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Advanced Laser Engraving Tutorial 06—The Effect of Focal Length on Engraving

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Item list: Laser cutting machine : Thunderlaser Nova 35 (80W) Glued wood: 3mm parameter settings: Engraving speed: 500mm / s Engraving power: 15% Engraving interval: 0.08 Whether to blow: weak blow We can see that the change of focal length affects the change of carving. Why do you say that? First of all, we can see that from top to bottom, as the focal length increases, the picture becomes more and more blurred. What is the reason for this? Actually, it is because the light spot of the carving becomes larger and the fineness of the carving is caused. 6mm focal length 12mm focal length 18mm focal length 24mm focal length Then, the depth of the engraving will become shallower as the focal length becomes larger. Similarly, the change of focal length will cause the spot to become larger. Therefore, the energy of the focus is weakened and the engraving will be shallower. Here, we can also see that the color of the engraving will become darker as the