re: Ten Commandments

Hi Alex. I have a few different powdered wood fillers. I never thought of coloring them. No CA glue and the mess with it needed!! Do you have to seal the wood first so it doe not seep in the grain around the burned project? Thanks, Mate!!

Hi Ryan, to me the laser is more essential to my shop than a  SawStop. I used to have bug my friend to run even a little project for me. Now I'm independent.

Thanks. Barbara, I'll be giving it to Fr John this Sunday.
 I bought my laser from X Tool through E bay and it is reconditioned. I saved about $500 and it is guaranteed like a new one.. I did not get a  rotating tool with it, but I don't plan to do that sort of thing with it. I did have to buy an air pump - a Geekbee- found it on Ebay as an "open box" item for less than half price of a new. Money goes further if you shop around.
Space is a problem for me because my shop gets dusty so I did not want it in there or in the barn. I have it set up on my table that turns into shelves that I take to craft sales. I don't have exhaust back there in the basement so I manually use a vacuum next to the head when burning to capture the smoke- it gets most of it. The beauty of it is that if I get an idea for a project, I can walk over to  the computer , turn on the laser and have it done in 10 minutes...and I thought I'd have a hard time learning to run it !!!
I joined a few of the XTool forums on Facebook and I'm blown away by what some people can create with them. If you get one, you'll not regret it!!!