Hobby Lasers LED 32bit LED < $400 |
LightBurn Gimp Gimp Plugin Inkscapes |
Ruida Conversions Run Stand Alone |
Hobby Laser CO2 $400 Upgrade to Cohession3d |
Hobby Laser CO2 Ruida $1244 |
Glow Forge |
FIBER LASER |
Trotec Canada |
Epilog |
Ortur 15 watt / 4 watt 3mm Plywood & Engraving 15x17 (poster size) 7 15 20 watt versions 2 4 7 watt verions? 160 x 150 6 inches Can work on large items. Lightburn and MAC Laser Head Level Adjuster Auxilary Lenses G8? Rotary axis. Air Assist for Cutting Table with drop down center for rotary. Removable section to expose Rotary. Issues Blown Driver Board Setup |
Designed to Work With Your LaserLightBurn talks directly to your laser, without the use of additional software. We currently support most Ruida, Trocen, TopWisdom, and GCode based controllers. Supported GCode controllers,include Grbl, Smoothieware, Grbl-LPC, and Marlin. Supported Ruida controllers include the RDC6442G/S, RDC6445G, RDC6332G, RDLC-320A, and R5-DSP. Supported Trocen controllers include the AWC708C, AWC608, and TL-3120. More controllers will be added soon, so if you don't see yours listed, send us a message - maybe we're already working on it! If your controller is GCode, Ruida, Trocen, or TopWisdom based, even if it's not listed it might be supported already - Download the free trial and try it for yourself. If it doesn't work, sometimes it only takes a day or two to make the required changes to support a new board in these existing families. Please note that LightBurn does not support the stock M2-Nano board in the popular K40 laser. This board does not offer control of power through software - we recommend upgrading the board to take full advantage of LightBurn. |
Ruida Comnbination LED and CO2 A Ruida controller is based upon a DSP chip. It is miles ahead of a Gcode controller in terms of capabilities. It can engrave at a much faster rate, has built in overscan adjustments, can run headless, can connect via ethernet or USB, just to name a few things. I would highly recommend getting a laser with a Ruida DSP controller. Stay as far away from the M2 Nano as possible, it is the worst of the controllers out there (I know @Nedman uses one, but he is a masochist…lol). |
Convert K40 to Ruida Definitely not a value proposition. Unless the controller is free. Go with Cohesion 3D controller and Lightburn software. About 1/4 of the cost and just as functional. Cohesion3d Order Page $200 |
Link Build 4x8' Entry $8000 |
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