Co2 Laser Engraving

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...and because even a lower-power laser cutter's laser will instantly blind you if...materials compared to an Infrared CO2 laser. Wood doesn't care, but some...Glowforge, which is a 40W CO2 laser. It's not the least expensive ... ply, acrylic, Delrin, and foam. Engraving requires less power than cutting, ... been looking for a laser for a while about six ... roughly $3500-$4500 for a laser I think they need air ...

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... not yet used any CO2 laser. I run a small... want detail engraving then stick to low power laser like 5W,... explanation the single laser module not stacked. This ... resolution. Higher power laser use multiple laser module of beams stack...thicker wood materials. For engraving smaller stuff I have a... a galvo style diode laser, great for dog tags, ...come visit, also have laser for sale from time to...

Bjr, Pour des raisons qui me sont propres, je dois passer d’un laser CO2 60w à un diode. Je découpe que très peu et pas épais. J’aimerais savoir si je serais très déçue de la qualité de la gravure et de la durée de cette gravure avec un diode de bonne qualité ? Merci submitted by /u/Valochedef to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

Hi everyone, I’m looking to get into laser engraving as a hobby. I’ve been getting more into making things at home and I find this kind of tech really interesting, so I’d like to start experimenting with wood projects, small decorations, and general maker stuff. At the moment it’s mainly just for learning and fun, but I might also try to sell a few small items later if things go well. I’m looking for advice on a first machine, ideally something: - safe for home use (preferably enclosed) - beginner-friendly in terms of setup and software - capable enough for wood engraving and cutting without feeling too limiting too quickly I’m trying to understand what makes the most sense for a first purchase: - Is a diode laser (10–30W range) enough for serious hobby use on wood? - Or is it worth going straight to a small CO2 machine even as a beginner? - And most importantly, anything you wish you knew before buying your first laser? I’m still new to laser cutters, but I do have some experience with making things at home and 3D printing, so I’m not completely new to the maker space. Thanks in advance for any advice! submitted by /u/Apprehensive_Kick_60 to r/Laserengraving [link] [comments]

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I’m starting a small packaging business and planning to engrave kraft paper belly bands (the wrap around boxes with text + QR code). Material is thin kraft paper (not thick cardboard), and I’m aiming for clean, light engraving so no cutting or deep burns. I’m deciding between 3W, 5W, and 10W diode lasers (not going CO2), and budget is definitely a factor. Main concerns: Avoiding burn marks / charring Clean text and sharp QR codes Reasonable speed for small batch production Overall value for money I know even low watt lasers can engrave paper, but I’m worried lower power might mean slower speeds → more heat → worse results. Would 3W or 5W be enough, or is 10W worth the extra cost for cleaner results and efficiency? Would really appreciate any real-world experience, especially if you’ve worked with kraft paper specifically. Thanks 🙏 submitted by /u/NC16inthehouse to r/Laserengraving [link] [comments]

Hi everyone, The result looks like a very clean portrait made entirely from dots (halftone style), with: consistent spacing between dots varying dot size to create shading very high detail, almost photographic from a distance So I’m trying to figure out the actual workflow. My questions: What is this technique actually called? Is it true halftone, stippling, or something else? Is this generated as a raster image (grayscale → laser) or as a vector with dots? Can this be done entirely inside LightBurn or do I need external software (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)? What kind of preprocessing is needed to get that level of detail? Any tips specifically for engraving on painted MDF with a CO2 laser? If anyone has experience with this or can point me in the right direction, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks! https://preview.redd.it/ig6tk32f9zwg1.png?width=834&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d980223ae4e416eaea35a5d741bbe1d1f4d7605 submitted by /u/Silent_Hippo_2313 to r/Laserengraving [link] [comments]

