I’ve got a 60W JPT MOPA with a 300mm lens, and a fantastic black marking setting with a wide viewing angle for my machine.
My trouble is in preparing the surface of my brushed 316 steel for the engraving. The best cleanup pass that I’ve got at the moment leaves visible striations on the material (see pic). I’ve tried polishing over the top of this before photo engraving, but that results in a very dark engrave with a low viewing angle.
My current prep layer is:
3500 mm/s
65% power
65 KHz
200ns Q pulse
0.025mm Interval
Cross-hatch and bidirectional
No air assist
My photos are prepped in ImagR at 1270 DPI (0.02mm Interval).
Would appreciate if someone can point me in the right direction for parameters to test around.
Cheers!
Cleanup passes are typically run with a tighter Line Interval, higher Frequency, and lower Max Power than the main engraving passes, and are used to clear debris and produce a better finish.
Good to know & thanks for the link.
May I ask ednisley, seeing that Im a few weeks in the forum and becoming acquainted with the more common issues in Q&A, would it be beneficial to start studying the Doc’s.
