Laser Engraving With Borax | A How To Guide | Step By Step Laser Engraving Tutorial.

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Hi Everybody! In this video I will show you how to properly treat any wood with Borax to get amazing engraving results on any wood, also you will learn how I process photos for laser engraving using adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and ImagR, so sit back relax and prepare to be amazed! Links to all products listed right below!
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@ginnybrady7301 2 жыл бұрын

What a great training video. I've been laser engraving for a while but never had much luck with photos. This video has me excited to try it again. Thank you!

@ballardgw 2 жыл бұрын

You sir, are amazing! Thank you so much for bringing me out of the wilderness.

@kjk9771 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you said it's not a surface mark. I can't tell you the number of times I've seen people suggest using Borax to new users and someone else comes along and says it's just creating more soot! 😞

@automaticprojects 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Great project and video. Lots of useful tips in here.

@The57MetLady 2 жыл бұрын

thank you, this was very helpful. I have not yet completed a photo engraving but now am better set to complete that task :-)

@theoldbigmoose Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal tips for this noob! You saved me hours and hours of dithering!

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Nice, glad it helped!

@susantipsyhealy7655 Жыл бұрын

I have a bunch of thin plywood from various sources that I collected. Finally have something to do with them. I am glad I watched this so I didn’t get frustrated and give up.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Nice, !!!

@TalkingGIJoe 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial mate! Thanks for sharing!

@johnmckerron3373 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job at explaining the process to someone that's new to laser engraving. Thanks from down under Regards John

@davidfritz2744 2 жыл бұрын

Great information. Thank you

@need.construction5245 2 жыл бұрын

Killing it !

@stevesmith2350 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks!

@rayshelmacdonald4280 Жыл бұрын

So glad to see this. I’m just getting started in this and love the tricks your sharing.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@LaserEverything 3 жыл бұрын

Killin it bro! ⚡⚡⚡I remember back in the day we couldn't get that to work - glad you figured it out. Really good job!

@LaserEngraving911 3 жыл бұрын

fo sho!! glad you liked it !

@LaserEverything 3 жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911 hell yeah keep bringing the fire!

@martysilva893 Жыл бұрын

New to laser printing and ironically just purchased a few of these small panels to get my feet wet, good to know and try it out! Thanks.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@jeremiahzambrotta5580 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this - super excited to make my first attempt at this

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@KenRossPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool tip - lasers + chemistry :)

@jimmyfavereau 2 жыл бұрын

Trickery! I knew it :D thanks for the vid LE911

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@BC5391 2 жыл бұрын

I'll give it a shot, thanks.

@godfatherfeederfather6350 3 жыл бұрын

Great video by the way

@garyniemenski6005 2 жыл бұрын

Great job and enjoy your videos!

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@garthhowe297 2 жыл бұрын

Good video, thank you.

@f1hotrod527 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video and the information. I have not heard anyone else discuss this.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! TY

@obimad 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, thank you!

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@nathandrouin4730 4 ай бұрын

That is super helpful my dude thank you ...i use a borax solution for fractal burning but i was unaware of using it for lazer engraving

@LaserEngraving911 4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help, hope you can do some cool stuff with this method!

@bigdunks4eva 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Just bought some borax to try to out.... I've been able to get really good engravings on that wood by doing two passes with my k40 (300mm/m 24%). It actually gives a 3d effect that looks amazing in person. I'll be using borax on my diode laser. Thanks again for the tutorial.

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

woo hoo! Thanks for your support on my channel

@MileyonDisney Ай бұрын

Thanks for the helpful tips!

@LaserEngraving911 Ай бұрын

No problem!

@shadowliving6858 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks.

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You sir!

@1-Nice-Guy 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation!

@MrWillo58 2 жыл бұрын

Liking your videos very much. Thank you!

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

@cw4608 Жыл бұрын

I am so glad I found your channel.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Woo hooo!

@JamesBryant01 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was wondering the ratio of water/borax... You explain well, great job.

@josephwynn42 2 жыл бұрын

awesome..........................I definitely will be useing this trick...Thank You so much.....

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@LaLuLuZ 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! thx so much! Technique test run on 60w Epilog coming shortly. Hope🤞I still have at last a spoonfull of Borax remaining in cleaning supply cabinet😁

@elasticmachinery Жыл бұрын

Great video 911. Thank you for the information.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@adamzarate5547 Жыл бұрын

Great Video, I'm new to lazer engraving, can't wait to try the borax.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Good luck! Have fun!

