Comments for The Poptimistic Tiki-tastic Retro-Future Present http://www.kevingunn.org Today is Yesterday's World of Tomorrow Tue, 14 May 2013 20:27:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Review: Full Spectrum Engineering 40W Hobby Laser (Deluxe Model) by admin http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227&cpage=1#comment-293 admin Tue, 14 May 2013 20:27:36 +0000 http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227#comment-293 My guide to creating living hinges in acrylic shows how this cutter handles 1/4-inch acrylic:

http://blog.makezine.com/2011/12/08/designing-sninges-in-laser-cut-acrylic/

That said, 1/4-inch would be the maximum I would try with it.

]]> Comment on Review: Full Spectrum Engineering 40W Hobby Laser (Deluxe Model) by bratan http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227&cpage=1#comment-292 bratan Tue, 14 May 2013 19:51:16 +0000 http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227#comment-292 Thank you for a great review! I’m seriously considering this cutter for my Xronos Clocks. Can anyone tell me how it performs cutting 1/4″ acrylic? Does it melt off a lot of extra material, or cuts are precise?

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]]> Comment on Review: Full Spectrum Engineering 40W Hobby Laser (Deluxe Model) by familyfun http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227&cpage=1#comment-217 familyfun Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:55:33 +0000 http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227#comment-217 This is a real basic unit…but workable. I reviewed FS deluxe model as well. Thing that turned me off is the ad I found them said $1,850 for a 20×12 but that’s the price for their basic 12×12 machine – w/o software. So,
that’s not cool. But I still think this unit is good for those wanting to do very light engraving…I found out it can cut balsa wood ok..

I found a source online that bought one than had to make a lot of modifications to make it workable.

Anyway, thanks for your review as it reconfirmed my thoughts on what I need.

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]]> Comment on Review: Full Spectrum Engineering 40W Hobby Laser (Deluxe Model) by admin http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227&cpage=1#comment-198 admin Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:06:50 +0000 http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227#comment-198 You would likely want the rotary tool so you could engrave glasses, wine bottles, etc. Otherwise, the laser is good to go. Once you get to high volumes, though, I’d go with a more expensive model to make it quicker to switch from material to material and job to job. I understand the latest revision, however, already has a lot more of those capabilities than my model from last year. For cutting small wooden ornaments, this should do fine, but a higher power would let you cut faster — for a commercial endeavor that can be important. Depends on the volume you expect to handle.

]]> Comment on Review: Full Spectrum Engineering 40W Hobby Laser (Deluxe Model) by cincol http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227&cpage=1#comment-197 cincol Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:54:04 +0000 http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227#comment-197 What equipment and upgrades do you recommend for a small stencil/engraving business as well as cutting small wood ornaments?

]]> Comment on Review: Full Spectrum Engineering 40W Hobby Laser (Deluxe Model) by Kevin http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227&cpage=1#comment-169 Kevin Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:57:26 +0000 http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227#comment-169 Bells and whistles include autofocus and a motorized z-axis. This unit has four threaded rods that raise and lower the cutting bed. One of them has a pair of nuts on it so you can raise and lower the bed with a wrench to get the distance from the lens to the material right (I’ve attached a wheel to make it easier to turn). The laser output is tracked with an analog current meter and adjusted with a 10-turn potentiometer on the panel rather than digital controls. It’s up to you to monitor cooling water flow — there is no automatic cut-off if your water pump fails and the laser overheats! Finally, you cannot download jobs to the laser and store them there (something you may wish to do if you are running production batches of several repeated types).

If your workload is as light as you indicate, I think this unit would work for you and be a good value. If you need to run it 3 or more hours each day, you could do so, but at that point I would suggest moving up to a professional model.

Sorry for the slow response — I was out of town for a few days. Hope this helps!

]]> Comment on Review: Full Spectrum Engineering 40W Hobby Laser (Deluxe Model) by 5artist5 http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227&cpage=1#comment-168 5artist5 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:05:18 +0000 http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=227#comment-168 When you say that you think someone looking for a commercial setup would want more bells and whistles, what would those be? I am looking to get a CO2 engraver/cutter to do some light duty work such as etching anodized name plates and cutting out some plastic parts from time to time at a small aircraft part company.

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