Hi there, I am totaly new in these specific field and i dont know which laser cuter i should buy? I am situated in Central Europe (Austria) and would make some handcrafts for a located gift shop. But I have no idea what is a good quality laser cuter. Should I buy a chinese machine? But quality is important for me not only the price. Maybe someone can help me. Thank you in advance… Franz
Hello Franz,
I bought my 2nd laser from the German Ebay.
a 60w CO2 laser 50x30cm bed. I quickly found out that that is too small for me personally. So I went a bit bigger.
Do you want to do mainly engraving: Diode laser
Do you want to cut and engrave anything but metal: CO2 laser
Do you want to cut and engrave metal: Fiber laser
It also depends on your budget of course.
What do you want to craft?
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Hello Björn, thank you for your fast answer. The second option “engrave and cut” would be mine. Which laser did you buy?
Hello Franz,
I am located in the Netherlands.
The reason I bought on German ebay site was because of the taxes. It was within the european union and no import fees were needed.
Second I looked for a seller that delivered from somewhere in Europe… I believe mine was from Poland.
I paid with paypal. Which was a smart idea. If something is not working you can use PayPal as leverage. Which I did… I got a broken CO2 tube and because even the Chinese seem scared of PayPal it was painless for me.
What else is important… Ah yes!
A Ruida controller… you do want a Ruida controller.
This is the machine I work with most nowadays.
Quite happy with it. I upgraded to 100 watt
I also added a compressor for air (to cut way cleaner), Ampere meter and exhaust fan which was more silent then the one provided and a rotary attachment.
Ok - that sounds good. I am new and not a technican…studied teacher… 
so this part i could buy without heavy problem at beginning. How thick can the object be…?
I think you can cut acrylic or poplar ply up to 1 cm with little effort.