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    hi guys i need your help

    Hi guys i am really new to this kinda of stuff but i am just seeing what is the best machine to do this i really need something inexpensive and relaible and all i need it for is wood lasering so any suggstion would be awesome thanks alot thanks

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    Looks like pretty lightweight engaving, so I'm guessing any machine that had a bed large enough to work the piece you have in mind.

    Nice box though. Are you building those?

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    thanks man and i am going to start building them and just seeing what a good lasering machine is like univesal or something thanks

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    You could get by with 25 watts if that's all you will do, that should keep the cost down, but there's really no such things as an "inexpensive" laser.



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    okay thanks and i might do a litttle copper and chrome too but i have no idea what is a good machine i am only 15 and have no idea thanks again
    Last edited by ben rose; 09-13-2006 at 10:59 AM.

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    If you are just 15 and have the $10,000 plus to buy a laser you are to be congratulated on your ingenuity.



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    Just for the sake of curiousity, do you have permission from the sports teams to use their logos?

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    thanks guys and the boxes are just for me and some other people but also i am going to carve on copper,chrome,silver so what do you guys think is a good machine to use and like how many watts and sruff

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    You're not going to find a low power laser that can "carve" copper, chrome or silver. You'll need to spend probably $50,000-$100,000 or more for one to do that. The low power ones most of us use can mark on those metals using a special chemical called CerMark, which will leave a black mark on the surface.

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    okay thanks but just like lasering little words on them like your name or something and thanks for all the comments

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    oh also just like lasering on a little keychain and a licen plate holder and so on so could i use the universal 25 watt machine and thanks for all the comments

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