This RF laser is a BEAST! Thunder Bolt Review

[@appahman]

Love to see laser lenses shootout

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Will do!

[@CoreyD76]

Nice to see you back on YT again Matt. Great video and congrats on the Thunder partnership.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Thanks Corey. It’s been a struggle lately. Lots of time goes into these as you know. I appreciate your support!

[@rgberry69]

Thank you. That video was brilliant. Another video on the rotary tool would be awesome.

[@WhatsNextWoodworking]

Great, very informative video on the Thunder Bolt! I have been softly looking at a CO2 but kind of passed over the RF because of the up front higher cost. Now that you explained the long term math, I may need to reconsider. Nice to see some proof of life by the way. Been thinking of you lately. Great to see you back on YT.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Haha. I’m alive. Let me know if you have any questions on the Bolt Don.

[@poppin_freshgaming4334]

Thanks for the video, very informative. I was going to go with a less expensive CO2 blue and white machine, but have decided that Thunder is probably a better way to go. I wish the bed was larger, but I think it will get me started with everything I planning on doing.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Glad the video could help. It's a really well built machine with US based support.

[@poppin_freshgaming4334]

@@VoeltnerWoodworking My Bolt arrived this week and our adventure has officially begun!

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Woohoo. Congrats!

[@jbrownson]

Useful info and well presented, thanks for the video

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Thank you, Jake!

[@davidpike1047]

Great video. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Thanks David! Hope you guys are doing well.

[@brokenleadwoodworks]

My bucket list includes an RF laser. Great walk through of the laser, Matt. I had no idea an RF laser has all of those features. Not to mention plug and play right out of the box. I don't even need to buy a exhaust fan or a hose.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Yeah Mike. It's a really cool machine with tons of bells and whistles.

[@brokenleadwoodworks]

@@VoeltnerWoodworking my wife has gotten into the laser game. She wants a larger machine and I have shown her this video to help her decide.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

That's the dream, to have both of you into the same thing. My wife has ZERO interest. LOL

[@brokenleadwoodworks]

@@VoeltnerWoodworking she is running with it for sure. We just need a bigger laser. The F1 and Algo are just too small and limited.

[@LaserGarage]

Cool video man. Love the Bolts!

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Thank you so much. I’m very impressed with it.

[@steinbierz]

Thanks!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Nice video. Cool tech. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Thanks for watching and commenting. It's a great machine. More to come.

[@TheExtremeElementz]

I would love to understand how the larger lenses increase the cutting depth of the laser. That would be neat to see. Thanks for the video.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Sounds good!

[@1-Nice-Guy]

It's a nice laser if you're looking into working with thin wood/acrylic or just engraving. Trying to cut 1/4" or 3/8" will take multiple cuts / longer times. The more powerful Bolt's are way overpriced compared to higher powered CO2 Tube lasers.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

Lens choice is important here, too. You can opt for a 4" lens to cut thicker materials.

[@steinbierz]

Thanks for the video! For those that have a large, high watt Nova, what would be an example of distribution of labor if they added a Bolt to their shop? I have read where some relegated their big Novas to mainly panel cutting, especially on big sheets.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

First off, thank you for the Super Thanks! Much appreciated. For those with a Nova there probably isn’t a huge need for the Bolt, but it is nice to set up for smaller projects like tumblers or fine engraving. So it would depend on what your primary projects are. Do you have the Nova? Which one?

[@steinbierz]

@@VoeltnerWoodworking You are very welcome fellow Texan! I have a Nova 63-130 but would like a Bolt for more precision and speed…just looking for the right/best tools for different types of jobs.

[@rickwhite3112]

On the Thunder Bolt laser how large of a wood cereal bowl can be engraved on its side using the ROKU Twister tray and a PiBurn Grip chuck rotary? Can the rotary be placed directly on the crumb tray to gain Z depth without the ROKO, or can the crumb tray be removed and the rotary put right on the surface below the crumb tray rail? I’m trying to figure out what the maximum Z depth is that I can get using a rotary. I don’t want to spend almost twice the money on the Bolt Pro 22 with its deeper Z depth.

[@VoeltnerWoodworking]

The issue is focus of the laser. If you use the crumb tray you will have to raise the piece and use manual focus which could work, it's just not as precise.

[@rickwhite3112]

@@VoeltnerWoodworking Thanks. I didn’t consider that without the Z motor in play I would need to do a manual focus operation and shim the PiBurn upward as needed. If that’s possible I’d like to know what the measured depth is from the surface below the crumb tray up to the lasers focus plunger.