Models VL-200 & VL-300 Advanced Driver Computerized Controls Printer Driver and Graphics Software Installation, Setup, Operation Instructions and Material Power Settings Guide Using Microsoft XP Universal Laser Systems, Inc. 16008 North 81st Street Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA Customer Support Department Phone: 480-609-0297 Fax: 480-609-1203 Web Based Email Support: www.VersaLASER.
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PRINTER DRIVER INSTALLATION Table of Contents Section 1 – Printer Driver Installation Installation ........................................................................................................................1-1 Section 2 – Graphic Software Setup General Software Setup...................................................................................................2-1 Specific Software Setup ...................................................................................................
PRINTER DRIVER INSTALLATION Section 1 Printer Driver Installation The ULS printer driver allows Microsoft Windows based graphics software programs to interface with the laser system. Before continuing with the printer driver installation and the operation of your laser system, a complete and thorough understanding of how your computer, the Windows operating system, and your graphics software work is essential. Also, we recommend that you read your laser system’s operations manual before proceeding.
PRINTER DRIVER INSTALLATION Windows XP (ONLY) • • • • • • • • • • • • Power ON your PC. If your PC is already ON, close all programs. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. Click Add Printer. When the Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears click Next. Choose Local Printer attached to this computer and deselect (uncheck) Automatically detect and install my Plug & Play Printer and then click Next. Use the following Port (LPT1) should already be selected. We recommend the use of this port.
Section 2 Graphics Software Setup Choosing the right graphics software program to run the laser system is essential for maximum usage and control of the laser system. Not all software can be used to run the laser system because many have limitations. Because you may be using word processing software to output to your laser printer does not mean you should use it to output to your laser engraving system. Setting up you software correctly is essential to running the laser system properly.
PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS Power Control through Color Selection The laser system allows the use of 8 different colors to access 8 different power settings when cutting and engraving. The printer driver controls this feature. When using this power change feature with driver, the colors that are used MUST exactly match the colors listed in the driver. The colors are black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, and orange.
PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS Image Processing Order When cutting or engraving a graphic image, the laser system will perform all engraving first, and then proceed to vector cutting. Raster engraving will proceed in the exact order of the colors listed in the driver. For example, all black filled objects will engrave first, then all red filled objects, then all green filled objects and so on.
PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS The laser system can print all three types of bitmaps providing that either the driver or the bitmap imageprocessing program converts the grayscale and/or color bitmaps into a monochrome bitmap. Essentially, the laser system is a monochromatic printer, either it fires the beam to burn a dot or it does not fire the beam to leave an empty dot on the material. There are several different bitmap storage formats available: TIF, JPG, BMP, PCX, and others.
PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) Images Bitmap images cannot be cut by the laser system only engraved. The only way to have the laser system cut out or vector a bitmap is to first convert it to a vector file format such as an EPS. Raster to vector conversion programs are available that trace the bitmap (this only works well with monochrome bitmaps) and creates a separate EPS vector file. These EPS files can then be imported into the graphics program and printed out from there.
PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS CorelDRAW12 1. Using Windows Explorer, locate the file named “VersaLASER.CPL”, on the VersaLASER Installation CD, and copy this file over to the C C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Graphics 12\Languages\EN\Custom Data\Palettes folder. 2. While still in Explorer, locate a file named “corelapp.ini” located in the C:\Program Files\Corel\Graphics12\Config folder. Double-click on the file it will open up in Notepad. Scroll down past the semi-colons to the [Config] header.
PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS CorelDRAW X3 1. Make sure that you have installed all Service Releases and software patches from Microsoft. For Windows 2000, install Service Pack 3. If you are reading this document from the ULS Windows Printer Driver CD, as a service to you, you can find the file on this CD. There is an update available for Windows XP included in the ULS Windows Printer Driver CD, but it is not mandatory that you install it. For the latest releases, check Microsoft’s website, www.microsoft.com.
PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS AutoCAD Version 2000i, 2002 and 2004 for Windows XP NOTE: AutoCAD version 2000 is not compatible with ULS laser systems. You must upgrade to version 2000i or higher. Also, we recommend installing ULS printer driver version 1.07F or higher. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Make sure the ULS Printer driver is installed prior to setting up AutoCAD. If AutoCAD is already installed and you are just upgrading ULS printer drivers: • Close all open programs.
PRINTER DRIVER CONTROLS Adobe Illustrator CS for Windows XP Adobe Illustrator CS, in combination with the new ULS printer driver version 1.07F or later, is now capable of both raster and vector output as well as full-field engraving capability. The following procedure assumes that you are familiar with the use and operation of Windows 200 or XP, and Adobe Illustrator CS. Procedure 1. Close all Windows programs. 2. Upgrade to Adobe Illustrator CS but do not launch it yet. 3.
