Since I got my Ender 3 V3 KE, my original Ender 3 with a faulty Micro Swiss NG hot end/extruder has been sitting, unloved. I had the idea to convert it to a laser machine as the extruder does not need to be part of the equation. I saw Ricky Impey had a relevant video and my mind was made up after watching. Creality has you to thank for another $200 ish USD in their pocket. I feel that even with my limited skillset as I am new to the hobby, I am confident I can make this work for me. Keep up the good work, Ricky. You inspire the meek makers to be strong.

Got one of these laser engraver and stopped working after watching your video I was able to get it back up. I’m working thank you so much for taking the time to go step-by-step

This is a great review. Your other content is supreme among 3d printing tutorials. Your presentation is clean, to the point, and thorough. Thank you. I appreciate the focus on the setup and use case of this module. Thanks for the links.

Do not look into laser with remaining eye.

Great video. The bracket really confused me at first but this video cleared it up! I was actually shocked at how fast the 10W cuts, was expecting it much much slower.

Managed to get my 10watt laser. Nice and easy to connect. Need to do a lot more reading on the best software. Fantastic to see at work, though I'll have to remember the safety goggles. Cheers Rick.

Your a legend. The go to guy for 100% of 3d issues.

Wow! I didn't know this was possible! Please, yes make an Artillery Sidewinder X2 bracket!!

LOL @ 'turn on your death machine.' Thanks for that little gem in the middle of this very informative and accessible video. Great content, thanks!

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

🙂

After seeing your previous reviews on laser engravers, I wanted to ask you if you would consider reviewing this kit. But before I came around to asking, you already did. Thank you!

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Great timing then!

Yeah, it was definitely a great idea to get one. As soon as mine arrived, I had to cut 50 christmas ornaments for my mother 😩😂.

Not that I needed one but that's genius, even the original head stays in place! Thank you, I never knew these existed.

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

It's new but there's not been much exposure yet. I think it's really clever.

Great video. Thanks for the effort! Looking forward to giving the laser attachment a go👍🏼

I considered buying the ender 3 just for this laser option. But I'm leaning more towards the elegoo neptune 4 pro. It would be great if this laser could fit that also.

@ericchaperon7088

19 күн бұрын

did you try it?

Great review! Thank you very much for all links.

Ricky great video. Will this work with an Ender 5 S1?

Would be interested in a original Microswiss attachment bracket! I had to make mine, but it is a full time unit and I have two printers with microSwiss that could benefit from this

Very tempting to get the death machi… laser engraver.

Please make a video on use of LightBurn. Thanks in advance.

Great content, Ricky! I'm really tempted to go for it even though I have no experience with CNC machines

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

It is a great kit.

@patrickdelvisohopkins

Жыл бұрын

@@RickyImpey, it happened. I am now waiting for its delivery lol

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickdelvisohopkins ha ha, awesome. Be safe but have fun👍

@paolo69

Жыл бұрын

​@@patrickdelvisohopkinshow Is It going?

I'm trying to 10MPYLSG code and it isn't working?

would love to have a bracket for sidewinder X2, which is the same as X1 in a lot of ways, so if you create one will definitely use it!

Awesome video I want one now! Also please do the video of going throw the engraving software (potentially both you mentioned if youre up to it) as it would be extremely helpful!

@noahcolangelo2718

Жыл бұрын

Would the promo code work for Canada? or is it already past its use time?

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a feeling the US one only works in the USA unfortunately. I was only able to get codes for US and Europe on this one.

Great job explaining the installation process. I wonder if Creality will have an infrared module available soon since they seem to be the hottest thing right now. I can’t find any KZread videos where someone has substituted an Atomstack, or a Sculpfun ir module with this kit. Have you heard of anyone doing that?

