Mirror Replacement on a Co2 Laser | American Photonics

After the beam leaves the tube of your Co2 laser, your mirrors are the first contact that can potentially rob your beam of power!
I noticed a premature failure of the mirrors on my machine so let’s walk through the process of replacing them together.
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[@lisamariedesignboutique]

I have the 80w Pro and although I don't need any yet I decided to look for vids to see if there were any pro videos out there on this and Im so glad I found your video so that I can get new mirrors and a lens so I have them just in case my mirrors do the same thing! Thanks for the discount code also!!

[@directedt3ch]

Great video! Thanks for sharing with the community!

[@RCjunkie]

Ever try putting the ring on finger first them place the mirror in

[@farshadbagheri]

Perfect timing on this video. I need to replace the mirrors on my machine. Many thanks.

[@BuddyClontz]

Thanks for your videos on maintenance, etc. I periodically check in because you are one of the users that are knowledgeable and experienced with this equipment and clearly communicate the points you are making. I have a 150 Watt machine arriving tomorrow primarily for the much larger bed size. My first machine was a 100 watt model exactly like yours and though it was a bit of a learning curve to operate at first, it has performed well and been a real workhorse this year so I’m expanding a little in this area. If all goes well, I’ll look into more new equipment at the end of the year. I am interested in seeing how the pro line performs and I am also interested in fiber lasers so there will possibly be more additions to my shop in the future.

[@patriotcustomsllc]

I have not had good luck with American photonics lenses. Maybe their mirrors are better.

[@KowalskiDoes]

That’s crazy that you are already having to change out the mirrors on the new pro line. For the price it should have AP lenses and mirrors already installed.

[@BeardedBuildsCo]

I made the same comments to them. Granted stuff fails on new products all the time…. I had to have service done on my brand new truck to replace a faulty wiring harness the middle of 2023.

[@directedt3ch]

My thoughts exactly! Hopefully it was just a bad batch of mirrors.

[@anthonyrawrapdesigns4550]

quick question... great videos by the way!! very helpful! I have the 150w 5070.... if the pro has the same tube as mine and the only difference is the swappable head (and servo motor) couldnt they technically come up with a way to have the swappable head as an upgrade of sorts for my machine?? i like the thumb screws on the pro....somehow when tightening my knobs with the nut it throws off alignment after tightening the nut..... could essentially everything be swapped out? lol

[@JeffLambville]

Where did you get the mirror removal tool? I don't have one of those in my OMTech bag. I can't find one online.

[@somerandomguy8564]

Same here. Even an EBay search only turns up something to remove a BMW mirror.

[@vanessawang77]

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