Material Settings Guide Section 3 Printer Driver Controls This section describes the use of each of the features of the printer driver. Definitions and Terminology Vector Graphic: An image generated from mathematical descriptions that determine the position, length, and direction in which lines are drawn. Vector graphics are composed of fills and/or outlines. Fill: A color, bitmap, fountain, or pattern applied to the interior area of a vector graphic.
Printer Driver Controls Laser Settings Tab Pen Mode The driver uses the word “PEN” because the laser system works similar to the operation of a pen plotter output device. A pen plotter physically selects a colored pen that matches the same colored objects in your graphic, called “color mapping”, and draws the graphic, on paper, in that color.
Printer Driver Controls PPI Available settings are 10 to 1000. The laser beam is always pulsed and never “on” continuously even though it may appear that way. The PPI setting indicates how many laser pulses, per linear inch, the laser cartridge will emit. The pulsing of the laser beam is electronically linked to the motion system. These pulses will always fire, equally spaced, from one to the next, regardless of changes in speed.
Printer Driver Controls Save By clicking Save, the “Save Engraving Setup” dialog box will appear and will allow you to enter in a file name. All settings will be stored in this file that has a “.LAS” extension. DO NOT rename the extension; the driver will not recognize the file as a laser settings file if it does not have the “.LAS” extension name. These files can be stored in any directory on your hard drive or floppy disks and you can have as many setting files as your disks can hold.
Printer Driver Controls Choose Your Material The best material to use is one that has the highest contrast such as black anodized aluminum, black marble, or black cored engravers plastic with a white micro surfaced coating. While other materials may work ok, they might not produce the highest quality. Establishing Nominal Power Choose your %Speed and you Image Density settings. Set the PPI to 1000 but don’t set the %Power setting just yet.
Printer Driver Controls Engrave the calibration scale, onto your material, using the nominal power setting you established earlier. Compare it to the actual calibration scale that you see on screen or in this manual. If the response of your material to the laser beam was perfectly linear, then the result should look exactly like the calibration scale. Most likely you will find that several rectangles appear to have the same appearance of shading.
Printer Driver Controls To obtain a “chiseled” or “sunken” engraving, create a “positive” graphic so that the background is white and the text or objects are black. This way, the text or graphic engraves and the background remains untouched, producing a “chiseled” effect. Configure Button Selecting it brings up a pop-up window so you can choose from the following settings: Taper Selection Choose from various types of shoulder angles. Experiment with each setting and note the result.
Printer Driver Controls Engraving Field Tab Language Select from many different languages in this drop down list. Some language changes will not take effect until the printer control panel is closed and then re-opened. Version Clicking Version will display a pop-up dialog box containing information on the current driver version number as well as the driver’s copyright notice. If contacting technical support, it is important to have the version number of your driver available.
Printer Driver Controls Rotary Fixture This option is available for most models. Please refer to operations manual on how to install and use the Rotary Fixture. Advanced Tab Dithering Dithering settings are used when printing grayscale or color bitmapped images such as TIF, JPG, and BMP formatted images.
Printer Driver Controls Print Direction Your choices are Down or Up. The default direction is Down which begins engraving at the top of the field and finishes at the bottom. On some materials you may get better results by starting at the bottom and engraving towards the top of the field (Up). This is because the engraving smoke is being drawn towards the top of the field.
Printer Driver Controls DENSITY: Adjusts the difference between the entire unengraved and engraved areas. If the parameter is too high, then the entire engraved image may appear thick, bold or over powered. Too low of a setting may cause the image to appear thin and pixels or parts of characters may disappear altogether. The opposite effect would occur on inverted images such as white text on a black background.
Printer Driver Controls Engrave it with the settings determined in step one but this time ENABLE Image Enhancement and set CONTRAST to 0, DEFINITION to 0, DENSITY to 100 and the TUNING value to +4. You should expect the results to appear fuzzy, having parts of the characters missing, and overall engraving quality to be not as good as expected. This is normal.
Printer Driver Controls NOTE: Image Enhancement will cause files to take longer to print. Since most materials do not require the use of Image Enhancement, use this feature only as needed. Also, Image Enhancement and 3D Effects cannot be selected at the same time. The printer driver will automatically notify you if you attempt to do so. Texture Selecting this new feature produces a “textured” or “splattered” engraving background. This helps improve the appearance of engraving large areas of material.
Printer Driver Controls Vector Scaling This feature allows you to calibrate vector cutting or vector engraving to your particular application. To calibrate the system, as an example, draw a precise, 5” x 5” square in your graphics software. In the printer driver, set the laser power and speed setting to vector mark (do not cut through) this square onto some scrap material.
