Fantastic video. Learnt a lot in this short video. just bought the Atomstack A5 M40 pro with the offline accessory. Looking forward to getting many things done.
I think the amount of things you can do is so wild and endless. Also if you celebrate thanksgiving..or like pies...or I guess food...remember you can laser food! There's some cool pies online with designs etched into them :D
Thankyou!!!! I appreciate the support and work hard to not waste anyone’s time. I’ll have a bunch of content in the new year I’m in the middle of a move for now!
Hey it's great to see you on here! Yeah that comment is totally me...I just always seem to mount something upside down if I don't double and triple check things. I get really frustrated when I STILL mess it up after all of that :D
Really great video! Super impressed with everything that laser can do - especially at that price. Let's see some Darth Maul, the contrast would be perfect!
Hello Joe, Great video. Very informative. What I would like to get is a starting point for speeds and power % for new users. Like with cnc, there is a speeds and feeds chart. It is only for a starting point and would save a ton of time. Keep up the good work and have a great day.
Thank you!! It’s a fun hobby but with these “open air” lasers you really have to sit there and watch them the entire time, they can be super dangerous if left unattended. Other than that though once you get it down it is like a printer that prints on wood and such which is neat :)
Keep up with info with light burn as well. I have a 10watt diode I need to install in my router. It would be nice if it correlates with what you do on a different brand piece of equipment. Cool vid btw.
Very informational! I am looking to buy this machine for cutting thin acrylics... but then you mentioned it'd cut only the black acrylics...how about the opaque? or let say clear acrylics covered with opaque sticker...
Opaque I hear it does great at, I still need to get some but I've seen cuts with it. For clear that is colored and cuts...I don't believe it can. I've only seen diodes do engravings so far on clear that are colored. The thing is, if you want to cut clear you're looking at a CO2 laser...so it's just based on if that's in budget..then that's the way to go. If not, then the question is can you handle just being able to work with dark/opaques.
@@geektoolkit much appreciated for the reply. Yeah that's my concern but a CO2 would be another story for me... its just for little and fun projects at home.
I’ll have to check out the p7. I’m super happy with the laser power though. And the rep told me that running it at 100% is ok, just not for over 24 hours or anything. 10k hour rating on it too! Solid laser!
I haven't tried it on those. But I imagine it won't be much different than aluminum in that it can't etch metal directly. You can put something on metal and it will mark that or make that permanent (like a black sharpie) I'd guess, but I'm not sure. next laser i test i'll have to add that, its an interesting idea. alos if copper could be marked or etched it may make a circuit board which would be really interesitng...
Yeah it's confusing, but there's two things that you'll commonly see diode lasers do to 'mark' metal (but not etch). If it's stainless steel or a similar 'coated' metal the coating will get etched away. The coating itself isn't metal per se. The other trick you'll see often is someone will use an ink marker or some other chemical spray and the laser will be able to permanently 'mark' the metal. The difference is important to note...etching means the metal itself is removed, and a laser that can etch metal (such as a fiber laser) will removal metal from what it hits. This is what lasers used to mark guns, knives, coins, etc. are doing. For diode you must put something onto it or etch away a coating. The sellers that claim diodes can etch metal are misrepresenting what the laser is capable of, and it usually results in upset people who are stuck with a laser they thought would etch their knives and such.
Coppers usually hard to engrave. One thing of note is there is a spray called 'cermark' that will let you mark 'black' onto metals (you spray it on and then laser it to make a permanent mark). If you're looking for a black mark on metal, that would be how I'd do it unless you're looking to get like a fiber laser (3k-5k usually)
@@geektoolkit ye thanks not bought one yet but will be getting one when I get back from my trip, Im wanting fine detail as the product I will be selling is going to be fairly high priced, if it warrants a fibre laser then ill get one but from what I've seen I think most of the units I've looked at could do it.
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Fantastic video. Learnt a lot in this short video. just bought the Atomstack A5 M40 pro with the offline accessory. Looking forward to getting many things done.
I think the amount of things you can do is so wild and endless. Also if you celebrate thanksgiving..or like pies...or I guess food...remember you can laser food! There's some cool pies online with designs etched into them :D
Greetings, I just subbed because of the content in your video. Love how you present things and DON'T over complicate. Keep on keeping on brother!
Thankyou!!!! I appreciate the support and work hard to not waste anyone’s time. I’ll have a bunch of content in the new year I’m in the middle of a move for now!
Just repeating here. Great video. Helped my with my purchase A.L.O.T.
Yay glad it helped!!! I was really shocked by how useful these lasers are!
