We have been a partner with Vectric on development of the new laser module for a couple of years now and we are happy to say they have released the new version. This new module will allow several new features in Vectric products to make it more compatible with our laser upgrade kits. In the […]
These are definitely trying times that we are navigating right now. As of this post, our area is in a “stay at home” order for all non-essential businesses. However, we are currently are getting orders for medical equipment manufacturers to aid in the processing of non-woven fabric (polypropylene) for filtration pads in N95 respirators. Because […]
Learn About Laserable Materials We get a lot of questions on what materials you can cut and engrave with a laser. Mostly, our lasers work great with engraving on wood, but there are also a lot of materials that are great with our lasers. There are also plenty of materials that you should never process […]
We presented this project at the 2018 Vectric User group a few months ago and want to share how to complete a chess board using your router and your J Tech laser. We have all the files and instructions here in this post to be able to make this project using your V Carve or […]
Now that you have put your machine and laser together, there are a lot of options for how to run it. It will depend on what software you might already have and if you want to purchase any new software or not. We HIGHLY Recommend getting the Lightburn software package as it will run the entire process and […]
Aztec Calendar Made Using VCarve Pro and a J Tech Laser We presented this project in the Vectric User group last October, and we thought we would share it with everyone here on how to do a “hybrid” project with V Carve and the J Tech laser using our post processor. It is a really […]
We have been doing upgrade kits for GRBL machines like the X Carve and Shapeoko 2 and Shapeoko 3 machines for years now. Besides these machines, there are tons more that use GRBL for the base firmware to run the machine. One of the coolest things you can do with these machines is picture engraving. […]
We ship all of our lasers with the High Efficiency AR Coated lens and have been doing this for about 3 years now. They push through a lot of power to the work surface. However, especially on the 3.8W lasers, the long axis of the laser diode is quite long and it can be visible […]
CNC Dust Boot The guys over at Suckit Dust Boot have made a very nice dust boot for the X Carve and are working on the Shapeoko3 and Shapeoko2. We got our hands on one of the X Carve versions and decided it would make a great addition to our machine! First thing we thought […]
There are a lot of applications in which the ability to mark metal would be of use. We get a lot of questions about this every day. Unfortunately our lasers right now do not have enough power to directly engrave on metal (you need a really big CO2 laser or a pulsed laser like a […]
