So we got an interesting question the other day: Can you laser mark circuit boards with your laser kit? We first thought, well sure, it probably works. Let’s throw it on the laser-bot and see how GOOD it works! So we did… It turns out that 1W is plenty of power to remove the FR4 […]
UPDATE 10/5/2022 – J Tech has designed and produces it’s own goggles, so no need to worry about our quality. When looking for laser goggles, it is easy to find many vendors supplying them at low cost prices, just look out for what you are going to get. Quality of these goggles is probably suspect […]
Can the Laser Upgrade kit cut Poster Board and Thick Card Stock? Why yes! We have been getting this question lately by a few people who have interesting projects lined up if it can cut well. So we decided to go out and buy some poster board and card stock (and even a hanging file […]
We have been getting a lot of inquiries about the ability to cut hobby foam core board. So we decided to cut out a bit of time and do an investigation in the lab. We went to a few stores to get a few examples of different foam board to test. Here are the foam […]
We have been wanting to try out some new materials with the upgrade kit in the lab lately to test how thick of materials can the 1.7W laser cut. So we went to our local hobby shop and stocked up on material. The first test we did was trying it on balsa wood. Now this […]
We just published some instructions on Thingiverse.com on how to upgrade your MakerBot 3D printer with the J Tech Photonics Laser Upgrade Kit. There you will find the .stl files and some more detail on how to attach the laser to the extruder assembly. As always, we are here to help with any questions at […]
Many hobbyists who like to build their own models enjoy putting them together from pre-made kits that you order from online or get from the local hobby shop. But what if they don’t have the model that you want? Or what if you would like to stand out from the rest of the crowd at […]
In the new era of “personalized manufacturing” the ability to create fast prototypes and small run production is a must for companies, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists alike. In this article you will find detailed instructions on how to create a solder stencil for surface mount technology parts. First you will need to have the output from […]
Over the past year we at J Tech Photonics have just loved having a 3D printer. I helps out for rapid prototyping of products and allows our engineers to create quick custom designed solutions for our customers. We have even upgraded it to be a Laser Cutter as well! Over the last year the machine has produced […]
High Current Laser Diode Driver Boards We are excited to announce the release of the series of high current laser diode driver boards by J Tech Photonics. Our engineers have been working on providing the best driver solution with the most features for a very reasonable price for OEM solutions and have come up with […]
