Longer Ray5 20W Laser Engraving Machine Review

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Жыл бұрын

In this video I make several items themed around dragons and role playing games. My son recently joined the RPG club at his school and I wanted to make him a custom dice box. I thought it would be a great opportunity to test and review my new Longer Ray5 20 watt laser. Check out the awesome projects that I made with this fantastic laser!
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Пікірлер: 23

@LetsMakeAThing Жыл бұрын

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@dragonshoarddesign3094 5 ай бұрын

I just got this laser I ordered the pro kit it came with everything including the rotary, it was less than 700. My only gripe is the honeycomb is undersized and the enclosure still lets some fumes into the room, it was very noticeable when test gridding some vinyl tiles. I will be building a better enclosure.

@LetsMakeAThing 5 ай бұрын

The supplied fan probably doesn't move enough air. I have a 150CFM centrifugal fan and when I turn it on you can see my enclosure suck in. And if you try to lift the enclosure it's being pulled down onto the table. That's the kind of air movement you need in order to keep fumes from escaping into your workspace. I'd recommend upgrading to a bigger extractor fan even if you plan to build your own enclosure.

@dragonshoarddesign3094 5 ай бұрын

@@LetsMakeAThing I am quickly learn that the material test in lightburn saves a ton off hand wringing and hair pulling.

@danieltoledo9383 10 ай бұрын

Have you done a test pattern for color engraving metal? That is unlocked at the 20w stage!

@LetsMakeAThing 10 ай бұрын

I have done some tests with metal. Haven't gotten into it too much though.

@RyJones Жыл бұрын

That’s pretty cool! I do wish these companies would publish ERP instead of the size of the power supply for wattage.

@LetsMakeAThing Жыл бұрын

Hey Ry, good to see you! Thanks for checking out the video! It would be nice to have consistency across the industry when representing a laser's output.

@RyJones Жыл бұрын

@@LetsMakeAThing yup. I noticed this unit does have the ERP on the label, which is good! So many of the 5 watt or 10 watt lasers out there have ERP of like, 1 or 2 watts.

@LetsMakeAThing Жыл бұрын

@@RyJones I think most reputable manufacturers post the actual output wattage these days. You'll still find some smaller companies trying to say they have a 40 or 80 watt laser when in reality that's the power supply wattage like you said.

@cwills75 Жыл бұрын

I was debating upgrading to the Longer 20W module over my current 10W, but I'm feeling a little underwhelmed. I've been comparing it to a Zbaitu PF20, which is $428 on their website and they are running $20 coupon code, so $408. It would need a 24v power supply, which is another $36 and then an aquarium air pump from Amazon with higher CFM than the Longer one is $20. That's total is $464, a full $335 less than the Longer 20W, and Zbaitu has ensured me their laser is compatible with the Longer setup, and they provide a compatible deovetail mount. On top of that, the Zbaitu's laser spot is higher resolution at 0.08 x 0.08mm vs. the Longer's 20W at 0.08 x 0.1mm. I just feel like Longer needs to do better here.

@LetsMakeAThing Жыл бұрын

If you do get the Zbaitu I'd be interested in hearing what you think about it!

@KBBurnfield 8 ай бұрын

For the top of the box when you do the enamel, did you paint that area white before you engraved or did it cut through and you painted the underneath white?

@LetsMakeAThing 8 ай бұрын

I engraved it first then removed the protective plastic from the area I wanted to paint and did a paint fill. Then I pulled the rest of the plastic off after the paint dried.

@KBBurnfield 8 ай бұрын

@@LetsMakeAThing Ahhh... gotcha. I like this and while I'm looking for which laser I'm going to buy (I'm leaning toward the Longer 20w Ray5 ) I want to make some of these for friends and my kids and their friends maybe even doing their names on the top. Have you ever tried painting then running the laser across the paint on Acrylic to try and burn the color in? Thanks

@Hatfield4Life 8 ай бұрын

Which honeycomb work table is needed for the 20w version?

@LetsMakeAThing 8 ай бұрын

I just realized I don't have that linked in my equipment list! Any 400x400mm honeycomb will work fine. If you want to check out the one I use in the video, I updated the video description with a link.

@ThomasCapotorto 2 ай бұрын

hello. Where do you get designs from to cut out?

@LetsMakeAThing 2 ай бұрын

I use Etsy quite a bit. Just be careful, there are a ton of people selling stolen designs.

@colinjohnson9442 11 ай бұрын

How much

@kenbred46 Жыл бұрын

One question that I can't find an answer to, is how large of a piece can be engraved?

@LetsMakeAThing Жыл бұрын

Good question. Working area for the 20 watt is 375x375mm according to Longer. It gets more finicky trying to align something that uses the full cutting/engraving area. In my puzzle box video I cut sheets that were 365x365 and that worked out well. You can check out that video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mcWPnKijrJ7Lqo0.html