Better Round logos on tapered glasses | Laser engraving rotary | xTool D1 and RA2 Pro | UPDATED

2 years ago
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*UPDATED to fix a calculation for the taper angle in Photopea*

This is my method for laser engraving a round logo on a cylindrical or tapered glass, mug, tumbler, etc. I go over what to look out for and the free software I used to alter the image to better fit on a tapered glass.

Taper Calculator:
https://www.omnicalculator.com/construction/taper

Photopea:
https://www.photopea.com/

Arc Length Calculator:
https://www.omnicalculator.com/math/arc-length

XTool RA2 review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdNPcCMFhIY

Affiliate links:
xTool D1
https://store.xtool.com/?ref=KD05RjSYm27bc

xTool RA2 Pro
https://www.xtool.com/products/xtool-ra2-pro-the-worlds-first-4-in-1-rotary-for-laser-engraver?ref=KD05RjSYm27bc&utm_source=influencer

Find the grid file and feet here: (RA2Pro_Grid.lqx)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5098673/files

Buy the 3D printed feet here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1101241782

00:00 Intro
00:29 Cylindrical Objects
02:59 Finding the taper angle
08:07 Photopea Software
12:28 Adjusting Laserbox basic settings
19:12 Prepping glass for engraving
20:38 Engraving and final result

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