The Maker's Group that I belong to has one. It works barely OK in the center third of a panel, but does not do well as the router moves to the corners.
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The Maker's Group that I belong to has one. It works barely OK in the center third of a panel, but does not do well as the router moves to the corners.
I have a FSE for many years.
What do you need to know?
Looking at he nameplate ratings, my 40 watt laser draws 400 watts, the exhaust fans 150, the water pump 60 and the blower 75 for a total laser related wattage of 685 watts. At a cost of 12 cents a...
I first saw this on a model making forum.
These are the guys that make little wood and metal Star Wars type models.
For touching up powder coatings and for adding contrasting colors for insignia...
There are other benefits of using VFDs with 3 phase motors on machinery.
You get a programmable soft start; no more bang on and bang off. You get to program the amount of time that the grinder...
I have the same brake sold by Enco. It works well, but keep in mind that the specifications say,
"Mild Steel Gauge: 16 gauge at half width, 18 gauge at full width."
The brake comes with a 2x2...
We prefer to do it with cartoons and a bit of text.
Always, one page for each step.
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Dennis
Michele,
It would be much appreciated to get a report on the differences between the FSE software and the Rabbit software.
I have never come across a full report on the standard Chinese...
The RC model car and airplane stores have it here.
Imagine it is the same in the UK.
I make gaskets for antique engines and machinery and I find the easiest, fastest and most accurate method is to take a zoomed in digital photo from about 5 feet back to eliminate parallax and then to...
Hi Bert,
I do not believe that I said that I was happy with that. It is just what is.
When I bought the machine almost 4 years ago, FSE was saying that the tube would last 300 hours at 70% power....
For the curious, occasionally, the question of tube life for these low cost Lasers comes up.
The tube in mine was down to about half strength so I replaced it today after 350 (give or take a few)...
If you just turn the air compressor on and off when cutting, you may find that it will bleed down when the relay is off.
We would usually open an air solenoid with the current relay and leave the...
I believe that you are looking for a current sensing relay.
Pass one leg of the laser power cord through the sensor.
Break the fan line cord and hook in series to the two relay wires.
When the...
Hello Bert,
Please don't take my comment about the extra weight and bulk as a criticism of the Rabbit, just an observation that the two machines should not be compared as apples to apples and that...
I have had a FLS Hobby Laser for almost 4 years. It has worked just fine with no real problems at all.
The machine now has close to 400 hours on it and it may be down on power about 10% from new. ...
I have friends in the electronics recycling business and they save these panels from LCD monitors for me.
Most is 1/4 to 3/8 inch in thickness.
What i get isn't acrylic, it melts into black goo in...
Vcarve is a wonderful program for CNC routers. Its CAD portion is about as easy to use and intuitive as it gets.
I use it for vector cutting and engraving on my ShopBot, Centroid mill and FSE...
HI Ron,
I use V-Carve to draw and then export the drawings as a DXF file to the laser or other software.
Works great.
You can also export the DXF to Auto-Cads True-View viewing program and send...
A standard water filled P-trap has about 2 inches of water column in it.
This adds 2 inches of static loss to your exhaust fan.
Most fans on lasers have less than 4 inches of total static and...
Fifty-five years ago, I remember the mailman delivering boxes of baby chicks to our farm.
Not one was ever damaged in shipment.
The shipping companies have some pretty strict regulations...
We ship several hundred items to customers each year.
My experience is that about 2% will become lost or broken.
UPS breaks things. they once managed to break a 1x8 inch solid oak board across...
I have to ask why this is a FSE issue and not a FedEx, UPS, DHL or USPS issue?
It sounds like the tube was broken in transit.
Once a manufacturer delivers an item to a common carrier, it is no...
It doesn't laser at all well.
It routes beautifully.
Dennis
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Hi Paul,
This thread started with Jeffery's question, " I'm looking for a laser to get into this with as a hobby/small business and someone suggested Full Spectrum Lasers 40w hobby laser. I'm ...