I want to thank you as well. I look forward to your next video.

@kywilco369

4 күн бұрын

Thank you

THANK YOU SO MUCH ! You just saved me so much money on testing things.

@kywilco369

5 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. I could find any of this information online, figured others would be interested too.

Thank you for showing this test.

@kywilco369

7 ай бұрын

You are Welcome

Great testing. Thanks!

@kywilco369

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Dry moly is a lubricant... It's not supposed to just rinse off... you will need a solvent.

Thank you so much for a great Video!

@kywilco369

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thanks. I've tested with Brilliance - I bought a can of Cermakr but haven't used it. Maybe its not too late to return it! Would be nice if you did another test on clear glass where spray is essential (at least with my max 10w laser) in order to etch the glass. My engraver has both 450 and 1064 lasers - I can mark metal nicely without any spray using the 1064 - but again the spray is an absolute requirement for glass.

@kywilco369

3 ай бұрын

I will try the spray on glass, thank you for the suggestion.

I have a XTOOL D1 10 WATT LASER. It will mark Stainless Steel very good with CRC Dry Graphite Lube for $12.0 a can. I spray 3 light coats, let dry between coats. Laser power at 100 % and speed at 300 mm/minute. WORKS GREAT !! CHEAP TOO.

@kywilco369

6 ай бұрын

I will have to try that one

@LeMortso

6 ай бұрын

How did you clean off the remaining moly? He gave up the test before cleaning the moly off, which disappointed me. Looked to me that the moly was allowing some coloration of the SS plate... I have a can of CRC in my shop, will give it a try. I would think just plain alcohol would get it off easily? thx.

@forrestgumpv9049

6 ай бұрын

@LeMortso use Crc DRY GRAPHITE LUBE, not the CRC GREASE LUBE. Cleanup is easy with 90% alcohol. Lastly spray 4 coats evenly and let dry between coats.

Thanks for the video! Where did you get your stainless steel sheets from?

@kywilco369

3 ай бұрын

I cannot remember. It was either Metaldepot.com or onlinemetal.com

I'm wondering how well the marks will hold up after a dishwasher. I use a few different sprays and found that they don't always hold up in the dishwasher.

@kywilco369

3 ай бұрын

The OmTech, I have used a sander and the black is just about as strong as the bare stainless steel. Not sure how that compares to the dishwasher.

im curious whether more aggressive scrubbing would have cleaned up the dry moly. Almost looks like you were starting to get some colors there. THAT SAID - dry moly is wildly toxic and should be avoided in a "home" laser setting. Investigate "welders' flu" for more information. Now, this was a very nice review but it needs to be understood - a diode laser is a miserable choice for metals of all kind. Still, I hope you are encouraged to do some more videos.

@kywilco369

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information!!! Love the comment, I will try to put out other videos.

Have you tried etching without the spray? Does it work at all comparatively?

@kywilco369

6 ай бұрын

Yes, it does work with a 10 watt laser but the fastest it would go and still leave a mark was 10 mm/s and it was very light. Even 4 mm/s it looked gray instead of black. I needed a Black and at high speed.

Did you happen to have a link to the omtech spray? I can't find it anywhere but their website, with a 30 day wait time.

@kywilco369

6 ай бұрын

us.amazon.com/OMTech-Laser-Marking-Spray-Metal/dp/B09L4GDCN9

@kywilco369

6 ай бұрын

I buy it through Amazon

@stevensilvano6011

6 ай бұрын

@@kywilco369 thank you.

Does this work for aluminum as well.

@kywilco369

3 ай бұрын

I have not tried Aluminum. The videos I saw were someone tried aluminum it scratches off very easily probably because the metal is softer and scratches much easier.

@RCChoppercx2

3 ай бұрын

​@kywilco369 thanks for replying. I have a spray coming I'll give it a shot. Maybe try spraying a clear to protect it.

I use nothing and mark SS perfectly.

@kywilco369

4 ай бұрын

Yes, the laser would mark on SS without the spray, but it was faster and darker with the spray. My goal was to do a 65mmx200mm plate within 1 hour. And without the spray it would not have been possible.

@Beecher_Dikov

4 ай бұрын

I've got the 22 watt Creality. I guess the extra 10 watts is helping me here. I get a very dark etching on anything SS.

@zeronaught8990

2 ай бұрын

​@Beecher_Dikov do be careful because the reflection of ss can cause damage or over heat your laser in the long run

@kywilco369

2 ай бұрын

​@@zeronaught8990Great information, Thank You.

The problems you stated toward the end were definately due to not having a proper over-scan setting. The appearance is that you do not have it enabled, should be ~ 2.5%.... It WILL certainly help this line issue you were having - for sure.... OVERSCAN needs to be set to a nominal 2.5%... I'll bet you a buck over-scan was NOT set at all.........

@kywilco369

2 ай бұрын

Did not know about overscan. Thank you for the information