It's going to depend on your market for sure, as not every market supports the same type of pricing. Size also plays into it a bit as well, so just play around with your area and see what works best. Red oak is sometimes a little lower on the "desirability" scale than maple, and walnut is often higher on that scale, so your material choice could also play a factor there.
Good video. I think I would add a small half circle cut out to the jig template (for each coaster) to aid your fingers in picking the coasters out without moving the jig. But I'm nit-picking it's a great video.
Thank you for the video. My take away I'm going to try next time I do coasters is just blowing them off with air.that was so easy. I started with water, then waiting for them to dry. Then I moved to rubbing alcohol, it dries immediately. But air is so much cheaper in the long run.
@@kendrahwiltz8074 With external chillers, if your chiller goes out for whatever reason, you can simply just purchase a new one on Amazon and you're up and running in a day or two. With built-in chillers, you are at the mercy of the manufacturer with how fast they can get you a replacement. It's more of a convenience thing of being able to relatively fix it yourself instead of having to wait on others.
Actually, you’re not supposed to help them unload it from the truck. If I were to get injured, FedEx would be liable, so they don’t want people unloading from the truck, only employees.
I cant lock shapes and select each square separately. I ungrouped everything and grouped 4 elements then tried locking but the 4 squares are locked as 1.
I did! Honestly, being completely honest, my decision was made based on who would work with me. And, I’ve had a great experience with my Monport. However, OMTech is also a fantastic company with great machines! You really can’t go wrong either way. Even though I work directly with Monport and am an official partner, I will never sell out/shill for a company. Monport and OMTech are almost the same when it comes to the various lasers. Some Monport eeks out, and some ONTech eeks out.
Ended up going with a 3M Xtract sander a buddy of mine was no longer using. Night and day difference haha. Appreciate the tip though, I'll keep the Bosch in mind if I need another one in the future!
This video was JUST what I needed! My usb port failed on me and I was setting up the ethernet connection wrong using the IP address shown on the machine's screen! Your video solved my problem SO quickly it doesn't even seem like it was problem at all!
I don't have a video on it, but just manually input the stuff that's in the video (so when it asks for bed size, use the size in the video, etc.) and then once it's added, just specify the port it's connected to (if it shows multiple COM ports then just try each one until you find it, no harm in choosing the wrong one.)
I don't have a video on it, but just manually input the stuff that's in the video (so when it asks for bed size, use the size in the video, etc.) and then once it's added, just specify the port it's connected to (if it shows multiple COM ports then just try each one until you find it, no harm in choosing the wrong one.)
I’m having framing issues and the material test is engraving in reverse. The framing is just all over the place and not where I have the image. Any ideas on both of these issues?
For material test, it goes based off of where you have your origin set. So, if your origin is set to "absolute position" it'll place the test in the middle of your bed. If you have it set to user origin, and so on. For the engraving in reverse, that's very odd. Could you send me a picture on Instagram (or email it to me patrick @ created workshop (dot) com)
Nice video. I just bought a K40 on Ebay and i will have to change the tube. Can i ask what are the measurements. The one that i keep seeing in the search results are 720mm 50mm diameter. Just want to make sure I get the right one :) Cheers
I actually don't have the K40 at my main shop anymore, so I can't get the specific measurements of this one. But, I do know that Monport's K40 40W tube is 720mm long and 50mm diameter, so that sounds correct!
Would you know if its possible to fit a more powerful tube with the standard power supply? I read that the 40w tube is actually 40w pick, so it's more a 30w... Thanks 👍
@@alb673 You can only do a 40W with the standard housing and power supply. You’ll need a longer housing/extension plus a better power supply for a more powerful tube
2+ Hours of messing with Thunder Laser forums, submitting a ticket, confusing the tech, escalation, yada yada. 5 min watching a random person on You tube fixed everything. You got my sub and like on the video boss. Thunder was making me link up with the wifi IP and subnet. even their tech that called was reinforcing the use of the wifi IP and their guides all used it. When you showed the command for windows and pointed out the Ethernet IP and subnet i had to smack myself for not trying that earlier.
Haha, glad it was able to help! Sometimes things like this can be a bit finicky, and documentation honestly is lacking in this area for whatever reason. I'm glad you got it resolved though! And thanks for the sub, like, and comment!
That's just a required part of the setup. It's a typical subnet mask for a normal Ethernet connection, and is just something that has to be set. Most devices set the subnet mask automatically, this just requires it to be set manually.
Dialing in my focal distance (wasn't perfect stock) and adding proper shop air fixed the charring almost entirely for me. I have some more videos coming up on how to add shop air and stuff, but that's the easiest way to fix it is to have a more powerful air assist.
That's how SainSmart designed the laser to function. Most lasers actually use the Y axis though and leave X live as the head only has to move left to right. More professional applications have an additional axis that they use so you can leave the whole gantry available, but on cheaper ones like this they just piggy back off the Y
Great, I was just asking Steve from Hobo with Wood if he knew of any laser you tubers in tnn, and he didn't. I'm 30 miles west of Nashville in Dickson tn.
That's good to know I'm just getting started. I have only had a laser for 3 months. I have the algolaser delta 22 diode laser. I would love to get a C02 laser as well, but I want to learn more before taking that jump
Great video! Question - did you get your replacement tube from Monport or was it another brand? I need to replace my tube but Monport doesnt have any available at this time..
My replacement tube was from Monport directly, but honestly any 40W tube should work fine. People even upgrade to 55W by swapping the power supply and extending the side out.
@@CreatedWorkshop Thanks, I figure it would be something like that. I was having issues, because I had it 75% of the way. Fearing pushing the 100%, but I can remember not to do that. Again Thanks for your time
And if it doesn't find the board. I just installed a monport and it doesn't show up in lightburn, but will "connect" but frezzes out when "homing" (no stepper movement. But on LASERGRBL it works fine
Absolutely loving it. Use it almost daily and it’s not let me down one time! I need to get better at doing material tests on all materials, instead of just saying “this should work” and going for it haha. But overall it’s been fantastic!
That's controlled by your origin point. There's three options: absolute position (where you place it on the workspace is where it'll work), user origin (move the head to a place and set user origin), or current position (wherever the laser is that's where it starts). Then, right around that selection is the actual job origin point. This is where you choose like top left, center, etc.
Nice review man. I had an S1 for a couple months and I agree it was a pretty nice laser. I sold it though because I couldn't get used to XCS and the spot size on the 40w was just too big. I couldn't engrave lower case i's on plaques I sell without the whole thing blending together. Good luck, I hope it works out for you.
Thanks Brett! I jumpstarted my business with the 40W D1 Pro, so I'm pretty used to how the 40W xTool modules work. XCS is a bear for sure, but I just got XCS 2.0 and am excited to give that a try here soon. Overall the S1 has a lot of pros that I just can't get with my 80W Monport, so for now it'll stay in the stable of lasers for me to use. However, I might be getting a F1 soon which would really change the game for craft shows and such.
Congrats on the upgrade. So happy for you. I’m seriously looking at a 100w monport with a smaller bed (can’t fit any bigger through my basement door, lol). Serious upgrade from my current 10W diode. Lightburn cam and dual air sounds awesome
You seriously won't regret it. If you have any Monport questions, feel free to shoot me a message on Instagram! And, don't forget about the discount code in the description (saves 10%, which adds up quick on these things haha)
