Metal Engraving Laser is Crazy Fast: Gweike G2 Fiber Laser

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Chapters:
0:00 Gweike G2
0:26 Coated Aluminum
2:13 Software
2:42 Engraving Steel
4:17 Setup and Accessories
5:21 Various Materials
7:47 Build Quality
8:33 Rotary Test
9:19 Conclusion

[@Laura-lc7sw]

Great vid! I have this machine too and one is Monport laser as well, having experienced the efficiency and precision of the Monport Laser firsthand a few months ago, I can confidently suggest it as a stellar alternative.

[@4speed3pedals]

Tim, Have you watched Ed China's of Wheeler Dealers clean the rust off of a Land Rover frame? Absolutely amazing how the laser used basically evaporated the rust and the metal was spotless. As with all light, it could not go around curves, just a line of sight path. He is on KZbin. If the prices would only go down, auto restoration shops would have not much need for a bunch of chemicals to combat rust and the temptation to blast thin sheet metal would be eliminated.

[@TimWelds]

I haven't seen his videos, I'll have to check them out. I have seen some of the laser cleaners and it's really cool. I'm seeing some cut, weld, clean combo units retailing for $10k. Still not cheap, but certainly getting into the ballpark for a lot of shops.

[@robertqueberg4612]

When you mentioned restoration, I thought of a process the was used to clean various plastic mold components, right in the press. It involves blasting the surfaces with granulated dry ice. I do not know if this would help you, but the fact that there is no grit or mess after the dry ice evaporates. Some of the machine dealers will demo their equipment on your problems, at their facility.

[@stickyfox]

I got one of these and it worked fantastic for a couple months, then for some reason it started using the red laser for everything and won't etch anymore. Now it's good for laser shows at least. It's probably a simple fix, because it's not losing optical power, just isn't turning on anymore... but I honestly thought it'd last a little longer. At least we got all our tools engraved. Also, you need more eye protection than comes with it. It really should have an enclosure.

[@TimWelds]

That's concerning, is it the same model? It has a 2 year warranty, have you reached out to them? I'd really be interested to know how well they take care of an issue like this. If you run into any problems getting it resolved, you can shoot me an email at the address on my about page and I'll reach out to my contacts there.

[@themigshed1185]

They've only just been released and Gweike will definitely help you out if you have issues.

[@aral2dmax]

We want more videos Tim Welds! More , more , more!

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

This is amazing, I would love one for my hobby shop :)

[@TimWelds]

It's a neat piece of equipment, for sure.

[@robertqueberg4612]

Tim, Another nice presentation about neat tools. The silver on black socket marking looks first class. Having a rotary laser transit/level, I would imagine there are some safety protocols around the light. Are the laser glasses required?

[@josiahhalverson]

Dang! Crazy fast!

[@thats.grantastic]

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[@TimWelds]

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to give that a try.

[@WojnarskiWeldingFabricaion]

Nice video 👍👍👍👍

[@TimWelds]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@cpcoark]

I wonder how it would work on sockets purchased before that became standard. My old eyes have a hard time seeing those small stampings.

[@TimWelds]

I think it would work well for that. My eyes aren't that old, but I have a lot of old tools and I have trouble seeing some of them as well; when a tray gets dumped I usually end up recruiting my kids to help sort them out :)

[@TimWelds]

I just tried it out and it worked great. I made a short vid showing how it went: kzbin.infoqOChLcHpH8A?feature=share

[@melgross]

I’ve been thinking about one of these but 20 watts isn’t enough for what I need and the prices really shoot up as the wattage does. It seems this company is giving a lot of these machines away these days. I’m seeing them all over KZbin.

[@TimWelds]

I'm surprised at what the 20 watts can do, but it is a limitation. A lot of the higher wattage units also seem to have a much larger working area. It's funny, I get an unreal amount of email about things to show on the channel and I almost always say no, but it gives an interesting preview of what I'll see showing up all over the internet. As a general rule, I have 3 companies that I work with regularly and I really believe in their products. Occasionally, I'll take a flyer on a one off and I thought this looked cool enough to give it a shot, though they asked me several months before they actually sent it. Turned out to be a nice little unit and I think it'll be really helpful on some projects coming up on the channel this year. I always appreciate your comments and hope you've had a great holiday and have a happy new year!

[@melgross]

@@TimWelds same here Tim. I need one so I can stop physically engraving with my mill, which is a lot of work. I’m doing scales for equipment I build, as well as for rotary measurements. It has to be deeper for that. I’d also like to use it for metal panels and the like. This is just barely usable for that. They say 1.5mm deep, but, well, I think that’s optimistic for 20 watts. They do have bigger models up to 100 Watts’s and that’s expensive. They also have other lenses that will give up to about 11 x 11 working area, but then resolution goes down in proportion. That might not matter.

[@renaissanceman8424]

I just got mine and I can't get any deep engraving. I've taken it to 100% power, 500 speed, and 20khz and it barely marks a brass coin. After an hour there was the most minimal depth on a steel bottle opener. But not nearly as deep as some of the videos I've seen. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong.

[@michaelgonzalez8863]

Nice !

[@TimWelds]

Thanks!

[@JCWren]

@cpcoark asked how well it work on sockets. Any chance you could run a chrome vanadium socket through it and let us know in the comments how well it worked? I'm in the same boat as him. I have I don't know how many older Craftsman sockets that are embossed but next to impossible to read without reading glasses and a light. Being able to engrave a large matte style number on them would be awesome.

[@TimWelds]

Yeah, I can give that a try tomorrow and reply back. I'll let you know.

[@TimWelds]

It worked great. I made a short vid showing the process: kzbin.infoqOChLcHpH8A?feature=share

[@Plamen_G]

Mine came defective. Tha galvo was not working (I suppose a connector is loose from the transportation). I am waiting for replacement, but it is a slow process...

[@rolandask4509]

Can it engrave cuts deeper than 1.5 mm in thickness, or is it capable of cutting 5 mm thick 316 steel? Maybe someone knows of a fiber laser that is capable of performing this kind of work in the budget or mid-price tier?

[@Amine-cr9sm]

Hello bro , i have a stick welder machine jobby 1400 but it gon off aftter small time becaus the heat ani solutions pleas ?

[@Amine-cr9sm]

And i oppen it to see if ther is a cooling fan but ther is not , can i add one inside and how pleas ?

[@torowazup1]

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[@neekovturbo]

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[@AbdulAzeez-qy3di]

The Laser Is Very Fast.

[@mahfoozrehman5311]

Is that hat for sale? As merch

[@TimWelds]

I don't have any merch for sale at the moment. My wife makes hats like these to donate to cancer patients (the.hat.project on Instagram) and she made me a couple to cover my welding helmet hair on videos. I may offer something like it in the future, though.

[@mahfoozrehman5311]

Thank you sir! I love your channel and due to it I’ve learned so much about welding that I use on regular basis. Thanks again and keep up the good education and tips

[@IAutoEnthusiast]

Very impressive. $2000 on sale. 😮

[@TimWelds]

I thought it worked really well for the price, though they still aren't cheap. When I was working in a factory setting, the marking machines that they used cost close to six figures to do the same thing, though, they were also higher wattage, fully enclosed, automated units.

[@IAutoEnthusiast]

@@TimWelds I'd say it's a good value for everything you get. Definitely an impressive machine.