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How Do Laser Beams Engrave Things? (slow motion) | WIRED
A fiber laser can carve super intricate designs into any metal in just 10 seconds. The laser is getting so hot the metal is vaporizing away, yet it does nothing to our skin. As we play the video back and watch these lasers in slow motion, Alexander Sellite of “Laser Everything” breaks down everything we…
Laser Everything
October 5, 2022 at 4:12 pm
Thank you guys so much for coming by the studio. It was an honor to be able to work with you and show off this amazing technology!
Joe Muddiman
October 5, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Awesome! Congrats
Mark Breidenbaugh
October 5, 2022 at 7:47 pm
Dude! So excited that they invited you on for this episode! Great job presenting.
Laser Everything
October 5, 2022 at 7:55 pm
@Mark Breidenbaugh I did my best lol
Laser Everything
October 5, 2022 at 7:56 pm
@Joe Muddiman Thanks for stopping by Joe!
Random Bogey
October 6, 2022 at 12:03 am
Aaaand I subbed.
Laser Everything
October 6, 2022 at 2:34 pm
@Random Bogey glad to have ya!
Cold Farts
October 9, 2022 at 5:27 pm
As someone who works with a fiber laser every day, thank you so much for including the pulse rate and power settings on every example shown
nessi doe
October 11, 2022 at 6:36 pm
Interesting video and your channel name is awesome on the T-Shirt! So how much does a fiber laser cost?
Nakedlunch02
October 16, 2022 at 6:18 pm
@Laser Everything were the color markings done on a standard fiber laser or a mopa? I wasn’t aware you could change pulse width on standard fiber laser if so .
Laser Everything
October 26, 2022 at 12:11 am
@nessi doe They’re getting pretty cheap these days, used to be much much more but you can get started for around $2500 with something decent.
Laser Everything
October 26, 2022 at 12:12 am
@Nakedlunch02 They were done on an SFX 60w M7-M-R C-series MOPA fiber laser
Matthew Price
October 5, 2022 at 5:51 pm
This was amazing to see! I knew a tiny bit about this process, but this was informative and incredibly entertaining.
mac23806
October 5, 2022 at 6:06 pm
That is revolutionary technology
Justa Youtuber
October 5, 2022 at 9:06 pm
or evolutionary
Abraham Wondafrash
October 5, 2022 at 6:51 pm
pure scifi….
Lance Larsen
October 5, 2022 at 7:15 pm
What brand of laser was that? Can it cut metal as well as engrave it? Love the video – super well done!
Laser Everything
October 5, 2022 at 7:56 pm
This was the 60w M7 by SFX, amazing machine, just wrapped the review of it on our channel 🙂
ELC Creations
October 5, 2022 at 7:17 pm
Alex and the channel have helped me so much professionally with his knowledge of lasers but also with education to implement that knowledge into applicable uses. You picked a great person to represent the craft of laser marking by picking Laser Everything. Go check out the channel for yourself!
Laser Everything
October 5, 2022 at 7:57 pm
Thanks man, appreciate those words – means a lot.
shize9ine
October 5, 2022 at 8:10 pm
If 180fps ‘slow motion’ is the best your hardware can do, why not rent a phantom?
1:42 – B roll plasma cutter, not laser.
REGAL Black
October 5, 2022 at 8:21 pm
Technology has come very far
Krish
October 5, 2022 at 8:30 pm
@0:31 so with 60W power 1070nm wavelength doesnt interact with organic material? i have heard bad stories in laser safety classes, could you please explain a bit more? Thanks.
Laser Everything
October 5, 2022 at 9:39 pm
There are obviously tons of exceptions like color, density, temperature, but in general – organic materials have a very poor absorption rate at this wavelength. That said this short IR is very dangerous to your eyesight so you should always wear safety glasses when working around these machines. Especially non-enclosed class 4 lasers. We get into it more on the channel but the long and short of it is it isn’t going to burn the crap out of you like a UV or CO2 laser would if you catch your hand between the beam and the object.
3k2p6
October 5, 2022 at 8:37 pm
How can you call 180fps slow motions… Oh my god, bring the slow mo guys to film this.
Justa Youtuber
October 5, 2022 at 9:11 pm
It is called a fiber laser because the laser light is both generated and delivered by a fiber optic cable.
Janet F
October 5, 2022 at 9:43 pm
It’s probably a good thing that I’m not rich; I would totally impulse buy one of these and not have a clue how to use it, even after Alex has explained it to me. Better I should just watch, so thanks for this! 👍✌
Laser Everything
October 6, 2022 at 2:38 pm
If you ever change your mind lol we’ll be around! They’re super fun!
