Hey guys, new to the forum here. I've looked around old threads for a while but just recently decided to join.
There are a bunch of older posts with people talking about getting a Chinese galvo fiber laser, but I didn't see much in the way of follow-up (in general). I was wondering, to those of you who took the gamble on the cheap Ebay fiber lasers, how are you liking them? The pricing has plummeted for the low-end lasers recently to where some 30W units are going for around $4-5k. Others are up around $10k, and American units are more expensive still.
I can find a TON of information regarding the Chinese CO2 lasers offered on Ebay (the K40's) and there are lots of people playing around with them with varying degrees of success. I've got an 80W CO2 laser and am familiar with gantry style systems, but I'd like to expand my capabilities to include metal marking without Cermark.
Are the $4-5k units worth fooling around with, or should I ignore them completely?
Is there a good place to look for used units like this? (I checked the Classifieds here already). I find it odd that there are nearly ZERO reviews of this type of laser online, and even fewer people selling their old units on Ebay. In my experience that either means they aren't even worth reselling, or that they work well enough to get installed into production systems and they chug along indefinitely.
Thanks for any help offered!
Bert