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I'd use some of that glue on the build plate.

Tinkercad great for my 3d printing projects.

Bluesman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 9:47 pm You can use multiple "offsets" of small amounts to end up with thicker lines. I have used this method several times with good results. A little trial and error testing is all it takes.

That's a great idea, thanks. I hope I remember it the next time I actually need to do it.

potstech wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 9:19 pm Has anyone engraved a cell phone with a diode laser? I recently purchased an Ortur LM3 20 w and am interested in doing this. I have upgraded from a 5.5 watt unit and never did it with that. Any help is appreciated

Here it is.

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Yes. Search on this board. One of our members was getting pretty good at it and I was interested. I forget why I gave up. I had bid on a bunch of junk phones to practice on but I struck out. Remember, the medium is soft plastic so really low power is a starting point and don't forget if you're not d...

Thank you. I spray painted that section of wood with a light (but full coverage) coat of grey primer before engraving and cutting Lady Liberty out. Oddly enough, though, the engraving just turned the wood light instead of dark. I even try running a second pass and that didn't help matters any, so I...

That looks great. The city skyline and coin holder look like wood burned on a laser but what of the Statue of Liberty? What makes her grey colored with black? It provides a really nice contrast.

Well that sucks. Kind of looks like they were guilty, too, or at least weren't confident that they could prevail in court, since they were the ones who dropped the suit. Well, sh|t. Like I said, the eufymake site doesn't give me much confidence in getting parts. Looks like they might be better off s...

Looked at this pretty hard after seeing this and a few other videos. I am happy I bought this as a first 3d printer. I have no desire for any other printer, so it does concern me that M5C seems to have disappeared from the Ankermake universe after <2 years. In fact, their whole universe seems to ha...

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