Avantika Rajaram
October 5, 2022 at 11:55 pm
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October 6, 2022 at 12:27 am
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October 6, 2022 at 12:27 am
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October 6, 2022 at 12:27 am
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Clinton Van Zandt
October 6, 2022 at 12:30 am
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Willem Hendrik
October 6, 2022 at 12:31 am
Access to a good information is what the investors need to progress financially and in life. Here is a good one and I’m greatful
Amonimus
October 6, 2022 at 12:01 am
Still, why doesn’t it hurt organic material and why iron gives variying color?
Michael Ellis
October 6, 2022 at 12:46 am
That is so awesome. I can’t wait to learn so much more to get my business going. I have found the right place to learn everything about galvo lasers.
Laser Everything
October 6, 2022 at 2:36 pm
Looking forward to seeing you over at LE 😀
zrothesensei
October 6, 2022 at 1:47 am
Gavin and Dan would have done a better job. The angles for the Slow Mo shots are horrible and 180 FPS is not fast enough. Great concept tho
Laser Everything
October 6, 2022 at 2:36 pm
Feel free to give them our contact info lol
Ray Rous
October 6, 2022 at 1:58 am
Way cool!
Can you do one on extreme ultraviolet lasers?
Laser Everything
October 6, 2022 at 2:35 pm
We have a ton of UV lasers over at LE 😛
American Argonaut
October 6, 2022 at 4:01 am
I think I found a new business…
Laser Everything
October 6, 2022 at 2:35 pm
Definitely a fun one to be a part of 😀
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October 6, 2022 at 4:03 am
This is actually incredible. Crazy what technology can do these days
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October 6, 2022 at 7:18 am
This was amazing to see! I knew a tiny bit about this process, but this was informative and incredibly entertaining.
Elysia Cork
October 6, 2022 at 7:29 am
Great video 😮😊
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October 6, 2022 at 8:07 am
This was amazing to see! I knew a tiny bit about this process, but this was informative and incredibly entertaining.
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October 6, 2022 at 12:30 pm
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October 6, 2022 at 12:48 pm
This is actually incredible. Crazy what technology can do these days
Maria de-flower me now
October 6, 2022 at 1:37 pm
This was amazing to see! I knew a tiny bit about this process, but this was informative and incredibly entertaining.
philip dias
October 6, 2022 at 2:59 pm
You can buy low power ones that run on 3d printers. They are rather dangerous as they can blind you without proper eye protection. The smoke is aweful.
chikku main chup nahi karunga
October 6, 2022 at 3:07 pm
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October 6, 2022 at 3:07 pm
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October 6, 2022 at 3:11 pm
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October 6, 2022 at 3:11 pm
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Pazuzu
October 6, 2022 at 4:14 pm
Some of those were actually plasma beam machines and not fiber lasers.
・your non favorite person 👍・
October 6, 2022 at 7:28 pm
This was amazing to see! I knew a tiny bit about this process, but this was informative and incredibly entertaining.
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October 6, 2022 at 8:14 pm
I’m a member of the Laser Everything community and you won’t find a better place to learn and share your knowledge with other laser businesses owners. Great YouTube channel and social media accounts.
Karsyn Eat my Mangos💦
October 6, 2022 at 10:38 pm
This was amazing to see! I knew a tiny bit about this process, but this was informative and incredibly entertaining.
Kevin Luo
October 6, 2022 at 11:16 pm
10,000 mm/s= 10 m/s
Nick Wheeler
October 7, 2022 at 3:06 am
Didn’t really focus on slow motion
nope
October 7, 2022 at 3:51 am
Frickin’ laser beams!
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.
Laser Everything
October 8, 2022 at 12:13 am
I was lookin for this!
Rita 25 y.o - check my vidéó
October 7, 2022 at 7:27 am
This is actually incredible. Crazy what technology can do these days
Orion Hunter
October 12, 2022 at 3:35 pm
copied, bot
Nathan Lawson
October 7, 2022 at 12:57 pm
“These aren’t the right frequency to interact with our skin”? What IS the right frequency to interact with it?
-signed Darth Vader
Nicholas Ashton
October 8, 2022 at 5:10 am
Great video.
Ungu Violet
October 8, 2022 at 9:37 am
Very disappointed with the video. Thought they’re gonna use super high frame rate camera in order to record how the laser creates those images in super slow motion.
Kyle
October 8, 2022 at 11:35 am
I don’t need a new expensive hobby, I don’t need a new expensive hobby, I don’t… 🙉🙉🙈
Laser Everything
October 8, 2022 at 3:38 pm
You do!
yoyofargo
October 8, 2022 at 3:46 pm
my jeans have laser engraved fold marks lmao
Kauan Mosson Zaianz
October 8, 2022 at 8:59 pm
Awesome
Nannerpuss
October 9, 2022 at 2:41 am
No waaaaay Alex? Didnt expect to see you on Wired!
Laser Everything
October 15, 2022 at 4:00 am
It’s been a wild ride dude haha.
