Hi Guys the Raffle has now ended and the winners will be announced shortly in an up coming update video. I look forward to hearing what you think of this and what you would like to see more of. All the very best, cheers J

@unclehornet5122

11 ай бұрын

Love the video Josh! As usual well presented. I’d love to try etching stainless with a laser.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

@@unclehornet5122 thank you so much. It is very fun and I have done a few paying jobs engraving logos onto stainless trays for restaurants. Cheers J

@matthornton44

11 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle Laser looks good, but does that camera have spyware?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

@@matthornton44 I hope it doesn't but it's certainly alerted me to few potential incidents, especially whilst I was away the one time and called the police who acted surprisingly fast. Turned out it was just a dog that had escaped from some local gypsies but knowing it was gypsy dog was enough for me to worry about leaving my stuff unattended.

@slrnuttall

11 ай бұрын

Great idea. I'm in.

Absolutely LOVE your quote at the end. “ *By working diligently with your hands, forge for yourselves a life worth living* .” Couldn’t have said it better myself.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I hope it helps. Cheers J

"and so is the Champagne" 😂 - great video again mate 👍🏼😎🙏🏼

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Looking forward to catching up again with you guys. Cheers J

"Very yummy. And so is the champagne." DEAD 🤣💀

Great video. Really like your presentation style. No fluff - straight to the point. You value our time! Cheers.

@joshuadelisle

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Cheers J

Hey Joshua! So many new toys for the makers out there. Videos like this gets the gears spinning on the creative possibilities.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I've got lots lots more to show off, its a lot of fun but I do think your hands are the best tools you have. cheers J

Great content. Really enjoyed. Learned a lot. Thank you! Keep em coming.

@joshuadelisle

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. cheers J

Impressive laser - but even more impressed by your continued presentation skills.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you like my content. cheers J

@peterfitzpatrick7032

11 ай бұрын

The monotone voice and fast pace is , to me at least, rather jarring...a purely personal thing and may not bother others.... Kinda like Project Farm who does great product testing but his voice gives me a headache ... 😣😂 😎👍☘️🍺

Liking the Project Farm style no nonsense spec readthrough 🙂

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

yes its my preffered style of video also, project farm has nailed it for getting out facts at fast pace. cheers J

Great Quality Video, I love all the detailed information at the start, that's basically all my questions answered. Thanks

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Joe. Cheers J

Great video Joshua this would certainly be an upgrade!

@joshuadelisle

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Lots more to come. Cheers J

I have never watched your channel and I must say that your oration, scripting, videography, editing and choice of material for your videos ALL are spot on. I do not do laser cutting but I am quite mechanically oriented and wondered if there was an issue with build up of smoke, and or particulate matter on the laser lens? Where all the heat cracked the glass was the inspiration for this question. Great video and I love to live the vicarious life through makers like yourself that create quality content on interesting subject matter.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, that's very kind of you. The lens is kept clear because the laser nozzle is continually purged with air, this is known as air assist and helps to blow away chard material whilst cutting. If I fire breaks out though it acts as a bellows. Cheers J

Really well done!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Cheers J

Thank you for your quick and concise review

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I try to make content I want to watch myself, I'm glad you like it. cheers J

I love all desktop CNC fabrication technology - lasers, milling, lathes, pick and place, 3D additive fab, etc. It allows people in their home to do extremely creative things, and even small scale fabrication too to start a business.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Totally 💯. Cheers J

Very skilled presentation.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it. Cheers J

Hey. To stop the SS warping you can mount it on a copper backing plate. Works well when tig welding and i can only imagine it would work for the laser etching by sucking the heat out of the SS. Give it a go 😁

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, because the laser is so localised it only works with firm clamping, welding can be strong backed to account for warping but considering my table is a large heat sink I don't think copper backing will be as effective as you hope. Cheers J

I see you take the Project Farm approach to editing. Thanks for the video!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I like the information fast and project farm certainly does that well. Cheers J

I believe the Brother Scan N Cut DX series can read .DXF formatted files. They don't currently use a laser diode attachment. But it means that these types of files can be interpreted for a personal digital cutter/plotter for other types of applications. Such as cutting out the patterns in cloth, EVA foam, thin leathers, using the etching tools from Zoom for engraving soft metals such as copper and aluminum. Material thickness limit is 3 mm for cutting soft materials from paper to EVA foam. Patterns could also be used to make foiled designs, embossed designs, custom cut greeting cards, lamp shades, etc.

