Im a newbie and im trying to make a rubber stamp however my power settings are not the same as every tutorial ive watched.
My power only goes to 10 (and i need to set it to 90)
and my lines per inch need to be setup to 450 and it only offers 405.
I also have to select vary power which is not offered to me.
HELP!
Discussions about settings are required to go into a different category in the forum, so I’m moving this to “Beyond the Manual”
Which machine do you have?
Welcome to the forum.
If your power goes to 10, I believe you have either the Aura or the Spark. Both of those machines have lpi settings that go higher than 405, but it is unlikely you will need anything higher.
Kindly share a screenshot showing your material, and the side of the interface showing your speed settings.
Thanks for this.
You are watching videos of the Glowforge performance printer which is a C02 laser. The Aura is a diode laser with settings that are completely different. There is no simple formula for converting settings from one machine to the other.
Here is a post that may be helpful to you. Whenever using non Proofgrade material, you need to test until you dial in settings that work for you.
As for the vary power option, that is only an option for certain file types. I think you need rasters for vary power engraves rather than vector engraves. If that is incorrect, someone will chime in with accurate info.
thank you both! off to experiment!
Experimenting is key!
Don’t forget to reverse your image 
You are correct. I’ve just verified the following on my Pro and Spark:
Vector engraves are all-or-nothing as vary power, convert to dots, etc. are not available for vectors on either machine.
Bitmap engraves on both machines offer the vary power options.
