cool.Understood now.
As you have a 40W CO2 and a 60W fibre laser machines,
I’m excited to know how you making profit out of it…
like how to find the people requiring these laser products…
Because, I’m building a 80W CO2 laser machine with GRBL and FluidNC. Just planned to make gift products and sell online.
is there any other products that can be welcomed by people?
Any other products or medium to sell will be great to know.
Just purchased my first laser and it was a Roly LaserMatic10. For what you get, it is really the only way to go if detailed engraving is what your are after, and don’t need a larger cutting bed than 15 1/2" x 16". It has a little more pass through capability, but that is the first issue you are going to run into. Roly is advertising a 20W new release, but if cutting is what you are after, I would put my money towards a CO2 that will give you a lot more cutting ability and WAY more speed, especially if you are wanting to make money with it. If you need a machine that you can take with you on the road, the Roly is about as good as it gets. It is built very well, and the rotary set-up that comes with it is the best combo set-up on the market. If photo detail is what you want, the Roly is it. Roly is by far the best package deal in diode lasers. The LightBurn Camera ( that comes built in ) makes it very easy to get things started. I’m not sure if it the best laser for someone to start with, because it sets the bar so high. When it is time to buy other lasers you are going to pay up big time to get this kind of quality.
@Clang, thank you for this reply.
Based on some of the above discussion, I think I’m not inclined to wait for the 20W version, which is planned for late July (though no official date announced, so don’t make hard plans for that!). I think we will probably end up trying the 10W Roly and depending how it goes get more of them and/or CO2 later.
I’m a little surprised that you’re saying the Roly the best for photo detail, because I thought the Sculpfun lasers were tops in that particular use case. It sounds like this is your first purchase, but have you used other diode lasers for photo engraving previously to compare?
There are other things to consider when going to a dpssl, (technical name of a ss led laser) to a co2…
Co2 are usually physically larger and weigh more.
Keeping the optical path clean, including mirrors and the proper alignment of all mirrors, lenses and table.
Co2 is usually faster creating more smoke/debris requiring greater air movement.
Glass tube co2 tube require a coolant of some kind and a way to chill or radiate the heat in the coolant away, either a radiator or refrigeration type … or a bucket with ice…
Have fun with the 10W Roly dpssl… then you can make a more informed decision about a different type… or if you want the 20W model.
Good luck
Didn’t need to compare. There is enough videos to compare. I picked the one that I thought would give me the least issues going forward. The Roly is advertised as having a more uniform dot size. I watched a video by Laser Everything about how to obtain the best photo quality. It talked about the shape of your spot needs to be more round in shape instead of being pill shaped. As you can tell I am a rookie, but I’m not a rookie at research, or trying to save money. I just figured out what offset fill is, so my finishing times have come down dramatically in what was slowing me down the most. The Roly air system is a bit primitive. I’m hoping for an upgrade in that, but other brands that offer better air systems are much more expensive, especially when you start adding on what the Roly already comes with. If I had it to do over, would I buy it again? YES because it saves a lot of time and headaches getting started, and it is built like a rock. They say you can get better photo quality from a 2.5 or 5 watt, but in order to tell the difference you would have to have 10x eyes. The only thing I might be interested in, in another diode laser would be the Longer because of length for cut belts, but I don’t see how it could come close to the engraving quality that the Roly can because of the way they are made to operate, not about laser quality. I went into this knowing that learning to use the software is most important, so I bought the machine that would get me started down that path the fastest and do one thing really well. For 900.00 I got what I feel, is the best for my money. I thought I better get one before the schools figure it out, they are hard enough to get as it is. Judging by how fast the batch I got mine from went, maybe they already have. When I bought mine they showed 29 left. When I checked the shipping statis on mine 4 days later, they were sold out. I bought on quality, ease of use, and price in that order. You don’t have to take my word for it, check out Rich’s review video like I did. You can buy cheaper, but if you decide to build a table for one, don’t rely on construction grade lumber for your frame if you can keep from it. In six months you will be cursing your laser, not realizing your table has gone though some changes.
You can check that. Point the laser at a wall a few meters away. Take a photo and share it. Then we can take a look if it looks better than the others.
Though the Roly looks really nice, though I still doubt that that machine will reach the engraving quality of a Sculpfun S9 or S10. As long as I have not seen any direct comparison, it’s hard to believe. But you are right, in most cases, you will not notice any major difference. Most users can’t max out the potential of any laser anyhow.
Just a quick update here.
I did buy a Roly 10W, and so far I have been very happy with it. I’m not up for writing a full review-type post right now, but the build quality is excellent and I’ve been using it a lot to explore a lot of different materials and techniques. Very pleased.