If you're only planning on using it for makers mark and you have a 5K budget, I'd suggest looking into the best fiber laser you can get for your money. That will give you the best quality, deep mark.
That said, I use a 10Watt diode laser that ran in the 800-900 range and I am happy with the...
Shipped this one out today! :)
Blue linen micarta with vintage natural canvas micarta liners and copper flared tube. Natural micarta lanyard tube. W2 steel with floating Hamon.
That looks fantastic!!
Perfectly alright if you want to keep it private but I'd love to learn how to do black flared tubes like those!! They are gorgeous!!
Great work sir!
To my surprise, the marker (sharpie) worked remarkably well on one of these two. After touching the spot with the marker I quickly rubbed the spot with a paper towel to remove that excess ink that looks a different color and it did remove the excess. On the one sample where this worked, you can...
I'll try both (CA on one and black marker on the other) and see what happens. I've already given up on those handles so I have nothing to lose by trying. Going to laugh at myself pretty good if that's all it takes to fix it.
Thanks guys!
This is the second time this happens to me and now I am wondering if this is a thing with double black canvas micarta. The first time with a 3/8" piece from retail vendor "A" and now with a 3/16" piece from retail vendor "B". I am not mentioning vendors because they sell knife supplies and did...
On mine I use 100% power, 170 speed and 2 passes.
Q: Did you adjust the height of the laser unit before running it? (that's the first mistake I made when I started with mine)