@JohnMark61355 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@andreas9395 2 жыл бұрын

Super Video..Danke

@naturalist71261 2 жыл бұрын

cool info! thanks! i was just in Boron, California at the plant

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

😜

@TroyNutall 2 жыл бұрын

Nice.... I'll have to try this

@ImagR-Laser 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@adalidfuentes5307 2 жыл бұрын

Night and day.thank you

@highperformancebassboats Жыл бұрын

Eggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggslent !!Thanx for sharing

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannk You! 🤣

@kevinmoa1678 2 жыл бұрын

great vid bro

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@alwayscensored6871 Жыл бұрын

Got a 2.5W diode laser coming with my 3018. I will be trying this out for sure. Might take a bit longer.

@davidtomasetti8520 Жыл бұрын

Yet another use for borax, that stuff is amazing

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@charleslemley1909 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@hmanohar7634 11 ай бұрын

excellent

@LaserEngraving911 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@mascotgraphics 2 жыл бұрын

For the text part, why not select "Type>Create Outlines" then choose "Unite" instead of merge? That always works for me.

@vinster8884 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Going to try it on the Snapmaker. Do you clean the soot off of the products?

@Batendor 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the very informative video. Would you think this would also work on MDF ?

@sbusisomthethwa2075 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the training videos, it is informative and enlightening. This will help my business go a long way :-}

@LaserEngraving911 11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@stevenmarston8923 2 жыл бұрын

There's no change in the wood cell structure as alluded to at 19:22. It's purely the additional carbon from the chemistry of borax or baking soda. That's why it works on pre-finished wood. Borax is also used for doing Lichtenbergs due to the carbon which allows better flow of electricity. WARNING: Not advocating the dangerous practice (read potentially deadly) of doing Lichtenbergs. Just providing some background info. Great video for yet another additional usage of Borax! Great explanation!

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

@mpkunz6336 Great and informative rant, lots good stuff in here, just one thing to be wary of I found this out the hard way years ago, do not try the amonium chloride in your laser system it will off gas and rust all Ferris metal parts in your system with w quickness. its great with heat guns and outdoor project where the gases cannot corrode the metal, but it a no no for the internals of your laser.. so don't try that one or any other chemicals that can off gas's corrosive gas's while its being lasered. Stay Safe fellow laser engravers.

@otallono 2 жыл бұрын

I've used baking soda and it stains the wood yellow and from my understanding borax does not, and also works a little better. A simple search tells me borax is more acidic, not sure if that is why is works better. I look forward to trying it.

@lcarus42 2 жыл бұрын

10 tablespoons is about 2/3 cup

@OutfoxedYa 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, you definitely have a new subscriber here 👍🏻 You explain everything nice and clearly and definitely gonna give this a try when my S9 diode laser arrives in a few weeks. One thing though, as I’m here in the U.K., Borax is unavailable so trying to find an equivalent that’ll work just as well. Could you please tell me if Borax is just basically a concentrated washing detergent as can’t really tell from the box in your video? Other than that I see someone commented below that baking powder has similar results but I’d like to try and research an alternative further, maybe try Ajax which is a powdered cleaner with bleach? Many thanks and keep up the great video’s 👍🏻 Edit: A quick search on EBay and have found Borax here in the U.K. so all’s good but will experiment with other stuff to compare results

@ashpollen65 Жыл бұрын

I'm in UK and buy borax regularly......

@OutfoxedYa Жыл бұрын

@@ashpollen65 as stated in my edit 👍🏻

@ashpollen65 Жыл бұрын

@@OutfoxedYa oops, sorry I missed that 👍

@debbiebarnett5673 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I know Borax is cheap but if you make a batch of it do you store it or make it fresh every time? Thanks!

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

fresh batch each time, it does not store, it crystalizes.

@steinbierz Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Since you use an Epilog (not certain if yours is CO2 or other) do all your videos generally apply equally as well when using a CO2 Laser? I just received a Thunder Laser 130w unit and realize settings will be different between machines but thought I would ask the question. Also, curious why you switched to CorelDraw before you sent it to the laser instead of using Illustrator? Thanks.

@danniaction Жыл бұрын

Great video. Im going to try it today! But if i could make a quick suggestion to save you some time. saving it as a jpeg rasterizes the image, So all the work you did in illustrator was just cancelled out. You could have just typed it in photoshop. I did however enjoy the process though so thanks for the tips!

@hejolli 2 жыл бұрын

Is it working on poliuretane leather too? Thank you!

