Rich, I am new at the laser engraving like many people out there. You have given me so much information that I never thought existed. i have gone from dreading the purchase of my laser to spending my days practicing what i have learned. your teaching method is perfect, see it, do it, and learn.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

5 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

I enjoy your tutorials Rick. They are so easy to follow. Thanks for taking the time do it slow. It really helps the beginner.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

10 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thanks a LOT, Rich. I typically divide Skill Levels into 4 groups. Level 1 - Unconscious Incompetence - task is entirely new, no foundation for learning - unable to perform, requires direct supervision and explanation, has no basis for asking relevant questions - does not know when errors occur Level 2 - Conscious Incompetence - minimal familiarity with task, can learn with direct instruction - can perform with frequent assistance - develops general, non-specific questions - recognizes errors but cannot independently resolve, incapable of collaboration with others Level 3 - Conscious Competence - understands all major aspects of task, recognizes that task impacts other processes but may not understand how, learns easily with practice and reference material, capable of independent work with occasional assistance, asks probing questions to discern finely detailed differences - independently recognizes and resolves errors, collaborates well with others Level 4 - Unconscious Competence - understands all aspects of task and relationships to other processes, reaches technical limit of processes, tools and materials, capable of evaluating and instructing others in task performance and developing advanced techniques and applications, asks questions for which there are no external answers, can lead collaborative teams You seem almost apologetic about not giving out your template. It's not necessary and please don't feel like you should do that, even if asked. Many of us, hopefully, are here to learn and develop our own techniques, not to get handouts that leave us incapable of performing independent work or developing skills. Thanks a lot for the guidance and instruction you so freely give.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Well said Wayne, thank you! 👍

Great video as usual. I do not miss any of your videos. You are a great teacher. Thanks for all you do.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

So nice of you Larry!

Great advice! I plan to make coins big enough to put a QR code on the back. I plan to help my wife at an upcoming craft show while I target the more high end or business customers. I also always seem to learn a few new Lightburn tricks with each of your videos. Thank you!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

10 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

Really appreciate these tutorials. You've helped me tremendously. Many thanks and keep'em coming.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them Al! Thank you!

This was VERY informative, and I will be making some to hand out. Thanks again for such a fine and helpful video. Please keep them coming.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do Karl!

Rich; excellent videos on how to make my business stand out from all the rest, especially the coin business cards.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great idea Rich! I’m going to design mine to look like doubloons since I live in New Orleans. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'd like to see those when you're done!

Man!!. Sooo much easier than hitting duplicate. And a lot faster to make changes. Thanks for the tip.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

You bet Joseph!

what great advice Rich! Such a good idea to give them something to remember you!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so Jason!

Thanks again Rich. I do have some aluminum business cards getting delivered today but I’ll make some coins too so I’ll go back to the first video too. And as always, so many helpful tips tossed in.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Derek! You can also get the round aluminum blanks as well! Food for thought!

Thanks for doing this video. I picked some good Lightburn tips I can use on many projects. I learn something new every time.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful William! Thank you!

Thanks as usual. I prefer learning out to make my own. Like the saying "You can give a man a fish you can feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish he can feed himself for a lifetime".

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

6 ай бұрын

Very true!

You are an awesome teacher! Thank you for sharing the knowledge. :)

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Great video. I'm getting ready for my first show and this is an awesome idea for a handout. I agree with you about handing out your template. Also when you create it yourself three things happen. First you have the pride of ownership, you can honestly say it's something you personally created and finally you've LEARNED a new skill.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

thanks rich, i do believe that you are correct these would be better than a card. so here we go time to do some designing. thanks again yoda your the best

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

You bet Jim! Thanks!

Brilliant! Cards in the trash and coins in the pocket!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Yup! Nobody throws them away! 👍

Thank you Rich for your time and inspiration 🙏🙏🙏😊

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray! Much appreciated!

Right about craft shows. I did many for years, different crafts, and made my $$ by speciality items made for visitors to my booth.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That's where the money is Merrill!

Thank you again! So much information. Very much appreciated

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Awesome Guy! 👍 Thanks for watching!

Great tutorial, really enjoyed the video & thanks again for all the time taken to make these videos 👍

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure David!

Thanks for your knowledge. I have learned so much from you. You have given me HOPE!!!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Thank you, Rich, for a great detailed video. I am going to give this a try.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

Another great video Rich, I will try this tomorrow thank you 👍

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun George!