Fantastic finishing comment. Cheers, and great job :) -CM

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Cheers J

keep up the good work

@joshuadelisle

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Cheers J

Liked and subscribed :) Have seen some of your clips before and this one was really good so clicked them both

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Cheers J

Another top draw video. So much products out there such as you have reviewed. Keep up with the channel.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. I've lots more and will do more comparisons too. Cheers J

Hey that diesel heater .. use a 13.5mm OD and 4.5mm ID washer cut from the lid of a Chinese food container. place this between the brushed and the bearing. no more contamination by brush material in the bearing. OR use a 6252RS rather than the 625 ZZ they come with.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Interesting, thank you. Cheers J

Omg I want it... the elderflower 🍾 I made that 3 years ago, lovely stuff. Right that laser is amazing, I wish I had the pennies for one.. thanks josh. Amazing

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you mike, we're making 40 litres this year, great stuff! and elder berry syrup which is awesome for the immune system. Cheers J

wow, I need to get myself one of those "magic assembly hammers" that you demonstrated at the start of the video!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

No tool is better than a good hammer. cheers J

Another awesome video. Thank you 🙏

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. cheers J

I love your closing advice to stop watching youtube and go forge a life for ourselves "a life worth living". Excellent advice.

@joshuadelisle

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Cheers J

Thanks for the video .Is a good review .

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. cheers J

9:31 - "Very yummy. And so's the champagne!" 😆

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Totally. Cheers J

11:15: In Lightburn use right-click -> trace image wow, just WOW!!! I have been trying so many tools to get stuff decently vectorized and the only really working option was a really expensive tool that only allows for a 1-week trial before a hefty price tag that's just too much for a private user like me to swallow... And now you're telling me Lightburn has this already BUILT-IN!?! Josuha, you are my new hero! Thank you SO MUCH!! That right there earns you a subscription :-)

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. FYI you can also save the path as a DXF file and import it into CAD software so you can modify it or send it out to a profile cutting company to cut for you. Cheers J

Fantastic review. I'm definitely not in the market but I do know quite a few who might be. Based on this review, I am definitely sharing it.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Clyde. I've got more lasers to share with you very soon. Cheers J

That is seriously impressive

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Cheers J

Joshua great videos as always. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Very nice job. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Keep forge lit. Keep Making. God Bless.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much always for your encouragement, God bless you. cheers J

Excellent review of a good piece a kit. Does it make coffee 🤔 Thanks for sharing 👍

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I wish it did. cheers J

No nonsense tell it as it is information, superb.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm glad it was helpful. cheers J

thought i recognized the name glad to see it arrived safely

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Its not fun when they don't. cheers J

The main problem you have is the focal length of the lens in use. With bigger lasers you can change the lens, which means you can have the focus point in the middle of the depth of wood rather that on it's surface. With your lens and a focus point on the top you get a cone shaped laser beam meaning you have a small focused point of the top and a large wide unfocused point at the bottom. And having a better air pump that can force more air through the nozzle also reduces burning (makes no difference with acrylic BTW).

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Thank you, Joshua, for sharing such a fantastic video. ACMER is also excitedly inviting everyone to join our event and have a chance to win a cash prize, even if you don't have a laser engraving machine. Our event will start in 3 days.

Mm/m broke my brain for a second. I work in mm/s when he said 24000mm/m I was like, no, that's not even possible. Then, the second time he said it, I heard him correctly and clued in.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I'll try and use both in the next videos, cheers J

@nathantoews152

11 ай бұрын

@Joshua De Lisle haha not your fault. mm/m is totally acceptable. it was just me.

