Engraving slate on atomstack a5 pro

[Nigel1 (Nigelsmith)]

Could anybody give me some advice on what kind of settings is best to engrave slate coasters with an atomstack a5 pro, thank you

[LaserWillie (Willy)]

Start with these for every kind of material you’ll be engraving.

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Material Cut/Scan Test Files - Power Scale

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Diode Laser Speed and Power Guide

For all you newbies out there with a diode laser, I have made a step-by-step guide on creating a power scale to dial in your engraving burns. Unlike the tons of other videos out there who skip steps and explanations, this video will walk you through the entire process, start to finish. Click the link on the video that says, watch on YouTube to see the description and the free file download. Included in the file download are baseline settings for quite a few materials. I hope you enjoy it and i…

[JohnJohn (John Johnson)]

He’s right… but i’m still not there yet.