Laser Shopping: Difference between revisions
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* They have reason to suspect that the manufacturer uses a 130W power supply beyond its specs. So they limit the laser to 120W for better tube life. | * They have reason to suspect that the manufacturer uses a 130W power supply beyond its specs. So they limit the laser to 120W for better tube life. | ||
* Requires use of proprietary Chinese CAM software that delivers files in a proprietary format to the laser. | * Requires use of proprietary Chinese CAM software that delivers files in a proprietary format to the laser. | ||
* | * CAM software is locked via crypto dongle to one machine. | ||
* Software isn't exactly super user friendly. That said, the people at Sector67 had no problem taking Elizabeth's Adobe Illustrator file and etching it as a raster. | * Software isn't exactly super user friendly. That said, the people at Sector67 had no problem taking Elizabeth's Adobe Illustrator file and etching it as a raster. | ||
* Fully enclosed; no need for goggles. | * Fully enclosed; no need for goggles. | ||
* Has mode where it moves the head in a rectangle bounding the artwork, for workpiece positioning. | * Has mode where it moves the head in a rectangle bounding the artwork, for workpiece positioning. | ||
* Sector67 has developed a rather nice billing system that interfaces with it. They charge $20/hr beam time. | |||
== [http://www.kernlasers.com/PDF/MICRO%20Brochure.pdf Kern Laser Systems] == | == [http://www.kernlasers.com/PDF/MICRO%20Brochure.pdf Kern Laser Systems] == | ||