Thats pretty impressive Joshua. Puts my Ray5 10w to shame. I want!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

wait until you see whats coming next... cheers J

Can I be the one to say it: Gothic Stormtrooper armor?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Actually a great idea. he'll love that. cheers J

Thx for the review. Small detail for future vids: mm/min not mm/pm 😊

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Cheers J

I would love to see you review Roly Lasermatic

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

They look well made but only 10w from what I can see. Cheers J

@EverymannProductions

11 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle 20 watt due soon. I really love the all inclusive package and price

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

@@EverymannProductions I'll look into it. cheers J

I tried cutting polonia wood on my Sculpfun S30 10w and it kept catching fire exactly like yours.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Yes I think the key is speed and multiple passes, with enough speed even at 20 passes is still a quick cut. Cheers J

Idk about home co2 lasers but I have etched on industrial co2 lasers on stainless. That being said that little machine looks pretty good for the price imo. 👌

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. It must be the type of frequency that makes a difference. Maybe the industrial type can etch stainless because they're so much more powerful too. Cheers J

Can you do a company video of all the l Machines you have. Thank you for all the in depth content you provide

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Benjamin. I've not got the space to hold on to them which is why I raffle them off to make space for the new ones, I will however do a comparison of my top 5 and all the reasons why. Cheers J

Interesting review. I'm still waiting for someone to produce a combination of galvo fibre laser and gantry system. You could etch/cut in the same way as an inkjet prints. It would be soooo much quicker and kinder on the machine than having to run it like a crazed thing for hours.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

That would be great, let's see what new tech is around the corner, stuff is evolving like crazy. Cheers J

Great video, Josh! Quick question-Do you or have you used Dry Molybdenum Lubricant Spray for your laser etching?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. I haven't, do you recomend it? Cheers J

Once again, another great video. I don't have the need for a laser (or do I?!!) but still had to watch. I'll be forging tomorrow. Just wondering...can it cut thin guage steel (mild or s/s)?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. No these lasers can't cut steel, you need at least a 2kw Version for that, but my cheap laser I converted to a plasma table works really well. Cheers J

Great video, have you run any varieties of leather on your machines? I'm wondering how these high power cutters handle thick veg tan leather

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. I've cut a lot of suede leather for a product I'm working on. I have some thick wax leather and a few other bits, I'll test it in my next video filming next week. Cheers J

to pricey for me, but its always good to see new tec and what it can do 😊😊

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

these are fun toys to have but yes very pricey for me also, I'm very greatful I get to test these out and see if they are worth it or not. cheers J

You should test those glasses

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Good idea. cheers J

I want to see you build that suit of armor for your son!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I'll have to now I've said it 😅, someone suggested why not stormtrooper armour in the style of medieval gothic. I like that. Cheers mate

Polycarbonate would be better for outdoors use. It's more expensive than PMMA but way stronger, and it doesn't burn. A piece of PC that thick would probably stop a small bullet.

I've been watching a lot of your videos and they're really helpful. I'm looking for a diode laser that I can use for engraving and cutting MDF/Plywood for woodworking templates. the Xtool 40W is a crazy amount of money since I'd have to buy the unit, 40w diode, and air assist. This looks like it might be more reasonable. Do you have any suggestions?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. The xTool bundle is cheaper than buying individually but still £1650. I think the 40w is the currently the most efficient laser I've reviewed at 12.5mm per watt cutting 9mm plywood compared to 8.5mm per watt on the 30w lasers. The xTool cut 9mm ply at 500mm/min compared to ACMER which did it at 250mm/min. The xTool is £500 more but double the performance. I'm reviewing the comgrow z1 pro 20w next which is the cheapest In the 20w category. Cheers J

Fantastic

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Cheers J

What about if I live in Australia can I still enter , it looks amazing

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Hi. Yes you can still enter the raffle. Shipping isn't included but If you win and the shipping is too expensive I'll give you the money instead. If enough tickets sell I'll include free shipping. Cheers J

WOW! that IS the actual output! I'm surprised that the diodes alone aren't over $1k. I'm off to find out just how many diode chips make up that beam.... One suggestion might be to use nitrogen as the flush gas - great fire suppression :)

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

No the optical output is 33w, the electrical input is aprx 180w. The diode consists of 6x 6w optical lasers combined by mirrors, it should be 36w but there is a slight inefficiency in the coupling. Cheers J

@FutureChaosTV

11 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle Laser tech seems to have progressed quite some as I seem to remember laser with that kind of output power needing >1000W input power...

