I have an FFL and we have customers asking us all the time where to engrave their Form 1 items and we send them to a couple local places. We are considering getting a fiber laser and offering this service ourselves, so I am doing some research to determine what equipment I need and if it would be a good investment. One of the local engravers uses this Polymetal 30 from San Antonio Lasers and I see they offer a package deal with 5 days of training for $15,999.00. I also see what looks like very similar 30W lasers from Chinese suppliers around $5000.00, some even on Amazon.
Polymetal 30 $15,999
https://www.salelasers.com/polymetal30
Amazon JPT 30W laser $5,499
https://www.amazon.com/Marking-Machi...08CTFVVG9?th=1
Is this an apples to apples comparison on the hardware, or could it be very different? Is the huge price difference basically for the training and support, is it worth it? Do these systems all run similar software or is the software from a US supplier going to be far superior? I appreciate any input.