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For me, a lot of this discussion comes around how much space you’ve got. There are options aplenty, but you also pretty much get what you pay for.
I’ve got a 10w diode laser on a 2x2 gantry and a Shaper Origin. I wish I had a more powerful laser module, but certainly don’t have room for a CO2 box. Maybe a 20w some day. The small gantry can hang on the wall when not in use and the Origin is the same size as a standard hand router, so they pack away easily enough for my shop. That said, I’d really like to have some sort of an adjustable lift table under them (well the laser at least) for use on over sized or odd shaped projects.
As has been mentioned, there’s software requirements for anything you do. Not that that stuff is impossible to learn, but it’s not plug-and-play.
I’ve got a 10w diode laser on a 2x2 gantry and a Shaper Origin. I wish I had a more powerful laser module, but certainly don’t have room for a CO2 box. Maybe a 20w some day. The small gantry can hang on the wall when not in use and the Origin is the same size as a standard hand router, so they pack away easily enough for my shop. That said, I’d really like to have some sort of an adjustable lift table under them (well the laser at least) for use on over sized or odd shaped projects.
As has been mentioned, there’s software requirements for anything you do. Not that that stuff is impossible to learn, but it’s not plug-and-play.
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