@chrisgaw971 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is a pretty old video but, in lightburn, what image type do you use? Grayscale, Jarvis, newsprint?

@Samantha-mb3jx 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I love to pre-finish some of my wood before lasering. Do you think this would still work with that application? Apply borax, dry, stain/seal, engrave?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Its worth a shot, test first of course, not sure if the Borax would interfere with the stain and sealer, keep us posted on how it goes!

@Samantha-mb3jx 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911 so it did work(sprayed with Borax solution, dried, stained with Unicorn Spit, dried, applied sealant, dried, engraved). However I did find that wiping with alcohol (what I typically do to remove any residue) wipes the darker black away or smears it around the engraving. That may be because I didn't get the borax solution to go deep enough, and had to make my engravings fairly shallow.

@williambarrett7544 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911I had a problem with the borax solution. After the burn there was a lot of black residue like charcoal dust and I couldn't remove it without ruining the project. What casues that and how to I avoid it. I was using an XTOOOL D1 10 watt output diode laser. Also, is there a benefit to sanding wood prior to engraving it. I have been sanding to between 400 and 600 grit. Great videos and instruction. Thanks

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

@@williambarrett7544 Hey There, so I have not tried the boarx treatment with a diode laser so I cannot speak to that, in the video I'm using a Co2 laser for the instructional video. Its possible that the diode laser is reacting differently with the Borax, your power may have been too high as well, also is there a chance you might have been out of focus? or running your speed to slow, causing the laser to loiter too long in specific area causing over heating of the wood. I don't sand wood prior to engraving very often as I don't see the need, however I do sand afterward sometimes to clean the engraving up and then blow off with compressed air. Just light sanding with fine grit. Hope that helps answer some of your questions. Thanks for the support!

@williambarrett7544 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911 Thank you so much for your help.

@bitsurfer0101 2 жыл бұрын

10 TBSP's = 5 ounces or ~148 ml's for the metric folks

@bitsurfer0101 2 жыл бұрын

How did you get to the settings for the Epilog M2 Fusion Laser? Have you tried using Ammonium Chloride to get the burn effect?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

The setting are accessed om the Epilog Job Control Manager. Yes I have tried the Ammonium Chloride, and I highly recommend that you DO NOT TRY THIS, the fumes it create will rust the internal component of your machine, and ruin the machine.

@SensSword 9 ай бұрын

Borax has been challenging to me for some reason so now I'm wondering how to do multicolor paint fill techniques at 50 DPI. Basically get a good 1950s comic book level of quality half tone.

@thomasmatheson9587 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried photos with a baking soda/water mixture? I'm curious how they compare to the borax, as I have tried the baking soda and gotten similar results. I will have to try the borax next time.

@LaserEngraving911 3 жыл бұрын

No haven't tried that, but I have tried alot of other mixed and this one seems to be the best and easiest for sure.

@danieldupont6929 Жыл бұрын

Aquanet does the same thing. Easier to apply and no prep needed. Dries quickly too.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

That sounds cool will have to try that!

@jamesbardinelli8435 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if any cheap hairspray would do it is has to be that brand?

@spencerharrell4296 10 ай бұрын

After you get done with the one bcrack how do you clean it off the afterpoint

@LaserEngraving911 10 ай бұрын

No additional clean up necessary, on my system.

@bobandlaurabaird7059 Жыл бұрын

First, thank you for a tremendous video. Very helpful. Do you believe borax would hold up for a monogram on a cutting board. Would you consider the end result to be food safe?

@TsukiakariUsagi 7 ай бұрын

From everything I've seen, you do not want to use this method on anything that will be used for consumption. Even sealing the wood first, then engraving it, applying borax, engraving again, then sealing again is still risky.

@susantipsyhealy7655 Жыл бұрын

10 TBSP is 4.999 oz or 5 oz of water.

@howdareyousaymyname 2 жыл бұрын

5/8 of a cup. just bought ammonium bromide off ebay kinda cheap...heard it runs rings around borax. awesome vid btw. has anyone tried this on bristol or poster board 220-300gsm?

@matthewscala8846 Жыл бұрын

Hi There, great video! I have a Blue K40 OmTech, never changed out the display. So usually I burn photos on wood at 200 or 250mm/s and the power is set to 18% usually. How far should I drop that power down if I try the Borax method? Thanks!

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

start lowest power fastest speed, work your way up with tests to get best result and save setting when you get to where you need to be.

