Hello all!
I am completely green to all of this. I understand that this subject has been talked to death but any information I can get from Legacy owners past and present would be greatly appreciated.
Soon I will be purchasing a laser system to expand my current online business. For a while now we have outsourced all of our engraving. However more recently shipping issues, and turn around times have caused some added stress. In order for our business to grow and compete in an ever growing online market we need to adapt and control the production of our designs.
Enter the Legacy Laser. I've done a bit of research on western laser systems (Trotec, Epilog) and just cannot stomach the price tag for now. Our budget for retooling and expansion is $10,000. At the moment I'm considering the 700 Series for its speed, bed size, and available auto focus upgrade. I have talk to Dean over at Legacy a bit and I couldn't be happier with his customer service so far. All of the reviews seem to be very positive as long as you are willing to put some labor into the machines.
Primarily we will be engraving and cutting gray odorless rubber, assorted wood types and acrylics. More specifically we would like to use the machine for wood inlay work and cutting smalls in high quantity as efficiently as possible (for our budget). I'm unsure on how powerful to go, what upgrades and replacement parts to get. Also, what sort of quality and repeatability should be expected. Lastly, is there a better system that could keep my investment under $8000 that anyone would suggest? Keep in mind I'm not in the market for used.
Again, I understand this subject has been covered but I can't seem to find real answers to my specific questions via searching. Thank you again for any and all advice and suggestion that come my way.
-Kevin