Wainlux K6 User Information

 In a previous post I uploaded my Simple Positioning Template to align objects with the position of the laser. Although useful in my early tests and trials, I came to realise this is - in most cases - the wrong way around. I have found that it is better to create a template that sits on top of the object to be engraved. Here you can see my latest template in action. By using the preview function in the app, I can quickly align the engraving area to the template. Another little tip here is to reduce the power of the  weak light  to 3 or 4. you get a less intense beam that is easier to view and align. As you can see, the template has plenty of holes to view the surface below. The lines of the cutouts also help to align areas smaller than the full square. The image for the template is linked below. You can create your own from this image, I would recommend using card to create it. On a darker card like that shown in the photo, you can use cut mode (Panda 3 in the interface...

 An inspirational post on making a Christmas wreath. My wreath-making skills are zero, but the results are quite unique. Here's the result: You'll want to know about the engraving first. Each of the 7cm circles are natural pine wood slices. I picked them up at Amazon for £9.99 GBP. Unfortunately, they appeared in a popular TV program in the last couple of weeks and the price is now £11.99! You can find them on Amazon here . The letters are made separately in my photo editing app at 300dpi and around 5cm in size. Make sure you preview all of the letters to get them sized proportionately. For example, if you start by sizing a letter "I", letters such as "M" and "X" will be far too big. Using greyscale mode at 14%, I get the results below. I'm happy with the brown colouring as opposed to the usual black results from a deep engraving. Next, I have 6 more slices (3 for each side) which are to form the rear layer of the wording. Each one is drilled t...

Cutting mode on the Wainlux K6 engraver is much faster than the other engraving modes. This is because rather than scanning back and forth like a traditional printer, it follows the contours of the image. The test piece below is a good example that shows even complex contours - with lines inside lines - are possible in Cutting mode. Cutting mode is not just for cutting. With the right settings, it can be used to trace an image in wood or other materials. The obvious limitation is that you can't fill areas. With a little forward planning, it is possible to combine faster engraving of lines with slower engraving of more detailed areas. The equivalent image in Black or Greyscale mode takes around 45 minutes.  Using the logo from my daughter's business, I ran some tests for the cutting options. In all cases the engraving size is 70mm in diameter. Any settings that are not mentioned are left at their defaults. You will not see much difference in the photos, but please read the desc...

There are many different ways to find the right place to put your engraving. One of the simplest methods is to cut a square, with a few markers. Using this square you can place your object to be engraved, overlay it with the template in the position you are about to engrave, and then use the engraver preview function to align the preview laser with the square template. This article shows one of the most simple templates. It's also a good exercise for practising alignment, one of the keys to a perfect result. Firstly, create an 80mm x 80mm square, with 0.2 point lines marking out 1,2,3,4 and 5mm in from the edge. This is printed out onto the card or other material that you will use as your template. You can download the image here . The next step is to cut a hole by following the 5mm line. This will remove the central 70mm of the template (80mm minus 5mm from each edge).  Put the printed card under the engraver, and tape it down if it is raised from the surface underneath. Remember ...

Making a decorated text engraving is easier than you think. There are a wealth of resources to help do this, and with a little knowledge of graphics software, you can quickly produce something that looks amazing. here's a quick example that took 5 minutes, including finding the resources I needed: The image was found on Pixabay , a site full of free, commercial resources with no attribution required. It's a good place to start until you need something a little more specialised. Search for keywords such as "banner" and "ornament", along with filtering on black and white images only. I downloaded it in PNG format, which is generally higher quality than the equivalent sized JPG image. If you are comfortable with the SVG format and your software can import it, this is the best format which scales to any size perfectly. You can specify the download dimensions for PNG and JPG formats. You should calculate for at least 300dpi (dots per inch) in your final engraving...

This image shows the word hello This article relates to having problems with your engraver.  After 1 day of use, my engraver stopped working correctly, I am not sure what caused this but I wanted to get to the bottom of it and get my engraver working again. If this happens there are a couple of things you can do to resolve this. The first thing I would recommend is to use the buttons on top of the engraver and set the laser to go to the top left corner - once in place hold down the Play/Pause button for a few seconds and let go (make sure you have a piece of card in place to engrave on). This should act like a mini reset and could fix your problem. For me this did not work. I then decided to take the machine apart.  Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for any damage you may cause to yourself and/or your laser engraver when doing this. Anything done is at your own risk! First flip your machine over and undo the screws that you see Remove the back cover I checked to see i...

This article relates to engraving from the phone apps. The PC app behaves differently and does not preview the engraving area in the same way. The Wainlux K6 Engraver is capable of engraving or cutting up to 8cm x 8cm. In many cases, you may want to work with a much smaller image. But I recommend your overall image is still 8x8. Take this image as an example, which is approximately 60mm high. I can very easily import the image, drag it around and find the right place to engrave my item. By itself, this is no problem, and only involves a little bit of manipulation. But there are two issues here: This is part of a set of letters to be engraved on wooden discs. I need to do this consistently for each disc, with the letters in the same place on each one. Whether it is a collection or disparate engravings, I have to manipulate the position every time. If I want to work smarter, I can export each letter in an 8cm x 8cm image. In my design program I can use guides to get each letter positione...