[Design and Technology] laser recommendations

Tue Jun 15 01:42:21 UTC 2021

We are running a Trotech at Templestowe and  Red Baron (PicoKit) at Hampton
Park.

The Trotech does a great job engraving and is good for fine quality work.
We have 3 issues with it. Firstly it is rated at 80 Watts but functionally
it performs like a 30 watt machine. Secondly the software that it uses to
cut can be pretty buggy, especially if you are letting students use it.
Third, their extended warranty is $4000 a year and there seems to be very
little it actually covers.

The Red Baron is a work horse when it comes to cutting. It has the ability
to cut through 20mm wood without issues. The user interface is not the best
but it can be upgraded to run with Light Burn. Engraving on the Red Baron
is not comparable to the Trotech. The Red Baron is also much loader.

Travis Burroughs

*Templestowe College Director of Student Led Programs Student Led & STEM
Consultant*

*in2robotics President *
*DATTA Victoria President *

On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 11:06 AM Chris Simpson <C.Simpson at braemar.vic.edu.au>
wrote:

> We have a Trotec here and very happy with it. Also used Epilog laser from
> Alfex CNC
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> CHrisS
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> Hi folks, we've had a question about laser cutters - what do you recommend?
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> I'm hoping to get some advice/input regarding recommended Laser Cutters.
> We currently have one Emblazer 2 laser cutter which just isn't keeping up
> with large student use across D/T classes and wider student use. I've
> certainly looked at a lot of different brands from LST, Trotec, Prytec and
> my head is spinning. Is there a brand that you know schools are endorsing
> or using? Thanks very much.
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> Thanks, L
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> We have a trotec- speedy 360.
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>   *   Has been brilliant
>   *   Have had it for 6 years.
>   *   Fast and reliable
>   *   Has not missed a beat for 6 years,
>   *   but is very pricey to buy- but I think can be leased
>   *   serviced once a year
>   *   have had to replace the lens once in 6 years
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> Subject: [Design and Technology] Laser Cutter recommendations Hi folks,
> we've had a question about laser cutters - what do you recommend?
>
> I'm hoping to get some advice/input regarding recommended Laser Cutters.
> We currently have one Emblazer 2 laser cutter which just isn't keeping up
> with large student use across D/T classes and wider student use. I've
> certainly looked at a lot of different brands from LST, Trotec, Prytec and
> my head is spinning. Is there a brand that you know schools are endorsing
> or using? Thanks very much.
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> Thanks, L
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