Thank you very much for this video. Very cool stuff showed and explained. Love your creations and ideas.

Grazie per aver condiviso questo ottimo video. e complimenti per i tuoi risultati !!

Congrats on your channel. Very interesting art work.

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

My man painting black on will work but hard to be consistant with even coat of paint and, time consuming waiting for paint to dry then wash off. If you get a 85 cent piece of black posterboard from walmart or where ever you shop and put on cutting surface black side up then lay your glass on it and hit start. The results have been much betterfor me. As far as time its 100 times faster because no prep painting, waiting to dry then after laser done wash off the paint......... I use sculpfun s9

Where is the one with Westley and Buttercup!?! Great tutorial.

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

Inconceivable as it is to not do the most romantic kiss of all time, but it wouldn't quite go with the Star Wars collection. lol

What method for engaging acrylic?

Love your videos....very informative...but after you wash it, do you just put it in a frame or is there another step?

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

applied a coat of black paint to backfill in the areas the laser burned out. any color can be applied to create different effects.

@tj3775

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKennyHack So you paint the white side black after burning and wiping off

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

@@tj3775 yes. everything is done on the backside of the glass. paint it white then burn it off then apply black to fill in the burn areas.

Kenny another great tutorial. I'm a little confused on the painting steps. You painted it white and then black. Did the burn, and cleaned it. Then painted the other side black. Am I correct? Thanks again for sharing your work.

@TheKennyHack

2 жыл бұрын

for the best results paint a black layer. burn an inverted and reveresed image into the black to reveal the white areas. clean off the soot then paint a layer of white over it to fill in the burned out image. when you flip the glass over the image will be nice and glossy when viewed from the other side and be protected by the glass. In this video I did the opposite with white first, burn out the black areas, and fill with black. It does work too but have to go slower burning out the image and it doesn't seem to be as sharp as doing the black layer first.

@scottprouse9606

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKennyHack thanks man. Those images sure looked good

is the glass marred after a burn is done or can you remove the paint and use it again?

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it might have a few scratches if you were burning really hard but since I'm going at a much faster speed than when trying to etch glass I'm pretty sure you could remove the paint if you didn't like the outcome.

How did you enable minimum power setting in lightburn.

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

that can only be changed if using the Greyscale setting. If on any other dither mode its always 0% on a diode. It was showing like 15% i think but the box was grayed out, so not an active setting. I wish lightburn would allow you to set the minimum on all the dithers. would be a lot easier to get the light shades into the image.

Hi, do you leave your machine running continuously till it completes a burn or pause it at intervals to cool down?

@TheKennyHack

2 жыл бұрын

just let it run. I don't go over 85% power and don't cut much, so over heating isn't an issue so far. if you run at 100% power the time should be limited or you can kill the laser quicker.

@ricshaw55

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Are you using a 15 or 20 watt laser and also what lens are you using?

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

20w and all stock equipment.

Hello Kenny, we like your videos very much😁. I also like to work with a laser engraver. What kind of colors did you use to paint the glass white and black? Are both water soluble, or just the black one. Until now I have always used a marker pen but came close to your results. Would like to do it the way you do🤔 . Would you tell me the secret? Greetings from Switzerland

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

The image isn't engraved into the glass its basically getting painted on. I think using black as the first color works the best. Takes about 2 coats of black. You should be able to see through the painted layer when holding it up to the light on the first coat. The second coat is put on 90° to the first and you should pretty much not see any light coming through after the second. On my 15w I use the Grayscale setting at 318 dpi and ran at 90% on the max and around 25 on the min. Clean off the soot when done and backfill in the image with white paint. The image needs to be flipped since it viewed from the other side of the glass. Watch my Backlit photo frame video I just put out. Its done the exact same way. I just didn't backfill in with white. I used frosted glass paint and lit it up from behind with LEDs.

@Lustenau68901

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKennyHack Thanks for the information. Then I'll do it the way you do it. it's really nice that you keep meeting helpful people. Greetings from ShadowMaster

@mikecrase3047

2 жыл бұрын

So if your first coat is white than black you backfill with white. If you use black paint as first coat than white do you backfill with black or white? Sorry just a little confused

Hmm, I dig and design jewelry using 1600s Spanish colonial Black Glass shards, wonder if this would etch on it, Would it show on the black glass ....

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

This wasn't etching into the glass just burning layers of black paint off and filling in with white paint. These can engrave into glass with some prep methods. Never seen black glass done yet though.

The dollar stores sell picture frames too so you can save a couple bucks.

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, the frames usually aren't too nice but great source for glass.

Thanks Did you use acrylic spray paint?

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much use Rustoleum 2x for everything.

@ricshaw55

2 жыл бұрын

What exactly is rustoleum. I don’t think we have it here in the UK?

So after you rinsed/wiped it, you painted the back side black?