Another great video and a great idea. I’ll give it a go, it looks pretty straightforward to do. I have a few questions for you but I need to try all the stuff I’ve learnt so far before I ask. Thanks Paul

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Practice makes perfect Paul!

Brilliant idea

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Just amazing , Thank u :)

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it Andre!

As always.....great video!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Keith!

Thank you ! I learned so much from you

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great Video!!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Jeffery!

subbed! I just got my Ortur LM 2 pro, your videos really make my life easier in learning!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

thank you again for great tutorial, :) I start designing my own business card, thanks for ideas...

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Mike!

Very inspiring. Consider it done. God bless.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you so much Lonnie!

I am late to the party, but this is great content like all of your other videos. I have found that you can group the coins and then center them on a tool path the size of your material. This allows you to engrave one side and then flip the whole sheet to engrave and cut the other side.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

That's the way I do it Aggie. At first I would flip each one, and then later, I figured out engraving first 🤪 It does have to be cornered on a hard stop and the graphics centered.

Great video. Only thing I wish was different is the video length. 30 minute tutorial is a bit long. Thanks Rich.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

3 ай бұрын

It takes time to show the process.

Sugesstion. If your template is centered, and you place the wood on the bed in the exact same place like the bottom corner of the bed, don't cut the coins until you do the second side so you won't have to make sure the coins are aligned upright correctly when you flip the wood over to do the back side. If you cut the first layer, you have to flip all the coins individually and make sure they are all aligned with the top of both the front and back exactly upright. Put the cut layer on the second file to avoid misalignment. Update. I just saw your reply 7 mo ago about doing the back side first which would work as well. One minor problem is the array you made is not exactly centered since you adjusted the width of the spacing. Correct me if I missed it but I don't think the array was grouped and then exactly centered. Love all your videos. Ed Kennedy

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Ed, the video was rushed. I usually center the design and use a framing square taped to the bed.

nice and quick

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

🤪 I don't do anything quick anymore Jacques! 😎

Love, love this idea and concept. I'm having trouble with getting images to center up in the virtual array circles for my "coins". Can't figure it out.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Try posting on my free forums Charles. lahobbyguy.com/bb

I also like the content you provide besides lightburn and lasering. Regards from Bavaria Germany See you in the forum.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks Rich for another great video tutorial. How would I line up the back part of the coin to be in the same plane,, the text on the same plane as the front of the coin? I've run into this problem with a couple other jobs I did and I don't know how to act to get it so it's perfect.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I just stab them with my x-acto knife and do a quick flip, left to right, works well.

In order to flip to a hard stop, the array must be centered on the material. Is there a way I am missing? I seem to only be able to center the design one (not sure what to call it) and not the entire array. Love your videos and impressive knowledge. Thank you!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

10 ай бұрын

If you select all, you can center it.

Thank you!!!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

I found that if I create the design completely and then create the grid I have less problems. Also on the current version of Lightburn (1.4.05) they got rid of Fill + Line.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

7 ай бұрын

Fill + Line has been gone for a year, since 1.2.00. The only changes in 1.4.5 is a bug fix in splines on the DXF import that nobody would have ever noticed.

New to the channel. Love this video and some of the others. stuff is great!!! Do you ever stream live?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

4 ай бұрын

I livestream every 2 weeks on my other channel Ken. Head over and subscribe: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWGEltSLfaTLqqQ.html You can also signup for the email notifications on the blog: lasermakersrealm.com/

First! Great video Rich

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael! The early bird gets the worm!

Good argument for round coins/business cards. May try Pentagon's, etc.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Probably the same Merrill, as long as there are no corners. People just seem to love the coins!

Great video Rich, i have one question, you made the size 390 X 390 with a 2" coin and some how you were able to get an array that was 6 X 7. It seems to me that he array should have been equal, either 6 X 6, or 7 X 7, how did that happen or am i missing something?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the spacing.

Hi Rich, once you flip over the sheet after running side 1 how do you align the coins on side 2? With any space on the outer edges they would not be on top of one another. Thanks.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

5 ай бұрын

Keep an eve on the channel. I'll be making a video on it in the next few weeks.

Coins are a great idea. I still remember getting a 'wooden nickel' many years ago as a kid and probably still have it in one of my boxes. A question I do have as a newbie...on the reverse can I put in a QR Code to drive folks to a specific location? Do you have a video on your channel where you used a QR Code that I can watch? Thanks for your expertise.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

I do somewhere Larry... just can't remember where! 🤪

Thanks for sharing. Why don’t you center the coins so all you need to do for front to back is flip the sheet and set the cutout to the back side? Thank you.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea Rick, but I don't trust my jig making ability 100%. I guess I'll have to try it next time and do the engraving first.

