laser engraving machines

[MBG]

I am looking to get a laser engraving machine. I come from a CNC mill and lathe background.


Please is there anybody on here I can talk to regarding this machine?

thanks a lot.

[Konstantin]

You are in the right place however you need to be a bit more specific in terms of budget, desired wattage and purpose.

[MBG]

Originally Posted by Konstantin You are in the right place however you need to be a bit more specific in terms of budget, desired wattage and purpose.

My budget would be under 3,000 US dollars.

I don't understand wattage. I seen them range from 40watts to 80 watts.

I would like to do dog tags and glass.

I seen one for sale on ebay for 2,000 a 40watt but the glass I want to do is glass cups which can range 3" diameter to 5-6" diameter. This machine on ebay had a depth max of 2.85".

Do you know of any manufacturers that provide the depth without adding to much to the cost?

[zax15uk]

In that price range you'll be looking at either a used US machine (Epilog, ULS etc), or a Chinese system.

The Z range (max depth) is just the amount of table travel up/down, the laser depth of field will be much less so for curved surfaces you'll be looking for a machine with a rotary attachment.

40W should be sufficient if you are thinking of painted or anodized dog tags.

Zax.