I designed and built the electronics for the laser so it's not the same as
the ones you see on ebay and my laser runs mach3.
That said support would be much better.
Cheers,
Henry
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:13 PM, javaguy11111 <javaguy11111@...>wrote:
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> What you describe sounds a lot like the 1000-2000 dollar Chinese laser
> engravers I see advertised on ebay.
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> I have bought things like UV LEDs direct from China and have had not
> problems.However I would be reluctant to purchase a rather complex piece of
> equipment without some kind of a more local business presence.
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Henry Liu <henryjliu@...> wrote:
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> > I'll post some information on my website when it's ready and notify the
> > group.
> >
> > $2000 gets you a box that's like a plotter except it's a laser.
> >
> > The tube is around $300 and lasts about 1000-2000hrs. That thermark tape
> > stuff doesn't seem cheap because it's $0.17/sq cm. But you can buy the
> > brush on stuff that's $60 and covers 1000 sq/inches on ebay it seems.
> >
> > I'm really not trying to sell anything by posting my info. It's just
> > information that you can go try it on whatever laser you have handy.
> >
> > I doubt it's cheaper than professionally made pcbs. The point is you can
> > have it a few minutes later without much hassle.
> >
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