Fromer US Navy Laser Systems Safety Systems Cat II qualified here. The laser is ablating and sintering the surface, relying the ablated material and adhering that material to the surface. It leaves a tactile surface, but its typically just a few thousands of an inch. Now, a Word About Safety with Lasers; Read the manual and the SAFETY WARNINGS like your scared shitless of going blind. In the early days of laser designators being deployed in the military, there were numerous 'sight injuries' (total blindness) reported. Understand a laser beam that has enough power to etch iron, has far more power than is needed to blow away that 0.3mm Fovea that you depend on to see everything. If you are nearsighted and wear corrective lenses of any kind, even one of those lasers used in price scanners at the grocery store or a presenter uses can do it. If the power of the laser is high enough and green, blue, or violet, those do not need 1,000th of the power of a red light laser to blind you. (those green targeting lasers on the M-2A's were only fielded for a short time as they were declared a blinding hazard and a maiming weapon by the Hauge)... So, READ THE MANUAL. And keep little kids and your friend Kenny from hanging out looking over your shoulder, those are the ones who are too dumb to not stare directly into the damn thing.

Clark that is AMAZING....Thanks my friend Shoe🇺🇸

Technology is amazing!

Hey Clark, Dan Murphy from Canada, this video with the laser engraver is awesome ,I look so forward to watching many more of this content, your a superstar.

Clough42, when he was showing off the XTool, mentioned a marking spray called CerMark if you ever have something to mark where you're not happy with the direct marks on the surface.

Looks like a nice kit thanks for sharing

You’re just an amazing guy! Love all the things your into! Often thought I would get one too! But now…. 😊! Steve M

my father would tell me "when all else fails.. read the instructions"

Looks like you have a great new tool to enhance your business. Thanks for doing a video on this.

Thank You Clarke

This is a great idea by the manufacturer!! I respect your opinion so I'm tickled to see you do this and get one!

Looks Amazing! I've read that ventilation is pretty important with laser engravers, your shop should be fine with the open spaces there. Many use an air purifier.

Looks like a great kit. I'd love to see some experiments with side by side comparisons when changing one variable at a time.

Looks like a good product! Enjoyed the video.

And as well , all your other amazing videos.

looks Good!

Good video. Can you set this on a larger piece and engrave through that rectangular hole?

Wowser!

thanks for doing this video. I would spread out the "MADE IN MISSISSIPPI" just a bit as letters are a bit to close (adjust kerning). it may be OK on paper but the laser is "spreading" the edges just a little bit (I'm guessing)

Congrats on the new piece of equipment Clark! I don't have a use for one but it's still really cool and, I would've been doing the same thing you did by engraving anything and everything I could. 😂👍👍

Tech is coming out more and more. CNC is becoming common in life. This is a show Stopper !

Handy little unit, looks easy to navigate and run. I can see hundreds of uses.

Nice looks great and works.

Lasertrician? Laserologist? Can we add Laserographer to the list?😎

I really like the new toy Clarke. I will check them out We could use one. Donny

Nice! It will save a lot of grief 😅 Thanks for sharing 👍

Looks like high quality Better fix the purple thermos lol

When I was a 16 year old I did prototyping work on the lazer pecker in high school.

A commercial just popped up for number 4, 🤯 wow really?

I would try grinding or filing the surface first for better definition. You also can mask the area with paint and then follow the laser with a mild acid etch.

Clarke, Lazer pecker even had their advertisement on your video. Speaking of setting paper on fire, a coworker bought a burger from a chain restaurant, and brought them in to work. He commenced to put the burger in the microwave in the wrapper that had aluminum in the wrapper. After a few seconds, he had the wrapper on fire..

👍👍👍👍

Those tedious scrolling number pickers in the software would mean a no-sale for me. Just give me a numeric keypad arrangement for speedy entry.

more proof we live in the future

I like how you’re just picking random settings without any real reason

I can see you using that pretty often…

will it do tattoos?

Lol, I want one because it sounds like a porn name 😂

$1,500 for a laser engraver???!!!! Still out of my price range - The same thing happened 10 years ago with 3D printers - No Thanks I'll wait a lil more