Your comment about putting furniture together had me laughing
Hey it's great to see you on here! Yeah that comment is totally me...I just always seem to mount something upside down if I don't double and triple check things. I get really frustrated when I STILL mess it up after all of that :D
Really great video! Super impressed with everything that laser can do - especially at that price. Let's see some Darth Maul, the contrast would be perfect!
Oooh that will happen soon!! That’s a great idea!
Hello Joe,
Great video. Very informative. What I would like to get is a starting point for speeds and power % for new users. Like with cnc, there is a speeds and feeds chart. It is only for a starting point and would save a ton of time. Keep up the good work and have a great day.
Thankyou! That's on my docket of videos to make actually, but I wanted to take some time myself to try to figure it out a bit more :) Stay tuned!
Great video! I was looking at the Glowforge awhile ago, but strayed away because of the price and I was super nervous to try laser cutting 🥴
Thank you!! It’s a fun hobby but with these “open air” lasers you really have to sit there and watch them the entire time, they can be super dangerous if left unattended. Other than that though once you get it down it is like a printer that prints on wood and such which is neat :)
Is there a link to the test board and project you showed? I'd love to use that and seems perfoect for what I need it for?
Keep up with info with light burn as well. I have a 10watt diode I need to install in my router. It would be nice if it correlates with what you do on a different brand piece of equipment. Cool vid btw.
Thank you!! Whoa a 10 watt?! That’ll be awesome!!
Very informational! I am looking to buy this machine for cutting thin acrylics... but then you mentioned it'd cut only the black acrylics...how about the opaque? or let say clear acrylics covered with opaque sticker...
Opaque I hear it does great at, I still need to get some but I've seen cuts with it. For clear that is colored and cuts...I don't believe it can. I've only seen diodes do engravings so far on clear that are colored. The thing is, if you want to cut clear you're looking at a CO2 laser...so it's just based on if that's in budget..then that's the way to go. If not, then the question is can you handle just being able to work with dark/opaques.
@@geektoolkit much appreciated for the reply. Yeah that's my concern but a CO2 would be another story for me... its just for little and fun projects at home.
Very cool, I'm thinking of the A5 M40 or the P7 seems they have the same laser.
I’ll have to check out the p7. I’m super happy with the laser power though. And the rep told me that running it at 100% is ok, just not for over 24 hours or anything. 10k hour rating on it too! Solid laser!
Could you do a video on how to install a webcam on this laser please?
Yeah! I can get one setup for lightburn. I’m a bit behind but it’s on my queue to do
Hello, have you tried cutting the plexi?
Can you use it on brass and copper?
I haven't tried it on those. But I imagine it won't be much different than aluminum in that it can't etch metal directly. You can put something on metal and it will mark that or make that permanent (like a black sharpie) I'd guess, but I'm not sure. next laser i test i'll have to add that, its an interesting idea. alos if copper could be marked or etched it may make a circuit board which would be really interesitng...
@@geektoolkit I found that " black metal liquid is best substance for etching " and thank you on reply
youre showing us a metal business card that is etched, and you say at the same time, you cannot etch into metal. ????
Yeah it's confusing, but there's two things that you'll commonly see diode lasers do to 'mark' metal (but not etch). If it's stainless steel or a similar 'coated' metal the coating will get etched away. The coating itself isn't metal per se. The other trick you'll see often is someone will use an ink marker or some other chemical spray and the laser will be able to permanently 'mark' the metal. The difference is important to note...etching means the metal itself is removed, and a laser that can etch metal (such as a fiber laser) will removal metal from what it hits. This is what lasers used to mark guns, knives, coins, etc. are doing. For diode you must put something onto it or etch away a coating. The sellers that claim diodes can etch metal are misrepresenting what the laser is capable of, and it usually results in upset people who are stuck with a laser they thought would etch their knives and such.
@@geektoolkit still, you show a card that obviously etched
The coating etched. Metal simply can not be etched. The card I bought comes with a coating for diode lasers.
Just researching laser engraving at the minute, could someone tell me if it's possible to laser images on to bright polished copper bar 25mm.
Coppers usually hard to engrave. One thing of note is there is a spray called 'cermark' that will let you mark 'black' onto metals (you spray it on and then laser it to make a permanent mark). If you're looking for a black mark on metal, that would be how I'd do it unless you're looking to get like a fiber laser (3k-5k usually)
@@geektoolkit ye thanks not bought one yet but will be getting one when I get back from my trip, Im wanting fine detail as the product I will be selling is going to be fairly high priced, if it warrants a fibre laser then ill get one but from what I've seen I think most of the units I've looked at could do it.