@robertprice9052 2 жыл бұрын

I’m still new to laser engraving. Here’s my question; if I wish to stain a piece of wood, should I stain first or after I laser engrave? Should I borax over the top of stain? What’s the sequence of events in other words? Thanks!

@psychoslingers8732 2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever figure this out? I’m wondering the same thing.

@farouqiamin7894 Жыл бұрын

Best to engrave on clean wood no stains or pretreatment, Borax first, let it dry, engrave, gently clean surface, then you can apply stain or any other finishes after that is all done

@fyireviewsandhowtos3118 7 ай бұрын

Do you wipe the image down before adding a finish and if so what do you use?

@paulwelch6104 2 жыл бұрын

Wondering how you clean off the ash residue without spreading it on yhe clean areas

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Paul, I don't get ash residue when I'm doing this process, I wonder what would be causing that on your project. Feel free to shoot me an email at www.laserengraving911.com and we can talk more about it. Thanks!

@PapaJohn70 2 жыл бұрын

Does the solution apply better when warm or was that just for mixing? Can you use the rest of the solution later?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Its was just for mixing it. You can use the solution later, for a few days, but it will crystallize back after a few days.

@luisharoldreyes1659 2 жыл бұрын

Why after making the engraving... I pass the finger and stain... do you put some protector on it afterwards?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

What type of laser are you using? Can you share the model a, wattage, and make?

@karenkrebs6253 2 жыл бұрын

Can you reuse the mixture a few days later or do you have to start over with a new batch each time?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

new batch each time.

@karenkrebs6253 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911 thank you!

@thatonegamer2709 2 жыл бұрын

So once i upload it to lightburn do i still need to make the adjustments?.or is it just upload and hitt the laser? I know dpi has to be the same ..but i mean as far as contrast, brightness and all that?.also for the regular pic and the borax style did you change any of the power, speed and min power settings? Or they you keep them the same.

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Once you process the photo in ImagR and save it as a bitmap, you can load it into light burn as is, but you will need to look at my settings in the video to see what power and speed Im using with my 120watt laser and then extrapolate that setting to work with your laser wattage and your laser speed.

@thatonegamer2709 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911 so i got a few portraits and they do look alot better for sure but my portraits have this burnt layer ontop when i brush it it removed the whole effect leaving only a darker effect than the sepia..and yes im using that cheap basswood type...on your pic i can tell it has different shades

@danielreitzloff5469 Жыл бұрын

New to all of this, but how does the borax effect any sort of protetice sealant you might use?

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

I would experiment with it, there are lots of sealers out there, some might have better results than others. Thanks for the question!

@FixTronics 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great video But the life time Imegr license is too expensive 😅 By the way thank you so much brother

@LaserEngraving911 3 жыл бұрын

you can use it free you dont have to buy the full version I put the link in the description for the free online verison :)

@FixTronics 3 жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911 Thank you so much I tried it and its amazing

@TheDradge Жыл бұрын

Love the tutorial but it would have been great to see the two examples side by side with close ups instead of individually.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Noted!

@stephaniespivey8951 2 ай бұрын

Hi! I’m a newbie and I just lucked up on your channel. Really great content. Can you use this borax treatment on cutting boards. If so, how do you get the borax out of the board so that the cutting board is food safe? Or is that a problem?

@LaserEngraving911 2 ай бұрын

I would not use this on food surfaces. Its mainly for decorative use only. If your looking to darken the engraving on cutting boards, you should watch my video on top ten pro tips on wood kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pd2BhtOCt620nmQ.html

@chucklenz9011 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how this would work on stretched artist canvas.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Prob not too well, it might get a little charry and smudgy

@kj47003 2 жыл бұрын

How did you purchase the imagr software. Please provide a link.

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

It appears that since I made this video, they no longer have the option to buy the software outright which I did, however you can buy the offline version for 1 year license for 49.00 here , hope that helps. design-gecko.com/product/offline/

@DJFedor-zg3kb 2 жыл бұрын

What settings would you use for a 60 W Universal?

@DJFedor-zg3kb 2 жыл бұрын

And is there any way to get a photo to the BitMap stage without the ImagR program?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

@@DJFedor-zg3kb There are lots of tutorials on YT for converting photos to bitmap without ImagR , lots! for your system I would start at 20% power and work up in 5% intervals until you see the result you want. 👍👍

@brezocnikmichael Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the good work, man. One question pops up here: why did you use Illustrator and not photoshops build in text tool. It has its limitations, but adding some simple text when you finally export as jpg using AI is unnecessary. Was there a reason beside showing some "nice to know" tools?

