Cheap Laser Engraver Review: EleksLaser-A3 Pro 2500mW [PINNED COMMENT: UPDATE]
356Yes, Lazerlord finally has a laser, but how good is it? I want you to know what this machine would be like if you got it, so pay attention to the video images!
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How good is it? Well, it's about as good as you'd expect. It won't cut much, it will etch nearly anything that can burn, and it has reasonable detail. It would also be trivial to add your own tools to the end of this and make a plotter or other type of CNC machine. I may do that in the future, so stay tuned!
Buy this machine (discounted Nov. 1-11!): https://goo.gl/NEmjw3
3D models for this laser: https://www.thingiverse.com/Lazerlord/collections/eleks-laser
LaserGRBL firmware: https://github.com/gnea/grbl/wiki/Compiling-Grbl
LaserGRBL configuration for this machine: Copy-paste the following code into the laserGRBL Gcode terminal when connected (I couldn't find an easy way to change these in the configuration file):
$1 = 255
$3 = 1
$32 = 1
$100 = 80
$101 = 80
$102 = 80
$110 = 25000
$111 = 25000
$120 = 5000
$121 = 3000
$130 = 380
$131 = 300
If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to let me know in the comments section, because I read pretty much every comment.
Don't forget to leave a rating on the video, as it helps me out a lot.
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