Usage and Operation Archives

Installation and Use of the 1.5″ lens

Installing the 1.5 inch Lens There are two thumb screws on the cover to the lens assembly. Turn them without removing them to flip the cover to the left and out of the way. Lightly tighten one of the screws to hold it in place. Remove the air assist tube (...)

06/10/2025

Center-Center vs Custom Center Engraving

Learn about preset positioning to center your artwork along with techniques to center offset graphics.

Using Center-Center There are many ways to use Center Engraving on the Epilog Laser Dashboard. Let’s take a logo we want to engrave at the center of a coaster. In the Epilog Dashboard, choose the Advanced Tab. Next to Centering Point you’ll see a list of all (...)

03/31/2025

How to Quickly Make an Engraving Fix

Using Epilog's IRIS camera to increase depth or improve engraving!

Isolate Text This initial engraving looks good, but the text portion could be deeper! We can isolate the text to improve the result. Turn off the camera. Ungroup your artwork. Select the text and Separate by Selection. You’ll see two processes listed now. Turn off the photo process. Adjust Settings (...)

03/31/2025

Creating a 3D Sphere Design for Laser Engraving

Create a spherical look using Adobe Illustrator’s 3D Revolve feature.

Setup the Artwork Here we have a snowflake design that we’ve replicated in an offset grid pattern to be transformed into a 3D sphere design. Select the design and drag it into the Symbols tab. Name the design And set the export type to graphic. Delete the (...)

04/01/2025

Removing Adhesive Backing from Acrylic

Quick tip on how to simply remove adhesive backing.

Spray Backing Spray the adhesive backing with Pure Citrus air freshener and let it sit for 30 seconds. Peel Backing Now the adhesive backing should be quick and easy to remove from your acrylic. Wipe Clean Wipe off the remaining residue and you’re ready to engrave or (...)

03/31/2025

Different Marks You Can Achieve with a fiber laser

How can I get different mark types on metal using a fiber laser?

There are many different applications or finished “looks” fiber laser systems were designed to achieve. All of these looks are created using various speed, power, frequency and focus settings on the fiber laser system. Having an open-architecture system allows manufacturers to more quickly create exactly the mark they need because (...)

03/31/2025

How to Laser Engrave and Cut Fabrics

How does fabric cutting and engraving work with the laser?

Fabric is quickly becoming a very popular material for both engraving and cutting. Natural fibers, as well as synthetic fabrics, are often cut and engraved with fantastic results with a laser system. This article will give an overview of some popular engraveable fabrics, as well as some fabrics we’ve learned (...)

03/31/2025

Easily Remove Engraving Residue from Wood

How can I remove sticky residue after engraving wood?

If you’ve ever run your laser at low speed and high power, you’ve seen the results – sticky sap and varnish covering the areas you’ve already engraved. We wanted to share a product we’ve found that quickly cleans up all of that extra residue, leaving a clean, crisp engraving. Using (...)

03/31/2025

Mirror Engraving

Can I engrave mirrors with my laser?

Mirror engraves beautifully with a CO2 laser and allows you to create different effects depending on which side of the mirror you are etching. Read on to learn more. In this photo we’ve engraved half of the mirror on the front of the mirror and the other half on the (...)

03/31/2025

Using a Mask to Create a Color Fill

How can I color fill my project?

For this exercise, we’ll be demonstrating how to use a mask or application tape to create a color fill. Application tapes are great for protecting surfaces from smoke or debris that’s created while the laser is engraving or cutting. The application tape for this exercise was provided by American Biltrite (...)

03/31/2025

How to Create a Jig for the Epilog Engraver

How can I create a Jig in CorelDRAW?

Creating a jig is a great way to approach engraving multiples of the same item, or when you have a large engraving job with multiple pieces of the same item with different graphics/text on each one. Another great benefit to creating and using jigs is the time savings they give (...)

03/31/2025

Bar Code Engraving Suggestions

How can I engrave a very small bar code with the laser?

There are a lot of variables which determines whether your 2D barcode engraving will be successful. The contrast you can achieve on the PCB, the amount of data contained within the 2D barcode, size of barcode and most importantly, the scanner you’re using. When you’re trying to engrave a very (...)

04/01/2025

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Installation and Use of the 1.5″ lens

Center-Center vs Custom Center Engraving

How to Quickly Make an Engraving Fix

Creating a 3D Sphere Design for Laser Engraving

Removing Adhesive Backing from Acrylic

Different Marks You Can Achieve with a fiber laser

How to Laser Engrave and Cut Fabrics

Easily Remove Engraving Residue from Wood

Mirror Engraving

Using a Mask to Create a Color Fill

How to Create a Jig for the Epilog Engraver

Bar Code Engraving Suggestions