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Good Question! The truth is I like working with font and text in Illustrator and am more proficient in Adobe Illustrator than Photoshop, I have my limitations as well I'm not ashamed to admit,, always learning!

@davidsorensen5166 11 ай бұрын

Have you found it helpful to use this technique on solid wood? I have a client who wants an image engraved on 4” thick piece of ash that has both light and dark shades of color in the wood. I want to get an even, dark engraving on the surface. Would you recommend this technique for that application?

@LaserEngraving911 11 ай бұрын

I would recommend you do tests first, or ask the customer to get a more uniformly colored piece of wood. I have customers bring me stiped wood all the time wanting to get it engrave and I explain that they will have varied results due to the species of wood,

@timrobinson7104 2 жыл бұрын

Does baking soda have the same effect, if you know?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot say because I have not tried it.

@donaldchase329 2 жыл бұрын

5 oz hot water to one tbs Borax.

@davidhunter1871 2 жыл бұрын

10 tablespoons is 3/4 cup, to make measuring easier.

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@fishingwiththearmydogg1849 2 жыл бұрын

5/8 of a cup

@AugustusForrest Жыл бұрын

Hey! I tried to access (several times) the site link you have posted for imagr , never would open, any suggestions?

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

check out the facebook group they have a dedicated group with lots of info

@yvonrobert6993 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Congratulations for the video using borax, have you good formulatrion to engrave glass wine and obtain real white letter or real black letter ? Some guy suggest Cermark product this is high cost and spray is not very useful or easy to use. Regards.

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Oh That's a tricky one, Co2 lasers do a pretty good job at getting a white mark on glass all by them selves, now black marks, you could use a laser spray like Brilliance laser inks instead of the expensive Cermark spray brilliancelaserinks.com/?ref=CJRUrI-5EsXfqA much more affordable and it allows you to mark on metals as well as glass as you can see in my other video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mpeSddt1xL_Dnok.html other than those options not sure how you woudl get a black mark on glass with sand etching by hand and filling with enamel paint by hand. Hope that helps!

@wmffmw1854 2 жыл бұрын

1Tbls / 5oz HOT water gives good results as shown. Does changing the concentration of Borax change the contrast?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

It might, but too much will be over kill, and less will not be enough, that I I recommend this ratio.

@patdennis4576 Жыл бұрын

could you share how to clean after layering as its very sooty and I'm using wood

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

You should not have to clean soot up, in the video I don't do any clean up. I would check your mix ratio, also not sure if your using a diode laser, which might cause more soot, in the video I'm using a Co2 laser. also check you focus power and speed Thanks!

@patdennis4576 Жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911 thanks its a thunder 100 watt cop laser with the hd lense.....and lots of soot ...250ml Borax to 2 tablespoons of water.... advice muchly appreciated

@patdennis4576 Жыл бұрын

co2 100 watt laser sorry , bloody auto correct hehe

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

@@patdennis4576 Mess around with the ratio a bit lower the borax see if that helps, also lower your power step up your speed.

@janetneukirch602 2 жыл бұрын

WILL YOU BE DOING A POWER COAT ACRYLIC VIDEO?

@LaserEngraving911 2 жыл бұрын

Hi There, Since the process is the same for acrylic as it is for wood I dont see a need for that video at this time, thank you for your support!

@janetneukirch602 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaserEngraving911 Thank you. Really enjoy all your videos!

@pathann4195 Жыл бұрын

Does it work with diode lasers as well as CO2 laser

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

Its can yes, I know people who have done this.

@1jimmarch 2 жыл бұрын

Does this work on leather?

@lucaspiz8067 11 ай бұрын

if i use borax is necessary clean the wood when the engrave in finish?

@LaserEngraving911 10 ай бұрын

not really.

@gerrymouzakitis3966 Жыл бұрын

By the way, the concentration of borax is 20% (weight/volume; w/v). In this video, the concentration is 17.3% w/v, so close enough.

@gerrymouzakitis3966 Жыл бұрын

For anyone interested: density of borax (decahydrate) is 1.73 g/ml. In the video he used 1 tablespoon which is 15 ml. Therefore 15 ml x 1.73 g/ml = 25.95 g borax. Also, he used 10 tablespoons of water: 10 x 15 ml = 150 ml. The concentration of borax in the mixture is there 25.95 g/150 ml = 0.173 or 17.3% (w/v or g/ml).

@LaserEngraving911 Жыл бұрын

nice!