2 Watt Laser Module Kit for Next Wave CNC Machines Reviews

2.5 Rating 2 Reviews

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GM From GAINESVILLE

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“I got this as a free upgrade when I bought a Next Wave Piranha XL. The physical setup was easy, but I had to download the driver for it from Next Wave, and the learning curve was fairly steep. It definitely works for drawing lines (I'm making snowflakes with it right now) at 40 inches per minute. My only real complaint is that it's not particularly powerful. It takes 3 passes at 10ipm in order to cut through1/16" birch ply. And 1/8" ply? Not really practical, IMO. I'm thinking that I might spring at some point for the 7W laser, if I do a lot of laser cutting. For what it is, I like it. It (and the CNC itself) are very precise. One thing about it - make SURE you follow directions and clean the lens after every hour of use, or the ability to cut will be greatly reduced. I've been using a a Q-tip moistened with ammonia spray, stuck up the hole where the lens is. I took the laser out of the router the other day, and instead of just sticking in a Q-tip, cleaned the laser thoroughly. I'd probably used it for about 12 hrs of use, and it was completely caked with soot, so I'll be taking it out of the router more often.”

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Posted 3 years ago

JS From Hampton

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“I've written a review about the XL that I bought from Woodcraft. Below average review that never got published. Wondering if this one will hit the trash can instead. Makes me think Next Wave is encouraging Woodcraft not to publish bad reviews of their products. Anyway, the XL arrived with missing a missing part and one that didn't work. The laser won't light up. Swapped it with a friend of mine who has the same machine and it didn't light up on his as well. His worked on mine. So defective product. Personally, I wouldn't recommend any CNC product based on my experience with them to date. A closer look at their website and there is no contact number listed - only web form for support. That should've been clue #1”

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Posted 7 years ago