So how does this work when you flip the luan over to do the other side? Looks like the registration would be off and engraved in the wrong place as the front? And do we engrave the back and then the front when we cut? Sorry if this has been asked and answered before, but after watching lots of your videos, and they are awesome BTW, this one has me baffled.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

11 ай бұрын

Yes, it needs to be in a jig on one corner.

Thank you for your content and patience. On the business coin, after you burn and cut out the front, how do you align and and engrave the back?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

It's in the video, I just pluck them out with an x-acto knife and filp them over.

@josephosorio5718

2 жыл бұрын

When you pluck out the coins be sure to NOT move the piece they were cut out of, or they will not align correctly.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephosorio5718 Yes, you have to tape down the wood, or I use really strong magnets.

Hi Rich, thanks for making great tuition Videos.. I picked up an Atomstack A5 Pro and I'm just getting used to various settings in the software. I'm using LaserGRBL at the moment. I wondered if I could ask how easy it is to engrave a photo on a blank Coaster? have you any videos on this Rich? Many thanks Martin..

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Well it is Martin, but not with LaserGRBL. LG uses 3 layers, so you won't get the shades of gray like you do with Lightburn.

@martinbleasby9448

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy Hi Rich thanks for the reply. I notice from the reviews Lightburn is better software. I have connected via Lightburn but not cut or engraved anything when I cluck the frame button the laser shoots of to one corner. I have no limit switches so I'm worried about over driving the axis. I can jog the head in the move section but I can't stop the over travel using the frame function.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@martinbleasby9448 Set the origin on the laser tab to Current position and then move it by hand to where you want the job to start.

I've been trying to follow your example, and I've actually had some success (thank you very much)! One thing I've learned, at least for me, is that an array of coins turns out much better then an individual coin, strangely enough (don't know why that is)! But I was wondering how long it takes you to do the front side of 50 coins? I'm averaging 30 minutes per coin, and I'm doing full cuts on both sides. An array of 10 takes 10 hours for front and back. I can't imagine doing 50!!!!!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

3 ай бұрын

I don't really know because I do them on the Co2 at 500 mm/sec, so my time is very fast.

Well ilove all your vids. But ome thing i am unable to solve is as a new cnc and lazer "hobbyist" i have no idea how to charge for lase engraving or cutting or cnc engraving if and when i decide to go shop wise. I am from south africa. Please help me solve this issue

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

5 ай бұрын

There is no absolute guide to pricing your work. You would have to look at the local marketplace to get pricing ideas.

Rich, another great video. I've got my coin designed, and I'm trying to get the optimization settings created that will enable each coin to be engraved fully and cut out before moving to the next coin... I've played with layers and the optimization settings but can't seem to get it figured out....

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Read the pinned comment Wes. The software has been upgraded since this video came out. The link to the new video is in the pinned comment.

@leroyjenkems96

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy Sorry, I don't see the pinned comment...

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Disregard that Wes 🤪 I was thinking it was another video.

Hi Rich, How thick is the Luan? I looked on Lowes website and the have 1/4" thick boards. I am going to be using am Ortur Master 3 BTW. Thanks.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

I use 1/4" luan.

Hello Rich - and a huge "ThankYou!" from Germany for everything you are teaching us so patiently. But one question arose in my mind from the sequence in using the cut-line around your double-sided coin. At minute 25:30 you erase the red cut-toolpath from the rear side of the coin. This only makes sense if you start the production of your coin array with this rear side (coin2.lbrn2) where you only engrave and leave the cutting out of the coin's circumference to the front side (coin1.lbrn2). But this arises my second question: the 6-by-7-array was not horizontally centered within your initially saved boundary lines (toolpath). When you are finished engraving this side and turn your plywood around to engrave (and this time also cut) the opposite side, that would misalign the front and the backside already by the horizontal shift of the fringe areas. But even worse: most probably your wooden workpiece would not exactly match the size of your toolpath - thus worsening the horizontal misaligning. Did I miss anything how you avoid this effect? Or did I misunderstand any step of your otherwise perfect tutorial?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

The best thing to do is position the wood in a frame, do the engrave side first, and then flip it into the frame and do the front where it engraves and cuts.

@timbuktu9569

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy: Thank you, Rich!

