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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… :)

BY Phillip Torrone

Editor at large - Make magazine. Creative director - Adafruit Industries, contributing editor - Popular Science. Previously: Founded - Hack-a-Day, how-to editor - Engadget, Director of product development - Fallon Worldwide, Technology Director - Braincraft.

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6 Responses to Laser etched iPhone – settings

  1. tms10000 on said:

    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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  2. supertim on said:

    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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  3. rwo on said:

    I’m waiting for the Make: store to sell diy laser etching kits and cad/cam kits.

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  4. rwo on said:

    3D printer kits too.

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  5. anrima on said:

    How easy would this be to do at the techshop?

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  6. Jack on said:

    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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