The total cost of this from us was over $200.Īlmost a year ago we released the new LaserBoard, which is the current product offering. The Mini came as a 2 axis board, meaning that in order to drive a Z table and/ or Rotary you would have to get additional drivers and hook them up to the Mini. The power brick we provide is actually a high quality 24V4A unit. We started recommending a separate power supply, then started offering one, and finally included it with all the boards.
During its lifespan we learned that the K40 Laser Power Supply could not provide enough current to power it and that this was causing lots of dropouts and job interruptions. Originally there was the Cohesion3D Mini board. Then they bundled some no name PSU and increased the price by $50. There are lots of reasons I might be interested in a brain swap, I'm just not seeing a good write up of the differences the new brain might make.I'd like to provide some clarification on the points that /u/inu-no-policemen commented:Ĭohesion3D's controller used to cost $150. I am a capable engineer, this would be a trivial job. If better = clearer raster images, then that's important to me. If better = faster, then that's important to me. I am adding this machine to my home shop, and I intend on turning out low volume niche products with it.
I've seen indications of "better results", but nobody has really quantified "better results". Now here I am, as a neophyte, wondering why I would need to switch the controller out. When I unboxed the unit and did the initial setup, I threw the factory software in the trash and found K40 Whisperer. Either a Smoothie, a GRBL board of some kind, or one of the commercial options like the Cohesion3D. My initial plan was to gut the system and stick in one of the alternatives right away.
I have extensive backgrounds with 3D printing, and a few months with a CNC router (Workbee), but never a laser.
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