Adding to this thread for posterity. I’ve got an Ortur LM-3 with an 10W head that works great for me. I just bought a relatively inexpensive Laser Tree R1 1064nm laser head for it to engrave metal.
The head doesn’t have the same dovetail quick-connect profile so, for now, I remove four screws and mount the head to the adjustment bracket I’ve got installed. I’ll figure out a quick connect before too long.
The LT-R1 uses a separate driver board (included) and wants aux power (not included). I did some research and found an off the shelf (Amazon) 6-pin to 3-pin converter cable to go from the OEM output cable to the new driver board…then the included cable runs from the board to the head.
Fired it up and it ran like it was built for the LM-3. Couldn’t be happier with the results. For Brass I started with 100% power and 100 mm/m and the results were spot on.
If you want to forgo Ti paint, this is a great head. It’s low power, so only for engraving, but the resolution is great!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
