Step-by-step guides
Written guides from my videos, with screenshots from my own setup and the exact settings I used. Pick your machine below, or search for a material or project.
How to Engrave Personalized Golf Tees with the xTool F2
Engrave seven personalized wooden golf tees at a time on the xTool F2, with text setup, framing each tee, my tested b...
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Laser Settings Explained: Speed, Power, Dot Duration and DPI
Why xTool Studio gives you speed, power and lines per cm for text and logos, but dot duration, power and DPI for phot...
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How to Engrave Cork Coasters with the xTool F2 (Logos and Photos)
Engrave cork coasters with the xTool F2's blue diode: a vector logo with my tested settings and a faster processing p...
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How to Engrave PU Leather Keychains with the xTool F2
Engrave a PU leather keychain on the xTool F2 with a vector design and a name curved around the bottom, using a jig, ...
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Design Without Design Skills: Atomm Generators and xTool Studio
Use xTool's Atomm design generators to make a working fidget heart keychain and a two-tone name rose, just by typing ...
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How to Engrave Wooden Keychains with the xTool F2
Engrave a personalized wooden keychain on the xTool F2, from holding the blank and setting up a vector design with a ...
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How to Engrave Pens with the xTool F2: Anodized Aluminum and Bamboo
Engrave names, logos and icons on anodized aluminum and bamboo pens with the xTool F2: holding them in a jig, sizing ...
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How to Use Layers in xTool Studio
Layers let you change lots of settings at once, control the order your laser processes things and keep projects organ...
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How to Engrave Personalized Photos on Drink Cans with the xTool F2
Engrave photos and logos onto a black aluminum drink can with the xTool F2: holding the can, focusing, getting Auto a...
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Vector Drawing in xTool Studio: Create Custom Shapes With the Pen Tool
How to use the basic shape tools and the vector pen tool in xTool Studio to draw your own shapes, trace around an ite...
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Rotary Glass Engraving on the xTool F2 Ultra UV
My full setup for photos and text on a drinking glass with the xTool F2 Ultra UV and RA3 rotary: measuring, leveling ...
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How to Engrave Detailed Photos on Dog Tags with the xTool F2
Shape a photo to fit a dog tag with the pen tool and a mask in xTool Studio, then engrave it on black anodized alumin...
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How to Frame Your Design in xTool Studio
Framing shows you exactly where your laser will engrave before you start. Here's how to frame in xTool Studio, switch...
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How to Engrave Aluminum Business Cards with the xTool F2 (Photos, Text and QR Codes)
My full workflow and tested settings for black anodized aluminum business cards on the xTool F2, from text, icons and...
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Slate Coaster Engraving on the xTool F2 and F2 Ultra UV
How I set up, design and engrave slate coasters: a crisp white logo on the xTool F2 Ultra UV and a family photo on th...
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The xTool Studio Material Library and How to Save Custom Materials
How to find the right material in xTool Studio, what to do when yours isn't listed, and how saving your own settings ...
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How to Engrave Photos on Black Acrylic with the xTool F2
Engrave a photo onto matte black cast acrylic with the xTool F2, cut it out with rounded corners and make a little st...
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How to Engrave Photos on K9 Crystal with the xTool F2
You don't need a UV laser for photos on crystal. My step by step method for K9 crystal keyrings and blocks on the xTo...
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How to Do a Material Test in xTool Studio
Got a material that isn't in the library? Here's how I set up a material test grid in xTool Studio, read the results ...
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xTool Studio for Beginners: From a Blank Screen to Your First Engraving
New to xTool Studio, or moving over from xTool Creative Space? Here's where everything is and how to go from a new pr...
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xTool F Series Auto Mode (ACS), August 2026: How to Set It Up and Use It
The August 2026 Auto mode (ACS) update lets an F2, F2 Ultra or F2 Ultra UV focus itself, find your item and place you...
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How to Engrave Photos Inside Crystal with the xTool F2 Ultra UV
Everything I do to put a photo inside a K9 crystal on the xTool F2 Ultra UV: building the riser, fitting the lens, bo...
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Hip Flask Engraving Settings for the xTool F2
How I engrave an image and curved text onto a black anodized hip flask with the xTool F2, with tested infrared settin...
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xTool Studio Update, August 2026: 8 New Features and How to Use Them
What the summer 2026 xTool Studio updates added and how to use them: the new 3D preview, material backups, local fold...
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