Hands On With Creality Falcon 2 22W Laser Engraver, Honeycomb Bed, Rotary, Air Assist & Enclosure

[@JustTony72]

I've always wanted a laser. This is getting more tempting.

[@BitnerBuilt]

I have really started to like them, they fit in a niche on some things the cnc doesn’t do and you can get into them to start playing without having to throw down big money. I have a video coming out next week on using it to make a sign and then inlay it with epoxy, took 12min to cut it all out with the laser 👍

[@joemaso822]

Looks like a great tool, I checked their website and there are many options! Thanks for the great video, as always!

[@BitnerBuilt]

Thanks Joe!

[@paulknapper3633]

Great video and very helpful 👍

[@BitnerBuilt]

Thanks!

[@zetron1234]

From what I understand there are 2 different roller units. The one you have and a chuck version. I think your values should be the roller diameter, not the cup diameter. On the chuck version, that's the one you have to have the cup diameter. Also, I think you need to level the cup as much as possible. Not sure how that is done without just blocking up the one end. My 40 W is on order so I'm binge watching all reviews. Great review by the way and how the heck is your shop so neat? Thanks

[@BitnerBuilt]

Thanks! I’m a little OCD so I clean it every day lol personally since this video came out, I’ve tried a couple different rollers and I don’t like the two roller style. The Chuck ones are just so much better and work for almost everything.

[@jeroendenhertog4975]

I have a TwoTrees TS2 10W laser engraver for a year now, and I have fun with it. Would the Falcon 2 22W be a real upgrade for me? It's a very clean machine, more powerful but I'm missing the auto-focus option as on the TS2. Nowadays, the Falcon 2 22W cost 615 euro so is quite attempting (the 40W version is a bit out of my reach for now).

[@BitnerBuilt]

Well it’s tricky depends on what you’re making. Your already in the same realm, your not going to see huge performance increases until a 35-40w (which they make) or looking at an enclosed version that can give you a camera or other advanced material placement and centering options

[@wyowrestling]

Great video. We are starting to use the roller turner and have some slight stretching on the image like you had. Not sure where to put the diameter in the software as you mention since it says the 2 roller type doesn't need the diameter. Any help is appreciated.

[@BitnerBuilt]

Here’s a helpful article on it -it does need the diameter - forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/tumbler-engraving-on-rotary-is-not-holding-proportion/21878

[@wyowrestling]

@@BitnerBuilt thank you!

[@WoodyWoodworker]

You should try their 3d printers :) Thanks for the video! Btw. how are you painting stuff? Do you have a designated booth to do that? I still try to figure out a good solution.

[@BitnerBuilt]

If it’s small quick I have a pull out table but I usually take things outside. I have a professional painter who does anything that I do for clients because I’m just horrible at painting 😂 I hate working hard on something and it looks beautiful and then I ruined it at the end

[@TheBlackDove]

I have this machine and I couldn’t engrave steel. tried 4 kind of usb sticks, a simple steel plate from home store, a knife. Tried different settings: 60, 80, 100% power and 6000, 600, 60, 15mm/min. Speed. air assist on the whole time, 0.1 interval. It barely leaved some marks, that dissapeared when wiped with a napkin. What am I doing wrong?

[@BitnerBuilt]

Hmmm my initial thought was the type of steel you’re using but you tried so many items. I know I’m my experimenting with the unit it had a hard time on the shiney side of the stainless but not the matte / brushed side so perhaps the reflectivity of the steel your trying? If that is the case you can use a spray on product like dry Molly lube before you engrave and then wipe it off after, and it helps the engraving process on metals

[@brianownsvzw]

Seems like a cool engraver, but $1k for craft show fodder seems pretty out of reach.

[@BitnerBuilt]

Yea I’d say your use case with all of the engravers dictates the price level, I think there are some who want one that can “partially” replace some cnc capabilities. Either for price or lack of space, so for them this and the 40watt can fill some of those needs

[@DavidATakes]

That exhaust fan is so inadequate it is laughable. With any laser setup you want to pull the exhaust, not push it through the hose, therefore, you want the exhaust fan as close to the end of the run to the outdoors, not near the machine. You also want to use smooth ducting, not ribbed, for as much of the run as possible. All of this needs to be considered.

[@BitnerBuilt]

So in my custom laser enclosure I pull the air with a 6in inline but like I said in the video it did pull all of the smells from the enclosure so I totally agree with you that pulling it with an in-line exhaust fan is much more preferable. BUT This definitely did work