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are filling in the lasered areas to fill in the color. Just make sure its completely dry.

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

If you're talking about the Han and Leia picture. The back was painted black. Then lasered with the negative to remove the white areas and then backfilled with white. Just think about what color your going to fill with. If its black you burn normal to remove the black areas. If its white you invert the image to remove the white areas. My problem is I usually forget to flip the image left to right so it appears normal when viewed from the front.

Once you paint it black, it's no longer transparent right? I'm trying to burn an image and have it transparent at the end so I can add lightning.

@TheKennyHack

2 жыл бұрын

correct. if you're going to backlight it I'd paint the first layer black and burn out the white areas to be transparent for the backlight. I've made several lighted pieces this way.

@tambam78611

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKennyHack so paint black, then white then burn on the white and wash?

So what speed would you recommend for someone that doesn't run those fast speeds you run

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

what machine do you run?

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

just set it to the max speed you're comfortable with and find the power setting that works at that speed. as you get more comfortable you can start increasing speed if you want. I started at 3000 and it took a few months to work to 9000.

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

once you get to around 6000 you'll need some overscan to reduce the direction change bump.

@scotthamel7928

3 жыл бұрын

I run the 15w.

Hi Kenny nice informative video. I own the ORTUR 20w and I tried the black painted glass. The burn turned out OK but when I tried to fill in the white the black paint started to bubble. The black layer was dried for 24r Hrs. What an I doing wrong/ i am using rustoleum gloss black and gloss white. Steve.

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

You probably put the layer on too thick. Most spray paints have a paint thinner in them that will wet the lower layer back up. If it does too much it will crack the paint. I put it on really thin and immediately hit it with a blow dryer. Keep adding thin mist layers until its covered.

@zviprovisor4226

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKennyHack Thanks

Hello dear my name is umamah frm dubai I have a neje master 2 s laser machine I have in prblm to connect my laser to lightburn but dear its showing sending data to laser failed your machine busy or pause. pls help me thanks

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

Might need to try a different data cable to the machine. A lot of the factory supplied ones aren't very good.

What is the wattage of your laser?

@TheKennyHack

2 жыл бұрын

This one was done on my Ortur Lamer Master 2 15w setup. I also have a OLM2 Pro 20w. Waiting on my Atomstack 120w setup hopefully getting here by the end of the month. It will be a huge step up in power but curious if it loses some of the detail with that big of diode setup.

Hei Kenny, why you not used northon method?

@TheKennyHack

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you meant the Norton Method. That method is for white Tiles painted white and burned at a slow speed to fuse the paint into the tile. There are also methods for painting a layer of white then a layer of black and burning the inverted image to reveal the white under the black, but that's not the Norton method. That method can be done on glass too, but the image will be on the front surface of the glass. With this method the image is on the back of the glass, so it will have a natural glossy image and its better protected from damage than if it was on the front of the glass.

@digitaldesignsalatiga9574

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Kenny, so i know how difference use between Norton method and Newsprint mode. Still great Hack from 'the Expert' 👍

I've had such problems with this..I noticed you used water not acetone..so Im guessing you're not actually removing the black? Only soot? And you painted black after..I heard white

@TheKennyHack

6 ай бұрын

yes, only removing soot. You can do black or white either way. I think b is best to do black first as base coat. Laser out the white areas with an inverted image. Then, fill back on with white paint. These are done on the back of tge glass and viewed from the front. Remember to flip your image left to right so it will look correct when viewed from the front.

20$ an hour??? you are working for free! everyone charge 3 to 5 dollars a minute of laser work.

@TheKennyHack

2 жыл бұрын

maybe if you're using a pricey Industrial sized machine. A $250 machine $20/hr is doing well. Some jobs I might get close to $40/hr but that's rare. Just depends on how many orders you have to fill. I mostly just do custom orders as a side hobby. If I had a pile of orders I'd need a bigger machine or be running several machines, but not really looking for that much business. Most CO2 users I see in the forums charge around $1/minute. If you're getting $3-5 either its a super fast huge laser or you're in a great market.

why skip over the important parts. you talk about painting black into it after burning off the black. I am confused by that and wanted to see your process. you skipped right past it to the result with no explanation.

@TheKennyHack

3 жыл бұрын

So paint a layer of white on the glass and then a thin layer of black. The black layer is only put on to help the laser burn better. After you burn the black parts of the image and clean the soot off spray paint the engraved area with black to fill in the color. When you flip the glass over it should look like a glossy b&w photo. I think it actually works better the opposite way. Paint a black layer and invert your burn to burn out the white areas and backfill with white paint.

@stevendunn683

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKennyHack Thank you. I appreciate the clarification and instructions.

@ricshaw55

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevendunn683 same here Kenny, I was confused. So to be clear white layer with a thin black layer on one side and nothing on the other side. Great videos by the way. Keep up the good work. Richard.