NOOB looking to buy a chinese CO2 laser

[Julian Ashcroft]

Look at Aeon too. I have a small Aeon Mira 5 with a 30w RF tube, quality is a step above the other Chinese lasers I’ve got. I have a larger Aeon Nova 10 on the way. www.aeonlaser.net

[Jerome Stanek]

I don't know if they ship to Canada but I bought mine from a seller on Ebay they had 80 to 130 watts lasers listed in their store. The seller was Goldraydigital and I am very happy with them. I ordered my laser on a Friday and had it up and running on the next Wednesday They were good to respond after the sale also as one of the fans in the chiller was not working and after they saw a video they shipped out a new one only took 3 days

[Rich Harman]

A good broker makes a huge difference. Took me a bunch of calling around before I found a broker that would handle it, and they weren't very good.

For the next machine I called around some more and stumbled upon someone that was really good. They sent a truck to the factory to pick it up, routed it through Vancouver instead of LA and delivered it to my door for less than the cost of the first one, quicker too. All I had to do was forward the documents to them and hand the driver a check when it got delivered.

I'm not current on who makes the best quality machines but a friend bought a GWeike a couple years ago and I thought it was well put together - better built than either of the Shenhuis that I bought.

My original 80W Reci is going on nine years old now and does not appear to have lost any power. I measured it a year or so ago and it was still putting out over 80W.

I would recommend the CW5200 over the CW5000, definitely stay away from the CW3000 - or any thing that is not a true chiller.

Forget about the autofocus, yes they can work but I can focus faster and more accurately using a stick. Don't know about the cameras they offer with the machine these days but if you want to use a camera I would strongly suggest you look into LightBurn and maybe use the camera that they recommend. LightBurn is a software program for lasers written by a friend who left his job at Apple to work full time on it. It is really good now and it will only get better with time.

As for size of machine, that can be tough. Big is good, and was necessary for me - but really does take up a bit of space. Six foot wide and very nearly five foot deep, at the moment I wish it were smaller. But it's real nice to be able to cut a 4x8 sheet into thirds and have it fit on the bed with room to spare.

[John Lifer]

I've bought some lens and other small items from Goldray on ebay. They are actually the only company there that I've found that specialized in Lasers. I think I'd be comfortable buying from them.

[Kev Williams]

I've bought some lens and other small items from Goldray on ebay. They are actually the only company there that I've found that specialized in Lasers. I think I'd be comfortable buying from them.

--are you thinking 'Cloudray'? Nearly all of my lenses, including two for my Triumph fiber, came from Cloudray--