They didn't make it clear that you are not getting the actual laser with the kit. They charge a lot extra for the lazer. On ebay you find really strong ones but they don't have the right connections to work with this kit. I am sorry I bought it because the heart break of not getting to use this after building it. It took about 2 hours watching the youtube videos to build it. Now I ordered the 3.5kw laser for as much as the kit cost. I wold look for a kit for around $300 with a 5 kw laser included.

They didn't make it clear that you are not getting the actual laser with the kit. They charge a lot extra for the lazer. On ebay you find really strong ones but they don't have the right connections to work with this kit. I am sorry I bought it because the heart break of not getting to use this after building it. It took about 2 hours watching the youtube videos to build it. Now I ordered the 3.5kw laser for as much as the kit cost. I wold look for a kit for around $300 with a 5 kw laser included.

They didn't make it clear that you are not getting the actual laser with the kit. They charge a lot extra for the lazer. On ebay you find really strong ones but they don't have the right connections to work with this kit. I am sorry I bought it because the heart break of not getting to use this after building it. It took about 2 hours watching the youtube videos to build it. Now I ordered the 3.5kw laser for as much as the kit cost. I wold look for a kit for around $300 with a 5 kw laser included.

It works! Was actually very pleasantly surprised at how quiet the motors are. I'm a light sleeper and can actually sleep next to this thing while it's lasering. The cable management is non-existent which is definitely a problem but I knew that while going into the purchase. So I ordered a 0.8 inch thick piece of aluminum sheeting 3 x 3 feet and drilled 4 holes in it so I could attach it to the bottom where the 4 feet are. Added in around 13 washers to raise the clearance to avoid the roller bearings on the sides. Then added some 1/8th inch thick 3/4th inch width aluminum angle to reinforce the side strength to reduce the sag so the base stays level in regards to the laser head to keep the laser beam in focus. Once this was done I had a nice platform with enough space on the sides to add some 3D Printed Drag Chains. That took care of the cable management problem for the Y Axis. Then added another Drag Chain turned 90 degrees horizontal to manage the wires for the X Axis. Then I used some Plastic Cardboard with Gorilla Tape to make a really nice cheap enclosure and spray painted it black so that I don't have to wear the glasses so much. It's really a pretty good deal. Just ordered the Z Axis CNC Attachment with spindle a few days ago as well.

It works! Was actually very pleasantly surprised at how quiet the motors are. I'm a light sleeper and can actually sleep next to this thing while it's lasering. The cable management is non-existent which is definitely a problem but I knew that while going into the purchase. So I ordered a 0.8 inch thick piece of aluminum sheeting 3 x 3 feet and drilled 4 holes in it so I could attach it to the bottom where the 4 feet are. Added in around 13 washers to raise the clearance to avoid the roller bearings on the sides. Then added some 1/8th inch thick 3/4th inch width aluminum angle to reinforce the side strength to reduce the sag so the base stays level in regards to the laser head to keep the laser beam in focus. Once this was done I had a nice platform with enough space on the sides to add some 3D Printed Drag Chains. That took care of the cable management problem for the Y Axis. Then added another Drag Chain turned 90 degrees horizontal to manage the wires for the X Axis. Then I used some Plastic Cardboard with Gorilla Tape to make a really nice cheap enclosure and spray painted it black so that I don't have to wear the glasses so much. It's really a pretty good deal. Just ordered the Z Axis CNC Attachment with spindle a few days ago as well.

It works! Was actually very pleasantly surprised at how quiet the motors are. I'm a light sleeper and can actually sleep next to this thing while it's lasering. The cable management is non-existent which is definitely a problem but I knew that while going into the purchase. So I ordered a 0.8 inch thick piece of aluminum sheeting 3 x 3 feet and drilled 4 holes in it so I could attach it to the bottom where the 4 feet are. Added in around 13 washers to raise the clearance to avoid the roller bearings on the sides. Then added some 1/8th inch thick 3/4th inch width aluminum angle to reinforce the side strength to reduce the sag so the base stays level in regards to the laser head to keep the laser beam in focus. Once this was done I had a nice platform with enough space on the sides to add some 3D Printed Drag Chains. That took care of the cable management problem for the Y Axis. Then added another Drag Chain turned 90 degrees horizontal to manage the wires for the X Axis. Then I used some Plastic Cardboard with Gorilla Tape to make a really nice cheap enclosure and spray painted it black so that I don't have to wear the glasses so much. It's really a pretty good deal. Just ordered the Z Axis CNC Attachment with spindle a few days ago as well.