Another great video Dave! I just watched one of your more current vids of cutting acrylic and went back to the older vids to watch this one. Great informative video!

Another awesome video, and your jig kit was worth every penny!

Think the camera settings are working just right. Had good quality picture and sound. Keep'em coming.

Thank you for your video! Appreciate your time. :)

That was a real eye-opener for me...thanks very much! 👍

There are two types of acrylic for laser engraving - Cast (GS) and Extruded (XT). For anything other than a CO2 laser, you want to use Cast Acrylic at low power and high speed.

Thanks! Man, where do you find the energy? Kudos to you for consistently putting out great content. Nice camera 😊

Just purchased F1 with the purifier through your XTool link as thanks for all the helpful videos. 😊

Thanks 😊 the new camera is great

thank you . I needed this. you saved me fro butchering up some expensive acrylic.

Great video! Thanks for making it.

ok thanks for the reply, keep up the great job you are doing

Love the videos. Thanks for sharing.

Great testing and thank you for sharing your results.

sounds like it's time to expand or start new construction on the Clack Shack!

Thank you very much.

Thank you! I’ve been looking for info on cutting colors other than black.

Your videos are great! Very informative, and not painful to watch like a lot of others. Thank you! I think I missed the settings for cutting the black acrylic. Could you repeat them for me please? (20w) Keep up the great work!

HD quality is fine for youtube. 4k is just overkill. That being said... sure I want to watch movies and sports in 4k, but I don't expect it from my youtube creators. Also, the cameras only shoot 4k in short bursts because the sensor or image processor overheats. You have to get into a higher price camera before that's no longer an issue, or switch to a larger camcorder, rather than a handheld stills camera that also shoots video.

Super job on the audio with the camera, Dave! Now, I'm about to offer one word of recommendation, but I know you've been through this with other folks screaming about how loud your intro clip is. Well, when you modified it, I think it's too low now. I don't know if your editing software has a "balance" option, but some do. Some editing programs (even GarageBand for Mac and Windows) have this feature so you don't have wild swings between audio levels. Ha! This KZfaq stuff is like a lava lamp, isn't it? Always a bunch of parts moving around so it makes things hard, kinda like nailing jelly to a tree. 🙂 Overall, you're doing great with the technical side. Of course, the didactic side, you've had that nailed as long as I've been watching your channel. Keep it up, sir!

Those colors probably have titanium dioxide in them. Thanks for experimenting ☺️ All the colors that are working are bright, the ones not working may be mixed with a yellow or white oxide. That’s why some oranges may work, one is mixed with a bright yellow tint and the other with a yellow oxide.

Enjoyed it. I just bought a neje 3 max laser... and that same set of Amazon acrylic! Now I'm wondering how those colors that won't cut will engrave! (Or won't engrave)

This may have sold me on the D1-Pro.

Hey there, I'd like to hear more about the vac system. The little fan I bought from X-Tool is not very strong.

Good Morning. Thank you for your help that is always explained that a newbie to xtool can understand. mt question is about your Power strength you use for cutting. Some things that I have read & seen say to never use 100 power because you will use your laser up faster. What are your thoughts.

Hello! What type of laser could be a good affordable option and that can cut any acrylic color?

What color are your safety glasses? Right, orange acrylic. So that specific dye chemical in the plastic reflects blue light. That’s why you can’t cut orange. The other color dyes in the plastic will each have their specific transmission(absorption) and reflection of blue light. That can also vary from acrylic brand to brand. The only way to find out is to test. If the manufacturer changes their process you run the risk the parameters are not optimal anymore .

If I paint clear acrylic black on both sides, will it work to cut out the acrylic?

Any chance you have a diagram of your enclosure setup? I'd like to do something similar.

Awesome video as usual. The new camera is amazing. Thanks for all of your knowledge sharing! Did you have the air assist on when cutting?

