I did my first test of tooling leather in my laser cutter. I used a two color version of my business logo and did a fill engrave of the logo and a cut for the circle. The cut wasn’t quite powerful enough to go through the thick tooling leather, but not surprising for my first attempt.

I had to finish the cut with shears. There was smoke residue on the surface, but a quick rise removed it.

I do take screen shots of the engraving and cutting settings because I’m pretty sure my software resets every time I open a file. I’m also starting to get a good feel for the settings.

I’m am now well and truly dangerous. I love working with tooling leather, and this opens up a whole realm of opportunities.