A good mask keeps smoke stain off the surface and makes cleanup faster. Here is how we mask wood, leather, and acrylic in the shop, and when we skip it.

Photo engraving on a CO2 laser is less about a magic setting and more about the image mode, the artwork, and a test on the real material. Here is how we approach it in LightBurn.

There is no universal power and speed chart that fits every CO2 laser. Here is how we use test grids and a material library for wood, leather, and acrylic.