Frequency Settings for Fiber Lasers : EZCAD2

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5 жыл бұрын

Here's a layman's explanation of the frequency setting in EZCAD2 that might be helpful for anyone just starting out with a fiber laser.

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@LaserEverything 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for an EASY to understand explanation on frequency!

@sidehop 3 ай бұрын

OMG...I don't know how much I've been looking for a well-explained articles or videos on this. Thank you!

@PatriotCoinRings 3 жыл бұрын

*"I LOVE THIS VIDEO"* I've had a 30w Fiber Laser Machine for nearly two (2) years now and haven't engraved one thing yet other than some of those black aluminum cards which seems to be the only thing I can do as a noob because I don't understand settings and the machine coming from China provides no support. This is some great info and I will be trying these settings tomorrow to see if I can find the problem to my delima of not being able to successfully use my machine properly and engrave like it should.

@embtroop 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for that! Simple and straightforward. Very helpful.

@SwissplWatches 5 жыл бұрын

So brilliant and helpful! Thank you!

@pistonslapuk 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video mate! I was going to ask you about frequency and you’ve answered it thank you.

@jefferyj 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@AustinGreen97 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful and well thought out. Thanks.

@mohamadsaifimran3196 Жыл бұрын

Your actual marked on minute 3.00 really help understand very much about the topic. Thanks! I want to credit your name in my documentation

@mrsmw100 4 жыл бұрын

Really useful video, thanks very much.

@ultralaserlab 3 жыл бұрын

YOU did a great job brother. you solved all of my laser servicing problem. i am a fiber laser cutting engineer now recently enter into laser marking too.

@jefferyj 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@bqkgamingpc7107 Жыл бұрын

Hello brother

@bqkgamingpc7107 Жыл бұрын

@@jefferyj I need help about marking on plastic materials

@ajfreeze215 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your videos! Thank you!

@qwerty13380 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thank you very much.

@6earth6 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. This help A LOT.

@cnccarving 4 жыл бұрын

very useful video thank you for your time

@gappygg8775 3 жыл бұрын

Sir.. Thank you so so much. This help me a lot !!

@damps7938 3 жыл бұрын

Bro, you nailed it. Just another Thank you :)

@naladful 3 жыл бұрын

You don’t know how big of a help this was

@takismail 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, was looking for that, thanks for sharing :)

@distantgalaxymusic1447 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thank You for the break down. Would these settings also produce the same results on brass or nickel silver?

@CadicadMaroc 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your efforts

@eliasmoawad1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Your videos have been very helpful.

@icmpeko Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU - this vid is still very helpful and relevant! I'm looking for more details on how speed + power + frequency impact the depth of engraving, specifically to optimize cutting metals (no hatch, just a 0.3/0.1 wobble config'd for the pen). I can see I need to dial this in for each lens (50W JPT; f100 and f290 lenses). Do you have something like this done --OR have info on how I calculate it? 🍺🦝👍

@dagmardahlen-tayab6001 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for it is very helpful for me

@joaopaulomsd1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!

@enstudioru 3 жыл бұрын

Спасибо, очень полезная информация!

@tsunamistrike1225 3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work!!! One question, does it depends on the metal to laser out colour?

@juanmolina5205 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the video and has helped me understand more about the settings and parameters. Is there a way that I might be able to produce a chart like this so that I can maybe download it and/ or see the different settings for my fiber laser. I want to be able to see the outcome on the material that I use so that I may be able to adjust the settings according to my fiber laser.

@ajeetkumarsingh3342 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you really helpful video

@hamedtabatabaee9976 4 жыл бұрын

very very very very very helpful

@davidlaurin7186 3 жыл бұрын

WOW someone with common sense lol, thank you so much for making this easy.

@ukdnbmarsh 3 жыл бұрын

yeah i run a 50 watt fibre laser and have never changed those spot settings since the machine is installed, instead setting up the desired finish using speed, power and freq and controlling the mark with spot size (typically 0.04) and various forms of hatching and cross hatching say if the material coating is particulary troublesome, so 50hz delivers the most power and then upping to 80 or 90hz for a nice polish (on steel) so just as an example , 0.04 spacing, cross hatch, 3000 speed, 100% power and 50hz for taking a coating off then 0.04, single hatch, 3000, 60 power, 100hz to polish

@twins391 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob I have 50 w fiber laser. Can you please help me?

@mitzinewman3238 Жыл бұрын

i have a 50w with 300mm lens. learing my setup slowly. thank you!