Printer Driver Controls 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Engrave these different power settings and note the LOWEST setting that cleanly engraves the material. To narrow down the precise setting further, take this setting, apply it to the middle rectangle, and subtract 2% going up and 2% going down for each rectangle. For example, let’s say that we think the best setting was 20%. Take the 20% setting, apply it to the middle, and the other settings should appear as shown.
Printer Driver Controls Rotary Rotation If you have purchased the optional Rotary fixture, you may feel the need to calibrate your fixture if your application requires you to engrave or cut completely around the cylinder at least 360 degrees. Only use this option if you completely understand and have used the Rotary Fixture in the past.
Material Settings Guide Section 4 Material Settings Guide This section provides sample driver settings and helpful hints to get started engraving and/or cutting the materials listed. Safety NEVER LEAVE THE LASER SYSTEM RUNNING UNATTENDED FOR ANY REASON. Exposure to the laser beam can cause ignition of combustible materials. All laser cutting and engraving should be constantly supervised. NEVER OPERATE THE LASER SYSTEM WITHOUT A PROPERLY INSTALLED AND OPERATING EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Printer Driver Controls • Laser engraving or cutting materials other than those described in this manual can be a safety hazard and can damage the laser system. • Damages to the laser system due to neglect, misuse, or operator error ARE NOT covered under warranty. • Damage to the laser system due to an inadequate or improper operating environment is considered abuse and ARE NOT covered under warranty.
Printer Driver Controls NOTE When engraving very small objects, top speed cannot be achieved because acceleration and deceleration of the motion system requires time and distance. The laser system will automatically adjust itself to a maximum engraving speed that it can achieve due to the size and position of the graphic. This is why you might notice that there might be no difference in engraving time on certain graphics whether you choose 100% speed or less.
Printer Driver Controls ACRYLIC - CAST AND EXTRUDED LIGHT RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 DEEP RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 70 SPEED 80 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .001” 40 35 30 26 22 20 80 80 80 80 80 80 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” POWER 100 SPEED 20 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .
Printer Driver Controls COMMENTS There are two types of acrylic available, cast and extruded. Cast turns white or frosted and extruded remains clear when engraved. Use extruded acrylic for paint filled engraving and cast for regular engraving. Cast engraves better without masking. Lightly engrave the surface to frost it with a low power setting such as the first setting listed above.
Printer Driver Controls ACRYLIC - MIRRORED LIGHT RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 DEEP RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 75 SPEED 80 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .003” 45 40 35 31 27 25 80 80 80 80 80 80 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 003” 003” 003” 003” 003” 003” POWER 100 SPEED 20 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .
Printer Driver Controls COMMENTS Engraving mirrored acrylic is similar to engraving regular acrylic. The idea is to engrave through the mirrored backing enough to begin to penetrate into the acrylic. Engraving deeply will cause a crusty residue to form just like with non-mirrored acrylic. A double image will appear if engraving on the front side of the mirror. It is not necessary to mask the backside when engraving because the mirrored backing shields the acrylic from smoke damage.
Printer Driver Controls ANODIZED ALUMINUM RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 90 SPEED 80 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .001” 54 45 38 34 30 27 80 80 80 80 80 80 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” POWER 20 SPEED 4.0 PPI 1000 PASS 1 DEPTH .001” 12 10 9 8 7 6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” .
Printer Driver Controls BRASS - PAINTED RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 90 SPEED 80 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .001” 54 45 38 34 30 27 80 80 80 80 80 80 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” POWER 20 SPEED 4.0 PPI 1000 PASS 1 DEPTH .001” 12 10 9 8 7 6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” .
Printer Driver Controls CORIAN / AVONITE / FOUNTAINHEAD RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 DEEP RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 100 SPEED 20 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .005” 100 100 100 100 100 100 33 40 47 53 60 67 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .005” .005” .005” .005” .005” .005” POWER 100 SPEED 10 PPI 1000 PASS 1 DEPTH .
Printer Driver Controls CORK RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 80 SPEED 30 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .010” 80 80 80 80 80 80 50 60 70 80 90 100 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .010” .010” .010” .010” .010” .010” POWER 20 SPEED 4.0 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .010” 12 10 9 8 7 6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .010” .010” .010” .010” .010” .
Printer Driver Controls DELRIN (SEAL PRESS) RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 100 SPEED 18 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .015” 100 100 100 100 100 100 29 35 41 47 53 58 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .015” .015” .015” .015” .015” .015” POWER 75 SPEED 1.2 PPI 200 PASS 1 DEPTH .060” 75 75 75 75 75 75 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.0 200 200 200 200 200 200 1 1 1 1 1 1 .060” .060” .060” .060” .060” .
