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xTool F2 Ultra stainless steel settings

7 tried and tested stainless steel settings for the xTool F2 Ultra, covering drinkware (bare), jewellery & annealing and bare. Every recipe here has been run on a real F2 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.
F2 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel Tumbler (Colour marking: pink)

Engrave · Colour marking: pink

17%
Power
169
Speed mm/s
401
LPC
1
Pass
48
Freq kHz
200
Pulse ns
Drinkware (bare) VectorRotary

Tumbler Pink

F2 Ultra Fiber

Monarch Pines Jewellery (Silver)

Engrave · Silver

51%
Power
51
Speed mm/s
299
LPC
1
Pass
820
Freq kHz
250
Pulse ns
Jewellery & annealing Vector40° angleCrosshatch

Crosshatch, 3mm out of focus.

F2 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel Tumbler (Colour marking: blue)

Engrave · Colour marking: blue

15%
Power
221
Speed mm/s
399
LPC
1
Pass
128
Freq kHz
200
Pulse ns
Drinkware (bare) VectorRotary

Tumbler Blue

F2 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel Tumbler (Colour marking: chroma (blue/pink))

Engrave · Colour marking: chroma (blue/pink)

11%
Power
101
Speed mm/s
451
LPC
1
Pass
46
Freq kHz
250
Pulse ns
Drinkware (bare) VectorRotary

Tumbler Chroma (blue/pink)

F2 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel Tumbler (Colour marking: purple)

Engrave · Colour marking: purple

15%
Power
89
Speed mm/s
449
LPC
1
Pass
117
Freq kHz
250
Pulse ns
Drinkware (bare) VectorRotary

Tumbler Purple

F2 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel Tumbler (Colour marking: black)

Engrave · Colour marking: black

17%
Power
49
Speed mm/s
401
LPC
1
Pass
48
Freq kHz
200
Pulse ns
Drinkware (bare) VectorRotary

Tumbler Black

F2 Ultra Fiber

Stainless Steel (White mark)

Engrave · White mark

32%
Power
3762
Speed mm/s
141
LPC
58
Freq kHz
200
Pulse ns
Bare Vector

May need two passes

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F2 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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