@urst65 Жыл бұрын

very helpful thank you

@IceAgeProductions 2 жыл бұрын

so great, thank you so much. anywhere I can download those test settings to try on different metals on my 50w?

@samermuhammad9325 3 жыл бұрын

awesome thanks for that info

@markoborovac8495 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! Excellent videos , Thank You very much!! Please can you maybe make a video of Hatch(0.01-0.05) vs SPEED(100-500mm/s) on Gray/SIlver Anodized aluminium at 50% power 40khz+ frequency?? I noticed a very big influence of HATCH on darkness of the mark. Tighter hatch giving brighter mark. I do not have access to Gray Anodized aluminium anymore, I used test pieces I had.... It would be a great help for those trying to get a dark mark on Gray anodized aluminium...

@secobaairways4585 3 ай бұрын

Good video, thanks.

@LUXPLEASURE 6 ай бұрын

Hello JefferyJ, excellent explanation. Would it be possible to see the parameters published for certain "colors" such as RED, YELLOW, BLUE, on stainless steel?

@lexispapi 7 ай бұрын

This definitely helps a ton! Do you have a file set up for lightburn that can be downloaded?

@iainwade 5 жыл бұрын

I hadn’t payed attention to that spot diameter visualisation dialog.. good pointer. Another big thank you from me: it’s really great that you are publishing videos of your experimentation since there isn’t much else out there. Is there a shortcut you use when making those test patterns or do you go through the boxes one by one and adjust pen settings?

@jefferyj 5 жыл бұрын

I've been trying to find a shortcut by opening every file in the ezcad folder that looked like it might store pen settings, but I haven't found it yet. So yes, one by one....very tedious. If you want the file to play with, let me know and I'll send it your way.

@iainwade 5 жыл бұрын

Param/markparam.lib has the saved param library- each [section] is a single pen config, but unfortunately while that would allow programmatic generation or just search and replace, you would still need to manually apply a different setting to each pen which is still 75% as tedious.

@user-ex1mw3sq8i 11 ай бұрын

Hello, great video, excuse me, what power is your fiber optic machine?

@xivsierra2579 3 жыл бұрын

you are amazing and have the most helpful videos. Is there any way i can email you with a couple questions?

@xmdslipkfanx 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful!! Where can I find a file like this to download?

@soufianestephanoulji5404 3 ай бұрын

thank you so much

@jasonsailor9987 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeffery, Thanks for the video, it is very helpful. I am looking to do darkish marking stainless steel with a 30 watt fibre laser (it is MOPA) however I need it to be a durable mark. It is for a kitchenware product that will be used almost daily and be cleaned in a dishwasher. I don't mind if it fades a little over time but it must be durable enough to be distinguishable and not flake like MOPA laser annealing can over time. Do you have any ideas or know of a good resource for this? Cheers, Jason

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jason - I don't have enough experience with long term durability of annealed black marks on stainless to give you a good answer. I'm curious though, how many washes does the mark stand up to until it is damaged? I may experiment with this...

@sukiperu1 4 жыл бұрын

Love your tutorials Jeffery, where do you get your sheets of titanium and stainless from? Need to get some similar stock in to make some cool things? 👍😎

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

I just picked up the titanium from ebay. The stainless I had lying around, it came from an old machine.

@sukiperu1 4 жыл бұрын

Great thanks 👍

@chraso 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Can you please also post this for brass?

@shawnalphonse2006 2 жыл бұрын

very useful stuff, currently working with the lw200 by red technology and would love a m moment of your time for some questions if you dont mind

@ALibadran90 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried trying this on gold ? Would be interesting to see if you can create any colours or mirror polish ?

@CadicadMaroc 3 жыл бұрын

Are there any books to help working with materials like silver, gold, plastic for example. If not it's time to write some books for ezcad3!

@mitzinewman3238 Жыл бұрын

I have a 50w with a 300mm lens. will i need to make any adjustments to the settings once i download the power vs frequency test grid? learning my machine slowly

@olivierw7405 7 ай бұрын

Hi ! Very nice videos. Do you know what happens if i set a frequency out of range of the laser source inside my machine ? For example i set 45 KHz and the source has a range between 50 and 80 KHz ? Thank you Olivier

@MrDilloncooper Жыл бұрын

The Best!!

