Proper settings to engrave image

[chuck767 (chuck)]

I’m trying to find the right settings to engrave this image on my diode laser with the latest version of lightburn.

Before switching to light burn to control my diode laser, I was using a very generic laser control software called “laser engrave”.

With that software, I was able to get precisely what I was looking for as shown on the attached photo

I can’t find the right settings to produce the same with the newly installed light burn software.

One thing that seems to be an issue is that I cannot get the engraving speed to a high enough level.

I was expecting light burn to do this job without any trouble, please advise as to what I am doing wrong.
Thank you,
Chuck.

[jkwilborn (Jack Wilborn)]

The scan lines are pretty clear… Generally you want the scan lines to just touch.

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Lightburn, set to the same setting should do the same job… There isn’t anything special that Lightburn does what you tell it, run at a certain speed and adjust power as specified. It’s hard to understand that the speed/power on one is not the same as the other.

Something is different…

This is a very good video on photograph reproduction that explains most of the issues. Works for any laser…

The COMPLETE Photo Engraving Guide Part 1 | Fiber CO2 UV and Diode

Good luck

[chuck767 (chuck)]

Thanks for your reply Jack.

I cannot seem to get the right settings to engrave this image.

I have watch the video you sent, but I still can’t get the right settings.

Could you or anyone else out there send me a photo showing the various settings that I need to reproduce this as a rastered image.

So far, I am very impressed with lightburn, but I cannot figure out how to do this image.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Chuck.

[JohnJohn (John Johnson)]

@chuck767

I cannot seem to get the right settings to engrave this image.

If you want a lighter colored engraving, you may just want to change the speed/power settings. There are lots of settings and I can’t tell you which ones may be right without knowing current settings, seeing a picture of what you feel is wrong and knowing which way you would like to go with your work.

If you want a darker image and more contrast, treating the board with a baking soda and water solution can help that. It will however make it a necessity to start again with speed and power settings because it’s very effective at darkening the dark parts without removing much material.

[chuck767 (chuck)]

Thanks for your input John,

I’m trying to raster (PWM) engrave this image. .

This is the best I can do.

On the same laser engraving machine, using a different software, I was able to raster engrave this image via PWM.

So I’m trying to determine how to do the same PWM engraving using lightburn.

Thanks,
Chuck