How to Create a Laser Engraved Epoxy Fill

Great video and tips

Awesome awesome video! I never thought of pretreating with epoxy to keep it from bleeding through. Great idea! Thanks so much

Hi Kendra! Can Mica Powder be mixed into this resin to add color? Thanks for the video.

Have you tried powder pigments such as mica powders instead of liquid pigments yet? These generally tend to be much less prone to bleeding into woods, often having zero bleed.

Are you using lightburn ?

Great video👍Just took an engraving job for an Air B&B cabin sign, and need to fill a lake map engraving with epoxy. Nice to see the process before I jump in. Lol Thanks for sharing some great info, and nice work👍 You got my sub😁

Nice video. Great ideas. I would like to suggest that people understand that not all epoxy, in fact most, unless it is a deep pour are measured by volume, not by weight. Makes a huge difference. Please check the directions on your epoxy. Hope that helps.

Hello, great video and very useful. How deep are you going?

Hello, great video and very useful. How deep are you going?

If you use shellac as you base including inside you designs and let it cure you will not get bleeding on you color fill epoxy

Every increase of 10 deg F halves your cure time. I put my parts in a cardboard box with a 100w lamp and it cures really quickly.

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Hi Kendra! What type Laser machine do you use?

I spray a coat of laquer on my designs before the epoxy. Stops bleeding and dries in a few minutes. Also sanding sealer works too.

Great video, nice result... well done!

Your video was super helpful, thank you! I'm new to using lasers and like to epoxy resin fill charcuterie boards so food particles don't get stuck. I had air bubbles that caused pitting in the epoxy (I did not know to seal before applying the color resin), the areas that were the worst were the thin lines - is there a guideline for line thickness to avoid this in the future, or will sealing it solve the problem entirely?

Hi Kendra! Good vid. Question: I’m engraving something that I want filled but also to cover the whole board. It’s a top to a stand and only using clear. Do you sand after the seal coat? I may have missed if you did, but I know you sanded after the main coat, just curious. Like yours I have some detail that I want to preserve.

Im going to be making something similar. Does anyone have a good suggestion for what would be "deep enough"? Thanks in advance

Wow, I cannot believe how rude some people are to you Kendra! I thought the video was great - keep up the good work!

Wonder if sanding sealer could be used to stop the bleeding?

Thanks for the video, Kendra - I may give this a try.

Great information! I'm going to try this.I always appreciate your videos. Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge. ❤

Is that epoxy food safe?

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Thanx for sharing Kendra. 👌👍

Fantastic job Kendra. I never thought to use colored epoxy as a filler in a laser engraving. That opens a lot of possibilities.

what a pain... im glad i watched because i want to try this.. and now i know a whole bunch of things to not do. :)

good job! claps on

Making a 16" round table with a complex design covering the whole thing. It took 3 hours to engrave a light pattern at high speed. I'm now carving the design by hand to make it about 1/8" deep for the epoxy. In order to avoid color bleed, go over it with plain clear epoxy with a paint brush in the design and around the edges. Then let it fully cure. It will be sanded down later after the rest of the colored epoxy has cured. A tip I picked up from a video from a guy who makes $5k plus custom tables professionally. So she is definitely doing it right.

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Have you tried white vinegar to clean the char off. Works great.

Nice video, but we need to get you an air assist. That wood is scorched ...

What laser cutter do you use?

It turned out nice.

Hey good stuff and thanks for the video! I've also been making a few epoxy projects and instead of using epoxy to protect the wood, I use shellac. You might want to try if you want to save some time. Less than 10 minutes later and it's ready for your colored pour.

You can thin that epoxy with denatured alcohol...up to 50/50. Easier to brush on, seals well, soaks into the wood a bit, you could tip the item to drain off any excess. The denatured alcohol would make the epoxy 'flash' (cure) faster as well.

I found the video great! I want to engrave a bible verse on wood and if the burnt look looks good, what happens if you just apply the finish over the letters? What is your experience with that? The finish is clear, no color

Have you ever tried this on birch plywood? I am wondering if the clear will do a good enough job for it to not bleed?

To eliminate the bleeding suggest spraying a light coat of clear lacquer before you laser. This prevents any follow on bleeding around the edges. It also will eliminate your step of doing the clear epoxy fill step.

Why do you talk with that false scratchy voice?

Awesome video! Great tips.

Excellent tutorial, Kendra!

That looks stunning. You went with right colour combo 💯. Glad you took out that yellow and white. Good job

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Try a coat of shellac instead of the epoxy for your base coat

I notice you first showed a cutting board. Will there be an issue hitting the epoxy with a knife? Will it get into the food?

Just a suggestion: start by applying a mask of paper (label stock, tape, contact paper) over the wood. Engrave the design. Apply sealer to inhibit bleed. Apply the epoxy/paint and remove the excess. Then remove the paper mask. The mask will greatly reduce the sanding.

You should try using some Minwax Sanding Sealer, it dries much faster and should help eliminate bleed. It works well for dies on wood.

What are your favorite hard, non grainy woods?!