How to make a laser engraver locking jig template (Lightburn files in description)
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Locking teeth jig and template files (Lightburn file): that-diy-life.ck.page/locking...
This video is designed to help you out if you're looking to do production engraving runs on physical products with your diode laser. I'll go over each step of the process needed in order to create this locking teeth jig as well as the design template for your physical products. I'm using the Creality Falcon2 22w laser but you can follow along with this video with any diode laser.
You should be familiar with how to use your laser's absolute coordinates before attempting to make this jig. This video goes over absolute coordinates if you're not familiar with how to use it: • How to use absolute co...
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0:00 Intro
0:29 Tools and setup
0:46 Why use a jig and templates
1:25 Absolute coordinates
1:49 How to create the jig
2:42 Note about kerf
3:27 Glue the jig to the coordinate grid
4:07 How to create a template
7:57 Simplified template
8:27 Testing cut design on paper
8:52 Size differences in pre-made products
9:29 Note about tall objects
9:51 Thanks for watching
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Great tutorial! A local brewery ask my woodworking friend to make 40 customs beers taps. He make the shape and I engrave their logo! This video is what I needed! :) Thanks!
@thatDIYlife
4 ай бұрын
That’s awesome!
Awesome tutorial! Great idea with making templates, straight forward and concise!
Great tutorial - Been looking for something like this.
Finally
Great tutorial for us n00bs, thank you! :)
@thatDIYlife
3 ай бұрын
we're all in this together
Hey, I had issues lines up my jig straight it’s slightly off
@thatDIYlife
6 ай бұрын
Keep trying!
@Graeme758
5 ай бұрын
That's because this method relies on manually aligning things, a process that is open to error.
Hi Great video but I'm unable to open the downloads, there just lines of text?
@thatDIYlife
6 ай бұрын
Try to open it them in Lightburn
@alsidyoung
6 ай бұрын
Thank you'll sorted 👍@@thatDIYlife
Do you have a link for the key chain blanks
@thatDIYlife
6 ай бұрын
Of course, these are the ones I like to use: amzn.to/4b0tOp4
@snydergc
6 ай бұрын
@@thatDIYlife They are listed but currently unavailable. Thank you.
where is the Absolute co-ordenates video please, you said links in discription!
@kernow-alan
5 ай бұрын
My Bad Found it in your channel > kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5qJvNagmJTNqps.html
@thatDIYlife
5 ай бұрын
Hope it works out for you
Do we use the Kerf setting on the jig base or just the template jigs?
@thatDIYlife
11 күн бұрын
@@benreyes2595 I think it only matters on the cut layers. So both if you’re referring to the jig base teeth
@benreyes2595
11 күн бұрын
@thatDIYlife cool thanks. Also how do you get the template squares and everything else to 0,0 so easily? I type in 0,0 and it puts the center of the selected item on 0. How do I quickly align left and bottom like you do?
@thatDIYlife
10 күн бұрын
@@benreyes2595 I normally push the move to home button to move it to 0,0. The bottom left was home/0,0 on the falcon2