Hey, my sd card won't work for some reason. When I hit the button it homes then beeps 3 times, and it doesn't do a frame or anything. I hooked it to my PC and it worked with Lazer grbl. I also formated the sd card multiple times with no luck and tried two different ones. And suggestions?

when i start running the laser the Z axis drops down, how can i get this to stay in a fixed position during laser operations?

Great review! Thank you!

If i understand correctly, this kit runs completely independent of the printer's hot end? I have an old ender 3 with a dead hotend, but the gantry and limit switches work fine. I was going to replace that hotend at some point but now im thinking i could remove the print head and make it a dedicated laser engraver...

@RickyImpey

9 ай бұрын

That's correct, sounds like a great use for an old printer👍

Very good , thanks man 🙂👍

where did you find the box for the smoke?

Interested in a bracket for the Sidewinder X2 and a review if you get it working! Thanks

Hi man! I'm not sure if you will even notice this comment, but since I'm not sure my 2nd unboxed Ender 3 Pro will be bought (it's kinda old machine anyway) I'm thinking of turning it into laser engraver. And I must say I love your racing tracks folder! :D

Can I change the laser type later? for example for a 20W laser

This is a great video and I have purchased one for my son however he has the Ender 3 V3 SE and isn’t on the comparability list. We’ve found a print to support the bracket installation but Y axis connection is under the machine and I can only see a motor cable and not a limiter cable. Any advice on this installation or videos would be amazing if you could support? Thanks Neil

So tempting at 180$. I even have some Amazon credit but don't know if the wife would be happy about another purchase

@JonLaRue

Жыл бұрын

I feel you.

@digitalj78

10 ай бұрын

Just do it! And let your wife see what you can do with it.😊😊

@solidsn8k3

10 ай бұрын

@@digitalj78 you might be onto something. If I can show here all the silly home decoration sign I can make with it maybe she'll be on board

Are you sure this works on any creality? It says ender variety on the website. I have a cr10 smart pro to convert fir full time use since it's no longer my 3d printer of choice

Think I'm going to buy this for my anycubic i3 mega, it's redundant at the minute

Would this work on much larger stepper motors ?

Can you attach this to a noncreality brand printer?

Nice review！

Hi, Great video, any chance you still have the original files that came on the sd card? Thanks!

@RickyImpey

7 ай бұрын

Hi, it's very likely that I do. Drop me an email to the address in the 'about' section 👍

@Cooley95

7 ай бұрын

Perfect thank you!@@RickyImpey

Hey do you happen to have an stl for a cr 10 smart pro bracket?

The nifty little gage is great for basswood, but what about acrylic 6mm?

What is the problem with the smoke?

Great video, I have also watched your sonic pad videos and found them very useful, I believe that the sonic pad can be used with the laser directly, any chance you will be doing a video on this in the future?

How do you set where on the material you make the cut?

Hey Ricky! Love the channel! In this video you asked if we'd be interested in a video on using Lightburn. My wife got me this exact add-on kit for my Ender 3 V2 for Christmas and I'd love to learn more about using the software. Have you done a video and I've missed it? If not, would you consider doing one for someone new to the laser engraving side of things? Thanks!

Hi! Is the laser module compatible with the Ender-5? With K1C? with other models with a stable frame?

my z axis just slides down to the plate, it wont stay stationary?

Can you engrave tumblers?

Great content! New thing I didn’t know I needed lol

With some minor modifications, I was able to fit the bracket that came with the kit on my Anycubic Kobra Max (400 x 400). I had to clip a couple of unnecessary plastic clips protruding toward the back, replaced the screws with flat heads and bought shorter M3 screws (5mm) for the ribbon cable retainer. I also had to reposition one pin from each X/Y axis endstop because crealities config is different than Anycubic. Creality and most other printer mfg. are NC (Normally Closed) - Anycubic in their infinite wisdom made it NO (Normally open) which is not really safe. After succeeding with that, I installed LightBurn installed the module per crealities instructions and I get a error "GPIO isr service is not installed" and homing failed (with momentary grinding noise from Y-axis stepper). I can't manually home it just grinds in place... Initially I thought it was the endstop causing problems but regardless of what state the enstops are in (OPEN/ CLOSED) I still get that error message. I contacted Creality tech support but they are slow to respond. Any ideas?

