Which laser engraver or laser cutter should you buy in 2022?

Laser cut some Christmas decorations out of 3mm MDF wood and then spray painted them with silver paint. Here are some pictures of them drying outside after being painted

Using the laser cutter to make a merry christmas sign

Here I am using my laser cutter to create customized xmas decorations

Finally finished the wiring for the Laser cutter!

Flux Beamo Flux Beamo is a small, enclosed 30w CO2 laser engraver, currently launching on Kickstarter. I received one to review, and just put it through some early tests. Here's what I discovered ... Clearly,

A video of my home built CO2 Laser Cutter/Engraver engraving a photo onto a white tile that has been painted black The black paint is then laser etched off the tile, leaving the white surface exposed.

Here is a test cut of the perimeter of the laser cutter Settings are 15mm/s at 80% power 3mm MDF

Finally installed the Hiwin HGH15 linear rails and the new brackets I made for the idler pulley and stepper motor

As I am changing the X-axis linear rail to a genuine hiwin MGH15C this is 18 mm higher approximately than the MGN12 with carriage that was previously on there. This means I had to make new brackets that

My Co2 Laser cutter engraving rubber to create rubber stamps!

Made this sign using a 5mm sheet of MDF wood using my half finished laser cutter.

I was having some issues with the Y-Axis coupler freeing itself while in use, making the laser cutter unreliable when moving at higher speeds on the Y-Axis I had a look online, and no where seemed to sell

Started to work on replacing the X-axis with 2040 aluminium extrusion and 15mm HTD3 belts Here are some photos

I havent posted in a while, as I was waiting for parts to arrive. I found that the 6mm thick belts were useless, and had too much backlash for the Y-Axis. This meant that I could not get any consistent

I have been doing some work on the laser cutter behind the scenes.. and now have it at a stage where I can engrave and cut with it.. on a basic level Here is a video of how it is working so far.. Still

Laser cut using my K40 laser the following control panel. I engraved the lettering, leaving the paper on the acrylic and then spray painting over the engraved parts Once dried.. removed the paper and here

Installed the side panel for the laser cutter today - looks good!

Started work on the top panel for the control panel. This is made from Gloss White Aluminium Composite Panel.