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Lesgold:
Hi Folks,

I know very little about laser engravers and was wondering if any of you have any knowledge or experience in their use. They are now very affordable and would have many uses for a beekeeper. Could you imagine making your own engraved signs for market stalls, producing fancy wooden honey labels, etching your hive brand into frame top bars, etc, etc, etc. The uses for this piece of equipment would be endless and only bounded by your imagination. Some of the better quality lasers will cut pine up to 20mm thick in one pass. The cutting of box joints on the ends of boxes would also be possible with such a machine. Holes for screws or nails could be accurately made and complex shapes could also be produced. Do any of you use them? I?m after any advice that you could provide such as brand selection, laser type, software etc. Thanks in advance.

Cheers

Les

BeeMaster2:
Les,
I have been looking at laser engravers for a while. I have also looked at adding a laser engraver to my 3D printer. Decided it would be too much work switching it back and forth.
I don?t know how much you want to spend but this one below is a nice one from Creality. It is a 4 laser, 22 watt unit. This enables you to control how much power you use for a given job.
Creality Laser Engraver 22W Output, 120W High Power Falcon2 Laser Engraving Machine CNC, DIY Laser Cutter and Engraver Machine for Metal and Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Glass, Leather etc, 17" x 16" https://a.co/d/fi8aTkr

Jim Altmiller

Ben Framed:
I know barley anything about them, but I am interested in this conversation..

Phillip

Lesgold:
Hi Jim,

That was one that I was looking at also. It has some pretty good qualities when I looked at youtube videos. A woodworker who sells toys, cutting boards etc at the markets, engraves a lot of his work. He bought a cheap one off eBay for about $350 Au. and it appeared to do a good job on engraving. Unfortunately it only cuts to about 3mm. That would be fine for thin plywood but would not cut the thicker timber that beekeepers use. Phillip, I?m in a similar position to you. I?ve only been researching for a couple of days. About 10 years ago I bought a CNC router for the school so that kids could do some decorative work on their woodwork projects. Much of the hardware and software seems fairly similar so it wouldn?t be totally foreign to me. At this stage I?m not sure if I should bite the bullet and buy a good one or get a cheap EBay engraver to find out if it has potential.

Ben Framed:
Les how much would you expect to pay for a good one?

Phillip

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