Use the Material Test Tool in Lightburn for better results with your laser

I'm often asked what settings to use on various materials and lasers. While I can give an estimate based on my experience, what you really want to do is run a material test grid to find the exact settings that will work with your laser on your material and in your environment. In this video I step through using the material test tool on both cut jobs and engraving jobs to find the exact settings for a new laser in the shop.

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[michaelj]

Why did it take me so long to find this video! This was by far the best video I have seen on this! Definitely earned my subscription..

[arlenefoley]

i wish i found this before i started engraving.. that would've saved me so much time!

[AlabamaDad]

Just got a Longer Ray5 10w laser. This is one of the best videos on doing a materials test I have seen.

[PapaRusty]

Just came across your video. New to the world, and new to Lightburn. Thanks for the great, easy to understand tutorials

[jmansour]

I am new to lasers and Lightburn and this video has been one of the most helpful ones as I get started!

[redkraken]

This was incredibly helpful; thanks very much! Your videos are very clear and really making getting this laser up and running so much easier for a first-timer. Awesome job.

[walonguy]

Steve awesome video, you really clarified the material test process. Thanks again

[IonFontxo]

Great video. Thanks for making it easy so we could follow every steep. Really appreciated.

[kmnwa]

Great video. Very straight forward in common sense terms anyone can understand.

[kshiwa]

Thanks! This video was more useful and clear to me than the official video 😅

[robertarmstrong]

Ive been doing this wrong .I now have more testing to do. Great video

[LarryDMitchell]

OUTSTANDING. I'm new to Lightburn and didn't even know this Materials Test Generator was part of the tools tab. This will help me so much and your presentation was spot on for a newbie like me. I appreciate your time and effort in producing the video.

[kiweekeith]

Greetings from Christchurch, New Thanks for a Super Well Presented and Informative vidclip Much Appreciated .... Best to You and Yours from ChCh, NZ

[JMarcusPedroza]

Just bought a laser! I’ve been using a CNC for almost a year now. I’m really looking forward to opening the world of laser!! Thanks for the video! Awesome tips

[duntebennett]

I just purchased a Jinsoku LC-60A 5.5W Laser Engraver Cutter with Air Assist System. This video really help me to understand how to use Lightburn to set up my material parameters and understand the limitations of my laser.
Thank you so much

[davey]

Great video thanks! These laser values for speed/power are so helpful when learning.

[SlicePrintRoleplay]

This was an incredible helpful video with info that's really easy to pick up. Fantastic work!

[tranquilmentor]

Awesome video! I am also brand new to lightburn and laser diode cutters. I didn't know that I could run a materials test generator from the tools tab. Thanks for breaking this down so I can understand what the materials test is used for and how to interpret it! I have been coming back to your channel quite a bit and learning a lot from your content!

[garykean]

Thanks Dude! I am fairly new to LightBurn and am still finding interesting tools and this was EXTREMELY helpful. Thanks for putting it together for us. Nice job on the video.

[doen.]

Great, detailed explanation. Thank you so much! I had forgotten that Lightburn has this build in now.