Well I’m up and running. (Maybe limping is more like it)
My rabbit 30/40 got delivered last week Tuesday evening. I had to go to the airport to retrieve it and there was a tense moment at the customs office, the invoice had the equipment listed as costing $5500.When in fact I paid $1850 before shipping, spare tub and lenses but I called frank my sales rep in Texas and he got a corrected invoice faxed to the customs office in about 10 min and it all turned out fine.
The reason why the correct invoice price was needed besides the import tax of 3% on the additional monies was any imported item over $2000 Needs a broker to get it released from customs for you. that would have sent me home without my new laser until I could arrange for one.
I was set up in about 2 hours, I could have done it faster but it seemed too simple and I kept second guessing myself and checking everything twice.
In the week since I set the machine up I have experimented with it daily and the results are a mixed bag.
I burned up an old wallet (even with the machine exhausted to the outside, the stink sent the wife alarm off, and it took me 30 minutes to reset her.) but I have had great results with cheap mirrors (expensive mirrors didn’t work as well they came out ok but not great). I can’t seem to cut completely through 3/16 birch without scorching the edges. But the biggest challenge is the software Corel is a bear to learn, it just doesn’t flow for me. The software that came with the laser is rather simple and fairly straight forward. I am currently working on building some 3 sided birch boxes to hold tee candles with the engraved mirrors making up the front facing side. (Will post picts when complete) well that is enough for 1 post thanks for all your support.