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K9 Glass Crystal Ball test grid

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K9 Glass Crystal Ball

Shared by @Ryan on Atomm

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Laser Settings

Engrave · Bitmap · Curved surface

Power

100

Speed

80

DPI

600

Passes

1

Thickness

40mm

dot time

500 µs

Since you can't inner engrave K9 Crystal Ball less than 60mm I wanted to still have fun with the smaller crystals. Do to the RFI of a Sphere you will need to coat the ball in Tempera Paint before engraving. I used an air brush to get a smooth even coat on the ball. This also allows curve mapping

More K9 Glass Crystal Ball settings

Same material on xTool F2 Ultra UV. Engrave stays the same regardless of thickness; cut changes with thickness.

Engrave (any thickness)

40mm · P100 S80 · this oneP85 S80 P40 S?P40 S?P40 S?P45 S800 P40 S400 P75 S?

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Machine Context

BrandxTool

ModelF2 Ultra UV

Laser typeUV

Wattage5W

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Material Details

MaterialK9 Glass Crystal Ball

Size40mm

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Shared by @Ryan in Atomm, xTool's community

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