LaserMATIC MK2 Laser Engraving and Cutting Machine Review | Full Enclosure | Best Laser of 2023 

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful.

Thank you. Glad you liked it!

Yeah I had to assemble the first one as well. This was a much nicer experience but a larger box for sure!

You are welcome. Thank you!

Hope you like it!

Thanks. It is a pretty impressive machine.

Glad you liked it!

You are correct. I should have done that as well.

Correct! I made profiles for each thickness of material I commonly use. I routinely get placement accuracy in the 1mm range using only the camera.

You’re welcome. Hope it gave you some insight to a nice machine.

Well worth it.

If you really want to engrave or cut into metal you are going to want a fiber laser. While some diode lasers can engrave and somewhat cut into very thin metal it's really not the right tool for the job.

3mm is pretty simple with just one pass.

If you look through my channel you will find almost every xTool machine they made. Feel free to check them out. I would highly recommend Lightburn as the software of choice. It's a paid program but it's reasonable and very worth it.

I don't have any current plans to review that machine. I'm honestly trying to focus on machines that either come enclosed or have a good way to enclose them as I see if as a crucial component of these machines after working with them for years now.

It would depend on the laser power you have. Thing is that most lasers can cut through thicker woods but it's all dependent on the type of wood, whether its plywood or solid, hard or soft wood. It all comes down to the number of passes that you need. Obviously the higher the power the less the passes. My guess would be around 18-20mm for the 20W laser but honestly you might be able to go deeper. Metal is another story. While you probably could cut around 0.1mm of metal it wouldn't be very clean and would probably warp it pretty good because of the heat.

Unless 3D engraving, conveyor engraving/cutting, and good wifi is important to you, I would go with the Roly.

I haven’t tested this one specifically with acrylic but as long as it’s not transparent or specific colors it should work. I think it usually would have issues with blue I think but again I haven’t tested it.

You are correct. After all of the stuff I was paying close attention to I overlooked one of the most obvious things. I fixed it where I can and thanks for the correction. MK2 really just stands for Mark II or the second version of the machine. I have a Buster Beagle 3D MK2 Injection molding machine as well. The MK2 on this machine still applies to the 10, 20, and 30W versions.

It's been quite a while since I have messed with that machine. I would suggest checking out to see if there is a Facebook group associated with it that might give you a group that gives you more troubleshooting help.

As shown it’s about $1300. If you get it without the rotary or lower power it goes down to about $900.

Hello. This particular machine is only a diode laser machine, not an infrared laser. The switch is to choose between different laser powers only.

Hey I know you did this 2 years ago but I wanted to know if u know why after putting that gcode into the cura for the k7 easythreed printer why won’t it let me print the model

It's a small company and I have personally talked to the owner a few times. They even have a system where you can set up an appointment to receive assistance with the machine so I would say customer service is better then most I have seen.

Thank you for your reply.

They both have their strengths and it’s really up to your needs. The S1 has the 3D engraving and possible conveyor for longer jobs. If none of that matters to you I would go with this Roly. It’s super accurate, easy to use and a great build.

Roly is supposed to be coming out with a 40 watt with a bigger work area, I might just wait for that, thanks

@@djs7515 I haven't heard of the larger work area but I do remember the talk of a 40W laser module a while back. This one does come in a 30W and I don't see mention of the 40W on the website anymore but I suppose it's possible.