Tested to the brink of destruction... I like it!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Cheers J

It has more than enough power to permanently blind you if any of that beam makes it into your eye for even a split second. If this happens, remember to take good care of the remaining eye, because if it happens again it's lights out for you. Or you know maybe build a proper enclosure for it and make sure the transparent material used for the viewing port 100% blocks that vawelength.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Definitely. Cheers J

Can you show how to do the big board with the open gantry systems? Maybe a big bit of cardboard?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'll be doing a full size table in a future episode I'll show how I use a grid system to large inlays. Cheers J

Try industrial strength double sided tape for holding the material....

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

That doesn't work for stainless steel because it heats up to over 100 degrees Celsius. Cheers J

The only niggle I have is that you would not want to be running it at 100% as you would burn the head out fairly quickly! Would a couple of passes at lower power have the same effect? Or just slower speed and a single pass? Eather way, it was a great video! I like it!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

thank you yes thats the beauty of a more powerful laser is you can still get great cuts at 80% and I recomend faster with more passes for a clean cut. cheers J

@nikthefix8918

11 ай бұрын

Yes, I always run cut tests at max 60% 'cos I'm paranoid and have lost a few modules running 100%. Although they probably failed for other reasons I don't want to take risk with these more powerful and expensive assemblies. Less power, less speed, more passes works for me as long as the cut geometry doesn't require the laser to dwell too long around a certain feature and heat it up too much (only a problem if using optimized multiple passes). I've been appealing to Lightburn devs to offer a 'cut distributed mode' in vector cuts to prevent any one area getting too much attention - important for thermoplastic cutting and even applicable to engraving melt vulnerable materials. I'd rather have the laser scan over non-engraved areas in a uniform pattern just to keep any heating effect consistent. A good example here is when cutting kapton tape to make stencils. The default optimisations (in LB) will often melt at some points and fail to penetrate at others. An option for consistent burn over speed would be useful, but I appreciate that a good cut strategy would involve taking the material properties into account. However, with more optimization options, that could be left to the end user. If I get a melting problem I just run one job multiple times rather than specifying multiple passes in the cut options.

When cutting wood, why not make an inert gas envelope. For example, put a block of dry ice inside the plastic enclosure. The sublimated CO2 gas is heaver than air so it should make an inert layer of CO2 right where the laser is cutting the wood. The CO2 will displace the air (oxygen source) so the wood won't burn while cutting, acting as a shielding gas. Note: CO2 decomposes to CO + 0 at 2120 deg C, which can happen when cutting metal, potentially causing blowholes and splatter. In that case, you could try nitrogen or argon, both heaver than air.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Good idea. Cheers J

Wondering what sort of life usage would you get from the diode? Appreciate it's dependant on intensity etc but any info from the supplier? tried to find warranty info and diode replacement costs etc on the site but none available... Thanks for the review.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I'm not too sure because there are several factors but 10000hours is what seems to be acceptable for a diode laser. One issue is using them on 100% power continuously degrades them quickly because they overheat or have done in the past. Some manufacturers are putting more powerful fan systems to help cool more efficiently but tend to be louder. The tech is improving quite fast and even manufacturers are asking for my thoughts whilst developing the next generation of lasers, which was very nice to think that my opinion matters to them. cheers J

had to watch the video again. i entered the raffle and it took me forever to figure out the monetary value of all the choices and i missed the whole video. i more than likely still got it wrong though. and they say imperial measuring is complicated.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I hope you're all sorted. Thank you for the extra view. Cheers J

no-go! (20W) had to change the $$ to get +- descent repeatability, wifi very bad & using the app to do a job you are limited in speed or you lose steps. Still, the laser itself seems to be pretty good.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes I'm not a fan the WiFi on any of my lasers. cheers J

I don't know an xtool costs about the same and this laser can do more than it can. So by comparison I think it's about the same price wise. Now what remains to be seen it's the machine's longevity. Xtool has a good reputation for building quality lasers that last.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

40w xTool video coming out tomorrow. Stay tuned. Cheers J

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

This one is very well made still. Cheers mate

@cybyrd9615

11 ай бұрын

​@@joshuadelislethe spot size on the XTool 40W is 3x larger than the ATEZR doubt it will be better than this

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

@@cybyrd9615 true but it makes very little impact especially if you get the kerf width correct. A wider laser actually engraved faster too as it covers a wider area with each pass. Cheers J

I really miss the days when you actually made things instead of just commercials for products.

