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Norris Randall
09-21-2019, 11:54 AM
Greetings,
I've been dormant for a few years. Wife for 58 years died 2013; just remarried on my birthday.;)
Since I'm waking up and have not recovered from my "tool-a-holic" condition I think I would like a moderate priced laser machine.
Please give recommendations for your choice with a price tag $3000 or less.
Thank you for all replies.
Norris

Clark Hussey
09-21-2019, 12:55 PM
I have a 50 watt blue and white Chinese laser. Was around $1,500.00. You should be able to get a bigger unit.. my point is don’t necessarily discount the Chinese lasers on Amazon and eBay.. I get a lot of use out of mine doing engraving which includes pictures on wood.

Ian Stewart-Koster
09-25-2019, 8:02 PM
Have you ANY experience with vector editing software? Or cnc anything ? That will be your biggest learning curve, not so much the machine.

Consider a 2nd hand purchase where you can see it operating, before buying it. That will help minimise the traps!