Tools, hardware and equipment used in LASER engraving and cutting.
Infrared The folks at Xtool LASER have created a low power Infrared (IR) LASER head for the D1 pro. Just received notice mine has shipped from China. Thankful I took advantage of a much lower advance order pricing. My D1 pro has the 20 watt (output) UltraViolet (UV) LASER head. Its purpose is for intense …
The Xtool D1 Pro 20 watt LASER has landed at KautzCraft! It is everything I expected it would be. Good size, well made and good power LASER. 20 watts is way more power than I need at 100% for normal engraving. 50% LASER power is about perfect with 3600mm/m travel speeds (60mm/s). The high power …
Just ordered one of these 20 watt (output) Diode LASER xTool D1 Pro engraver/cutters. Operates the same as my present 5 watt (output) diode LASER sold by TallTree, Read my TallTree blog post HERE. The D1 Pro has all the same ENVIRONMENT exposure issues as my originaL. But is four times the available power and …
This is about a 90mm x 120mm red oak board. The power was 100% (5.5 watts ?) with a speed of 1000mm/m. Single pass with air enabled. The graphic is a .dxf file obtained from the internet. My LASER software is Lightburn. I scrub all my engravings with soap (Dawn) and water to remove burn …
Today I will experiment with air assist with the laser engraver. The process is very similar to mist cooling with metal cut milling operations and also similar to chip clearing with my overheard CNC wood router and with my wax milling on my Taig. This is not my first experience with air assist. This time …