Curious what you think of a situation I just ran into with Black Glossy Cast Acrylic. 3mm GlowForge Medium Proofgrade Sheet. I used my 40w with 100% power at 5mm per sec and 1 pass. This was the recommended settings per Xtool. Engraving was absolutely great...it's not white but it looks perfectly clear and sharp edges. My issue was when cutting...multiple times during the cut of my design the acrylic popped very loudly and I even saw the sheet jump up a bit on the bed. At first I thought it was the paper or stickers from Glowforge so I removed all the sheeting and tried another cut. It popped and I saw a flames and pop ups about 4 times total. I had my air wide open (standard xtool pump). So you know the design was a medal holder that was 19 inches wide x 5 inches tall...cuts look pretty good and clean. I'm just wondering if I should increase the speed to like 6mm or even 8mm on a single pass? I'm going to run a material cut and engrave test tomorrow night just to see what I can get.

They now have that infra red head. It’s just 2 watts, tested as 2.33 watts. But this will engrave aluminum, brass, copper, stainless, and likely more. It doesn’t work with wood, but does with leather. I wonder if it will do anything with acrylic. Probably not cut, because it’s low power. But should be interesting. I’m thinking of buying the XTool pro with that as a second head. Mostly interested in engraving metal, but cutting plastic as well.

Have you ever cut Plastic plexus glass, I bought this machine because in Amazon Saids that cut more then 300 material

Hi iv got a Vevor laser with a 40w laser module with air assist & having trouble cutting 3mm acrylic. Any suggestions & settings Cheers

So, you leave the cover on the acrylic? I thought you would remove it prior?

Hello again - so when cutting acrylic do you put your laser up higher so there isn't such a concentration of heat? And have you ever gotten a yellow laser than a blue? Does that mean that you are damaging the lens?

thanks for the video, really helpful, but where did you get that large black acrylic which you cut at the end?

Ok! I'm puzzled. Being green to this space, I'm soaking in a lot of info. I thought the advantage of a CO2 has over diode is it's cutting ability. Cutting material that cannot be cut with diode laser.

Great video! Do you know if this machine will cut through 3mm glass?

I have one - struggling with the Acrylic (keeps setting the flame detection off) - Having said that I've not installed the Air kit yet - do you think this is the problem?

Are these pieces cast or extruded acrylic? And then you answered my question a few minutes later lol

I did notice that all the acrylic that cut well had cast written on it maybe that's got something to do with it.

Love the video! Will a 10watt d1 pro cut it?

What settings do you have for clear acrylic, 1/8", 1/4" and or 1/2"

Paint the protective paper black, then there are two types of acrylic, extruded and cast. One cuts better than the other.

off topic question. will Lightburn control the Xtool air assist?

Hi, I tried to cutt black acrylic on my xtool d1 20w with 100% power speed 8 2 passes but it melt and didn’t cut through I don’t know what I did wrong any advice?

What about with mirror acrylics? Like silver or gold

Would the acrylic that doesn't cut work if you painted it black and then cut it?

I think it might be the manufacturer. I got the same results.

Hmmm, I wander if I can connect a shop vac to the exhaust hose of my xTool M1.

Can you cut white acrylic using d1 pro?

What computer/laptop do you use or recommend to run the program? Thank you

HI, Where did you get your jig? I need that... lol

Great video. Is that 10W or 20W?

How did you get the laser to move into and out of position automatically? That was cool...

Any luck with clear?

can this laser cut mirrored acrylic?

Can the 20w cutt clear acrylic?

the white acrylic is a definite no go. the orange should cut without the paper backing, I do it all the time on my d1. The blue wont cut because it absorbs the blue laser wavelength....would need a different kind of laser to cut it.

Have you tried painting the acrylic black before trying to cut it

The type of acrylic affects the cutting capabilities of tge laser

Must be the material, I was able to cut orange. I got white to "cut" melt after 20 passes...lol

can you engrave and cut clear?

Your video and vocal audio are great. Your intro music bed is about half of your vocal audio. It’s a shame about the 4K limitation. It is definitely great for detail. On the acrylic that cuts, laser light does not transfer to the edges. On the acrylic that does not cut, laser light heat is dispersed and you can see it transferred to the edges. The laser light does not focus. If you had a high power IR laser like a fiber or CO2, it would probably cut. Just be careful, some materials produce toxic out gassing when cut with a laser. Great content as usual.

Cast is considered the better to use. All the very thin acrylic is extruded

Cast and extruded act different for cutting and engraving

What about engraving?