J Tech discusses choosing the right laser power for various applications like engraving vectors, engraving photos, and cutting materials. They provide four power options: 7W, 14W, 24W, and 44W, and detail their performance. The 44W and 24W models are best for cutting, while 7W+ and 14W PRO SI excel at photo engraving.
There is now a winter artic blast moving across the country and we get asked all the time, “Can I run my laser if it is below freezing in my shop?” The answer is pretty simple and has its origin from physics. If your laser is in your shop and below freezing, DO NOT run […]
The interaction between visible light and materials is a fascinating topic in physics and is responsible for many of the optical phenomena we observe in everyday life. When visible light interacts with materials, it can be absorbed, transmitted, or reflected, and the behavior depends on various factors, including the material’s composition and the properties of […]
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 […]
e 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. […]
