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Hi Guys, about to pull the trigger on a couple grand in Griz tools and at the last minute I decided to see if maybe someone had a coupon they would like to part with? Thanks millions in advance :)...

My chinese cooler is still sitting around like a $300 doorstop. Didn't work for beans. I made my own out of a 10 gallon beer cooler, a fountain pump, a desktop fan, some MDF and a small race car...

Sorry; I should have specified. My post was regarding solid luan which I bought rough and milled myself. However, I have noted the same problem trying to cut 3ply veneer with a luan core.

Luan , AKA Phillipene Mahogany, doesn't cut at all well. My theory is that the voids in the wood running along the grain diffracts the laser...I notice that it cross cuts poorly, and cuts with the...

Business is business. Once I found out where I could buy them cheaper, I would have contacted the original seller and given them a chance to renegotiate. If they stood fast, I would have switched...

Naw, this is a glorified bucket with a heat exchanger :D

Works well for what it does though.

Hmm, don't have time for pics but it was pretty simple.

Made a rectangular tunnel out of MDF with slots in the side that the radiator fits in. Bought the radiator for about $25 on Ebay brand...

Excellent...I'll give that a shot guys. Thanks!

I made my own out of a walmart beer cooler, pond pump, small radiator, $15 desk fan and about $5 worth of MDF. Cost about $100 all in and works MUCH better than the piece of junk I paid $300 for...

Been cutting more acrylic lately (usually I cut wood) and I'm noticing that there is always a small lip on both sides protruding above the surface. It feels very crisp and sharp.

Everything I've...

Get a long focal length lens (~100 mm) and use magnets to stick the sheets to your honeycomb table. Should work like a charm.

Nice job dude! Did you do that with the 2.5" lens I sent?

If you go through a lot of them, I'd try putting an ad in your local Craigslist. Bet you can find a local hobby woodworker to knock 'em out for you, and even get different species. I mill all my...

I know the pulse unit is a measurement of how much the stepper motors move per pulse. If you mess with that setting, your dimensions will change...i.e. you import a 1" square and cut a 1" square. ...

Thanks James...I figured it might be sold under another brand somewhere.

I checked the camaster website and could not find any info. Any idea what they are charging for the unit? Are you happy...

Does anyone know anything about this machine? I've been looking to buy a CNC router, and I have a laser from this company. Pretty impressed with the laser as a unit, and with the company when it...

I have a design I would like to cut on my laser. Current prototype is in leather with some very nice hand polished / smoothed edges. I was wondering if there is any leather substitute that will...

Keystroke logger would do the trick. Simple and effective.

Hi Scott,

Well, I've been out of town the last two weeks, so not much new to report. Before I left I was working on some designs and trying to get the cuts cleaner (i.e. no checks on the bottom...

Whoops; wrong post on the wrong thread on the wrong forum!

Fair enough. If this thing runs reliably without downtime for a year, I win big since it will pay for itself over and over. If not, I took a gamble. Either way I'll keep ya'll updated :)

I just use a rectaungular block of 3/4 mdf with a piece of scrap glued to the bottom as a push stick. Cut it about 4" high by 10" long and you have plenty of down pressure on the board and the scrap...

Wow, good stuff Rodney, thanks for the info. My laser has handy accessory plugs in the back, so I just plugged the air and chiller in there. They power on with the unit, so whenever the laser is...

Hi Pete,

Thanks for your compliments.

Actually from what I read there are plenty of American made lasers, but they tend to be quite expensive. I'm not into financing tools, so I went with...

Hi Robert,

Well, I didn't think of that! Thanks very much for your input. Guess I'll run the ambient cooler and see how long the tube lasts. if it craps out quick I'll have to do something...