Sculpfun S6 Pro Laser Review//Test cuts and engraving

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Just wanted to mention that the full cutting/engraving size is actually 410mm by 420mm

[@melindagibson8606]

Have you tried the expansion kit? Is it really a 400x2000mm area!? If so this is pretty amazing!!! Also have you used the rotary attachment yet? I can't decide between this and a Co2 laser! This looks amazing! Your videos are really good. Thanks so much!!!

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@melindagibson8606 I have not upgraded the size yet but was looking to do that. I do have the ortur rotary tool but I have not use that yet either.

[@melindagibson8606]

@@TimberWood.Customs can you mix brands? The sculpfun can use the ortur rotary attachment?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@melindagibson8606 yes u should be able to

[@nickhishmeh6562]

I bought this engraver without any knowledge of how to work one and videos like yours have been super helpful!

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Sweet! Happy to help!

[@chrisallan9819]

One of the best reviews ad demonstrations of the s6 pro. Thanks - I'm buying one

[@nikaTeleco]

Hi! Thank u so much for this video!! What software are you using please?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Lightburn is the software

[@swamploggersnc4720]

Ok I bought an s6. Good looking machine and easy to set up. My issue is that no matter what power setting I set it on...it just burns the wood. It's unreadable. Anyone else had this issue? Also if I push the arm it kinda binds up. Is that a belt issue. Please help.

[@swamploggersnc4720]

Hi Lydia, I'm looking to get a S9 ....so what is the difference between the S6 and S9? Is it worth the price distance. Can I replace the S6 head with the S9 head?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Yes you can replace the heads. And the main difference in the thickened you can cut.

[@swamploggersnc4720]

Would you choose the S9 over the Ortur Master Pro 2?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Well I really like the safety features in the ortur pro so probably the ortur but when I want to cut thicker materials I’d add that onto the ortur to still use the safety features.

[@altinaxinisile8531]

Hello dear thanks for an easy video to follow I am still struggling to cut with my new S6pro machine can you please share your settings for cutting on the screen.

[@Skinnyriver]

Just bought one! The only thing that I don’t understand is how you set it program starting position. Is it don’t in light burn or is there an identification laser that shows you starting point?

[@SuperM510]

Awesome video..... Thank you for making a detailed demonstration this helped out a lot for a beginner.

[@sheilacampbell355]

Great video, very helpful. I'm seeing lines in my etching where the laser moves to next line, any recommendations?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Message me on Instagram with a phone because I am not understanding what u mean

[@chrisrobinson34]

Thanks so much. On the homing system, how about a fixed grided board so you can register exactly where the item was placed.

[@TimberWood.Customs]

That’s a good idea!

[@powerROBY]

Indeciso se acquistare S6 Pro oppure s9 non so se il prezzo in più ne vale la pena...cosa consigli?

[@KingJesus.316]

L Making Hi, i have a question i bought a sculpfun s6 pro after watching this video a little over a month ago. And downloaded lightburn software and i been trying for days even looking for some videos trying to cut and make words but with that little line in between the letters to keep them attached together. Can you pls do a vid doing it with lightburn? If you can I'll appreciate it, thanks. And God bless🙏

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Message me on Instagram and I may be able to help

[@ullrotta]

Great video! Love the testing for the sake of testing, even though you know it's not gonna work!

[@leerussell6536]

A workaround for homing could bee adding a line of G-Code at the end that moves to to a home position. so you know that you are always starting in the same spot.

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Thanks I’ll try that!!

[@christianarcos4333]

How do you do that?

[@medyadavetphotographyprodu5321]

I have this product s6 . I want to upgrade the laser. I want 5.5 v .10 v or 20 v. Which laser would you recommend for compatibility?

[@maicichipman3550]

Hello! What settings do you recommend for leatherette with adhesive backing to make hat patches?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Maybe 300mm/min at 100 power and maybe 3 passes. You’ll just have to test,

[@maicichipman3550]

@@TimberWood.Customs I tried that, and the time is about 14 minutes for one patch. It's just a seahawk with the actual hawk engraved. Is there any way to speed that up?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@maicichipman3550 if it’s cutting, it may take a while, but engraving should be fast, depending on the size. And make sure you set your focus is correct

[@ConstantijnC]

Hi Lydia, thanks for sharing :) One thing about the glasses and the laser cover: they are the wrong ones. The Laser is blue, so the glasses should be it’s complementary color, which would be orange/red. You’ll notice that your eyes will get strained much less when you use properly colored glasses. I tried to explain this in a bit more detail here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l57YmmmHjZKBrJI

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Oh wow I didn’t know that, thank you for this info!