@tommyzhong3438 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Jeffery, thank you for your very nice explaination and details for all that. I am new to fiber laser, could you please tell me how to setup the POWER/FREQ/HATCH testing file in the EzCad2(or simply you can upload the testing .ezd file) for us to get the testing done like what you did in the video?! Much appreciation for your help!

@shelby50411 3 жыл бұрын

Im looking for help with an electrox ebox raptor fiber laser thats not marking at all.. would adjusting frequency affect etching output ?

@Angryhelder 4 жыл бұрын

When I tried doing stainless steel at first on my 30W fiber non MOPA it was like a brownish goldish color and I didn't like it but now I go out of focus by 3-5mm and it no longer etches the steel but burns a very dark image on the steel. You should try to go out of focus to get that black anneal and also see what colors you can get out of focus. Great videos especially since there is so little out there in tutorials for these lasers in English.

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Check out some of my other videos from the past. I've done a few on colors on stainless and titanium.

@rumblemumbles 2 жыл бұрын

i too have 50W raycus fiber non MOPA, does frequency affecting the result too? because the company said no need to change the frequency because its not MOPA. i really need black smooth marking but never achive it, always looks goldish color. Please help me..

@Angryhelder 2 жыл бұрын

@@rumblemumbles Do what I told you above, you need to find the sweet spot where it starts to etch the metal then raise the head about 3mm to get the dark image. Also you want the lowest Frequency your laser goes to make dark images. I have a 30W so my laser can do 30 KHz to 70KHz. The higher the frequency the lighter in color for non MOPA.

@rumblemumbles 2 жыл бұрын

@@Angryhelder yeah i already try for 1 week with every parameter and power setting with my 50w and 50KHz and raise the focus, but the result is always not truly jetblack, it turns out greyish black. but thanks for the info. sorry for my bad english.

@joeinkentucky 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, I just bought a nice used 30 watt fiber laser. It worked great at the seller's house, because of course he KNEW what all of the settings do. Well, I loaded EZCad2 onto my laptop, and got as far as the laser drawing the DXF file with red light, but I am NOT burning or etching. Can you do a video on how a complete green behind the ears NEWBIE laser owner can get set up and burning? I can draw DXF files using my plasma table software, so I do not need to know about drawing with EZCad2 quite yet. But I want to know what I am doing WRONG, that I cannot burn an image into a black anodized blank business card. I have subscribed, so I will be watching with great interest!

@b.gallucci7186 2 жыл бұрын

You have to dial in your focal point. I was having the same issues getting stuff to burn. The process I used as a newbie was to move the laser up or down by 1mm at a time and trying to mark. Once it starts to burn, keep going and pay attention to the sound of it marking. Once you hit the loudest point, that's it.

@tuananhtrantrong5140 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeffery, your videos are very useful. Could you please let me know what's the different between Frequency setting and Wobble Distance setting? I'm confused because they both change the density of the wobble circles.

@tuananhtrantrong5140 4 жыл бұрын

i think that keeping the frequency constant, increasing the wobble distance must increases the speed, is that right?

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Wobble is used to thicken a line. It will allow the laser to deviate from the 'on screen' path by an amount you set to gain thickness or coverage. Frequency controls the number of pulses in a period of time - the higher this number is set, the less destructive each pulse will be.

@RawGrunt 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Just a question if I may. If you dont get a satisfactory color on a mark. Is it practical or possible to re-mark without moving the material. Lets say we are working on stainless steel for example. Thank you

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can mark again as long as you don't touch, bump, or move the material at all. For color, the results may be a little unpredictable when re-marking.

@rickreynolds1640 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jeffry, I am trying to put a black mark on 11 ga. mirrored Bronze plaque. The size of the plaque is 11.5"x 7.625" almost the size of a sheet of paper. I am brand new at this. I just bought my 60 watt Fiber MOPA Laser. any help with settings or if a plaque this big can even get a black mark would be appreciated. I am using a 300x300mm lens by the way. Thank you FYI I tried to email you but it came back as undeliverable

@cemaloguzklc616 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jeffery, I couldn’t make deeper marks so could you make a video or will you answer me how can I get deeper marks on stanless steel without burning

@roberth1858 3 жыл бұрын

Do you happen to know what settings I would use to get a black Mark on chrome? I have a 30% watt fiber. Thanks

@latasoni2861 2 жыл бұрын

What is best settings for gold metal cutting (30gauge)...? {30W machine}

@jetjackhui 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeffery! Was it a 20W fiber laser machine use in the test on <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="230">3:50</a>? Because I had bought a 20W fiber laser machine as well and downloaded your shared file to do the same test just like <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="230">3:50</a>. I was using stainless steel pieces as well but the result was different from yours. It did not show any colour. Please help.