@gmpinto2

4 ай бұрын

turns-out it wasn't just the endstop switches that were cock-eyed, it was also the stepper motor pinout. I had to swap the two center wires and the steppers are now working correctly. It turns-out, that gpio error message is "normal" from creality. If you watch the setup video, you'll notice that they also have that error on lightburn!! To get this kit to work with Anycubic printers, you need to jumper the NC throw of the switch to VCC pin OR buy a switch that already has that configuration (basically any non-Anycubic endstop). then you need a 3 wire cable (JST XH-2.54mm) NOT 2-wire because when switching back, the Anycubic board will use the other wire. You also need to swap the two center wires on one end of the 4 stepper wires. This way the steppers are getting the full duty cycle, not half which is what was causing the grinding! You also need to purchase or make longer XH-2,54mm cables for the endstops and laser module as well as JST PH cables to extend the stepper motors since at least one set will have to be modified as an adaptor. You could also just swap the pins on the creality Falcon control board itself! Either way, you need extra cables! Now if I could just figure-out how to get non greyscale modes to work without crashing the creality laser control module!

Thank you for the video. WIll it work on tumblers??

Can u make a bracket for the original elegoo neptune 2

Have you tried using the sonic pad with the laser? I have an ender3 s1 pro with a Sonic Pad and a laser and it seems to be possible to do it but I can't find how to connect it to the Sonic Pad.

thank you cristian castro

It is working with cr-10 se ?

Very professional and informative review. Could someone kindly confirm it can be used with the CR 10 Smart Pro?

@andersroe

9 ай бұрын

Ditto! I have the smart pro and want to add engraving

@littlestar0072

7 ай бұрын

Did you guys figure out if it is compatible?

@andersroe

7 ай бұрын

@@littlestar0072 Their website chat makes it seem like there’s not an option to add it on the smart pro

I have an Elegoo Neptune 2S and wanted to know if the bracket would fit that printer. I've had experience in CNC machining and have been wanting something like this. Great review!

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I don't have access to an Elegoo Neptune 2S but it looks from pictures that the rollers are further apart so I would say that the stock bracket probably won't fit straight on. However, it might not be that difficult to make up a bracket. It only needs to hold the laser module in the right position and prevent wobble in the x direction.

Hi Ricky what’s the discount Code? For some Reason i can’t get into the Description?

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

amzn.to/44onK6f Discount code: 10QCBQO7

Nice job on review as usual. Quick question. I have E3V2 with upgraded DD extruder. Will bracket work with that?

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

It hooks onto the sleeves that space the X axis carriage from the rollers and clamps onto the X axis bracket back plate. As long as those parts are still there then it should work. Worst case you make need to make a mod to the bracket.

I just got this kit and I’ve already ran into a weird problem. When I turn on the falcon board the laser is already on and immediately starts burning. I don’t understand how to fix this. I’m using the SD card it came with but should I have formatted it first so only one files exists? Would this cause the issue?

I bought my ender 3 v2 specifically for this laser engraving addon. I figured I would get the printer, learn how it all works, then upgrade to the laser module wwhen I can afford it. One question though, can you get hold of a base plate that has the measurements on it so I can lay a specific size piece of wood, and know that the laser will engrave exactly where I want it to? so that the lightburn grid, matches the printer bed exactly?

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

What I do with my larger engravers is use a wood (MDF) bed that I then burn a grid onto. This gives me the location reference I want. To do the same with the Ender 3, you would need to find a way to have any bed locate in the same position each time. Maybe a lip on the back that locates it on the print bed? Then you would need a grid that is the correct size for your bed that you can burn onto the surface. The file I used for my bigger engraver was bought from someone on Etsy. You might be able to find one the correct size. Otherwise, you may need to draw one yourself.

