Great video and helpful advice! Looking forward to your improved air assist for cutting and engraving.

Great video, I bought the LM3 as my first machine, got a hell of a discount on it and I love it, it worked wonderfully for a month, then I set it to the side to focus on school and get settled into my full time job, now coming back to it around a month or 2 later, I have run into an issue with my USB port, the plastic piece somehow went missing, but all of the pins are still there and functioning. This allowed me to set up wifi with lightburn and it connected no problem, GREAT! I opened a ticket with support and almost immediately got a response and they're shipping me a new motherboard, even better! I go to start a new burn and I get power supply issues, not great. All in all I'm happy with what I got, but I can see why someone would be upset/frustrated. I'm very thankful that customer support is so good, they could have easily not warrantied the motherboard and I would have had to fix it myself. To anyone looking to buy an LM3, I can't speak for other lasers, but the LM3 is wonderful when it works. When it doesn't, customer service is top notch!

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great info!

I just installed the xtool ra2 pro chuck on my lm3, had to improvise on the cable as the version I bought did not come with the third party cable adapters but seems to be working great

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

Nice! keep me posted. I have been eyeing this one myself

@allanhaddad

Жыл бұрын

@@ValleyForged Happy to say working without any problems on a few tumblers engraving them at 9000 mm/min , also would like to add that xtool is sending the adapter cable even though it was my fault for ordering the wrong version through amazon so kudos to customer support. all that said, I just saw announced the live launch of the Ortur chuck I thnk on the 25th so the probable steep discount might be worth a look.

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

@@allanhaddad Indeed! Just saw that. Might have to check that out. Thanks

I've had nothing but problems with the customer support. So frustrating. I broke the guard over the laser and it's been like pulling teeth trying to get a new one...and from day one I haven't been able to cut any MDF.

@ValleyForged

10 ай бұрын

The customer service WAS really great before. But they seem to have gone downhill over time. They just seem to be falling further behind the pack. I hope that changes.

Mine made the clicking noise and I found that the belt on the homing side was not in the slot. Guessing it was too loose because of that. Wondering where you found the cross file?

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

Etsy, it is all over :)

@ThePapa1947

Жыл бұрын

@@ValleyForged thought that might be the case.

you use the laser outside? how cold do you get? i also had a problem with the power supply. i had to warm it up to get it to work. it was very cold in my workshop.

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

It is California, so it rarely gets below 45-50F. I do have an upgraded power supply (they sent me) which has not failed me yet. But the belts seem to need to be warmer to work properly. I just deal with it the best I can for now

@glenhouse46

Жыл бұрын

I had terrible problems getting the LM3 going. Once I got it to do one burn then it would be ok for all subsequent cuts that day. Finally found out it was low temperature. 7 degrees centigrade is the magic figure here. Below this and it will likely not start buring first time. 7 & above all is good...

I know this is a month agio, but they just announced a chuck style rotary.

Hi Valley Forged, tell me what was the problem with the power supply? I use my OLM3 yesterday, normally everything works fine the day after, it just doesn't work... the power supply has the blue light on, but it doesn't work, yours also have the light ON on the power supply´. Thanks

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I have forgotten exactly. But when I told Ortur they said that was the problem and they sent me a larger one. It has worked fine since.

@anthonyneto1555

Жыл бұрын

@@ValleyForged ok I have order a new power supply to see if it's the problem

I can't connect my Samsung Galaxy s22ultra to my laser master 3 through wifi/laser explorer app

@TheCj71984

Жыл бұрын

Same issue

your video is interesting. I have a problem with the ORTUR 3. It worked for a while, now the frame starts without a laser, halfway through the frame the laser turns on and then turns off towards the end. If I start the engraving, the laser doesn't turn on.. Seeing your video, I thought it could be the power supply, I just can't find where to buy it (I'm writing from Italy). On which assistance site did you write to have the new power supply sent to you? Do you think it could be a power supply issue? Thank you

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

I would go through Ortur or the FB group. I am not sure what it might be. Hope to visit Italy this year! :)