Printer Driver Controls GLASS / CRYSTAL RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 COMMENTS: Engrave at 333 DPI VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 100 SPEED 10 PPI 300 PASS 1 DEPTH .001 100 100 100 100 100 100 17 20 23 27 30 33 300 300 300 300 300 300 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001 .001 .001 .001 .001 .001 POWER 10 SPEED 2.0 PPI 300 PASS 1 DEPTH .001 10 10 10 10 10 10 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 300 300 300 300 300 300 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001 .001 .001 .001 .001 .
Printer Driver Controls LEATHER RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 56 SPEED 80 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .001” 34 28 24 21 19 17 80 80 80 80 80 80 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” POWER 10 SPEED 4.0 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .001” 6 5 4 4 3 3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .001” .001” .001” .001” .001” .
Printer Driver Controls MARBLE RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 100 SPEED 28 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .003” 100 100 100 100 100 100 46 55 64 73 83 92 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .003” .003” .003” .003” .003” .003” POWER 40 SPEED 4.0 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .003” 24 20 17 15 13 12 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .003” .003” .003” .003” .003” .
Printer Driver Controls MAT BOARD RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 90 SPEED 80 PPI 250 PASS 1 DEPTH .005” 54 45 39 34 30 27 80 80 80 80 80 80 250 250 250 250 250 250 1 1 1 1 1 1 .005” .005” .005” .005” .005” .005” POWER 40 SPEED 4.0 PPI 250 PASS 1 DEPTH .005” 24 20 17 15 13 12 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 250 250 250 250 250 250 1 1 1 1 1 1 .005” .005” .005” .005” .
Printer Driver Controls MELAMINE - STANDARD ENGRAVING LIGHT RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 DEEP RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 100 SPEED 20 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .015” 100 100 100 100 100 100 33 40 47 53 60 67 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .015” .015” .015” .015” .015” .015” POWER 100 SPEED 14 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .
Printer Driver Controls MELAMINE - PHOTO/CLIPART ENGRAVING RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 POWER 80 SPEED 30 25 80 50 30 80 60 35 80 70 40 80 80 45 80 90 50 80 100 COMMENTS: Engrave unmasked. Use a resolution of 500 DPI. RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 POWER 80 SPEED 15 25 80 25 30 80 30 35 80 35 40 80 40 45 80 45 50 80 50 COMMENTS: Engrave unmasked. Use a resolution of 250 DPI. PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .008” 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .008” .008” .008” .008” .008” .
Printer Driver Controls PLASTIC - ENGRAVERS MICROSURFACED RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 70 SPEED 80 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .003” 40 35 30 26 22 20 80 80 80 80 80 80 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .003” .003” .003” .003” .003” .003” POWER 100 SPEED 1.2 PPI 150 PASS 1 DEPTH .060” 60 50 43 38 33 30 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 150 150 150 150 150 150 1 1 1 1 1 1 .060” .060” .060” .060” .060” .
Printer Driver Controls RUBBER STAMPS RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 (Not recommended) 25 30 35 40 45 50 PERFORATED VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 (Not recommended) 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER N/A SPEED N/A PPI N/A PASS N/A DEPTH N/A 100 100 100 100 100 100 13 16 19 21 24 27 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .030” .030” .030” .030” .030” .030” POWER N/A SPEED N/A PPI N/A PASS N/A DEPTH N/A 60 60 60 60 60 60 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.7 90 90 90 90 90 90 1 1 1 1 1 1 .040” .040” .040” .
Printer Driver Controls SIGN VINYL RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING (KISS CUT) LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 100 SPEED 15 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .015” 100 100 100 100 100 100 25 30 35 40 45 50 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .015” .015” .015” .015” .015” .015” POWER 3 SPEED 2.0 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .003” 5 5 5 5 5 5 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .003” .003” .003” .003” .003” .
Printer Driver Controls WOOD RASTER ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 VECTOR CUTTING LASER WATTAGE 10 25 30 35 40 45 50 POWER 100 SPEED 15 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .020” 100 100 100 100 100 100 33 40 47 53 60 67 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .020” .020” .020” .020” .020” .020” POWER 100 SPEED 2.5 PPI 500 PASS 1 DEPTH .030” 80 80 80 80 80 80 4.2 5.0 5.8 6.7 7.5 8.3 500 500 500 500 500 500 1 1 1 1 1 1 .030” .030” .030” .
Printer Driver Controls Not all wood finishes are created equal. When ordering wood from a supplier, be sure to specify that it is being used for laser engraving. Some finishes cannot handle the heat from the laser and will bubble, blister, and possibly turn white. For engraving softer woods such as pine or balsa, reduce the power settings to acquire the best depth. Engraving too deep on soft woods will reduce quality. Every type of wood will engrave differently.