Great info! Succinct, to the point. I'm looking to get into Printing so this is very helpful. Subscribed for future videos. :)

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video, welcome to the channel👍

Is it possible to mount it on an other printer? I need to change steps/mm for the acis.. is this possible?

did you ever make a bracket for the s1 pro i have the laser on order and wondering what you did for your s1 pro

What do you recommend to prevent z axis from being pulled down with the added weight of the laser module?

@Fogazi

5 ай бұрын

tighten the rollers on the z axis.

Do you know which laser would be best? 5w or 10w. I would be looking at only engraving in wood and maybe tile/metal. Cutting would not be done.

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

You would be mich happier with a 10w laser over a 5w in my opinion. The more powerful the laser, the more materials you can engrave and the faster you can go.

Do you have a link to the enclosure? Asking before my wife thinks the house is burning down.

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Sorry Phil, I must have forgotten to add the link. I've added it to the description now but here it is amzn.to/3y4xinX

Does it fit into bambu lab a1 mini???

can we cut carbon fibre with it?

Hi Ricky. I have a CR-10-V3 and Creality say there module wont work on that printer, but wont actually say why? Any chance you can tell me If It will? Kev

Thanks for this video, was looking to buy the laser Falcon2 but this look's as if it a better way to go. Wanted it for cutting former's in 3mm ply and Balsa for model aircraft and Hovercraft'. Would this be any good for balsa or do you think the wood is to soft? Have looked at the enclosure and with a bit of mod could fit a small fan to get rid of the fumes'. May be you could look at making one for a future video, anyway thank's for what you have shown so far, is the discount code for Amazon UK or the US only?

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

I haven't tested balsa wood but I would be very surprised if it doesn't cut it. It cuts 3mm plywood easily. The Amazon discount should work in the UK, I have a feeling it ends very soon, the extended it for us but it's due to run out.

I purchased one and are quite happy with it on my Ender 3v2. Only worry is the z-axis that keeps winding down in the middle of the engraving. I clamped it fast - but do you have a less clampy solution for my problem? Great and bullshit-free video, btw.

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, the first two methods that come to mind are a physical restriction to the X axis dropping like a block under it or clamping the X axis lead screw like you are doing. I can't think of any more elegant solutions at the moment 🤔

Great video! I am planning to buy this with an enclosure my main issue is that I will operate to cut plywood for my rockets in my flat. Do you have any advice? Thanks!

Hey Ricky, great content, thank you. I have an issue though: i used the falcon 10w with an elegoo neptune 4 and just hoped, rhat the stepper motors would be the same as the enders. My results are messed up. I cant seem to get x and y both to work. I basically get a line in y wirh some x sqiggles. Do you recon ive got a faulty control unit, or is it the stepper motors ? Cheers for your answer

Does this work with a sonic pad? Or do you not even need any creality software for this to work?

Soooo the first thing you engraved was a Monza track?? I'm certainly in the right place.

I don’t have any use for this but I still want it

Very "suitably terrifying" video!? So good to see you also tried it on other printers and mentioning the bracket issue, do you know if there are updated brackets available (I'm still considering getting a sidewinder or one of the elegoo printers). Also would love a video on preparing images for printing and maybe a bit more information on printing on different materials (like leather as my wife is into sewing and might find this interesting).

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Ok thanks. As far as I know there aren't any other brackets available yet but it wouldn't take much to 3d print one. If there is enough interest then I could model some.

@SK-me9by

Жыл бұрын

@@RickyImpey Could use a Bracket if needed for Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro, thank you

@varunravi5443

9 ай бұрын

​@@RickyImpeyI have Elegoo neptune 4 max, if you can please recommend or design a suitable bracket, that will be an immense help. Truly grateful for giving me a hope of not having to another printer or a sole engraving device.