So a few years ago I bought my wife a "cheap" laser cutter from amazon. I say "cheap" because the Ortur S2 pro was not much, until I added a pump, and enclosure, good goggles, riser, module upgrade to 10W, lightburn, etc... We learned a lot getting this thing to work, but the frustration level was pretty extreme, and repeatability was iffy at best. I'm looking to get a better machine. Here is what we've been doing: 1.) cutting thin plywood 2.) engraving wood (cutting boards), ring boxes I'd like to upgrade and have about a $1500-2000 budget. I'd like to add the following use cases: 1.) cutting thin hardwoods (1/8"-3/8") 2.) etching wood/glass/metal curved surfaces 3.) Etching small metal pieces (brass/copper/silver) 4.) Cutting acrylic shapes for router templates (I'm an amateur woodworker) Features I'd like to have, but are not necessarily deal-breakers: 1.) The option to be able to use lightburn since we know the software well and I'd like to be able to continue using the machine if the company goes out of business (i.e. no cloud required stuff). 2.) We don't plan on using this thing 8 hours a day continuously, but being able to bang out 3-5 of one thing every so often would be nice. 3.) I would really like to be able to do simple etching on the surface of rings (I'm also an amateur jeweler), but I get that this may require a specialized and very expensive machine. I think #2 requires a rotary stage, and #3 requires an IR module option (please correct me if I'm wrong). I have a dedicated 4x4 foot space, with a ductwork exhaust port similar to a dryer vent to the outdoors I can use year round. Now I'm considering the xTool S1 40W bundle with the rotary stage, 2W IR module, and passthrough. The bundle is $2369 on amazon right now, but I have $1000 in amazon credit right now, so that brings this into my budget. At this cost level I've seen low-end CO2 models like the Gweike 55W with rotary for $1750 with the rotary add-on. I'd never heard of Gweike, but have seen mixed reviews especially on the software which makes me weary. I've done a pretty exhaustive search for used machines in my area (craigslist, FB marketplace), without much luck. Is the xTool S1 a decent machine, or would that money be better spent on another brand? submitted by /u/bladeturner1974 to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

Hi all, I’m shopping for a new laser and I found these 2 pre-owned lasers and I’m trying to figure out why the 130w has only 600mm/s max speed engraving vs the 100w which has 1000mm/s max speed engraving? I thought the more powerful the watts the faster the laser? The other reason I’m asking is also because I am working with a broker in china for a laser and the lasers they are coming back with have a max engrave speed of 600mm/s and I told them no it’s got to be faster. - preowned Omtech Pronto 45, 100w CO2 laser engraver and cutter with autofocus. 1000mm/s max engraving speed with recommended max setup speed at 800mm/s - preowned Omtech AF3555, 130w CO2 laser engraver and cutter with autofocus. 600mm/s max engraving speed I’m obviously missing something here. Please help! Thank you!! submitted by /u/LimoSeloKreations to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

I currently own a WeCreat Vision 20W, which is diode. The reason I bought was because I run a small business and thought it'd be great for engraving logo's on items or for working with wood. At the time of, I assumed I'd be limited to wood and small items, but I still wanted a large bed so I could line up like 20 at a time. Clearly, at the time, I had no idea how much use I'd get out of it. I now engrave/cut so much stuff. Acrylic, leather, wood, fabric, you name it. And it's not even that, but I want to cut with it. And for wood, the diode laser can cut a 1/4" sheet, but it's often just not getting the job done precisely. Especially when it makes it 95% of the way through and then you could add 10-20-30 more passes and all it's doing is just creating a char pit and never cutting through. Or acrylic, I can only cut 1/16" black acrylic. I'd love to cut 1/4", I'd love to engrave on clear. But, I also want highly detailed. A lot of acrylic maps I see look like this: https://i.etsystatic.com/12643794/r/il/305f44/4074284275/il_1588xN.4074284275_had8.jpg But, I want to do maps like this: https://static.greatbigcanvas.com/images/singlecanvas_thick_none/blue-monocle/vintage-new-york-state-road-map-1,2914764.jpg And I can sometimes get away with it on black acrylic with my diode, but it is extremely finicky. I'll get all my settings dialed in, keeping a cookbook down to the smallest detail. And then literally the next sheet will engrave soft or I get beads of acrylic stuck to the nozzle that then drop onto the project and ruin it. And while dish soap trick has helped, it still happens. And I think the only way to avoid the issue would be with speed. Plus, my true desired goal is to engrave on the back of a clear sheet and then attach that to a black sheet so engraving appears to float off the back a bit. I also want to engrave some of these things on like 18x24" pieces. So again, my WeCreat advertise 12x18", but the work area is more like 11x16.5" I'm currently considering purchasing the xTool P3 in the future, but I wonder, will I buy it and suddenly go, "None of my problems are solved!!" submitted by /u/Aniform to r/Laserengraving [link] [comments]

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Does anyone has any advice on stop having this type of burns. I’m using a 60W CO2 machine for laser engraving. The photos are right after engraving and after cleaning submitted by /u/Independent_Drama137 to r/Laserengraving [link] [comments]

CO2 Laser | 40W | Speed: 400mm/s | Power: 30% | Interval: 0.1mm submitted by /u/cartonus to r/Laserengraving [link] [comments]