So Im confused. Your cutting it out on side one, How are you supposed to line it all up for side2? and how do you make sure it is line up because when you flip the whole sheet it is not centered left to right so it will or can be off?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

I only flip the coins, not the wood sheet. You could also use a framing square to line up the wood, center the graphic on the work bed, do the engraving on one side first, and then flip the wood and engrave and cut.

Thanks Rich. I'm doing something very wrong, as my Virtual Array does not "remember" the spacing. It copies all the lines, but the images and text ends up all over the place, and not automatically in the rest of the array like yours does. I have to manually enter distances to space it evenly into the rest of the array.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why it's doing that Riaan. I have done it on 3 computers and never had that problem. You can ask on the Lightburn forum and I'm sure they can tell you what setting is wrong.

@riaannel3053

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy Thank you so much. I will ask them. It's most likely an user issue, but that is how I learn.

@leroyjenkems96

Жыл бұрын

Check to see that "distance from center to center" is checked in the array menu. I think this has an effect.

Rich, I am trying to find your video where you create an array and when you move the mouse to a different box on the array the laser moves too, please let me know what video that was. Thanks

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

I have over 100 videos Mike, not sure which one that is, sorry!

@mikeledee8786

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy ok

I'm just disappointed you can't make templates for all 21.4K subscribers. 😁 I figured that all out after your first video. Thanks for the video!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe one day George! 🤪

Rich, great video explaining the process to make it much easier! One question, how much time does it normally take to run this job? Thanks!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

The single one I did for the video took about 15 minutes on the diode. I do these 150 at a time on the Co2 and that is a 50 min job David.

@davidbennett3073

2 жыл бұрын

Just had to confirm. Set up a template of 25 on my diode and the time was 4+ hours. 🤣 One day I'll have a CO2...one day.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbennett3073 Yeah, it takes a bit longer on the diode lasers.

Can you tell me how long it takes to make your business card? The method is amazing

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

It depends on what laser I'm using. I usually use the Co2, so about 2 minutes each for each side.

What is the best wood for the coins thank you for your time

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

11 ай бұрын

Solid Oak seems to be the best for me.

You should show the settings to cut it out, I'm trying to find out how to do that

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Showing the settings is useless Barillas. Everyone's settings will be different.

how did you set the initial square to a tool path? i dont know what that is and you dont say in the video how to do it

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Look at the colored boxes on the bottom of your screen Matthew, those are the layer selection. If you select an item and click on either T1 or T2, it will put that selection on a tool path.

Thank you so much for teaching us how to make our own. Wouldn’t it be quicker to engrave the 1st side, turn the whole sheet over then engrave and cut so they will all be lined up the same?

@karenhadden4980

2 жыл бұрын

Of course to do it this way you would have to center your array.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

If you setup a jig to do it that would work. I'm not that brave Karen! 👍 The jig would need to be 100% perfect.

@karenhadden4980

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy it would be easy for you! You da man! 🤪

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@karenhadden4980 I'll try it next time Karen!

@jbrunson1949

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy Great video, and info, but as Karen saw also, I can't see cutting each piece and then have to flip each one over into the cut hole, and then run the second side, but I saw as she, that with the template being near left side and a wide right side if you just flip the board, the text would not be correct spot, so maybe like she said centering the whole first side and remove the cut, then put the cut on the second side, but I am just learning and just have my head going in circles over how you do this stuff,, AMAZING !!!

Another great video! One question though - why not engrave all 150 coins, then flip the entire board, engrave all the other sides and only then cut? Wouldn't that save a bunch of time? (Especially if you have a jig for it). Is there a downside to this approach that I'm not seeing? Thanks!

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is certainly the obvious choice, however, just a fraction of an inch off on one side and half of them are toast. Ask me how I know! It's hard to jig a large piece of material perfectly.

@yardennaveh2441

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy makes sense! :) Thanks!

@jbrunson1949

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy ok,, so a jig to place the jig into so it would be exactly the same place,, I saw someone maybe yo laid a carpenter's square down on grate and put the item right in the corner,, maybe ???

Where do I go to make my lettering to curve around the circle I have made?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Select the text and click and drag the little blue dot in the top right corner Connie.

Hi, I don't know if I missed it but how thick is the wood used?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

7 ай бұрын

I use 3 or 5mm wood. I prefer 3mm hardwood.