My Z axis keep dropping down and jamming, how do i fix it so it doesnt drop down, also it runs in opposite direction away from the limiters and causing carnage, please help!\

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

To stop the z axis dropping, you may need to hold the mechanism still some how. I small plastic clamp on an x axis lead screw or something under your x axis gantry will do the job. There is no way to do it in settings i'm afraid.

Hi Did you get around to making any brackets just looking to use this laser on my cr10max as we have a old CR10 max and I was thinking of stripping the printer parts off and just leave it as a laser printer

Will it work on the model Ender 3 V 3 SE?

Can it engrave on Aluminium?

Would it fit Creality K1 / K1 Max?

Hi! Any bracket for the cr10s pro v2 as mentioned? Thanks!

also iv been haveing soo much trouble printing on my loner. it starts fine but then it gets pushed off. iv dun all the paper leveling and even a print but still. any ideals sir???

Hi Ricky, thanks again for this video, after watching it I have decided to buy it using the link you provided. It is working great, the only downside is that I am afraid of plugin and unplug the cables many times, the chance of damaging the plugs/cables is something to keep in mind. I have a question. Nowadays you can buy a cheap 3018 CNC machine that also is something I would like to have. You can pick them up for as low as EUR 170 these days. Would this Creality laser unit also work on a standard 3018 cnc machine? The stepper motors are the same and the X axes are a lot more steady than the one on the Ender 3v2. Would this work?

Uumm using a laser without an enclosure design to block that wave length is insane.

I don't have a solid enclosure for my Ender 3 S1 pro but I have the Creality print tent. Do you know if this would be safe to use? I am worried as it has a metalic looking liner, so I'm concerned about reflections. Any advice would be most appreciated. Thank you for another great video ❤

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

You certainly shouldn't use one in the Creality tent without safety glasses. You are correct that any reflected light can still cause harm. You could use the Creality tent to contain the smoke though. Personally I would use some sort of extraction too if you can.

@Kerazzy.

9 ай бұрын

​@RickyImpey thank you

Tried the discount code for US, but no dice. You'd think Creality would keep it working for at least a month. Just wanted you to know that there are viewers out here that are trying to buy your reviewed products using your code, but they are shooting us down. Thanks for a great video!!

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

I will see if I can rustle up another code.....

@hpd6119

Жыл бұрын

@Ricky Impey Thanks a bunch for trying!

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Alternatively, you could buy from the Geekbuying link. The code should still work with them.

@hpd6119

Жыл бұрын

@@RickyImpey I'll give it a try! Thanks again!

@hpd6119

Жыл бұрын

​@Ricky Impey So that code wouldn't work at first either, but I tried it in all lower case and it went through on the geek site! Tried it on Amazon, but still no dice. Thanks a ton and have a great night!

I’ve been trying to find out, but could I use an Ender 5 pro? I have an old one collecting dust because getting good prints on it is horrible, and so I’m trying to get a Bambu. But would like to have a laser without buying a new machine.

Would love to leaen how to make / import images!

I have an older Ender 5 Pro. A bracket for that one would be great to turn it into a dedicated laser engraver.

Could use a Bracket if needed for Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro, thank you

I have a any cube neo printer. Do you have any plans to convert it to laser engraver.

Been to Amazon and the enclosure box is no longer in stock and no date as when it will be back.

Another great video. You have been so helpful getting me started with 3D. Will the laser work for engraving clear acrylic? Can I use the sonic pad too? I use a Cricut machine to engrave clear acrylic and it takes forever. Wondering about the detail you can get with the laser?

@RickyImpey

Жыл бұрын

Clear materials don't engrave with a laser without something applied to stop the light and create heat. With glass I use black spray paint but removing this from acrylic would be a lot more difficult. This kit bypasses the printer's control board so you wouldn't use the Sonic Pad for any control.

Are the homecomb dimensions fit the s1 pro? It seems to big?

can i use lightburn without the control box kit?