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When my fiber was about to ship they had that big military parade through Beijing a few months back. Mine was in a crate on the dock for 4 weeks - they didn't let anything ship out of country during...

Looking for help getting my rotary set up and running using EZCad2 and my fiber laser. Just can't seem to get it to work at all - usually I can figure things out and hate asking for help but I'm at...

I do a lot of odd stuff, I got my start sandblasting so I've got capabilities to laser or sandblast - I always seem to get "weird" items that no one else will do. Knock on wood, I've only really...

Don't forget you're giving them something completely custom designed on a premium, hot trending product. Business is business, and you've got to have a plan - work on it, explore it, make changes as...

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Here's what I do. I like the inverse design.
Used the inverse initially because when I sand blasted it allowed a crisper design and was more forgiving if I got a little heavy handed in the...

Always analyzing everything... I see the beauty in the process and parts of the whole, then I imagine the workshop or tools used to create things and get all misty about the tools and machines I want...

Man! Really great idea. And at 4' that's a significant decoration! My father-in-law passed away a few years ago but left us his legacy of a crazy, timed to music light show. We've been adding to...

50 watt fiber galvo will cut 0.7 mm brass in a reasonable amount of time at 100% power but cut quality isn't great
100 watts or less is really for engraving only...

I have no idea what a raspberry pi is but I like it!!!! Been looking at video monitored options for safety reasons myself. Thanks for sharing!

I'm playing with high khz settings on some practice material but haven't gotten gutsy enough to take on a job like that yet. What settings did you use?

Very nice. Thanks much!

PS - Kev - it ain't gotta be pretty, it just has to work! ;)

You're probably right. Thanks

Thanks y'all. Just wondered if anyone had an unemployed garage queen that was taking up space. Shipping via USPS Media Mail is pretty economical, that's what I use for my larger projects.

I'd...

Hey everyone,
Well I've made the jump and added a laser to my arsenal! I'm climbing up the learning curve and doing well. Thanks to all of you who provided input over the last year or so of...

I got a small piece of 1064 nm glass when I bought my machine. It is pricey. Also got 2 pair of glasses, always wear a pair when laser is turned on. Extra pair for the wife/customer/guest. Bought...

Here's pics of my sandblasting set up. Love my Compressor! 80 gallon beast!

I have been engraving a lot of stainless Yeti tumblers over the past year. I use a sandblaster and paint fill with really good results. There's a market for them, the trouble is #1 the mugs are very...

I like the customer lobby... it's very... inviting and "homey"!!! :)

Thanks y'all! Here are some pics in action and one of the unit. Learning the software slowly.

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I wanted to thank everyone on this forum for their great advice and for sharing their knowledge. I run a custom engraving business using an industrial sandblaster set up, kind of doing custom work,...

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I use a sandblaster to customize various metals - aluminum, stainless, steel plates...
I can get deep enough to color fill.
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I just purchased from XTLaser, Jason was the sales rep. Great communication, organization and I am pleased with the process. Sent many instructional videos, ran a lot of tests with my artwork on...

I sandblast and do tons of glassware. My engraving into glass is very deep and detailed. $13-20 per glass minimum. That's one sided and possibly doing the bottoms, not to mention a $2-$3 add on...

I paid cash for mine. Ended up deciding on the direction I wanted to go last year then hit "All Ahead FULL" on the engines and nailed jobs to put money into the coffers. Ended up doing a ton of...

The galvos use different software. I think the skipping around is an algorithm used to prevent intense heating and allow the area to cool momentarily to prevent warping of solids materials, mostly...