Monport 30W Fiber Laser Engraver Review | Galvo Laser | Metal Engraving | Rotary

[@kennebecforge]

Outstanding information, really appreciate this video.

[@TylerGecko]

Monport's 30W fiber laser has completely transformed my metalworking capabilities. I can now effortlessly cut and engrave a wide range of metals with incredible precision and speed.

[@BusterBeagle3D]

Glad you like it. It’s pretty cool.

[@DettorreCustoms]

Any chance you can assist me with my 20watt monport fiber? My scaling is way off when it engraves and I can’t figure out which settings are off. The image is stretched out

[@BusterBeagle3D]

Without seeing your issue it's really hard to know what is going on. I would highly suggest checking out the Laser Everything channel where he goes over step by step settings on how to set up fiber lasers or the Louisiana Hobby Guy who also has some videos specifically on setting up Monport lasers from scratch.

[@KTECGroupUKTV]

Hi Buster could this machine be used to cut out the face paper of a self-adhesive printed decal without cutting the backing paper, may be the 3d feature can help control the cut depth?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

I suppose it's possible. It wouldn't really be the 3D function but a lot of testing on finding the correct power and speed to achieve what you want to do. Again not something I have tried but I don't see why not.

[@ainttakenanyshit]

DOES NOT CUT PAPER/WOOD.... PERIOD....

[@ScaleDreamsStudio]

Will it cut thin metal and drill 1mm or less holes?

[@BoredThatsWhy]

Can you recommend a filter setup please?

[@briantang18]

Can this machine be used as a laser welder? We would like to laser weld 0.008" diameter SS wires to an SS hypotube. Is that possible?

[@hokooklee]

I am curious about the heating capability of this 30W fiber laser engraver. Do you know how high the temperature goes up when measuring it with a thermal camera during the engraving process?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

I have never measured it but I can assure you it gets items hot depending on the process you are doing. I have certainly gone in to pick up an item that had finished engraving too early and burned myself.

[@witnessriders]

Will it "engrave" on a gun slide?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

I don’t see why not.

[@bonney716]

How do you change the scale to fit longer words?

[@ziyan_zrooz]

Can u do on plastic

[@khurhama918]

can i use it to engrave seal ?

[@UnknownUser-qx2eg]

thx for the great video! Is it a problem for deep engravings in gold, silver or platinum that the frequency spacing is just the range from 40-60khz?

[@mattbloom1004]

I'm looking for something that's maybe not as high tech as this, but I'm looking for something that's going to laser engrave aluminum or steel not deep at all just enough to see it basically. What would you suggest

[@BusterBeagle3D]

You can get fiber lasers that are 20W that would be cheaper then something like this. You can also get regular diode lasers with IR laser add on module if you wanted to do other types of objects. However those are not even close to the power and if working with metal and speed are important to you I would go with a 20W fiber. You could also go with something like the xTool F1, I did a video on it on my channel but again if metal is what you want I would go fiber.

[@mattbloom1004]

@@BusterBeagle3D awesome thank you.

[@Arek_R.]

Also thought of making details into metal mold using fiber laser engraver

[@BusterBeagle3D]

I have some blanks molds coming so I hope to be able to try it out soon.

[@PanzerShrimp]

Good morning Buster. I just purchased a 100w OMTech MOPA laser. I also bought an acrylic enclosure which i plan on attaching a vent to outdoors. Have you had any issues with material getting on the lens of this machine? Thanks

[@BusterBeagle3D]

Hello. Not really. I mean it doesn’t hurt to give it a wipe with a lens cleaning cloth every now and then but for the most part it stay fairly clean. I suppose it depends on what you’re doing but I don’t touch it that often.

[@pedroblas100]

Well explain…. Good video….

[@pressuredmetal]

Would you recommend this over the ComMarker 30w fiber laser?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

I have never used the 30W ComMarker so I can't exactly compare the 2 exactly but just personally I do like the single unit form factor over the split tower just from a space saving perspective.

[@Ricks2Cents]

*What are you using for your Audio Edits?*

[@BusterBeagle3D]

Rough recording edit in Descript, First Pass of Audio noise reduction in Audacity, Final audio AI cleanup in Adobe Podcast Speech Enhance.

