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xTool F1 Ultra stainless steel settings

11 tried and tested stainless steel settings for the xTool F1 Ultra, covering polished, drinkware (bare), brushed and knife & gun steel. Every recipe here has been run on a real F1 Ultra in the L3D workshop before being added, with prep tips and notes where they matter.

Every machine is slightly different. Treat these as proven starting points and always run a small test first.
F1 Ultra Fiber

Black Stainless Dog Tag (Photo engraving)

Engrave · Photo engraving

16%
Power
101
Dot dur.
999
DPI
30
Freq kHz
Black coated Photo / bitmap · Jarvis

Every photo is different, so adjust to suit your image.

Perfect jig for this: Dog Tag Jig →
F1 Ultra Fiber

Polished Stainless Steel (Engraves black)

Engrave · Engraves black

99%
Power
151
Speed mm/s
239
LPC
1
Pass
30
Freq kHz
Polished Vector

Produces a black engraving colour.

F1 Ultra Fiber

Polished Stainless Steel (Engraves white)

Engrave · Engraves white

69%
Power
1999
Speed mm/s
201
LPC
1
Pass
30
Freq kHz
Polished Vector

Produces a white engraving colour.

F1 Ultra Fiber

Steel Gun Slide

Engrave

99%
Power
299
Speed mm/s
301
LPC
100
Layers
30
Freq kHz
Knife & gun steel Vector3D Emboss

incise - Descend Z Axis .01 every layer

F1 Ultra Fiber

Glock Gun Slide

Incise

99%
Power
2001
Speed mm/s
299
LPC
Knife & gun steel Vector

Tested at 100 passes with a 15 degree angle.

F1 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel Jewellery (Annealed black)

Engrave · Annealed black

99%
Power
101
Speed mm/s
299
LPC
30
Freq kHz
Jewellery & annealing VectorCrosshatch

After focusing, defocus by 9.5mm. For example, if your focus is 10.0mm, change it to 19.5mm.

F1 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Tumbler (Stanley Style) (Bare stainless)

Engrave · Bare stainless

52%
Power
359
Speed mm/s
261
LPC
1
Pass
30
Freq kHz
Drinkware (bare) VectorRotary

Leaves an almost white finish, not as shiny as with the blue diode module.

F1 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Tumbler (Stanley Style) (Bare stainless)

Engrave · Bare stainless

67%
Power
399
Speed mm/s
241
LPC
1
Pass
30
Freq kHz
Drinkware (bare) VectorRotary
F1 Ultra Fiber

Brushed Stainless Steel

Engrave

61%
Power
101
Speed mm/s
299
LPC
1
Pass
30
Freq kHz
Brushed VectorRotary
F1 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel Shoe Tag

Engrave

99%
Power
149
Speed mm/s
241
LPC
1
Pass
30
Freq kHz
Bare Vector
F1 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel Jewellery (Deep engrave)

Engrave · Deep engrave

54%
Power
59
Speed mm/s
301
LPC
30
Freq kHz
Jewellery & annealing Vector

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F1 Ultra + stainless steel: common questions

Can a diode laser really mark stainless steel?

Yes, with the right settings. Slow speeds and full power let a blue diode anneal a permanent dark mark, while infrared and fiber modules mark stainless faster and more cleanly. The settings here say which module each recipe was tested with.

Why do some stainless recipes use a focus offset?

Running slightly out of focus spreads the beam and heats the surface more evenly, which is how the deep black annealed look is achieved. Where a recipe needs it, the offset is listed on the card.

Why do my results look different to yours?

Materials vary between batches and suppliers, machines drift, and focus matters. Treat every number here as a proven starting point, run a small test first, then adjust in small steps.

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