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Hello Hobby 11.8 in craft plaque

white

Shared by @acustom.sales on Atomm

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Laser Settings

Engrave · Bitmap · Flat Surface
Power
43
Speed
118
LPC
100
Passes
1
Thickness
9.25mm
This is one of those craft plaques that I bought at Walmart. I was really worried about burning the wood because it is a softer material. I used the air assist pump and had a fan on medium speed pointed at the machine while it was running the job. I absolutely love the way it came out. The stars, flag and cross can be seen clearly but the engraving is still enough to give it the "engraved feel". I used Stucki for the mode 1 pass, at 118mm/s at 43% power. Im going to do another one with 25% more speed so around 150mm/s keeping the 43% power, but have it run two passes. whole project took about two hours. That including the lineup framing and everything.

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Machine Context

BrandxTool
ModelD1 Pro
Laser typeDiode
Wattage20W

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Material Details

MaterialHello Hobby 11.8 in craft plaque
Color / Finishwhite
Brand(Walmart) Hello Hobby - Style Craft Home Collection inc.
Size9.25mm
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