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Yes, when it gets to customs, they will know if it is valid or not, but I am trying to figure that out beforehand as to avoid any potential issues that can cost me time or money later on.

How is...

I already have the accession number and CE certificate from the exporter. I just want to verify that the number and documentation they are providing me are accurate and valid, since it is probably...

I am based in the US. I got the CE certificate from them just in case. I didn't know CE was more for importing for Canada.

Currently it seems like there's no simple way of verifying the FDA...

The seller/manufacturer of the laser machine I am looking to purchase has provided me with an accession number and also CE certificate. However, to be on the safe side, I wanted to verify the...

Thanks to everyone's help on here and the research that I have done, I have really been able to learn a lot and narrow down my selection/choices.

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Looking to see if anyone has hands on experience with Argus machines and/or customer support. Even if you did not purchase a machine from Argus / Sunic, if you have any positive or negative feedback...

Understood, makes sense. I may be getting very close now to buying my machine. Fiber seems a lot simpler of a machine than a co2 based machine, since fiber doesn't have any cooling needed, minimal...

Interesting. So no enclosure on your fiber machine? Do you feel the need to shield yourself from the laser that's being emitted from the machine either?

Thanks for the info

I've noticed that the galvo fiber type machines, like the one you have from gweike, typically do not come with an enclosure. What or how did you end up setting up your machines for filtration, etc? ...

Most people's concerns when purchasing a machine from China is probably how can they be certain that they will be receiving the machine they ordered or receiving anything all, after the money has...

Ok, so I wanted to do some more research on my own before posting another question. All of the information has been very helpful with my search.

After talking to some manufacturers. I have had...

Thanks for the response. I understand it's a risk when buying outside of anyone's country, but the thread was regarding specifically a Chinese machine, so that's what my question was...

Great write up. Read through the whole experience. Your experience may eventually help me weigh in on which direction to go with my own laser machine in the future.

What kind of security does on...

Thanks for the info. With the info, I did some more researching and refined it down to that what may work well for my application is something around ~40-50 watt range through a galvo fiber laser. ...

I feel like I have hit a wall in my research, so hopefully you guys can help me out to give me additional ideas/topics to read up on.

What I am looking to do is be able to etch / engrave primarily...

I would be working on cheaper firearm parts, like unfinished firearm receivers which cost around $30 - $50, so my potential cost of risk would be lower.

I should have been more clear with the...

I was not really alternating between different machines. There were some other people who mentioned the options of co2, cnc, etc. The picture that I posted is done with a soldering iron and doing...

That's what further research seems to have pointed me towards. Seems like for my application, if I want to actually get past simply marking the metal is to look into fiber or yag type laser. I...

I did quite a bit of reading/research before deciding to create this thread. I just felt like it would be somewhat productive for my continued searching/researching, to kind of help answer some...

Definitely. I am probably heavily leaning more towards a Chinese machine, since I am looking at trying to do some basic engravings first and if things pan out, then at that point I may look more...

Recently, I have picked up some interest at possibly picking up a laser engraving machine. I initially looked at some used brands like Epilog, Trotec, etc. However, it seems like Thunder engravers...