Thanks

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

9 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much! I appreciate the Support! 👍

@TheDobermannman

9 ай бұрын

No thanks, needed my friend. It's only fair seeing as I'm a member on your website, and now have an extensive array of art in my library courtesy of yourself. Pay it forwards as I've always said. I was unable to donate on the site as I don't use PayPal, so I was glad I was able to use KZread instead. Thanks so much for all you do as I'm learning more every day. Also, I have a question. Will you at anytime be doing a cut and engrave library for the AlgoLaser alpha? I have been trying to contact them, but I don't have your clout, so I'm not expecting to hear from them. Once again many thanks for your inspiration Cheers from over the pond. Wayne

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

9 ай бұрын

No I won't, maybe the Delta, but I'll mention it to Gil (tech support) when I see him at the Lightburn convention next week.

@TheDobermannman

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks, and most appreciated, my good man. Also to comment as a noob to flatbed laser and lightburn, I was still getting confused on speed/power on my setup, so had a look in settings to realise that lighburn had set me to a C02 laser which was mm/sec which left me scratching my head and reformulating speed and power settings. You learn summat new everyday 👍

Lol, “…give me your design and proprietary stuff so I can copy your business…” people are so funny. Oddly enough I replicated it easily from watching the videos and it took my cuts to the next level… I made a business sign and it was super light and bad before, now it’s crisp and clean looking based on this coin. It really works! I have a question tho, when you go to engrave the other side, do you just take all the coins and flip them over in the cutout spot on the wood and then run the second job or do you do the backside first then flip it over and let it cut them after with offsetting the job to fit? Do you have issue with the back being offset at all?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

I use a jig in the top right corner of the work area. I used to pop them out with a pin and flip them over, but now with the jig, I do the back side first, and then flip the entire board over to do the front. Works like a charm.

Question for you I notice you and other channels always use the center to align your work, never using the laser’s structure to align your work, why not?. What I’ve done is glue 3mm boards to a piece of mdf so that the honey comb and laser are fixed in the same position then cut my templates (two 3mm plywood with small magnets inset and glued to the bottom plywood) to fit into the honey comb's corner this allows me to place and align the work quickly every time.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Well in most of my videos I use absolute coordinates James, so no, I don't start any jobs in the center, never have. I mainly use either jigs or the actual corners on the honeycomb.

@jameseler2898

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy Thanks for the comeback I do appreciate it.

was doing great till we come to adding graphic it won't repeat rows and when it does it out

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

I don't understand.

Excellent step by step. thank you. I am missing one part. I ASSUME that COIN2 is the flip side of COIN1, and when printed, each coin will have COIN1/2 engraved , one per side. The part I am missing is that since the array is not fully symmetric across the x axis ( the 6 coins ); meaning the area to the right of the last coin is not equal to the area to the left of the first coin, then when you flip the wood over to engrave that other side (coin1) they (both sides) will not be aligned thru the wood. They would be skewed left or right. ( mouth full, hope you understand) . How is that accounted for. Extreme case would be to make 1 coin in the upper left. The coin faces would be misaligned by the width (~15") of the sheet.. Anyway, off to play wit that. Thanks.....................

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I don't flip the wood Mark, just the coins.

@markferrick10

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy Makes sense. Thank you.

@davidwilson2462

2 жыл бұрын

You flip each coin on wood board, then align coin within the cut hole? Seem if center template center, could burn coin back, the flip board, burn/cut out coin front side??

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidwilson2462 Yup, you can do that as well! I'm going to do that myself! Thanks for the tip!

How do you fix problems with text and graphics not lining up with the array within your design?

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know, I've never had that problem Reginald.

@rdcole11

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@rdcole11

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your quick response. I really enjoy your videos. I also joined your forum.

following this video, problem Grid Array will not multiply

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

10 ай бұрын

It does, you just have to play with the settings.

Hi Rich trying to make some coins to give away when I go to offset and set a second ellipse and press ok the ellipse will not copy to the remaining coins hope you can help. Steven.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

Best to create one complete graphic and then just do the virtual array Steven.

@steven67856

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy thanks found the fix Steven.

Mr.Rich .I am electronics hobbys I want make my PCBs (one or 2 side copper FR2,FR4 materials ) Could you advice me laser engraving machine for this kind jobs Working area is 25 x20 cm(10x8 inch) enought for me Also please advice laser Head wavelenght too (Kit) Thank you

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Can't give you advice on that since I have no experience with it, sorry!

Kinda surprised you didn’t use BR-549 as a phone number. 🤔

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

BR-549? Hee Haw?

"Teach a man to fish"

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Love it! 👍

I am leaving youtube. Maybe I will find you on another platform.

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I am on Instagram. louisianahobbyguy

Lowes luan- having trouble finding on their site

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy

Жыл бұрын

I get it in-store 2 aisles over from the lumber in the hobby wood section.