Laser engraved Leather 8-22-24

[Ferg]

Calf skin 1.5mm x 3 1/2" x 6"  CO 2 OMTECH Laser

[PurpleBronc]

That is such a nice picture! Very cute face.  How does the laser work for leather? Is it just printed on, or has it actually got depth to it, like tooling?

[dikman]

Very impressive! The gradation/shading is very effective.

[bigbird48]

Amazing Ferg, I haven't been able to get decent pic's engraved.what process do you use?

[Scoutmom103]

Wow

 

[TomE]

Pretty art work. Made me smile. Is that a marmot?

[Ferg]

16 hours ago, PurpleBronc said:

That is such a nice picture! Very cute face.  How does the laser work for leather? Is it just printed on, or has it actually got depth to it, like tooling?

The laser actually burns the image into the leather. Different shades of Gray/Black gives you different amount of burning.

Depth varies with power and speed of engrave. This one is engraved about .5mm in depth

[Ferg]

15 hours ago, bigbird48 said:

Amazing Ferg, I haven't been able to get decent pic's engraved.what process do you use?

I use PhotoShop, Illustrator, and various other programs. And! Three years of experimenting. My laser is CO2 60W with LightBurn.

3 hours ago, TomE said:

Pretty art work. Made me smile. Is that a marmot?

Marmot or Prairie Dog

[Brokenolmarine]

Really cool result.  How big is that image, and long does the process take for that size? 

I'm interested, not thinking of buying a laser set up, my smart phone outwits me.  Just curious about the process, and impressed.

Edited September 3, 2024 by Brokenolmarine

[Brokenolmarine]

I could see all kinds of uses in my hobbies.  Woodworking for leather inserts, knifemaking for lasered designs on the sheath.  Would it burn the image in wood panels as well?

[Ferg]

There are many options available today. You should look into a Diode Laser of something no lower wattage than 5 and10W would be a good starter.

You can engrave wood, cast acrylic, leather, and a number of others.

Fairly steep learning curve but if you are determined and keep plugging away at experimenting etc. you will be greatly rewarded. Totally fascinating.

9 hours ago, Brokenolmarine said:

Really cool result.  How big is that image, and long does the process take for that size? 

I'm interested, not thinking of buying a laser set up, my smart phone outwits me.  Just curious about the process, and impressed.

I have explained the size in above posts.

[Brokenolmarine]

Thanks Ferg, I missed the size when I read the original post.  Old eyes or short memory, or both.

As I said, I am impressed.