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Wainlux K6 Engraver Sample Settings

On this page you will find a variety of results from a number of Wainlux K6 owners. These provide a valuable reference, but you may not get the exact same results so experiment first!


Felt

by Maggi Rose

These settings work for cutting most colours, but not white.


Carving

   Power

N/A

   Depth

N/A

Cutting

   Power

50

   Depth

20

Contrast

50

Filling

5

No. Passes

1


Cutting in Soft Pine

by Steve Vink

For this box design, I wanted a definitive black engraving


Carving


Power

N/A

Depth

N/A

Cutting

Power

100

Depth

28

Contrast

50

Filling

5

No. Passes

1



Food - Macaroons

by Steve Vink

Inspired by Fariha Khurshid in the K6 Engraver Owners group on Facebook. These were all done in about 2 minutes each using the cutting option (Panda 3) at 100% power, with different depth settings

  • Far right was too light at 25, I did it a second time at 35 and "overcooked" it
  • Top middle was at 35, just a little too light
  • Far left was 40, turned out good
  • Bottom middle was the best, also at 40 but on a different colour.

Carving





Power

N/A

Depth

N/A

Cutting

Power

100

Depth

see above

Contrast

50

Filling

5

No. Passes

1





Pencil

by Steve Vink

This engraving needs a lot of patience to align the design on a narrow object. Create a design image that is cropped right up to the edge so that in preview mode you can see exactly where you will be working. Here I used 4mm lettering and Black & White mode.

Carving





Power

100

Depth

15

Cutting

Power

N/A

Depth

N/A

Contrast

50

Filling

5

No. Passes

1


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  1. EDecember 12, 2021 at 2:25 AM

    Will the Wainlux engrave a softer stone material?

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