I only get excited when I see actual depth to laser engraving at this point. The vast majority of the videos I see are basically just showing cutting, etching or marking with co2 lasers. I rarely am seeing videos where people actually show depth mapped 3D engraving, especially when it comes to the CO2 lasers. Looking to buy two xTool machines for metal and wood separately most likely. It seems for deep detailed engraving the F2 Ultra is an obvious choice for metal. I am still very confused as to if I should get the S1, P2S, P3 or F2 Ultra with the 40w diode combo for extremely detailed deep 3D embossed engraving on wood. Is the 40W diode laser added to the F2 Ultra the same as the one in the S1 40w? Does the F2U achieve more detailed or faster engraving than the S1? I understand that 3D engraving will take more time no matter what laser I get. If a diode or fiber is much slower than Co2 for engraving wood but is much better at getting detailed depth I am happy to buy a slower laser. I want to make art at any cost to time. Not wanting to spam out etched designs with little relief. I am now also realizing that I haven't really looked into UV lasers for depth engraving on wood. Researching the F2 Ultra UV now. submitted by /u/Stenotic to r/xToolOfficial [link] [comments]

We all get creative and think outside the box on what to engrave or cut. What has been the most interesting item you have cut or engraved on? Was it food, a special wood, or what? Share your experience and if it worked out for you. Some items don't work well with Co2 lasers. submitted by /u/omtechlaser to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

I taught myself how to and used a 40w Full Spectrum CO2 laser for 11 years, mostly to cut 2mm craft foam, occasionally to cut or engrave clear acrylic (see video), wood, leather, lace, and adhesive-backed fabric. I've now gotten a WeCreat 45w Vision Pro diode laser. I missed the singular mention of "diode" on the product page (and probably read too much about too many lasers) and assumed it could cut acrylic. Abysmal results on 2mm gold mirror cast acrylic have informed me otherwise. I thought the 2w IR upgrade might solve my problem, but after reading more on it, I don't believe it will. Can anyone familiar with the different types of lasers share advice on this transition? It's a big hit for me to have dropped so much on the machine only to not be able to cut the material I was most excited about. (I wanted to make acrylic jewelry and small stained-glass-style decorations, not cutting boards/Stanley cups/corporate giveaways, if that makes sense.) Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/JLMakery to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

Good day I'm looking for my first laser! located in alberta, Canada. and i'm willing to spend $10,000-$15,000 if necessary I'm an industrial electrician working in construction fairly regularly. I'd like to start a side hustle using a co2 laser. from what i understand it's the type that would be best suited for my work. I'd like to be able to cut and engrave plastic cable tags, and lamacoids (plastic signs) from laserable plastic and from all of my basic research i keep getting pushed back towards xtool. specifically the P2S and the P3 keep popping up. i have to admit, it does look like a pretty sweet tool, but does anybody else have any other recommendations that would work better for my case? also would like to be able to tinker for other projects, my wife enjoys selling items at local markets etc please help! maybe xtool is actually ideal? submitted by /u/Npalm to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

I've been researching a business idea and need you all to tear it apart before I waste time and money. Please be brutally honest. The Idea: Start a laser engraving business focused ONLY on personalized religious products in India: Laser-engraved stones with temple names, deity images, mantras Personalized rudraksh beads with custom engravings (names, birth dates, mantras) Religious wall art on stone/wood Temple donation plaques with donor names Custom prayer items and spiritual gifts Why I Think This Could Work (Tell Me Why I'm Wrong): India's religious market is massive - weddings, festivals, temple donations, pilgrimages Nobody's doing this at scale - Most laser businesses target corporate/industrial High perceived value - People pay premium for personalized religious items Profit margins look good - 60-75% on custom items (rudraksh cost ₹100-300, sell ₹500-2,000) Multiple channels - B2C online, local temple stores, B2B temple trusts/tour operators Investment Required: 80-100W CO2 Laser machine: ₹2.5-3.5L Materials, marketing, setup: ₹1-1.5L Total: ₹3.5-5L My Background: Web developer - can build e-commerce myself Decent at marketing/social media Know CAD for design work Zero manufacturing experience (yes, I know this is a problem) My Concerns (Where I Think This Could Fail): Is the market actually there? Or am I just romanticizing it? Will people actually buy personalized religious items online? Or is this too niche? Competition from cheap local vendors - Small shops might do this for ₹50 Religious sensitivity - One bad engraving of a deity = reputation destroyed Long sales cycle - People don't buy this daily, mostly seasonal (weddings/festivals) CAC might be too high - Religious products buyers might not be on Instagram/Google Questions I Need Answered: Is this idea stupid? Have I missed something obvious? Would YOU buy a personalized rudraksh for ₹1,000? Or is that insane pricing? Better to start B2B (temple trusts) or B2C (individuals)? Should I validate with a cheap ₹30-40k diode laser first? Or is that a waste since it can't really engrave stone properly? What am I underestimating? Where will I get crushed? What I Haven't Done Yet (Be Honest - Should I?): Haven't made a single prototype Haven't talked to any temple trusts or religious stores Haven't validated if people actually want this Just excited about the "untapped niche" narrative Roast Me: Is this just another "tech bro discovers old business" moment? Am I underestimating how hard manufacturing is? Is the investment too high for an unvalidated idea? Give me your worst. I'd rather hear it now than after burning ₹5 lakhs. submitted by /u/Royal-Cartoonist-217 to r/IndiaBusiness [link] [comments]

