I like your reviews and appreciate your perspective and willingness to point out the good and the bad and where mistakes were made. On the engraving, you might want to do a focus test and see if it's focusing where the factory provided devices think it's focusing. I found that with my xTool, the kick stand focus device is off quite a bit from the real focus so I cut a piece of 3 mm ply to the correct height and now use it for focus - helps on both engraving and cutting.
Great vid, as always. Really good testing and you really went above in describing the results based on the actual result and what you expected. One of these days I'm going to pick myself up a laser when I can afford it, but from all your vids and such it looks like 20w is where my needs/desires hit. Can't wait to see more!
Thank you! A 20w is more than enough for most people. Longer now has a 20W system that is pretty good and a bit cheaper than most, but still around $750. Now that the 40w and soon 60w's are coming out I am sure that price will drop.
I agree, it makes no sense to focus on the super-mega-ultra-thicknesses these machines can cut. That's understandable especially because all the reviewers just do a cutting test on some wooden strip, but no one takes the burden of simulating an example of real use on a project that involves cutting very long paths. I think the laser head would wear out after the first one job if you tried, for example, to make a sign by cutting 20 wooden letters 10 inches large and 2 inches thick. That said, in real world, for being able to work with high thicknesses, we should buy 50 laser heads and use them as printer cartridges.
I have this exact laser I like it other than when running at high speed my lines are offset say I engrave letters at 700 mms and 5% power then want to go back over it with a higher speed and more power say 8000 and 50 it won’t follow what I had in the first pass it’s offset by 1 to 2 mm outside of them and I don’t know what to do to fix it
A 10w should have no issues cutting 6mm plywood. But I would go with a 20w as I have learned from experience you will want to upgrade after a short time. The ATEZR P20 is the best system I have reviewed so far. You can check it out on Amazon amzn.to/40WqHckBut
Hey Mark, I'm getting ready to put out a video on which 3d Printer is the best bang for your $$. 3d printers aren't like lathes. They are either good or not. With that said look at this one s.zbanx.com/r/pT1J1kTwKMSF. It is my go to printer and easy to use. I have a review on it also. My favorite LASER is the ATEZR P20. I did a review on this one also. For cups you will need a rotary tool. ATEZR has just released the KR Pro rotary set. I will release a review on it Monday. Really good set. Here is a link to the ATEZR P20 set. amzn.to/40WqHckBut you can drop down to the P10 if all you want to do it cup and engraving. amzn.to/3MuVvMT it has a $200 coupon right now and comes with the old rotary. Hope that helps.
I'm not familiar with a ladder cutter. But you should be able to cut up to about 6mm with a 10w. You may have trouble with some colors though. Good luck.
Do you have a doc with the settings you have discovered so far? I have this machine and it is also my first so my testing has been very slow (don't know what I am doing quite yet).
ThePapa1947 did a review on this Ken...he may answer your question about the laser. The video is: 'Bowl From 4 Boards using the Atezr Laser'...not sure if it's the 20 watt or 35 watt.
Customer service is not good.I bought a v35 . Had issues right out of the box. Tried to call the support number from their website. The number doesn't work. I emailed them. I received a response a day later requesting the purchase number. I sent it. That was two days ago . No response from them. This was not an upgrade. It was a complete laser and spindle purchase.
Sorry you are having trouble. trouble. But you know it's a holiday across the world? The email is the best way to get ahold of them. I have never had luck on the call.