Mirror Laser Engraving 6W LD

[banjags]

Could you email the dithered image so I can see what you mean. Banmanj@gmail.com

When I dither you can see many many dots your dithered image I cannot. What px res do you use for your 6w?

[Picengravertoo]

I'm not at the shop where that ship image is. I just downloaded this image and did not do any editing to it.

http://tallshipsphiladelphia.com/conten ... 24x682.jpg

I just Dithered it with Atkinson and the default constant of .125 and took a cropped out snapshot of it on the PEP5 image editor screen.

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The Pixel Resolution I use with our 6W is .007".

[banjags]

Ok that's looks a little more like what I am seeing. I am trying a new image with atkinson dithering

[banjags]

When you have a chance could you post a pic of the back side of one of those mirrors. I get a strange cross hatching or burlap type pattern in my burns. Do you know what could cause that?

[Picengravertoo]

I never noticed any cross hatching. Most likely it's something mechanical causing it.

Here is the front.

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And the back.

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[banjags]

Take a look at these 2 pics and let me know what you think? See how it has a plaid or cross hatching. Does not look anywhere as nice as yours.

[Picengravertoo]

Do you have both horizontal & vertical engraving angle selected at the same time? Maybe the mirrors back coating is causing that.

[banjags]

No its 45 degree engraving. Could it have something to do with the laser size? I have it set to 0.177mm or ~0.007". I dropped it from 1200mm/min to 900mm/in. This one has been the best dithered engraving so far.

I could very well be the coating as these mirrors require considerably more power to engrave then some others I used to be able to get.

[Picengravertoo]

Try engraving at the other 45D angle and see if it improves. I suspect it's the back coating causing that though. It sorta gives it a texture like laser photo engraving on Artist Canvas.

[banjags]

There is only one 45 degree angle available under the 3d laser category. maybe horizontal?