[@Ricks2Cents]

@@BusterBeagle3D *Thanks for the Tip Your Audio Sounds Super Clear!!!*

[@viacheslavgurov4371]

Hi, what is the maximum size, 300*300mm?, what is DDP price for Cincinnati, Ohio?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

Hi. The maximum size depends on the lens and the height of the tower. Both of which can be changed. I’m not sure about current pricing and shipping as I don’t work for the company but feel free to reach out tho them on their website.

[@kapechkong4343]

how much for the machine sir?

[@Nemesis2642000]

Do i need to take some type of class to learn to use Lightburn? Or is it as simple as uploading a photo or typing the words in that i want to engrave?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

While I have a video on Lightburn it is more for Diode Lasers. This is a fiber laser and I would highly recommend checking out the Laser Everything Channel for lots of videos going over using fiber lasers with Lightburn.

[@johncrawford9097]

Do you vent to outdoors or into a filter?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

I vent it outdoors. I probably should go through a filter before it goes outdoors though.

[@shazam6274]

Will this carve copper Printed Circuit Boards?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

I believe so. It's something I know a lot of people do with fiber lasers.

[@shazam6274]

@@BusterBeagle3D Thanks, I'll look into it further.

[@Makeup360]

I want to know the price and do you think its a right machine for my jewellery business

[@BusterBeagle3D]

See my comment on your other question but if you want to do consistent colors on stainless I would go with a MOPA fiber laser.

[@Townie001]

How are you creating the files for deep engraving?

[@BusterBeagle3D]

Hi. It's a process where I have an 3D model STL file that I then convert into a height map online. I then use that heightmap in Ligthburn as a 3D sliced image in the image mode under Tools>Adjust Image. That will essentially "slice" the image similar to the way as 3D print is sliced, layer by layer. There are a few videos online about using the 3D slicer function in Lightburn on KZbin if you just search for it.

[@Townie001]

@@BusterBeagle3D thank you for the explanation

[@ExplodingWaffle101]

so, these lasers are totally eye safe? interesting… wonder if i could convince the maker space to get one :)

[@e__l_______8124]

Lol

[@BusterBeagle3D]

No. Not eye safe however there are enclosures that other companies sell for this type of machine that would make it safe for a maker space. I may look at reviewing one of those in the future.

[@Naushad322]

Hi good morning sir. I have 50W Fiber Laser Marking machine with 220mm lens. Will you share me different metal engraving parameters? Like speed power frequency.

[@joergsonnenberger6836]

Work area and laser power are not directly related at all. There is some affect on the distance the laser can cover with a certain focus, but that's it. The laser doesn't heat the whole area at the same time after all.

[@BusterBeagle3D]

It's true that the laser power doesn't change but the intensity does at the smaller lens sizes. For the sheer fact that the laser would now be 100mm closer to the workpiece and the pulses now much closer together. The difference would be on aluminum for instance engraving at 550mm/sec at 100% power on the 200mm lens vs 1000mm/sec at 80% power on the 110mm lens.

[@joergsonnenberger6836]

@@BusterBeagle3D The difference between the lenses is the size of the focal area, isn't it? The distance doesn't matter that much as long as the laser is properly focused, the absorption rate of air is very low.

[@ChrisPVille]

@@joergsonnenberger6836 There's a weird relationship between power and work area. No laser is perfectly collimated and infinitely narrow, so wider lenses increase the spot size and spread the energy out more on the periphery leading to reduced temperatures but over a larger area

[@HeirloomGameCalls]

The angle the laser hits the work causes variarions of temperature at the work piece. Much like the angle of the sunlight hitting your area causes the seaaons to change from warm to cold

[@cskovach]

Laser intensity is correlated to work area, which is roughly the same as localized laser power.

[@richardtepas4832]

not gonna take long before you add a stepper to the tower 🙂

[@BusterBeagle3D]

I suppose you could but it only takes a second or two to adjust the height so it's pretty easy. Keep it simple :)

[@richardtepas4832]

@@BusterBeagle3D thats what i thought at start :-)

[@mtz3843]

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