xTool F1 ULTRA Engraving Guide - Stainless Steel, Aluminum - Military Tags, Dog Tags, Round Tags!
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Published 2024-07-22
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I always recommend starting with a material test array when working with new materials or materials with different finishes. For example, as you will see in this video you can get stainless steel military tags / dog tags in a variety of finishes such as black, gold, polished, bare, etc. Each one will look different with the exact same settings.
Military Tag Fixture
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After engraving the military tags on the xTool F1 ULTRA, I will walk you through the various dog bone shaped tags that are perfect ID tags for your dog and would make a great product to personalize for other pet owners. These dog bone tags typically come in 38mm, 40mm, and 50mm widths in various materials and finishes. You can find my dog bone tag fixture at the link below. With this fixture you also get the digital vector files for the shapes so you can mask your images as shown in this video.
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Finally, in this video I will show you some examples of engraving round stainless steel tags with the xTool F1 ULTRA. These can be found in various sizes in both metric and imperial. If you are using imperial sizes my round fixture works well:
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If you're working with metric sizes I have this round fixture available as shown in this video:
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For these polished stainless steel round tags, I prefer to use the IR fiber laser to mark them. The result is a nice sharp engraving and if you adjust your image properly you can get a very bold and beautiful mix of gold, brown, and silver markings against the stainless steel.
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0:00 Intro
1:22 Material Test
6:54 Black Military Tag
9:50 Fixture Stand
12:14 More Black Tags
13:32 Gold Military Tag
19:27 Satin Gold Tag
20:42 Glossy Gold Tag
22:29 More Gold Tags
23:53 Ventilation
26:02 Bare Stainless Tags
29:35 Dog Bone Tags
39:40 Round Tags
47:47 Outro
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Thank you to @xToollaser
All Comments (10)
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I'm glad I found your videos for the F1 Ultra, there Excellent I have one and your videos are the best in content and explanations , I like the fact that you don't waste time with unnecessary chit chat. I may have to rewind and watch it again to grasp it all ,but I'm old so that could just be me :). I also noticed your fixtures are vary well designed and made and will be supposing you by purchasing many of them thanks again and keep making the F1 ultra videos!
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As always - amazing video. I never thought of using a preset for the wording on the test grid. Also have EVERY JIG and the new Jig Organizer - A+++ and a must have
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A superb video. Thank you!
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Gotta put a push hole in the bottom of your jig! V2 😊
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hey, i wanted to know if you have the file of the outline of the dog tag to make the mask. or a tutorial on how to make one please.
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Can the F1 or F1 ultra engrave on gold plated stainless steel? I'm looking to engrave photos, such as portraits of people, on gold plated necklace pendants. Which would you recommend for this use case? Thank you in advance!
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How did you do the Lilly
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Is it possible to replicate any of these projects with a X-tool D1 pro and a 2w IR Laser? I'm new to all this and cannot afford the price of this machine
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where are you getting these images your engraving?