@stewartstewartstewart

11 ай бұрын

Yeh, that’s definitely a thing now 😢

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I understand Mark and all I can say is I'm riding this wave whilst it's here because it's a stepping stone to great projects. The barrage of making will be coming I assure you. The truth is I posted a few making videos on blacksmithing recently but didn't get any views, but when I reveiw equipment it's exploded my channel. So I'm looking at building an audience and then showing what can be done. Minimal tool making tutorials are definitely on my list as well as low tech. I want to forge my horse sculptures again at some point, but that wasn't very profitable at the time. What specifically would you like to see?

@DrRogB

11 ай бұрын

Could be worse. This is a test video, car reviewers have started doing videos where they walk round the new car parroting parameters about something they won't be able to drive for a year.

@peterfitzpatrick7032

11 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle Well, ...... at least you're honest about what you are trying to achieve... good luck !... 😎👍☘️🍺

@senacht

11 ай бұрын

I personally have zero issues with equipment test/review videos provided they’re honest like this one appears to be. And especially when it helps me decide whether or not I want to spend $1200 on something.

Have you tried cutting Delrin by any chance? Although opaque, it's typically milk white and quite a tough material.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I haven't but I'll try it. Cheers J

You know this could make a nice bicycle emblem that would persnalize and make you bicycle easy to recognize.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Not a bad idea. Cheers J

Hi, great video. I have a question…. I’m a shop owner and sell lots of knives. I’m looking for a laser to engrave names and the like one knives like Opinel , wooden handle knives and also on blades. What would you recommend as a machine ? Thanks in advance and keep up the great content .

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. For blades I would recommend a fibre laser, they're very quick likely 1000x faster. They can only do small engravings up to 120mm square but that's plenty for custom knives. I think laserpecker3 is potentially good for steel and possibly the xTool F1 but I haven't tested those yet to see. Cheers J

@montymontgomery2471

11 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle Thank you for the heads up. I will do the research, Have a great day

My version of light burn does not have those test options. I think I need an upgrade!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

If it doesn't I think the updates are free. Cheers J

@andyspoo2

11 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle I think the updates are free for 12 months, after that then you need to pay for an upgrade.

acrylic will get harder when cold.. My dad told me a long time ago.. They used it on pressure vessels with cold butane, when it got colder it got stronger..

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, thats good to know, I was afraid if it gets harder it becomes more brittle, i'm thinking of the screws i put into it but they should contract and go slightly loose in winter so it shouldn't be an issue. cheers J

When I was a pup, I did my internship at Trumpf laser in Farmington Connecticut. I worked with various Co2 and ND YAG lasers for cutting welding and etching. This was back in the 90's. Its nice to see the tech that was in R&D for commercial use is making its way into homes for hobbyist at a affordable price point. When I worked for Coherent, we were working on prototype machines now commonly know as 3D SLA printers today. I had no idea what I was working on at the time would be so common today.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thats super cool to have seen the development of this technology over time, ikts amaziong how fast its picking up also. well done. cheers J

@dougtaylor9516

11 ай бұрын

Dude, wash your hands

@octogames6823

11 ай бұрын

@@dougtaylor9516 ??? What?

@dougtaylor9516

11 ай бұрын

@@octogames6823 in the nicest possible way. Friendly advice

@octogames6823

11 ай бұрын

@@dougtaylor9516 im so confused, I dont get what the troll is, please explain your need to troll?

Love your reviews Josh ! Thanks for sharing as I've never heard of this Laser Machine before. It seems very similar in layout to Ortur's OLM3. I do really like the fact that the one stepper motor is on the right hand side. I'm not a big fan of having it on the bottom though. It cuts down your engraving space of thicker objects if you don't raise the machine, but at least it's not on the left hand side making it difficult to engrave from the home position. I will be checking out their site for sure to see if they market the Laser Module though. Is the raffle open to Canadian residents? :)

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Hi. Thank you. Yes I've got lots more lasers from top and new companies to test against. Raffle is open to anyone anywhere but I haven't included postage from the UK so that will have to be negotiated, thanless the raffle covers the costs and my time. Cheers J