@gliamobility 10 ай бұрын

Well done. We have many greens, reds and oranges at 25% power in the .0005 and .001 line space range. At 20% power, we did a second pass at 0.001 line spacing and got a nice black luster at 80kHz, and a deep maroon at 60kHz. If you want to get some rainbows, we did a double pass at 20% power, 800MM/s to get brilliant colors at .0005,.001 and .002 across all frequencies.

@powertechpropellers3858 4 жыл бұрын

I seem to be having a problem with my mark settings and I hope you can help. So far your videos have been the most helpful!! I operate a 30w KT Laser and while trying to figure out the rotary table the other day, the "speed (mm/s)" setting under "Marking Parameters" has changed to "step (mm)". So now instead of the default being "Speed (mm/s) - 300" it reads "Step (mm) - .020". So y question to you is, do you know how to get it back to read "Speed (mm/s)" instead of "Step (mm)"? Thank you for any help you can provide!

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

I don't have the rotary, so all I can do to help is direct you to a few facebook groups where you might find assistance: facebook.com/groups/250911899106529/ facebook.com/groups/440091022989424/ facebook.com/groups/300139820848489/

@powertechpropellers3858 4 жыл бұрын

@@jefferyj Thank you so very much sir!

@leelemoine357 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome info - i've recreated a few of these templates; is there any repository online where things like this are shared?

@jefferyj 3 жыл бұрын

There are a few facebook groups and you can also check out fiberlasersettings.org . Try this facebook group: facebook.com/groups/547620632495173

@derekfx13 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeffery, What material are you using in this video? Thanks

@davidsims3476 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Newb here. Where do you get the image for running the test engravings that you did? I have my OMTECH 20W fiber laser being delivered today and could use all the help I can get. Thanks

@calligraphybyden 7 ай бұрын

Hi do you also have tutorials on ceramics? I cant seem to engrave on ceramics using the fiber laser

@tdimop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I’m a noob to the fiber laser world and just purchase 50w jpt power source. Is there a place I could download these test patterns or is it something in excad2 I can find?

@jefferyj 3 жыл бұрын

Links to these files are available in the descriptions to some of my other videos. You can also check out this facebook group: facebook.com/groups/547620632495173

@jeffroberts1284 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Jeff, Could you direct me to a good place or group for Mopa lasers? I just purchased a Mopa Laser and would be great to find a place to ask some questions. Thanks and great videos!

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Have you joined the wisely facebook group? There's a lot of good info there and several people have mopa lasers. If you haven't, check it out: facebook.com/groups/440091022989424/

@bqkgamingpc7107 Жыл бұрын

I have laser machine 30W , I need settings for marking on plastic materials ,I want to mark on plastic very clean and bold

@surendrasoniramdaicutting7485 Жыл бұрын

Tanks bro

@yfaheem 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, thanks for the video. I would like to ask how I can create a thick line (~1mm) on steel at a scan speed of 6-7 m/sec?

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Two ways: use the offset feature in ezcad and hatch the space between your oriignal line and your offset line - or - use the wobble feature. I made a short video on this a while ago.

@ajawentum1563 3 жыл бұрын

Please send me a link of the video of how to increase the line thickness in laser output.

@cesardavalos1711 5 ай бұрын

Any advice in engraving Silver? I have been trying everything I can and Silver is not engraved at all. I have tried the focus, lowering and making the laser lens go up, nothing works.

@alejandrocontreras1206 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeff, thanks for the video but do you have any specific parameters for marking plastic? I tried the ones in this video and it didn’t come out as a clear mark it was more of a burnt mark.. can you help me out? Thanks

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Check out these two videos if you haven't already: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7eWn8qXmt_Qeps.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9-nhMmApp3PmZc.html Some of those settings may be useful to you. If your laser is more powerful, tweak the power and speed settings.

@antuand2806 3 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to send your ezcad file with the different grade of frequency ? It would help me a lot ! Thanks !

@adamperetz2 2 жыл бұрын

Can i also get the file?

@NenBraa 2 жыл бұрын

Hi i have a little problem which is whin i print a circle it shape more like an Elliptical shape so what seems to be the problem here??

@raihanmohammed4776 Жыл бұрын

Then is it possible to laser a camo pattern on a glock slide, with colour effects?