My dad and I are looking at sharing a diode laser cutter for hobby use. Dad keeps sending me models to look at, apparently trying to squeeze as much wattage as possible out of $2000, thinking that more bigger is more better, I guess. I'm not so much worried about cutting speed or having a big max thickness and am more worried about cuts being precise and engravings not looking like crap. If I cut out pieces of thin plywood to slot together into a little gingerbread house or whatever, I want it to fit nicely and the engraving to also not have a bunch of extra scorching. I've been leaning towards a 20W and he keeps sending me 40W, 48W models to look at. I can look at the specs and see that the laser spot size is 0.09x0.10 vs 0.08x0.06, but I've never actually used one, so I don't really have any context for what those numbers mean in real-world difference. Both the WeCreat site and the xTool site say that 20W is the "sweet spot" between cutting and engraving. Also, I've basically only heard of xTool and Glowforge, and all of the other brands sound like the random Chinese makers of USB cables you buy on Amazon for $2.00 that last 6 months. But I assume there are more decent brands. We are reasonably tech savvy (he was a sysadmin for lots of years and I have a non-computer engineering degree). I do want an enclosed unit because I have cats and there is no place in a cat household where hair does not end up. Edit to add: When I say I want engraving to look good, I mean more vector graphics and text, not photos. I really can't see myself engraving photos very much. Models I've been looking at: xTool M1 Ultra 20W (the small working area is my only quibble) xTool S2 20W WeCreat Vision 20W Models my dad has texted me: xTool S2 40W WeCreat Vision 40W ACMER P3 48W Creality Falcon2 Pro 40W (w/ bonus 1.6W module) And a couple of alarmingly inexpensive CO2 lasers from Monport (Reno 65 and Onyx 55) So my basic question is, if I don't want to buy a separate unit for engraving, where's a good place for us to start? submitted by /u/rinky79 to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

3mm's off of the material, versus the standard focus using my measuring tool. Defocusing means: • no expensive & messy films • no detergents in your machine • perfect & consistent results every single time. submitted by /u/DanE1RZ to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

I have co2 and fiber lasers. No diode here as they don't offer me what I need in production. I've been laser engraving logos on 3d printed items for a few years. This was done with 60watt Galvo co2 at 5watts power. I'll be interested in seeing what the diode laser can do as it will make my process simpler. submitted by /u/EnglishManInNC to r/BambuLab [link] [comments]

So it appears there is a strong likely the new printer will come with laser engraver abilities. This might seem cool and useful if you never dealt with lasers before in this way. But as someone who has, let me inform you. At this time we don't know the type of laser. But I'm assuming it's a diode laser. Why? To simply put it, it's the cost. Diode laser as relatively cheap. And the other option, which is CO2 later. It's very expensive. Realistically adding on a CO2 laser ability would add several thousand more to the cost of the machine. And this isn't a cost you would want them to cheap out on. Another 3D print company did this. It was Snap Maker. They basically had a 3 in 1 3d printer, and one of the features was the laser. They used a ton of marketing hype to push it as being as good as a glowforge which uses a CO2 laser. But the results they shown are extremely lab setting, pitch perfect, and your results will be wildly different. Basically you didn't see all the failures they produced to produce 1 good board. And the real world results are so wildly different from board to board, that it comes heavily down to luck if you will get a good engrave or not. And then on top of that the speed of these things are so slow you should really look into this bit before you get excited over this. Note the laser machines that work fast are CO2 lasers. Where they might take seconds to do their job. It could litterally take 10 or 20 minutes to do the same job with a diode laser. And because the speeds are so much slower, it is far easier to catch the piece on fire. So the risk jumps. submitted by /u/crua9 to r/BambuLab [link] [comments]

I saw post a little while back where people were claiming you cannot laser cut foam. I wanted to show everyone that it is very easy to cut foam. This is a 100 W CO2 running 20 speed 60 power for cut and 400 speed 20 power for engrave. As you can see the edges are perfect no charring at all. Nothing catches on fire. I wouldn’t leave it alone but I’ve been cutting foam for a while and it’s fine. submitted by /u/StimpyMD to r/lasercutting [link] [comments]

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