J tech laser

[Evan Meier]

Good evening all,
I'm debating getting a jtech laser to mount onto my cnc. It's a probotix brand cnc.
It is a 7 watt diode laser (small I know) and only use for it would be engraving wood. Has anyone ever used one before? They are fairly inexpensive. I can be all set up for under 800 bucks which seems pretty cheap. I just want something to play around with, it isn't going to be used day in and day out.
I appreciate your thoughts
Thanks
Evan

[Gary Hair]

The two machines don't belong together. The vibration and dust from the cnc will wreak havoc on the laser. For that same $800 you could always go to ebay and buy a 9,000 watt blue laser...

[Scott Snyder]

Evan, I have a setup like the one you're contemplating - had it over a year - used it a lot - works very well. I remove it from my machine when doing wood carving.

Gary, could you point us to the ebay laser you referenced? Thanks.
Scott

[Bill George]

I had a 5 watt blue light laser and its a diode, some vibration will not hurt. But compared to a co2 machine its like watching paint dry.