One of our steady products that we engrave here at MBJD Laser are Wedding Cake Server Sets.  Although we do not sell these in our store we have a wedding contact who sells these on Amazon and we fulfill all of his wedding orders.  The great part about lasering on these stainless steel sets is the amazing black look once they are engraved.   Flute sets and Server sets are very popular.

Just as an FYI we welcome locals to bring us their wedding items to be engraved. We have done Bridesmaids and Groomsman gifts ranging from Yeti's to Pocket Knives.  We are always surprised at what our customers bring us but we welcome any project you might have.

Today we had fun engraving names on Farkle Dice Cups.  Although it was a fun and colorful job to do we were a bit nervous as to how the laser would respond to the cups.  The cups didn't seem to be 100% leather and that is always a concern.  As you can see from the picture they turned out amazing.
We used the suggested setting for leather.  Speed 100, Power of 35.

Before doing any job that our customer supplies the substrate we always make sure that the customer knows that the outcome is uncertain and there is a chance that we ruin their product.  Of course, here at MBJD Laser we do our best at taking the guess work out of the equation but even our best educated guesses are wrong.    Some of the best projects we have done we had to take a gamble on such as this one.

I'm going to start today's blog post off by saying, I'm sorry for the quality of these photos.  If you have ever photographed glass before you know how difficult it is to get a great shot without glare etc.
  
Anyway, one of our steady items that we engrave daily are Toasting Flutes for weddings.  Typically, it is a 2 line engraving with the Bride and Groom names as well as wedding date.   The contrast of the engraving is very elegant and looks very classy on the flutes.  The frosty white engraving makes for a great keepsake and we get many compliments on this style of flutes.

As engraving goes there are lots of things to consider when lasering toasting flutes.  Diameter of glass, thickness of glass, font choice, and focal length are all critical.   Most cups, tumblers, coffee mugs, and flutes get clamped down to the rotary attachment for engraving.  On these flutes however we have found that gravity works great and does a superb job.  The 2 things I would tell other engravers to make sure of when lasering toasting flutes is to always re-focus the laser after EVERY glass.  You would be surprised how different each and every glass is.  The focal length is super important.   The second thing is to make sure that your laser beam is as perpendicular as it can be to the surface of the glass to give you the engraving that you are expecting.  The depending on the curvature of the toasting flute this can sometimes cause issues.

We used a Speed 30, Power 100 on our 40 Watt Zing.