In this video I review 4 different laser marking sprays on Stainless Steel and decide which one works best. The 4 sprays are Brilliance, CerMark, OMTech and Dry Moly Lube.
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@jacoblaprad50867 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! You just saved me so much money on testing things.
@kywilco3697 ай бұрын
You are very welcome. I could find any of this information online, figured others would be interested too.
@razredge688 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing this test.
@kywilco3698 ай бұрын
You are Welcome
@MileyonDisney5 ай бұрын
Great testing. Thanks!
@kywilco3695 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@CAPTKMK2Ай бұрын
I want to thank you as well. I look forward to your next video.
@kywilco369Ай бұрын
Thank you
@nsikakiquaibom12006 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for a great Video!
@kywilco3696 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@Hoops-SeniorАй бұрын
Dry moly is a lubricant... It's not supposed to just rinse off... you will need a solvent.
@forrestgumpv90498 ай бұрын
I have a XTOOL D1 10 WATT LASER. It will mark Stainless Steel very good with CRC Dry Graphite Lube for $12.0 a can. I spray 3 light coats, let dry between coats. Laser power at 100 % and speed at 300 mm/minute. WORKS GREAT !! CHEAP TOO.
@kywilco3698 ай бұрын
I will have to try that one
@LeMortso7 ай бұрын
How did you clean off the remaining moly? He gave up the test before cleaning the moly off, which disappointed me. Looked to me that the moly was allowing some coloration of the SS plate... I have a can of CRC in my shop, will give it a try. I would think just plain alcohol would get it off easily? thx.
@forrestgumpv90497 ай бұрын
@LeMortso use Crc DRY GRAPHITE LUBE, not the CRC GREASE LUBE. Cleanup is easy with 90% alcohol. Lastly spray 4 coats evenly and let dry between coats.
@2011blueman14 күн бұрын
Just painting on a titanium oxide and water mixture on will give you better results at a much cheaper cost.
@kywilco36914 күн бұрын
@@2011blueman Thank you
@willyD8014 ай бұрын
I'm wondering how well the marks will hold up after a dishwasher. I use a few different sprays and found that they don't always hold up in the dishwasher.
@kywilco3694 ай бұрын
The OmTech, I have used a sander and the black is just about as strong as the bare stainless steel. Not sure how that compares to the dishwasher.
@arnoldmoreno4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Where did you get your stainless steel sheets from?
@kywilco3694 ай бұрын
I cannot remember. It was either Metaldepot.com or onlinemetal.com
@AdamLavender-tv9sc7 ай бұрын
Have you tried etching without the spray? Does it work at all comparatively?
@kywilco3697 ай бұрын
Yes, it does work with a 10 watt laser but the fastest it would go and still leave a mark was 10 mm/s and it was very light. Even 4 mm/s it looked gray instead of black. I needed a Black and at high speed.
@CreeAprendeyHazloHN23 күн бұрын
Friend, I have a 10w xtool d1 pro machine, and I bought the omtech spray, and it doesn't record, I set the parameters to 100 power and 1 speed, but I just add tap water and it falls, everything is easy to remove, What do you recommend me? I made it on a plate for my pet, it is stainless steel
@kywilco36921 күн бұрын
Sorry, I have no idea why it didnt work. When you say speed of 1, is that mm/s? The speed should look about the same in the video.
@stevensilvano60117 ай бұрын
Did you happen to have a link to the omtech spray? I can't find it anywhere but their website, with a 30 day wait time.
Thanks. I've tested with Brilliance - I bought a can of Cermakr but haven't used it. Maybe its not too late to return it! Would be nice if you did another test on clear glass where spray is essential (at least with my max 10w laser) in order to etch the glass. My engraver has both 450 and 1064 lasers - I can mark metal nicely without any spray using the 1064 - but again the spray is an absolute requirement for glass.
@kywilco3694 ай бұрын
I will try the spray on glass, thank you for the suggestion.
@havocproltd5 ай бұрын
im curious whether more aggressive scrubbing would have cleaned up the dry moly. Almost looks like you were starting to get some colors there. THAT SAID - dry moly is wildly toxic and should be avoided in a "home" laser setting. Investigate "welders' flu" for more information. Now, this was a very nice review but it needs to be understood - a diode laser is a miserable choice for metals of all kind. Still, I hope you are encouraged to do some more videos.
@kywilco3695 ай бұрын
Thank you for the information!!! Love the comment, I will try to put out other videos.
@RCChoppercx24 ай бұрын
Does this work for aluminum as well.
@kywilco3694 ай бұрын
I have not tried Aluminum. The videos I saw were someone tried aluminum it scratches off very easily probably because the metal is softer and scratches much easier.
@RCChoppercx24 ай бұрын
@kywilco369 thanks for replying. I have a spray coming I'll give it a shot. Maybe try spraying a clear to protect it.
@Beecher_Dikov5 ай бұрын
I use nothing and mark SS perfectly.
@kywilco3695 ай бұрын
Yes, the laser would mark on SS without the spray, but it was faster and darker with the spray. My goal was to do a 65mmx200mm plate within 1 hour. And without the spray it would not have been possible.
@Beecher_Dikov5 ай бұрын
I've got the 22 watt Creality. I guess the extra 10 watts is helping me here. I get a very dark etching on anything SS.
@zeronaught89903 ай бұрын
@Beecher_Dikov do be careful because the reflection of ss can cause damage or over heat your laser in the long run
@kywilco3693 ай бұрын
@@zeronaught8990Great information, Thank You.
@ainttakenanyshit3 ай бұрын
The problems you stated toward the end were definately due to not having a proper over-scan setting. The appearance is that you do not have it enabled, should be ~ 2.5%.... It WILL certainly help this line issue you were having - for sure.... OVERSCAN needs to be set to a nominal 2.5%... I'll bet you a buck over-scan was NOT set at all.........
@kywilco3693 ай бұрын
Did not know about overscan. Thank you for the information