@bolsopasionvideos757 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone know how to record the prefect circle? I use the circle tool but when I record it I don't have any prefect. I need urgent help, since I spent a lot of money on my machine and I still haven't been able to use it. :(

@nicholas27281 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeffery, I made a test grid that shows lots of different colors on mostly every material I've tested - how can I get in touch to show you and/or discuss it with you?

@mobo9391 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, on the Power vs speed and power vs freq the hatching is not setup. I cant seem to be able to figure out to hatch more then one item on the page. When editing the hatching parameters on right IE Speed, power and Freq then click APPLY and got on to the next and change it. After doing rows, I go back and click to check it and the last info I input in 1 box shows the same info I put in the last. If possible can you explain how to set up parameters and do hatching on the box to show different values. Thanks again for doing these they helped a lot.

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

I made a video a while ago on hatching; it might be worthwhile to check out to make sure you're doing the same things I am to set up pens and apply hatch settings. Here's a link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odOod8iBx66sf58.html

@mrjoelpt 2 жыл бұрын

Hello I know this is an old video but is there a chance we can download the test files used?

@Akari169 2 жыл бұрын

hi complete newb here so I hope this isn't a stupid question but can anyone tell me If you can change the max Khz in the configurations, I keep trying to make tests with parameters that use 40 or 50 kHz but ezcad keeps telling me the max is 20, so is that it I can't use frequencies above 20?

@tinahuman7135 2 ай бұрын

Where will I get the manual for Ezcad3 for a 80w Mopa

@MuttsnBonesDogDesigns Жыл бұрын

would this work on metal plated buckles?

@sanjur7670 3 жыл бұрын

I have made many setting with the frequency and hatch but i am not getting the proper result - if i print a text called TEXT , the last letter T is not as the same as TEX - why is that , how can i fix that

@uneekvr7322 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a link to the grid files so I can test out my laser with them?

@kylebatley2125 Жыл бұрын

Hello where did you get the Cards from please ? im de to get my fibre laser soon and would like to test setting this way

@minorunebunu4228 Жыл бұрын

hey i have a fibre laser 100w and y try all programs and instaling desintaling all tinghts and is not worck can you help me pls ?

@kenokoci9853 Жыл бұрын

Where can we get the file to try in our laser because everyones laser is different in power and laser source

@marekjuscak2087 2 жыл бұрын

Hello is there a chance you can share the file you used for this ?

@adamperetz2 2 жыл бұрын

Where can i download this file to try on my laser machine

@tareqhadrab3387 2 жыл бұрын

Iam working with pigeon rings i have gold color its aluminum coated with gold color all what I can create just white color text . i need black text on aluminum rings , do you have any solution i hope you can help me Note : i hat 20 watt fiber mark machine with rotary Many thanks

@Narz1981 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial I will try it out. Can you tell me how to set the parameters for cutting through metal?

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Sure, low frequency, high power, moderate speed, several passes. Add some wobble if you are lower wattage or your material is thick.

@Narz1981 4 жыл бұрын

@@jefferyj Hi Jeffery thank you for replying. I have the same machine in 100W, I'm still trying to figure out the parameters I should use to cut. Because this is a test I'm cutting through 0.8mm Brass before I move on to 14K Gold. I have tried: Speed: 800 & right now 2600 Power: 100 Frequency: 20 & now 150 Hatch is a very close hatch I'm not sure why it is taking so long to cut though. When you say several passes, how many passes or minutes - I have had it going for 9 minutes on continuous & it is still going. I assumed that the 100W would be much faster than what I am seeing. But, I am new to this & trying to figure it out. Can you please advice or suggest parameters? Or if you know i'm doing something wrong here. Thank you

@jefferyj 4 жыл бұрын

Send me a note.

@Narz1981 4 жыл бұрын

@@jefferyj I just sent you from narooma@gmail.com

@sktbeautyhensclub4062 3 жыл бұрын

How we can laser on gold colour in black stamp...

@KowalskiDoes Жыл бұрын

Are you able to share the test file you used?

@anthrafff8684 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for these great videos. Could you send me the power/speed chart please?

@jefferyj 3 жыл бұрын

Go to this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/naeYgaamm86sfXk.html The files are available for download in the links in the description there.

@anthrafff8684 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a mil, I’ll try and download now.

@UltraTesla 3 жыл бұрын

@jeffreyJ Thanks a bunch for these! This seriously helps me figure out some questions I had about my laser engraver! I'm only a few weeks into the engraving but this shot me forward several months!