A friend of mine upgraded to an Epilog laser, and was looking to get rid of her old laser, so I bought it at a pretty good bargain price. This thing is HUUGE. It's a 50W C02 laser, 20x12 working area bed. The whole unit is roughly 24" deep x 40" length x 24" height She had been using this to run her personalization business. Came complete with water pump, compressor, and rotary attachment. This is a big upgrade over my previous laser (2000mW diode, posted in a thread here). The old laser did fairly well once I got it dialed in, but was painfully slow, and wouldn't cut anything.
She was running it using RDWorks software. I have some learning to do on it, but the good thing is is that the previous owner is close by and can show me the ropes (after her holiday order rush is over). It's completely different than the software on my old laser, Benbox. Benbox was ok, but pretty rudimentary and was difficult to get connected and setup at first.
I am planning on making a mobile stand for it to get it off that plastic foldout table. I also need to get the ventilation worked out so I don't gas myself. There's a lot to learn, but I have some exciting things in mind for it.
She was running it using RDWorks software. I have some learning to do on it, but the good thing is is that the previous owner is close by and can show me the ropes (after her holiday order rush is over). It's completely different than the software on my old laser, Benbox. Benbox was ok, but pretty rudimentary and was difficult to get connected and setup at first.
I am planning on making a mobile stand for it to get it off that plastic foldout table. I also need to get the ventilation worked out so I don't gas myself. There's a lot to learn, but I have some exciting things in mind for it.