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[LS159] The L Piece
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The crew starts with pudding-pack chaos and sponsor jokes before sliding into real shop talk. Everyone admits they hoard leftover material, especially those dreaded “L” pieces of acrylic and Romark, and they compare how scraps constantly bail out last-minute jobs. That leads into practical advice about engraving coins, good sources for quality blanks, why cheap “poo-tier” zinc coins are best for alignment practice, and how fiber marking black acrylic can save time and labor. Toward the end the conversation shifts into UV laser marking on enamel, MOPA vs non-MOPA deep engraving, pulse-width physics, reflection safety, EasyCAD 3 frustrations, and why the Laser Everything community is the best place for help. There is also an update on the UV parameter library and a reminder that the MakeArmy Wiki has a detailed article on laser heat and power density.
Learn to Laser Everything™ with new episodes of the Laser Source Podcast EVERY WEEK. We cover laser parameters, settings, techniques and more for CO2, Fiber, Diode and UV Lasers! We believe in free and open maker resources. Check out some of ours below:
Check out the NEW MakeArmy Maker Dashboard! It includes community parameters, material and coating safety databases, community project database, our comprehensive laser source database and SO MUCH MORE, ALL FREE!
The Laser Database: https://makearmy.io
Even more of our FREE resources:
- Buying Guide: https://makearmy.io/buying-guide
- Podcast: https://podcast.makearmy.io
- Matrix: https://matrix.makearmy.io
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lasereverything
- Starter Settings Packs: https://masters.lasereverything.net
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Manage episode 518439669 series 2965796
The crew starts with pudding-pack chaos and sponsor jokes before sliding into real shop talk. Everyone admits they hoard leftover material, especially those dreaded “L” pieces of acrylic and Romark, and they compare how scraps constantly bail out last-minute jobs. That leads into practical advice about engraving coins, good sources for quality blanks, why cheap “poo-tier” zinc coins are best for alignment practice, and how fiber marking black acrylic can save time and labor. Toward the end the conversation shifts into UV laser marking on enamel, MOPA vs non-MOPA deep engraving, pulse-width physics, reflection safety, EasyCAD 3 frustrations, and why the Laser Everything community is the best place for help. There is also an update on the UV parameter library and a reminder that the MakeArmy Wiki has a detailed article on laser heat and power density.
Learn to Laser Everything™ with new episodes of the Laser Source Podcast EVERY WEEK. We cover laser parameters, settings, techniques and more for CO2, Fiber, Diode and UV Lasers! We believe in free and open maker resources. Check out some of ours below:
Check out the NEW MakeArmy Maker Dashboard! It includes community parameters, material and coating safety databases, community project database, our comprehensive laser source database and SO MUCH MORE, ALL FREE!
The Laser Database: https://makearmy.io
Even more of our FREE resources:
- Buying Guide: https://makearmy.io/buying-guide
- Podcast: https://podcast.makearmy.io
- Matrix: https://matrix.makearmy.io
- Discord: https://discord.gg/TBjNKXdFAm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lasereverything
- Starter Settings Packs: https://masters.lasereverything.net
Support Our Show, Sites, Services, and Videos:
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