Regarding the leaf - the laser bleached the chlorophyll to the point of being translucent and didn't actually remove any material. Also, at 2:00 - I forgot to mention that you'll need to load the cor file in the device settings after connecting the machine to Lightburn. The cor file is provided on the usb drive as well.
Can the Omni 1 cut other materials like leather, wood, acrylic? Also, would have liked to have had speed/time discussion, like how long did it take to do the engravings? Regardless, good first video of the Omni 1!
Yes, to an extent. UV lasers are considered the best for leather in particular because it won't burn the edges. Galvo lasers are best limited to cutting thin materials because the way the beam is bounced off the mirrors above creates a conical work volume, so anything it cuts will have edges that are angled accordingly. The thicker the material is, the more noticeable it is. I don't cut anything thicker than 1/8" with my galvo lasers. I leave the heavy cutting up to the co2 and diode gantry lasers. With the exception of the brass coin which took roughly an hour, everything else in this video took less than 2 or 3 minutes to do, some only a few seconds. On par with or slightly better than most. That's the great thing about galvo lasers - flipping mirrors in a stationary laser head can be done a lot faster than sliding a gantry and laser head around the work area. The downside is a smaller work area. But these machines are great for batch processing small projects faster than gantry machines with lower power and much better detail.
James, thanks for the great and 1st video about the omni 1. Have considered buying a co2 galvo for engraving tumblers, a fiber for pens and metal business cards and a uv for glassware. Does this machine replace all three?
I don't think so, surface engraving only as far as I'm aware but I haven't asked or tried. I think what you're referring to requires a 3D subsurface engraver which uses a higher 532nm wavelength and are magnitudes more expensive.
Regarding the leaf - the laser bleached the chlorophyll to the point of being translucent and didn't actually remove any material. Also, at 2:00 - I forgot to mention that you'll need to load the cor file in the device settings after connecting the machine to Lightburn. The cor file is provided on the usb drive as well.
This is such an in-depth review. Good job!
So professional as usual
That’s a pretty cool device! The leaf turned out awesome.
Thanks James, one of the best content creators.
So cool! Think you could etch a circuit board?
For sure.
Can cut acrylic?
Can the Omni 1 cut other materials like leather, wood, acrylic? Also, would have liked to have had speed/time discussion, like how long did it take to do the engravings? Regardless, good first video of the Omni 1!
Yes, to an extent. UV lasers are considered the best for leather in particular because it won't burn the edges. Galvo lasers are best limited to cutting thin materials because the way the beam is bounced off the mirrors above creates a conical work volume, so anything it cuts will have edges that are angled accordingly. The thicker the material is, the more noticeable it is. I don't cut anything thicker than 1/8" with my galvo lasers. I leave the heavy cutting up to the co2 and diode gantry lasers.
With the exception of the brass coin which took roughly an hour, everything else in this video took less than 2 or 3 minutes to do, some only a few seconds. On par with or slightly better than most. That's the great thing about galvo lasers - flipping mirrors in a stationary laser head can be done a lot faster than sliding a gantry and laser head around the work area. The downside is a smaller work area. But these machines are great for batch processing small projects faster than gantry machines with lower power and much better detail.
James, thanks for the great and 1st video about the omni 1. Have considered buying a co2 galvo for engraving tumblers, a fiber for pens and metal business cards and a uv for glassware. Does this machine replace all three?
It's definitely an 'all in one' marking and engraving machine. It can do everything that the other lasers can do, and it does it better.
Thanks for the reply. I've got an email into ComMarker and after I get their reply, I'll have some questions that I hope you can answer. Again thanks!
Looks fantastic, but I can't afford one as much as I would love to have one. .maybe I can hit the Lottery!
Does it work to engrave inside of a glass cube when the focal point lays within the glass?
I don't think so, surface engraving only as far as I'm aware but I haven't asked or tried. I think what you're referring to requires a 3D subsurface engraver which uses a higher 532nm wavelength and are magnitudes more expensive.