no matter what settings I enter.. NOTHING shows up. bought on Amazon
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What machine do you have?
What material are you using?
What design are you printing?
What settings are you using?
Have you gone through the tutorial?
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have used several different settings.. Glowforge Aura. Absolutely nothing is engraving
Even the performance machines can not mark metal. The only things that work are pieces that are anodized - the laser can burn out the dye - or marking sprays like cermark which can be “baked” on by the beam.
Significantly more powerful commercial machines can engrave on some metals.
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You need a fiber laser to engrave/emboss metal. The Aura is a diode laser.
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Are those metal? If so they’re not going to work in any Glowforge. You need an entirely different type of laser tech.
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The GF machines - C02 or diode - don’t have enough power to engrave metal challenge coins. However, I have created/ordered dozens of challenge coins and have found a way to personalize them. In my design, I have an area that I have the manufacturer fill with enamel paint. I then use the GF Pro with coins in a jig to laser the names through the paint. I did a challenge coin for my 50th high school reunion and was able to give everyone (about 100) a coin personalized with their name. Just a suggestion.
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That sounds interesting. Can you tell me about this manufacturer? Do you have a pic of what you’ve been able to do with them? Really sounds like something.
can’t find my coin to take a close up, but this is what I was talking about. The name is laser engraved in the paint-filled rectangle. I have done a lot of coins over the years and use a Chinese company called: Forever Emblem and Badge International, Ltd. (http://www.forever-eb.com/). As far as I can tell, almost all challenge coins are produced in China, but there are some US firms who act as a “middle man” and make ordering much easier. On the other hand, there is a fairly high premium for the ease of ordering. (I should also note that there are many Chinese companies to choose from, but I’ve found Forever Emblem to be a reliable source and easy to deal with)
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