

With a 35W Epilog laser 40% power, 100% speed with a 600dpi vector art image (AI) works great for laser etching an iPhone. The material on the back is a nice plastic that etched white-ish. Special thanks to Dan for experimenting... :)
Laser etched iPhone - settings
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Not only it will blend but it will also etch nicely under the laser.
Too much power? Cut in half. Nice geeky present: one half for your brother, the other half for your sister...
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What scan speed and scan spacing does that machine use? I wonder how it compares with the raster scanner in a selective laser sintering machine.
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I'm waiting for the Make: store to sell diy laser etching kits and cad/cam kits.
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3D printer kits too.
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How easy would this be to do at the techshop?
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I recently used California Laser Etch- http://www.california-laser.com to etch my IPhone with a portrait. Came out awesome!
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