Laser Settings for Engraving Hot Dogs

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By Matt Richardson
Posted 2012/07/04 @ 12:15 pm
Category Workshop

Adam from X-Laser sent in this important last-minute Fourth of July tip for those of you who have laser cutters nearby at your BBQ:

We used an Epilog Helix 35W, I found that the sweet spot for hot dogs was 1200DPI, 14% speed and 100% power. We had less success rastering ground beef though, it seems to be better suited for vector engraving.

BY Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a Brooklyn-based creative technologist, contributing editor for MAKE magazine, and co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi. He's also the owner of Awesome Button Studios, a technology consultancy. Highlights from his work include the Descriptive Camera (a camera which outputs a text description instead of a photo) and The Enough Already (a DIY celebrity-silencing device). Matt's work has been featured at The Nevada Museum of Art, The Rome International Photography Festival, Milan Design Week and has garnered attention from The New York Times, Wired, and New York Magazine.

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13 Responses to Laser Settings for Engraving Hot Dogs

lupes on July 4th, 2012 at 12:28 pm said:

That is the worst application of ketchup and mustard I have ever seen.

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- mexoplex on July 5th, 2012 at 6:52 am said:
  
  lmao! I know right!?
  
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- Christine at the Zoo on July 11th, 2012 at 1:48 pm said:
  
  OMG, you are right! The absolute worst!
  
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- Chris on July 11th, 2012 at 11:10 pm said:
  
  I know.! the Wurst
  
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Pom Bear on July 4th, 2012 at 2:53 pm said:

And what if Your so called discovery will be used from the criminals to tourcher their victims ? Have You ever think about this ?

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clark brock on July 4th, 2012 at 4:15 pm said:

dude !!!!! really!!??!

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cliff on July 4th, 2012 at 7:24 pm said:

no just not right

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Blubrick on July 4th, 2012 at 11:02 pm said:

Really? Cheap ass-sausages on a BBQ? Worse yet, skinless ones? A better use for the laser cutter in conjunction with summertime foodstufs would be to have individual steaks branded with instructions for your friendly BBQuistador – Might I suggest phrases such as MEDIUM, CREMATED, BLOODY, BARELY BLUE, and STILL SQUIRMIN’?

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Michael on July 13th, 2012 at 11:24 am said:

Where can you get a 35W laser?

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- Norm on July 14th, 2012 at 10:32 am said:
  
  For about 6k you can pick up one of these toys. Ask for one for Christmas.
  
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Jim on July 16th, 2012 at 8:58 am said:

Ugh! Ketchup on a Hot Dog???

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