Bought a laser, now there's a thing

[Robin Hewitt]

The laser tubes on these dont normally last very long so the fact that your getting a spare is a major bonus.

Thanks for not telling me I am an idiot, but perhaps that is yet to come

I have read a bit about Chinese lasers and quality seems to be a bit of a lucky dip. I think the tube life also depends on whether you run the poor thing at top whack. If I stick to cutting thin Plasticard in no particular hurry I could probably wind it back somewhat.

Note: Back in the good old days, before political correctness, they used to grade schoolchildren on a sliding scale. Idiot was the bottom of the scale, one step below moron.

[Jonathan]

Hmm I'd have considered getting that... favourite search now set up. My current plan is to attach a laser to my router, but on a second gantry. Since I'm using rotating ballnuts, I can easily have two gantries running independently on the machine, so one lightweight one for laser cutter (+3d printer) and a robust gantry for conventional cutting. The one you've got says 21m/min, which is manageable and I should be able to do it without loosing much, if any travel.

I expect to see your mayan calender on Monday...

[John S]

I expect to see your mayan calender on Monday...

Sunday any good ?



Been kicking about for a while and it's lost some of it's detail. Should have sealed it but didn't bother as it was just part of the packing case the laser came in.

About 4" diameter and took 7 minutes.