Has anyone used a Coudray 40 laser? It looks like a nice unit that is a variation on the K40s.
Also has anyone upgraded the controller to something that can use lightburn?
Thanks for any info
It is the same animal is the K40ā¦ Itās always nice to include a link so itās known are talking about the same thingā¦ Check out the following and see if it answers some of your questions.
Good luck
Sorry about the link. Old habit several sites I am not dont like links to commercial sites selling the product linked to as the consider it advertising.
Anyway the Cloudray 40 looks to have a few different tweaks that you would need to buy /upgrade on a typical K40. Water temp gauge, red dot, built in lights etc. Still will need a replacement board to run light burn. And while it looks to have a better cutting surface it is not a honeycomb nor does it seam to be height adjustable. But still it seams to have things that other K40s donāt.
Are you wanting a honeycomb bed? I tossed mine within a couple days of getting the machine. Doesnāt really āworkā like you would thinkā¦ But lots of people use themā¦
Take 15 minutes and watch this on honeycomb beds ā¦
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This unit
Cloudray 40W CO2 Laser Engraver Cutting Machine With 8ā X 12ā Working Area
SKU: CMJC302040WA-USA
It looks to have
A laser pointer.
Inside lighting
A lift table (manual)
Amp meter
Water Temp
Laser Test Button
From Air Intakes (that they call exhaust for some reasonā¦)
It only needs a good exhaust, and air assist and a board upgrade to something that will run Lightburn.
It is the board replacement that concerns me. Tgis machine has a lit of stuff and some of it may be through the board. So that makes me wonder what type of board this unit has and how difficult it would be to replace, and if replacing the board will mean losing some of the functionsā¦
But the price is good. So.
Actually all it needs is a controller to run Lightburn.
The control panel is āinsideā so temperature indicators and mA meter (which I donāt see) would be covered up unless the lid is open.
So expect to have to run this with the lid open or none of the indicators will be visibleā¦ Suspect thatās why this is on sale.
I didnāt see anything about a manual Z table.?
What part of the country do you live in? What you need for cooling can vary widely. I live in the SW desert area and require a load of ice or a refrigerated chiller.
If itās a K40 type, they are virtually the same animal. Play all the games you wish, there is little difference. You are back to the around $400 to $600 range.
You have another thread running with the same discussion, they should be merged. Maybe @JohnJohn can assistā¦ and merge themā¦