Hey everyone, Ikenna here with another LaserBeam update. Pre-order went live a few weeks ago and we are very happy with the customer response, we now have a pre-order page for any LaserBeam accessories you might want. Lots of testing, ordering and designing is still underway but we are making progress very quickly.
Preorder your LaserBeam!
Ordering Additional Safety Glasses & Lenses:
Check out the link below if you need to order additional LaserBeam accessories that you didn’t order in your original LaserBeam preorder. You won’t be charged any additional shipping and your order will be combined with your LaserBeam Pre-order!
Answering your FAQ:
Check out our LaserBeam FAQ video, I take all your unanswered questions from the LaserBeam livestream and try to give you guys more clarity on the LaserBeam add on.
Designs:
- Laser Driver Enclosure: I am waiting to receive and test our prototype LaserBeam Driver, I will continue to iterate designs until I can test them with the physical driver boards.
- Magnetic T-mount: The standard T-mount design is finished so I will begin looking into designing a magnetic mount.
- Magnetic Air Assist: The main design is complete but finding a way to mount the magnets and optimize the design to print better.
- Packaging: I will start playing with packaging ideas, nothing concrete until more production parts begin to arrive.
Testing:
- Power Supply: I am currently testing the LaserBeam driver power supply.
- PCB Design: Waiting to receive the Driver prototypes, in the meantime devising a comprehensive testing procedure.
- Laser Diodes: I am currently testing a secondary supplier for the 7W Laser diode to ensure that we have a backup if our initial supplier has a shortage.
Supply Chain:
- Lenses: Currently being manufactured.
- Lens Focus Rings: Currently being manufactured.
- Aluminum Heatsinks: Currently being manufactured.
- Copper Heatsinks: Currently being manufactured.
- Safety Glasses: Currently being manufactured.
- Laser Diodes: we currently have 50pcs in stock. Looking to order more as soon as possible.
Lens Descriptions
| Lens Type | Description |
| G2 Lens | has the best efficiency (most power) and shortest focal length so it’s great for cutting and good for engraving |
| 3 Element Lens | 3 Element has the cleanest beam profile (super detailed text, lines and image engraving) |
| G7 Lens | has a good balance between the power of the G2 and the clean beam profile of the 3 Element. |
| G8 Lens | is very similar to the G7 but it has a smaller focus length so you can engrave thicker material than the G8 because you would have more available Z axis travel. I will make a dedicated video for lenses but hopefully that gives you a bit of clarity until then. |
Lens Test File
G2 Lens
3 Element Lens:
G7 Lens:
G8 Lens:
Material Guide Chart
Youtube Video Guide: https://youtu.be/EizUVtjLsRw
| Material | Cutting | Engraving |
3mm Plywood | Lens: G2 Speed: 2.2 mm/s Power: 100% Passes: 3 Z step per pass: 1mm For cleaner finish decrease power and z step per pass, increase speed and number of passes | Lens: G2 Speed :25.4 mm/s Power:100% Passes: 1 Decrease speed for deeper and darker engraving |
6mm Plywood | Lens: G2 Speed: 2.2 mm/s Power: 100% Passes: 5 Z step per pass: 1.2mm For cleaner finish decrease power and z step per pass, increase speed and number of passes | Lens: G2 Speed :25.4 mm/s Power:100% Passes: 1 Decrease speed for deeper and darker engraving |
1/4″ Plywood | Lens: G2 Speed: 5 mm/s Power: 100% Passes: 16 Z step per pass: 0.4mm | Lens: G2 Speed :25.4 mm/s Power:75% Passes: 1 |
1/8th Acrylic (Opaque)  | Lens: G2 Speed: 2.2 mm/s Power: 100% Passes: 3 Z step per pass: 1mm | Lens: G2 Speed :25.4 mm/s Power:100% Passes: 1 |
Organic Leather | Organic Leather tends to shrink and deform when cutting is attempted. Although one may be able to cut organic leather. Beware that as the leather shrinks and deforms it can become a fire hazard as the laser is no longer focused. | Lens: G2 Speed :25.4 mm/s Power:75% Passes: 1 |
3mm Corrugated cardboard | Lens: G2 Speed: 5 mm/s Power: 75% Passes: 2 Z step per pass: 1.5mm | Lens: G2 Speed :25.4 mm/s Power:75% Passes: 1 |
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