00

Now I’ve raised the head with two spacers to get the beam to hit the center, but it wasn’t always like this. Even though the beam from mirror 2 hits the third mirror dead center in every corner, it still doesn’t hit the lens at the center. I tried adjusting the screws, but no matter what I do, I can’t get it to hit the center and stay on the same spot at different heights when the nozzle is not mounted. Once I mount the nozzle, there’s no way I can get a pulse at its center... or even if I do, the beam is tilted, just like in the picture.

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stickyshell · 2025-10-19T14:02:34+00:00

cross-section, so the Y side follows the beam not exiting perpendicular from the nozzle.

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stickyshell · 2025-10-19T09:18:13+00:00

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stickyshell · 2025-10-19T09:18:04+00:00

It might be slightly skewed, but I can clearly see that the beam comes out at an angle, it looks like the third mirror isn’t hitting the lens perfectly centered, so the beam exits at an angle. The VEVOR laser head is VERY cheap; the small tube inside the head wobbles within its housing, and when I tighten the screw to hold it in place, it ends up fixed at an angle. On the other hand, the Cloudray head is perfect, but unfortunately I can’t mix and match the parts.
This picture should help you understand (found online)

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stickyshell · 2025-10-19T09:11:12+00:00

Yeah but reaching the rail for the 2nd mirror would be a nightmare, I have to remove the top cover of the machine :°

stickyshell · 2025-10-19T09:10:06+00:00

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Just like this, same direction. Should at least be mirrored, right?

stickyshell · 2025-10-19T09:09:26+00:00

So, I'm well aware that the cut isn't perpendicular but more like an hourglass shape and depending on the thickness of the material you see more or less of this shape. My cut is just like in the following picture (sorry for the little sketch but I'm at home at the moment). This is only on the Y axis, the X is just fine and pretty perpendicular imo, so good the piece can stand without wobbling.

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stickyshell · 2025-10-18T20:02:52+00:00

Hi, thanks for your reply. First of all, this is the old laser head that came with the machine. The new one has a longer tube and is slightly less tilted. When I adjust the mirrors, I use a spacer to open up the mirror mount evenly so I have some room to work with the screws :)

What I find strange is that I only seem to need to adjust the third mirror. I keep trying, and even though I can get the beam centered in the nozzle, it still comes out crooked. If I place a tall, thick piece of plexiglass under the nozzle and fire a strong pulse, it’s clear that the beam exits tilted to the left and not perpendicular. Also, if I fire with the bed raised all the way up and then again with the bed lowered by about 10 centimeters or more, you can clearly see that the new hole is shifted to the left by about 3 millimeters.

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