They are getting much lower in cost… keep your eyes open for a used one at a much lower initial cost…
I want to ask all dog owners in my neighborhood if they want to buy a new dog tag from me…
Who knows, it will be Christmas again and I could shock the whole family and finally wish for a present, otherwise I always say that I don’t lack anything…
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From .1 down looks like you are getting overlap and start seeing through the paper.
Nice, but these where the dimensions the OP was working with. To me hard to do well with CO2. Although a certain Dane may not agree 
…I may give it a try tomorrow 
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It’s reasonably thin paper, by the way, both pictures are the same subject and yes, that’s where the overlap begins
So in the end I finished it like this, even so I am satisfied.
Hi Tomas, it looks fine 
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Here you are completely right, I do not agree with this statement
I just tried what my old CO2 60watt machine can handle, without special fine tuning or cleaning I come to this result.
PS. The little one is 50% (of the original, 0.6x0.7 in)
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Well you can recognize what they are at least. 
Building a new machine, but maybe I will remount laser on old and show you the true power of a diode. 
I wait patiently and fine-tune and polish my optics in the meantime.
0.3x0.35 - now show what you can do 
Shakes fist in the air.
…no problem, quality takes time
Damn. I couldn’t take a picture that crisp.
Just think how much more resolution you could get with a CO2.
Am I right @bernd.dk 
…other feathers