Carl Fisher
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I didn't want to derail the other thread on the cool little NEJE machines but a few questions were posed that I wanted to answer.
As for what machine, this is the one I bought:
40W USB DIY Laser ENGRAVER Cutter Engraving Cutting Machine Laser Printer CO2 | eBay
It is the newest 2015+ version with the upgraded M2 control board and such. It uses CorelDraw and CorelLaser instead of the old moshidraw software. I actually find this setup quite easy to use but still plan to do a smoothieboard upgrade at some point to do true gcode and color coded operations such as PWM power modulation to the laser, etc...
As for as work holding and such, I recommend ditching the included table and buying a honeycomb table or making your own table. lots of options out there in the DIY community. Then your next hurdle will be table height. Right now I'm just setting blocks of wood under the table to set my height, but will work on a table jack at some point in the near future along with a rotary of sorts.
I'll see if I can find some examples of indexing and setup to answer Keith's question from the other thread but it'll be a bit later as I'm on my way out the door.
There are also a few must have upgrades that I'll cover when I get back.
As for what machine, this is the one I bought:
40W USB DIY Laser ENGRAVER Cutter Engraving Cutting Machine Laser Printer CO2 | eBay
It is the newest 2015+ version with the upgraded M2 control board and such. It uses CorelDraw and CorelLaser instead of the old moshidraw software. I actually find this setup quite easy to use but still plan to do a smoothieboard upgrade at some point to do true gcode and color coded operations such as PWM power modulation to the laser, etc...
As for as work holding and such, I recommend ditching the included table and buying a honeycomb table or making your own table. lots of options out there in the DIY community. Then your next hurdle will be table height. Right now I'm just setting blocks of wood under the table to set my height, but will work on a table jack at some point in the near future along with a rotary of sorts.
I'll see if I can find some examples of indexing and setup to answer Keith's question from the other thread but it'll be a bit later as I'm on my way out the door.
There are also a few must have upgrades that I'll cover when I get back.