Originally Posted by LaserImage  Well, a 16 year old tube that is working is indeed a miracle! |
Hi Gary,
I am retired and this is a machine I resurrected from dead. I only got it because they thought the laser was also dead. When I got the laser working I called the friend that gave it to me asking if he wanted it back but he (his company) had already bought a new machine so I lucked out.
It is an old ex production bare frame that did all it's work in the middle 3" square of the table so the rest of it is great shape.
Since all it cost was a few hundred hours of my time and some dedicated electronics I had to design and build, I doubt I will be replacing the laser when it really dies. I have no idea how many Watts it is putting out but will make a cut using real figures and see how that compares to yours. The slowest speed I can do is 1cm/second.
I just use it now to make a few extra bucks to my income.
Dave