What about creating circuitboards? Is there enough power? Or will it melt the whole board?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I'll look into that. Any specific kind? Cheers J

Nice

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. cheers J

Good that it comes with somekind of shielding, but I don't understand why they just don't make shielding frame of ie. 2020. Wouldn't add cost virtually at all. I mean I would gladly shell like 50-100 euros gladly for ready cut parts. Btw I'm curious about stainless etching with laser. Could you show in some future video how well it stick by rubbing it bit with like vlies 300 grit or something? Apparently that flame stop function is quite a big miss, but otherwise quite impressive thing.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I've done few stainless etchings on different machines and they're all pretty good. Even if polished out you can feel the dimple of the etching left behind. Cheers J

The one glaring flaw is the 2mm pitch plugs.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

What are pitch plugs? Cheers J

@mytuberforyou

11 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle they are those little white plastic plugs with the tiny pins in them- the pins are rated at only 2A and are spaced at 2mm (2mmm pitch = spacing). They are abosolutely NOTORIOUS for making intermittant contact, breaking, or burning up from arcing, because they have no positive fixation/locking or strain relief and the pin goes into a tiny bit of aluminum that makes poor contact. I would turn off out the useless fire alarm, put a pyrotechnic extinguisher like an Element or a bomb type extinguisher in the enclosure instead, and add an aviation connector on the rotary plug- and hardwire every other 2mm plug on the machine.

How does it stay in focus through those extreme thicknesses?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

The technology has improved a lot. The beam remains linear for over 50mm. Cheers J

Nice, I've not seen that kind of etching in s/s , gives me some ideas. BTW what is mm/pm ? The "/" already means per and pm is picometer. Try mm/min ;) Can your software spread out the engraving to prevent lingering in once place too long? Obviously, lingering in one spot doing infill at 40W is going to produce distortion. Send the storm trooper logos to Ukraine, they seem to like that short of thing. You'll make a killing ;)

Hi Joshua, How are you doing with the 3D Printing? Be good to see a video update about the things y are doing and what you learned? I myself have saved up and ordered a new Elegoo Neptune 3 Max FDM 3D Printer which is their biggest one so far. Bed is 420 mm square and 500 mm height of printing. They also do a Plus version of 320 mm square bed and 400 mm height of printing. the Max costs $470 and the Plus costs $350. I most likely be selling my Elegoo Saturn 2 Resin 8K 3D printer even though it is god because of getting rid of the resin filled washing water after the water washable resin is washed from the models in the Mercury XS wash and cure system I also brought is still Toxic rated and can't be put down the drain or sink, I have 14 liters stored in plastic containers that I can't set due t the sun not being that strong in good old UK, and buying a Big UV lamp be over £200 so that's not helpful. In the USA and other hotter countries they just stick the water out to evaporate away and the left over resin then sets to be thrown out as trash. But not a option in the UK sun. Someone said take it to a recycle waste center? But I have no car and taking toxic water by bus be a no no in case of spills. Someone else said do small amounts under the light f the UV curing unit I got in a glass dish. But that would take tons of time and the turntable of the curing machine is a light weight one for light hollowed out resin models not heavy water filled glass dishes. Plus if I am using the curing UV unit to do any already used water the new stuff done in the resin printer can't be done due to the curing unit being busy for tons of time. So sadly I will have to sell the resin system. The costs of the lots of paper towels and gloves and resin are very pricey anyway now. Even the IPA version to wash with be far too pricey anyway. So I stick to FDM as I can get rid of the waste and bad models easy since they are corn starch based. Also I see Elegoo now released 6 new printers. 3 resin and 3 FDM. two f the FDM printers are called Neptune 4 and 4 Pro. The 4 Pro has liner rails for the Y gantry and a two zone heating area on the bed the middle for small models and the outer with the middle for big models to save on heating all the bed when the small middle sat models are on done and the outer section not needed. the Neptune 4 link > www.elegoo.com/collections/neptune-series-fdm-printers/products/elegoo-neptune-4-fdm-3d-printer or the Neptune 4 Pro www.elegoo.com/collections/neptune-series-fdm-printers/products/elegoo-neptune-4-pro-fdm-3d-printer

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

HI, I have a new resin printer by Heygears, the new solvo and the any cubic cobra2 to review shortly. I'll take into consideration the issues you've had for my review. thank you, cheers J

Do you believe that is possible to do good PCB`s with this machine?