[@EddieSheffield]

Nice job! I have one of these and really like it. Couple of thoughts on the endstops - I haven't really found the lack of them to be much of a problem. The best thing I found to do is before turning on the laser, manually move the head as far as possible to the front -right- left, and then when it's powered on wherever the head is will be remembered as the home position. That said, I've also looked into adding endstops anyway. I opened up the controller and the board seems to be a variation of the MKS DLC board for CNCs. It's Sculpfun branded as the "XY DLC V1.0" and the layout is a little different from the stock MKS (on-board stepper drivers for X and Y, added power switch, no connection for a display). But there are a lot of things that carried over - dual Z axis connection (tho needs a stepstick stepper controller), motor connection, Z probe, extra input, and ... endstop connections. So I think they should just plug in, and from what I can tell you don't even need to upload new firmware - I think they can be activated via some config settings through G-Code. If I get around to trying, I'll document it and post a video myself. They also very recently came out with an S9 - everything is the same I think except an even more powerful laser with an even tighter beam. They claim cutting up to 15mm wood, and the one review I've seen so far seems to back that up. You can get the new laser module separately as an upgrade - it's $199 on Banggood right now. Edit - correction

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Yes I will be reviewing the S9 soon and I believe that they have endstops to add as well that I think I’ll be getting and doing a video on. Thanks for the info!

[@EddieSheffield]

@@TimberWood.Customs Finally got around to trying out endstops with mixed success. They do work after a bit of configuration, but I can't get the config to "stick". With GRBL, the configs are stored in the EEPROM so should be retained between power cycles. But at least on my S6 it resets the EEPROM on each startup / reset. In the console window of Lightburn when it connects, one of the first messages from the S6 is something like "EEPROM read failure, resetting to defaults". I think Sculpfun has done something with their GRBL release that it checks the EEPROM (checksum maybe?) on startup and if it finds a difference it resets it. Curious if yours does the same, or if there's actually a fault in the EEPROM in mine. GRBL is GPL'd, so they're supposed to provide any source changes they have made. I may try contacting them for their source, or maybe flash a generic build of GRBL, tho I'm hesitant with doing that without having the original to flash back to if things go sideways.

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@EddieSheffield I’ve been waiting on response from the company. I have a Mac so I cannot download laser GRBL To install the new software do use the end stops. So I haven’t gotten anywhere yet.

[@johngabriel2850]

Hi! I wanted to know if the sculpfun S9 is good at engraving things to like glass ? Thank you

[@TimberWood.Customs]

I can engrave glass yes but I have to put something black on the other side or else it just reflects off the clear glass

[@johngabriel2850]

@@TimberWood.Customs I need a laser machine more for engraving, it would be fun too if I can cut other materials, according to your experiences would I make the right choice to buy sculpfun S9?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@johngabriel2850 i would but the ortur laser master Theo pro the LF version, that is great engaging and has a great cutting ability. And it is the safest model out there right now with its flame detection with auto shut off and alert.

[@lorigraff523]

I have a sculpfun s9 and new to this. I want to cut through plexiglass but don’t know the settings? Can you help

[@TimberWood.Customs]

It it’s clear, You can not cut it because diode lasers can’t cut clear. However if it’s a dark color then it’ll be easy. And you’ll just have to get a small piece to test different settings on. I’d start with 100 power and 300mm/min

[@oakridgereview1359]

Haha just finished putting mine together! I returned my Neje 2 Plus when I saw these release and they were on sale. I actually like this ones gantry setup WAY better than the Neje. They just came out with a slightly more powerful diode on the S9. I'll maybe upgrade later after I get my feet wet with this one some more

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Yeah it’s a super great machine! And yes I saw the S9, I believe I will be reviewing that eventually as well so stay tired for it:)

[@Dancopymus]

Any links about the S9?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@Dancopymus I don’t have any right now but hopefully soon

[@cybersushireviews]

I was just about to order a Neje 2 Plus 80W? Would you not recommend this machine?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@cybersushireviews I have never tried the neje 80w but I’d recommend this machine

[@ervincserni2107]

I cannot get mine to cut. dose the software make a difference? I am using laser GRBL

[@Dancopymus]

Greetings L Making. I bought this laser machine over a year ago, but despite all this time, I am very slow to learn with it. I have a vector drawing that I converted to PNG in CorelDRAW and imported into LightBurn; It is a clock made of a 3mm bamboo plate. I made the following cut settings in LightBurn: Spd/Pwr: 900/90 in 25 passes. But even with that speed and 90% power, it burned the bamboo wood a lot. I don't know if I made the correct settings or even the vector drawing might not be correct. I didn't change anything else in LightBurn except Speed, Power and 25 Passes. I don't know what it could be because I think 25 passes is too much. P.S. I tested it before with the same 3mm bamboo, but it was a small 2cm x 2cm square in the same settings, in 20 passes and it cut perfect, leaving no char on the wood.

