Just wondering what laser power you need. If I looked at the documentation, I guess you need CO2 laser of at least about 20W. I’m only having a 1.6W laser on my Snapmaker 2.0.
And you are right that engraving doesn’t work well. I tried this in the beginning, but quickly changed to laser engraving. I’m spraypainting my panels, and then laser engrave them. Crisp results!