This was a punt. I didn’t want to spend lots of mone...y on one of these so went for a cheap kit. Lots of YouTube videos to watch to see how to assemble. The only tricky part was attaching the belts. I am using T2 Laser software that was fairly cheap but works well. So far just used for engraving wood and bananas. Plenty of power for this. Works well in grey scale. Faster than expected to engrave. I am only using a fraction of the 2000w power so far. Next experiment is a deeper engraving and filling the gap with paint or powder with superglue then sanding. Only try this if confident at making things.
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This laser engraver is for the technically minded only...!! There is no guidance for assembly from a box of parts, but there are plenty of fasteners and assembly requires no advanced techniques. Key is to ensure the drive belts are tight. No software or firmware is supplied. Benbox can be downloaded free (v 3.7.99 is what I am using). I used Xloader to load the firmware (LX-Nano.328p.20150626.hex) and with a bit of experimentation and faffing, the machine is now working faultlessly. I would recommend fitting the x-axis stepper motor with a heating, as it can get pretty warm. Aside from that, the laser is reliable and plenty powerful for cutting card and thin balsa wood. It will etch wood to a millimetre or so at decent rates of work and overall I am happy with it. Happy engraving!
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The machine itself is great very happy with it. Found it ta...kes time to learn how to use it and the software.
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