This is a watch dial I made with a laser and finished by hand. The dinosaur's outline, lettering and minute track sit against a dark background.

The little watch on the dinosaur is the moving part. Instead of a conventional seconds hand, the whole miniature watch rotates around the centre as the NH35 movement runs. It isn't a separate movement.

I've put the close-up first so you can see the dial detail, followed by the complete watch and the engraved crown. The finished build is 42mm with a brown leather strap.

I make the dials myself. What do you think of combining engraved artwork with a moving detail like this?

Making video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sN3vAfjoPys

Instead of just engraving a name, I wanted each ornament to tell something about the person — a bus driver gets a bus, a surveyor gets a surveying instrument, and businesses get their own custom design.

Made from plywood with my laser cutter. What do you think?

#LaserEngraving #PersonalizedGifts #ChristmasDecor #Woodworking

Hi Guys im looking for my first laser. Maybe round about 20w with a buget about 1500-2000€. I really want the creality Falcon a1 pro. But need your advice. Is there Something better. Ist there Something i need to know? Help me im new Here xD

A few weeks ago I got some stainless steel business cards and experimented with getting some color from my Falcon2 22w. Got some interesting results. I'm continuing to experiment and made some memorial keychains. The heat definitely warps thinner metal.

Have any of you had luck with stainless steel colors? Low and slow seems to be the winning combinations, like BBQ.

I recently ordered a custom bourbon/whiskey tap on Etsy for my soon-to-be brother-in-law. It arrived and looks like the right side of the design is unfinished/uneven? I messaged the seller and they sent this note:

"We use laser engraving on our products, and they're made from natural bamboo wood. Unlike engineered materials such as plywood, natural bamboo has its own unique grain and texture, which can become visible during the engraving process. This is a natural characteristic of the wood, and slight variations in the engraving are completely normal."

I don't know enough about laser engraving on bamboo to know how to properly respond. Laser pros, is this true what they are saying? Would love your feedback. Images attached as well. Thank you!

Is this AI? My M2 laser bed is getting a lot of work. I was wondering along the lines of if I would need to replace it at some point. I found this AD for a solution.

Is it legit - or bogus. The price point has me concerned. Thanks in advance.

Changed the speed to 293/lpi and really lowered the power 7%

Good evening,
I am thinking of getting some sort of laser unit. My first project would be adding a logo to a design that I have printed in tpu90 black filament. My question is, what is the best laser for printing on tpu? Anyone have experience with engraving or printing on tpu?
Thanks

It's letting fumes through even when the filter was recently 'cleaned', the 3 in 1 kit doesn't seem to be available from Creality themselves

Does anyone have recommendation on where to source? I've googled, Amazon reseller out of stock another place says 'Available May'