@joshuadelisle

10 ай бұрын

I've not tried it so I can't say for sure. Cheers J

Can it cut very thin polycarbonate without leaving a terrible edge?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

This will not cut clear polycarbonate but it can do opaque. cheers J

Just a comment to help out your channel.

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. cheers J

you can buy a good 60W or 80W for under $100 and upgrade the whole machine you will also have less run time and if you add jet air to the laser head you will cool the items so you don't have too much burn as you are having

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

I think you maybe confused with electrical input and optical output. this laser is 180w input. I think the 40w optical output laser modules are £1000+. cheers J

Yummy, indeed!

@9:20 Reolink camera's are easily hacked

No link to the raffle Joshua !!!

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

coming shortly i'm finishing it now, will send you the link. cheers J

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

here you go: raffall.com/340624/enter-raffle-to-win-acmer-p2-33w-laser-cutter-hosted-by-joshua-de-lisle

these all look like a derivative of Ortur / XTool / Atomstack / etc I wonder if they are all from the same parent company?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Very likely the same factory or at least the parts are. Cheers J

That is a surprisingly collimated beam. More like waterjet or EDM than laser diode(s). I can usually only get that by raising the laser head and focusing long and losing power / small dot as a consequence. Perhaps the warping came from the material being pre-stressed. I wonder how consistent these 'knife-edge' beam combiners are from the perspective of manufacturing and factory setup. I worry that there are good ones and bad ones from the same supplier. Does anyone have any experience of this?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

It's possible, I think good quality brands will have a quality control check and a return policy just in case. Cheers J

@NOTNOTJON

11 ай бұрын

Agree with this. I had ordered some cheap anodized aluminum to etch and couldn't do it without the material warping. Finally tried a more expensive brand of the same dimensions and same etch settings and had no warping.

I like lasers. I would like one that could cut acrylic for me.. that would be nice.

@joshuadelisle

10 ай бұрын

This diode one does opaque very well but not clear acrylic, you need a co2 laser for that. cheers J

@rasmusandersen2007

10 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle Wait, You're insane, I'm impressed you answered me.. and so fast at the same time. You said If i was paying more than 1000 USD Id be industrial. what does that mean? Can i Get a co2 cutter for less than 1000 usd?

@joshuadelisle

10 ай бұрын

@@rasmusandersen2007 Thank you. There aren't many CO2 lasers under $1k except for the K40 but I don't hear great things about it. Cheers J

Would this be shipped to the USA if someone won it?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Hi Karl, Im willing to ship it overseas but I've not included shipping fees, if the raffle earns enough I'll definitely ship it free of charge, if not and shipping is too expensive then the winner gets the cash instead. Cheers J

Can the plasma cutter be adapted to this laser cutter?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

My plasma is the ortur lm 5w, I can put the original laser module back on it anytime but the controller won't support the new 30w modules. It's mainly to do with the pwm power supply. You could theoretically use one of these new 30w controllers as a plasma machine however it's not clear how the HF will affect the new controllers. I'll be building my big plasma table using a 10w laser that has an offline controller. One of the things I've looked at to minimize HF interference that a lot of people have trouble with is a ferrite ring on the controller wires. Cheers J

@hchump1968

11 ай бұрын

@@joshuadelisle Thanks for the quick redponse👍🏻When are you planning on the big table build? Anytime soon? That will be interesting to see. Thanks again! Enjoy seeing your work..

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

@@hchump1968 thank you. it will made as soon as I get the time or desperate for a job. So no idea but hopefully soon. Cheers J

No rafle link?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

yes i'm editing the listing, didn't finish it in time, I will let you know. cheers J

No link for raffle (or I’m being slow)

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, here it is: raffall.com/340624/enter-raffle-to-win-acmer-p2-33w-laser-cutter-hosted-by-joshua-de-lisle

What is the trimmer tool at 8:45 ?

@joshuadelisle

11 ай бұрын

HI, Its a chamfer tool, i've updated the description of the video and put links in there for you. cheers J