ULTIMATE [DIY] Laser Engraver Enclosure

[@DudeSawdust]

That's a pretty sweet set up. I'm interested if you'll be just making stuff for fun or expanding to selling your creations? I have been offered multiple free tools (3d printer, laser engravers, CNCs) but have yet to accept any like these. When I brought up to my 14 year old son about free 3d printers he said he would be interested in getting one so next time I get an offer I might take it. I told him he could have it if he made a review video that I could post to the channel.

[@baddogcreative]

Ay man! Yeah I had similar sponsor offers I’d didn’t accept last year. They wanted to give me super weak 5W machines that can’t cut, but only engrave. Idk they were cheaper brands that I won’t name… I ended up doing my own research and landed on the Longer machines. I’m really happy with the 2. I did reach out to them for a sponsor, but no response 😞 Yeah, I plan to sell and start producing more products. A few shorts out about those products. That’s why I built this for up to 3 machines. I discovered quickly that the bottle neck in producing a big batch of an item was the laser - so I’m planning for more in the future. I’m hoping I can get just 1 or 2 products to take off and I’ll go at it making as many as I can possibly do. I’ve already got an Etsy shop up with some physical and some digital laser files that I designed. I’m pretty happy with the sales in the first 2 months. More videos coming on that front 😜 if I can only film and edit them faster….

[@DudeSawdust]

@@baddogcreative I'll have to check out your store. I love digital products. Nothing better then posting and just letting the money roll in. Mine don't sell much except for my scrap wood storage cart. It is the gift that keeps on giving.

[@baddogcreative]

I hear that! I’ve sold and handful of digital files in the first 2/3 months on Etsy @ $4 each. I’m not getting rich on them, but a few coffees paid for. I’m happy with it.

[@breslaj4]

FYI - Unless drywall is installed properly (with tape and mud) it is not considered fire safe and would not pass fire code. Smoke and fumes can still get through those joints.

[@baddogcreative]

@@breslaj4 I know this - there are UL listing I could agree to…the point of the drywall wasn’t to pass any inspections but to slow the spread of flames in the event a fire does occur…I see too many other laser enclosures made of raw wood. Just seems like a recipe for disaster. In using this enclosure for like 8 months now- more smoke escapes from the small gaps in the doors than anything. But overall this enclosure has made my laser experience much more enjoyable. I’d say 98% of the smoke makes it out the exhaust. I may add some gaskets to the doors eventually.