40 Watt CO2 Laser Engravers
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I am very tempted by some of the 40watt CO2 laser engravers / cutters on Ebay for under £300.
I've seen plenty of YouTube videos with varying degrees of feedback and most seem to think that they are a good starting point.
Has anyone here bought or used one?
I am very tempted by some of the 40watt CO2 laser engravers / cutters on Ebay for under £300.
I've seen plenty of YouTube videos with varying degrees of feedback and most seem to think that they are a good starting point.
Has anyone here bought or used one?
FurtiveFreddy said:
Lasers on ebay are a bit like cars.
If it says it's a remapped BMW 320 with 1120 bhp, do you take it on face value?
Are these used lasers or new? Link?
NewIf it says it's a remapped BMW 320 with 1120 bhp, do you take it on face value?
Are these used lasers or new? Link?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Hotspark said:
Myself and a mate had a dabble with that particular type a few years ago, moving onto a larger unit once we'd got the need for using one on bigger projects.
Keeping it short n sweet, there is a very large learning curve with a cheapo unit like that. The build quality is something to be desired, lots of tweeking and fettling to get it running true. We modified the bed to be able to work with jobs bigger than the stamp sized clamp they provide. For a few hundred quid, that's to be expected though.
Software - supplied stuff, nasty. I'm handy with Adobe Illustrator, so use that to create the vector work, then use CoralDraw with a laser plugin so that the laser can read the vector. I'm sure the supplied stuff is ok for very basic things, but if you're handy with PS and AI, your design options are very wide.
All in all, a nice machine for learning the basics, cheap enough to give up on if it's not your bag, plus you can burn and set stuff on fire!
Happy to advise on finer details, either laser or software.
Thanks Hotspark. Keeping it short n sweet, there is a very large learning curve with a cheapo unit like that. The build quality is something to be desired, lots of tweeking and fettling to get it running true. We modified the bed to be able to work with jobs bigger than the stamp sized clamp they provide. For a few hundred quid, that's to be expected though.
Software - supplied stuff, nasty. I'm handy with Adobe Illustrator, so use that to create the vector work, then use CoralDraw with a laser plugin so that the laser can read the vector. I'm sure the supplied stuff is ok for very basic things, but if you're handy with PS and AI, your design options are very wide.
All in all, a nice machine for learning the basics, cheap enough to give up on if it's not your bag, plus you can burn and set stuff on fire!
Happy to advise on finer details, either laser or software.
Edited by Hotspark on Sunday 15th December 20:39
That's pretty much what the YouTube videos said but its nice to hear from someone that has actually owned one.
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