Cool, let us know how you get on.

wtf that's not having any confidence in your product.

What did you purchase?

Thanks.

how is the toy btw :) becose i thing i gonna buy :)

Do you cut with it as well? and if yes, what depth?

I haven't tried to cut foam so unfortunately I can't say if this is suitable. Thanks

It's the wrong type of laser to engrave clear acrylic. A co2 laser is probably what you need.

My thoughts exactly. Did you end up getting I️t? If so, how’s I️t doing?

Not yet...too busy to use one right now but sometime this year.

No it still works fine, although I only use it infrequently so I don't know how it would hold up to daily use. I think its worth upgrading to the latest grbl and using other software like laserweb.

Banggood warranty is terrible but the investment is not huge. The best software is Lightburn, very highly recommended.

No sorry

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It won't cut or engrave transparent acrylic

Not sure, I am guessing heat might be an issue. Great idea though, I definitely need one.

I haven't tried cutting leather.

Eleksmaker have a good forum

I wouldn't recommend it just for cutting, it really needs a higher powered laser. Endurance mske some high power units for cutting.

@@techydiy I dont do alot of cutting, but I need an occasional wood part for my model airplanes... I was thinking this would be easier than fabricating the parts I need... I was thinking that the 5500mw laser version may be better for cutting?

The more power the better.

I don't think it will cut mdf very well. Eu não acho que vai cortar muito bem mdf.

Yes, it works fine. I don't use it a lot, maybe once a month.

If I remember correctly it came with a little PCB module that you can use to test the laser. Search for the eleksmaker forum it is pretty good for any issues.

There is an add on called Eleksrotate

No it won't engrave aluminium.

I don't know if it will cut leather easily or not.

Tony, have you tried anything out yet? Is it easy to change the software/drivers?

Yes, you could build a bigger frame. I am not sure what the practical size limit.it would be with this design.

Hi, thanks. I made the belts finger tight, removing the slack and not putting much strain on the components. For the pcb, I have used various types of matt black car spray paint, it doesn't seem to make much difference, just use the cheapest. Another option is to use an etch resist pen or marker instead of the spray. Spray a very fine single mist coat onto the pcb board, you don't need to put on as much paint as you might think. Test for the minimum amount of spray paint on some scrap copper clad board. I etch the paint with three passes of the laser. Then I clean the pcb with water and washing detergent. It is very difficult to see if all of the paint has been removed, so I check the tracks by scratching the copper surface to see if any of the paint film is still masking the copper. I have found that you can scrub the pcb quite hard without damaging the paint layer. You also might want to try some rubbing alcohol or similiar to remove the etched paint film. The other option is to use multiple single passes of the laser and then clean the board in between. For that you need to be able to accurately re position the pcb each time. It did take me a few attempts, but ultimately the key to getting it to work was to make sure the tracks were cleaned right down to bare copper. If the copper doesn't start etching straight away then its more than likely that there is still a film of paint on the tracks. Hope that helps.

Thank you. I tried the cheapest matte black spray paint I found in the store and it worked very well. You were right about the fact that cleaning the board before the second pass of the laser does help getting better results.

I wouldn't recommend this for cutting plywood, you can do it but it's really an engraver.

Shop vac vented outside, but its noisy so I have also used an inline bathroom type fan and vented it outside.

wondering too

Yes you can. It is a good tool for that application. The maximum size is A3 ( 297 x 420mm 11.7 x 16.5in). You can engrave larger areas by moving the engraved material under engraver and then engraving in a tiled fashion.

It takes off the protective paint layer, the aluminium layer and it also etches into the glass. I think it would be difficult to just remove the backing as the heat melts the glass, but I haven't tried it so it might be possible.

TheGamingOne 21 no

Search online for a co2 laser. There are reviews of the relatively cheap Chinese models on YT which might be an option.

techydiy thanks Will do.

By coating the copper with black spray paint (as an etch resist). Engraving an image (burning off the spray paint) with the laser. Then etching it with an etchant (sodium persulphate) I don't know, the laser wont cut copper but it should cut coloured polyester.

@@techydiy Thanks! So I'm lasering off what I want removed and the remaining spray paint is the traces, right? Did you use any special kind of spray paint?

Yes. Cheap Matt black spray paint, I have used several types, it has all worked.

@@techydiy Thanks! I'll let you know how it goes!

Sure

Yes, just raise the laser engraver above the item.

I haven't tried it but think it would cut ok.

Don't cut vynil as it is poisonous!!! You will die