Before engraving the final design, run a test grid. Slate can vary, and the point of the grid is to find a crisp result on the actual blanks you have instead of treating one set of numbers as universal.
Settings used for this project
- 500 mm/s at 20% power
- 100 kHz frequency and 60 ns Q-pulse
- 0.05 mm line interval with a 45-degree crosshatch
- Bidirectional flood fill
These are project-specific starting points, not universal settings. Test the actual blank and keep the machine in focus before the final run.