I bought a new toy....

[Squirt239]

NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT

I bought a 50w fiber laser recently and have been playing around with it. Done a few things, engraved a few pieces and parts. I have to admit, I've been having a blast with this thing!!!

What else would be fun to do???

 

[jwamplerusa]

Cool toy. Are you planning to generate income with it?

 

[MrSmitty]

Oo Oo next!! Neat toy!! Looks like it could be a great side hustle...

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Well, it's a little overpowered for a 40 watt phased plasma rifle.....

 

[Aszerigan]

How deep is the engraving? Is it NFA worthy?

 

[BroodXI]

Isn't 50w big enough to stipple? You could really save alot of guns from over zealous soldering irons.

 

[Squirt239]

Isn't 50w big enough to stipple? You could really save alot of guns from over zealous soldering irons.

Yes. And incredibly fast

 

[Squirt239]

How deep is the engraving? Is it NFA worthy?

.1mm - 1mm deep. Yes. NFA worthy. That's why I went big on the wattage

 

[Tactically Fat]

Dude - I'm jealous!

 

[76Too]

That’s seriously awesome.

Do you have to/will you be getting an FFL in order to do work for others?

Are you taking orders?

 

[Squirt239]

That’s seriously awesome.

Do you have to/will you be getting an FFL in order to do work for others?

Are you taking orders?

I've had my FFL since 2011.

If I answered the question about taking orders, I'd be advertising. That is frowned upon if you are not a site sponsor. There are people who pay a lot of money to be sponsors here, and me putting an advertisement out without paying for it would not be fair to them.

 

[Lpherr]

I've been wanting one for a while. I want to go higher wattage to cut, along with the engraving.
It's been a while and I can't remember the brand, but I looked at one that was variable watt and did a 3D scan, so the surface could be any shape, and it scans it to adjust the focal point to the surface. It has an open bed also.

What CAD/CAM are you using?

 

[Squirt239]

 

[Amishman44]

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That thing looks like you could 'possibly' have a lot of fun with it...now I need one!
Dang it...and I'm already about 3 Birthday's and 2 Christmas's ahead the way it is...!!!

 

[700 LTR 223]

Wow, that is an incredible "toy"! Amazing!

 

[Tactically Fat]

for a short period of time, I thought about looking into buying one of these to use as a side gig. But I quickly realized that with the steep learning curve, all the business licenses, the air handling modification to my shop space, and not to mention the potential need for FFLs...

I quickly realized that I'd be better off just thinking about it vs. actually doing it. LOL

 

[Refrigerator27]

Looks like a blast! Have you only experimented steel parts, have you tried something like an aluminum can?

 

[NHT3]

Did you take a class to get up to speed on setup and programming.. I've thought about looking into something like that for a side hustle. My trade involved lathe/mill/grinder work but it was before the CNC era..

 

[Squirt239]

 

[STFU]

Congrats Brett! Very nice work. Just know that the expectations from the crowd are high and we expect to see more. ;-)