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

They sent me the new power supply

@PAMaker

Жыл бұрын

@@ValleyForged this power supply can be the same as your? www.amazon.it/Alimentatore-Televisione-Telecamere-Stabilizzato-Trasformatore/dp/B09K59PGZ5/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3BPC483JN5QZZ&keywords=Alimentatore+12V+5A+4A+3A+2A+AC+DC+Adapter+100+240v+50+60hz+per+Luci+Striscia+Led+5050+3528+5630%2C+Notebook%2C+Radio%2C+Monitor+TV+Televisione%2C+Telecamere+Picopsu%2C+Stabilizzato+Trasformatore+12+volt+60W&qid=1679808684&sprefix=alimentatore+12v+5a+4a+3a+2a+ac+dc+adapter+100+240v+50+60hz+per+luci+striscia+led+5050+3528+5630%2C+notebook%2C+radio%2C+monitor+tv+televisione%2C+telecamere+picopsu%2C+stabilizzato+trasformatore+12+volt+60w%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-3

@MrPaulmagie

Жыл бұрын

​@@ValleyForged did that solved your problem ? Same thing here with mine...😢

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

@@MrPaulmagie Mine never did what Gina's did. But mine was not working at all. Ortur was pretty responsive, I would just ask them

Hi would you have any idea why my Ortur LM3 has started to display that there is a problem sending data to the laser. The machine may be busy or paused

@ValleyForged

2 ай бұрын

No, I would try a Facebook forum. Good luck!

mate the d1 pro stay clear of it , ive had mine 11 months 3 mother boards and 2 laser heads later , and its still givivng me issues , im about to send it back and swap for anoother brand re why watching this video

After about 50 small projects where the machine worked flawlessly, my OLM3 laser fires but does not burn or cut, tech support is not responding. Can you give me some advise?

@ValleyForged

5 ай бұрын

Go to the facebook groups would be my best advice. Is the lens clean?

@SkyPilot1943

5 ай бұрын

@@ValleyForged yes, I cleaned the lens, checked the belts, checked my settings, tried to do an update but the process doesn’t go as it does in the how to update video. I am in two FB ORtur groups but no help that has worked from there. Would you consider a phone conversation?

@ValleyForged

5 ай бұрын

No, I am not good at tech support, and I am not the biggest fan of Ortur these days. Rich LAhobbyguy did do tech support for them. Not sure if he may be able to help. @@SkyPilot1943

I love the project you were working on!!! can I purchase this file from you? I recently purchased a laser cutter and I want this on my wall

@ValleyForged

6 ай бұрын

Yes, it is very popular. There is a link to my instruction video in the description of this purchase page. Thanks!: www.etsy.com/shop/ValleyForgedShop?ref=dashboard-header

Which honey comb bed is this?

@ValleyForged

9 ай бұрын

NEJE Honeycomb Working Table,540x850 mm. Perfect size, not the best quality...but it works fine.

Birch ply has hard spots... even with my 100 wat Co2 laser I sometimes run asunder with incomplete cuts.

@ValleyForged

11 ай бұрын

If I am using the right settings, this RARELY happens with my other lasers. Maybe 1-50 projects, and never enough to ruin it.

@soniclab-cnc

11 ай бұрын

@ValleyForged Yeah I recently tuned the old laser up and got a bunch of new lenses. It is ripping through everything right now... all except some mahogany door skin that apparently has a putty based filler in it. 🤣

i just bought mines from microcenter got the feet lol they didn't have air assist but got two cr falcons 5&10 watt just gone use theirs and honeycomb bed til i get theirs but main thing is i notice ppl saying customer support i recently bought the bambu lab a1 combo from them and a worker was like yo you should get the 3 year warranty you know them shits from china do any problems you gotta send it to them you buy the warranty you bring it here we give you new one or store credit i didnt bite the bait what do you know three weeks later it clogs and messes up i took it bacc to them they gave me a new one i got the warranty right then and there imagine sending it to china then waiting for them to fix it ion know bout everybody else but i hate bein on a mfa time so if i can have as much control of time i can no matter what i gotta pay specially if im trying to run a small buisness do need tips and i see you reply so why not give it a try

Its a problem with your wood for cut outs. Plywood is inconsistent in the manufacturing process. My air assist port works fine. I have a hose running from a shop ac. No dirty lens.

@ValleyForged

Жыл бұрын

Been cutting with lasers for many years. Somehow my other lasers don't have so many 'inconsistent' areas. That is fine for a hobby laser, but not for any serious use. I will show you the difference in how it works in a video soon. Glad it is working OK for you.