Ziheng Zhu
October 9, 2022 at 4:41 am
I would love to hear more about how iron can turn blueish or red/brown/blackish depends on the oxygen level react to the laser. 😉
willhouse
October 9, 2022 at 11:12 am
That color engraving is *bonkers*
Robert April
October 9, 2022 at 4:53 pm
Video is fine, but if you mention slow motion, I’d suggest getting appreciable slow motion footage if possible. I’m pretty sure everyone would have thoroughly enjoyed something better than 120-180 fps. Anyways, have a nice day!
thoobonator
October 9, 2022 at 7:27 pm
Good informative video. It would have been nice with an explanation to why the colour actually appears. I assume it is because steel has a colour change pattern that it will go through when it reaches different temperatures.
zapro_dk
October 16, 2022 at 4:48 pm
Exactly!
IamIUareU
October 9, 2022 at 9:18 pm
so many things said in the video are so wrong…
Captain Obvious
October 10, 2022 at 2:51 am
So it doesn’t do anything when placed on your skin?
I have seen a video where a guy places his arm under one and got a laser tattoo.
Guess I shouldn’t believe everything on the internet 🤣
zapro_dk
October 16, 2022 at 4:51 pm
That was a CO2 laser cutter. It has a wavelength 10 times as long, and it’s optimal for organic stuff.
Captain Obvious
October 16, 2022 at 5:21 pm
@zapro_dk oh cool thanks for letting me know
sgct89
October 10, 2022 at 9:33 am
You guys should reach out to the channel Styropyro 😅
sgct89
October 10, 2022 at 9:33 am
No one knows lasers like Styropyro
Tom Emmerson
October 10, 2022 at 12:20 pm
The mirrors move as fast as 10,000 milli meters per second! No wait, the mirrors move as fast as 10,000,000,000 nano meters per second! (Also known as 10m per second, but doesn’t sound as good)
Samuel Carvalho
October 10, 2022 at 2:24 pm
Always weird seeing the word ablation, as someone with cardiac issues whos has cardiac ablation, meaning I had a procedure where went through my femoral artery in my leg (inside the artery) all the way up to the inside of my heart chambers and ablated lots of parts of my heart (burning/scarring parts of my heart muscle to try alter or permanent damage certain electrical pathways across the heart).
My cardiac problem means my resting heart rate 24/7 is tachycardic. Averaging 150bpm up to 250bpm. Day and night, awake or asleep. Nothing works to slow it, no medication, no Adenosine. Not even shocking my heart over and over fixes it (and this hurts, they do it whilst you’re awake with a little bit of sedation!).
Laser Everything
October 15, 2022 at 3:57 am
Wish you well friend, sorry to hear your story – please take care. <3
x9x9x9x9x9
October 10, 2022 at 7:50 pm
I had no idea you could do color that’s wild
Audon Bell
October 10, 2022 at 10:51 pm
There’s actually *many* aluminum alloys, aluminum may be an element, but you’d be incredibly hard pressed to find yourself using raw aluminum.
rock_paper_celery
October 11, 2022 at 3:33 am
This is cool but I’m disappointed they didn’t explain how the color is created. “Steel is ferrous,” but iron is not an inherently colorful material. I’m sure it’s some kind of thin film interference effect, but the fact that they didn’t mention that and just said “it’s ferrous!” as if that would be enlightening is kinda lame. Better to just be like “how the color works is out of scope for this video.”
Masterix
October 11, 2022 at 1:02 pm
Can’t you also color titanium with the same techinque as steel?
Has far as I have seen, the titanium oxide layer changes color depending on heat as well.
Laser Everything
October 15, 2022 at 3:55 am
Yes that’s true, we haven’t experimented with it too much so I figured I’d keep it simple here as it acts more as an intro to lasers but you’re absolutely right.
Afroz Alam
October 12, 2022 at 3:52 pm
3:13 is the metal moving because of laser hitting or because lase is making the metal hot?
Laser Everything
October 15, 2022 at 3:54 am
The metal is getting hot and warping! 😛
Alec Instant
October 13, 2022 at 2:17 am
Wait then what is anodized aluminum? That comes in tons of colors. Time for another YouTube search 😂 I wonder how long I’ll be up tonight
Alec Instant
October 13, 2022 at 2:22 am
Ah ok, we just gotta grow an oxide layer and then and a dye and lock it in or somthin. But I think I get it enough. It’s more like a rust then a burn
Ash. Ab.
October 14, 2022 at 11:00 pm
great info
Dong Chen
October 16, 2022 at 1:40 pm
I think you need to figure out all those terminology like fiber-laser, galvo, etc… before making such a type of video, so that it won’t be full of misconception in your video.
Diving Quokka
October 16, 2022 at 7:34 pm
0:28 Isn’t that a plasma cutter?
Malleus Maleficarum
October 22, 2022 at 1:55 am
They use lasers to print expiration dates on food containers, dont they?