[@graceland75]

just curious what settings do you use to cut a 3mm baltic birch plywood, i did one today at mm/min 400/100 it took 11 passes to cut. Thanks for a reply

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Slow it doesn’t to 300mm/min and make sure it is focused. It SHOULD NOT take 11 passes, that means something is wrong like your focus

[@netinfluencer]

Hi can you engarve stone and brass and copper with your machine?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

I’m not really sure about that,

[@echo1er]

Is this better then your other laser the ortur ?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Cutting quality, I think yes, also build structure, with more x hight distance due to the tall leet, also better than ortur. However I think that the green protector should be able to be removed for inconsistent material. Also thing that it should have end stop. So In some ways yes this is better than the ortur but in other ways, some ortur features are better

[@zoltanmiko2992]

6:11 How did the laser light appear, what to click? Thanks

[@samknight3645]

Trying to decide which engraver to get for my first one. Would you choose the scupfun over the Ortur? I see the scupfun can be purchased for $309 as the Ortur is $459. Big difference. Thanks

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Once I get the S9 laser and endstops to add to this machine, I’d say probably the Sculpfun. However I’m not a fan of the tiny space that you get between the laser eye protector and your material. And I you loose the safety features with the Sculpfun laser that u get with the ortur

[@samknight3645]

@@TimberWood.Customs can you remove the laser protector?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@samknight3645 not sure

[@jagan1nathan]

@@samknight3645 yes its easy to remove the protector

[@markoman74]

for ALL lasers, ALWAYS wear glasses. And ditch the cheap ones that came with any chinese printer and order PRO grade glasses. I have spent more on glasses then on laser equipment. You only have 1 pair of eyes and it takes milisecond for reflected laser to do damage to your retina. TY for informative video

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Thanks!

[@mambaman2007]

A very useful and informative video, I'm planning to order it. Thanks.

[@ericblenner-hassett3945]

Nice review. One thing I would recommend looking into adding is cable hains for the engravers. You should still have at least one 3D Printer, so it could be a quick visit to Thingiverse and deciding which to print and how to mount them.

[@TimberWood.Customs]

That’s a good idea! Yes lol I still have a couple printers. Thank you!

[@The_AgentSmith]

hello, when doin ingraving unising lightburn, its pretty good on straight lines but when the lines get curved the laser troubles and become shaky, is there any system or configuration in settings to counter that

[@johngrant5749]

Many thanks for your detailed review.

[@ComgrowOfficial]

This review is super cool!

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Thank you!

[@ashleybrewer3326]

How do you know which images you can use? Or is there a way to make sure the background if it is grainy doesn’t show up? We had the issue of lines from the background coming through and burning as well

[@TimberWood.Customs]

With the photo use the image trace tool

[@huh7270]

Awesome video! I really want a Laser cutter! Do you you have a tik tok? You should make tik tok videos!

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed! Don’t have time to make extra videos at this time with college classes

[@macrumpton]

You do understand that 1 pass at 150mm takes the same time as 2 passes at 300 and 4 passes at 600? The advantage of higher speed passes is that you get less burning.

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Correct, I did know this, I just like to stay away from burning too much

[@macrumpton]

@@TimberWood.Customs You can also just stick on some wide masking tape to protect the surface from burning, if the design is not too intricate.

[@sultanbaleegh380]

Hi my Image when engraving is sliding to the left . Can you or some one help me how to fix this? I used quality 10, speed 1000

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Makes sure the machine is attached to a base or the material is not moving at all. Also make sure the belts are tight and moving smoothly

[@graceland75]

Thank you for this, I just bought my sculpfun s6 pro, I wasn’t sure about the laser software, the step by step was perfect. Please let me know if you make a video on the homing fix offered by Lee Russell - Line of G-code

[@medyadavetphotographyprodu5321]

bu üründen bende var s6. lazerini yükseltmek istiyorum.Bendeki 5.5 v .10 v yada 20 v lık istiyorum.hangi lazeri tavsiye edersiniz uyumlu olması için

[@thediscman123]

I'm not 100% sure but I am lead to believe that if you keep using your laser at 100% all the time you will kill your laser much quicker and drastically reduce the life of the laser. Good review though

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Yes I use to go by this as well, however, with these lasers being new and improved that’s not so true anymore. I have been running most of my lasers at 100 power these days and have almost been using them for a year. These lasers are much stronger than they use to be. Thanks for watching!

[@austinzusi9021]

Could I engrave on water color paper?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

I would think you can, just at a very low power to not burn the paper

[@lewy7601]

May I ask , Could it cut through 3 mm clear acrylic?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Yes it can, like butter

[@jorickver]

@@TimberWood.Customs through clear acrylic? I tried but I could not get it to work. Too much reflection.

[@ncarancara26]

Bonjour, je suis vraiment embêté, je n’arrive pas à configurer correctement ma sculpfun et malheureusement je ne comprends pas ce que vous dites 😔 alors que je suis sur que vous pourriez mettre d’une grande aide. Est il possible de sous titré 🙏 merci Elodie

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Hello! If you follow the video on how to connect and set up your machine in light burn that should work. Other than that can u tell me what is not working?

[@jj8482]

can you do a review on the s9 pleaseeee

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Yes, it will be shipped to me soon

[@jj8482]

When you doing the cutting test can you do really thick materials like 12mm? Thank you love your vids

[@TimberWood.Customs]

@@jj8482 yes! The video is uploading now should be up in about an hour!

[@bidemiyeye3180]

Can it engrave and cut delrin plastic for seal making

[@TimberWood.Customs]

I’m not sure what that is

[@ProbablyUnacceptable]

stutter much ?

[@TimberWood.Customs]

Ope you enjoyed the video, let me know if you have any questions