In this part I cover my receipt, unboxing, and teardown of my K40. I bought from an eBay seller that advertised price included shipping and shipped from the US. All turned out to be true as I had a huge orange package on my doorstep less than a week later!
Sharing my experiences with my expensive hobbies. Expensive as in more than a case of beer, not Ferrari jet-set skiing off the Matterhorn with a poodle in one hand and a supermodel in the other.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
K40 Build: Part 1
I was looking for a laser cutter/engraver to enable me to
add a little polish to some of my projects and add new capabilities. When
looking at capabilities I knew I wanted one with all options: air assist, power
Z-axis (table), good DSP controller. Looking at the machines that have
all of this capability and the prices start around $3K. I started looking
for a cheaper alternative and, like many others, decided to start with the
"cheap Chinese laser" K40. I went into this fully aware of its
shortcomings, and planned accordingly. I
bought one off of eBay for < $800 delivered.
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