Personalize Anything with Your Laser

Personalizing almost anything with your laser is generally pretty easy if you understand some basic concepts relating to how to create reproducible jigs and get them aligned on your laser workspace. This is true for all lasers, so if you are just getting started and own a basic diode laser or you have a small business equipped with a high end CO2 laser, you can do this.

In this video I will show you how I create personalized items - in this case, pencils - using only some basic drawing software and a mid-range laser that will fit on your desk. Along the way, I will share as many tips as I can to help you get up and running as quickly as possible.

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[uther]

Great idea with the templates for repeatability! Thanks for the guide.

[carolynseitz]

Great project idea! I am definitely going to be customizing some pencils. These would make great teacher gifts too. I have a Muse 3D. I am new to lasers. I have had it for just over a month. Your videos have helped so much. Thank you!

[trobinso]

Great vid! Love the template idea. For my NEJE laser, I like to make the designs with a couple cross hairs in either corner. Then I just engrave those crosshairs on the material and use the print and cut feature in lightburn to align the design. Saves a ton of time with alignment and you don’t need to try to keep it so straight

[Terry_Genereaux]

Well I guess I am off to Amazon to get some pencils.. great idea for a craft show.

[ClintonCaraway-CNC]

I guess I am the 1 in 10k subscribers who's first laser is a Thunder Laser 35-100watt! I did a lot of research and decided purchasing a $10k laser was better than buying a $500-$5k laser and having to either upgrade it or try and sell it to buy what I really needed to begin with.

[gameonuk]

Excellent work as always Steve. Neat idea too. 👌👍

[garylinn]

Great video, Steve! I'm still adding to my laser engraving knowledge so this helps. I just ordered a steel honeycomb bed and was wondering where you purchased the bar magnet holddowns shown. Using wooden holddowns would be fine except that they would be more likely to be "run over" by the laser. Thanks, Gary Linn

[Mekaproyects]

Hi my friend excuse me ¿how much you can charge for each pencil engrave?

[zfotoguy]

I did this earlier today on my 100w co2 laser. I tried several speeds and power settings. None of the engravings came out dark like yours. Maybe it is the paint they use on the pencil?

[jackhelm]

OK, so when I tried to cut the cardboard, normal single corrugated cardboard, my 5.5 watt laser produced an HUGE amount of smoke and did not cut all the way through. (And smelled horrible despite the ventilation I had) It cut the top layer but I think the smoke gathered in between the corrugation and stopped it from cutting through it and the bottom layer. Have you had any issues doing this? Any idea what I am doing wrong? I expected it to cut the cardboard as easily as yours did given that I routinely cut wood with no issues.

[jeffteeter]

Your text is upside down for a right-handed user!