#LASERDRW TUTORIAL HOW TO#
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#LASERDRW TUTORIAL SOFTWARE#

You are lasering and learning after aligning and tweaking. Why a 700$ laser instead of a 2k recycled one? CCGL (cheap Chinese generic laser) 700 + min 15% income taxes $135 +free shipping = 835$ total.

#LASERDRW TUTORIAL HOW TO#

There is no manual with it and it took hours of dinking around to figure out how to use it (the software). I will try and write up a tutorial at some point.

#LASERDRW TUTORIAL SOFTWARE#

The controller is the laserDRW software board and I have made piece with it. The unit I have has the new control board with the three led display. Would have been a simple fix if they had allowed board level servicing. After changing it out I examined the old one and as I thought the 5 volt pull up resistor was bad (not soldered to the board). After a couple of emails back and forth they sent a new one prepaid from China and all was well. Mine had a bad power supply (intermittant 'stuck on'). I think the same unit is now 681 delivered in one week from California, but I would gladly pay that for it now that I have had this for a while. I got mine from professionalsell on ebay delivered under 500 bucks a month ago. I get to run a 35K laser at work occasional and although this one is much smaller it cuts every bit as well, although not as fast as the bigger one at work, but at 1/70th of the price. This is my first personal laser and I love it. Bottom line if you dont expect perfection right out of the box and are willing to tinker and baby this thing a bit then I think you will be very pleased with it. I am going to buy an adjustable height table from light object soon to eliminate the need to raise and lower stuff with shims all of the time. I can now work in an area just about the size of a sheet of paper. I will tell you that the included clamp thingy on the bed is total crap and really cuts down on the usable area so I chucked it. I got the USB version that works with some included software that piggybacks itself on top of corel draw(another 260 dollar investment that is worth it) I haven't done a ton of engraving since anything raster is time consuming but I have done tons of vector cutting of wood/acrylic/vinyl stickers/formica/paper products and I have learned a ton just messing around.

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I have made a few changes and mods but overall it is an amazing little machine. If you aren't comfortable with a lathe then look to where you can buy the nozzle for something like 20 bucks or less. Air assist is a must but it made my own nozzle from delrin and a thumb screw along with 50 cents worth or tubing. The cost to my door was something like 510 dollars. I bought the version with upgraded (green) inductive limit switches but no air assist.

I have had a K40 Chinese laser like you are considering for about 4 months now and have a few observations for you.Does it have it's shortcomings sure but it has quickly become my favorite tool and although it is far from the most expensive toy in my garage it is easily one of the most valuable. Given my game plan do you think this machine will be useable? Anything important I am missing?

Their obviously not the best, but good enough once fine tuned.Ģ) How exactly do you fine tune a machine at 1060nm? Is their IR reactive paper or something or do you need to rent a power meter?

(PID temp controller already rigged up as this is my spindle chiller as well)ġ) Nobody is totally upset with the optics. Check power supply before firing tube up.Ģ) Control board is super flakey, software support is terrible.Ī) I built my 3D printer to be universal so it can drive the machine no problemĪ) Its in my shop and will be hooked up to a pancake air compressor.Ĥ) Water chiller is only a pump in a bucket.Ī) I have a mini water cooler I plan to turn into an active chiller. That being said what is the primary issue with the 40W machines on eBay for $700?Ī) As soon as I recieve the machine will check all wires, put on ferrule crimps and lugs where needed. I only have a $1000 budget so right off the bat 'Get a better machine' is off the table.

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