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- @algolaserofficial is a new laser company founded by Justin Tan, who is well known for his success in developing Ortur lasers over the past few years. His latest creation is the first laser from AlgoLaser with the Alpha. This is a 22w diode laser that sports engraving up to 20,000mm/min speeds with a highly focused laser spot. This all combines to create the ability to engrave items in a much faster time than previous lasers.
In this video, I'll go over the basic features and test the laser in some real-world tests of typical materials used with diode lasers. Check out my results and see what you think.
Check out @TheClackShack for his review video on the AlgoLaser Alpha as well.
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Nice review, indeed looks like a well thought through machine.
Especially like the magnetic protective shield and integrated focus lever.
Cable management also looks very neat.
It does appear that they put a lot of thought into this one. Cables are out of the way, even the Wi-Fi antenna is tucked away. I rarely use Wi-Fi on these lasers so that did not stick out to me at first but it's nice that it's not sticking out anywhere. Thanks for checking it out!
Great review and videos! I should be getting mine soon so this will help tremendously! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful. Enjoy the laser!
Thank you for the thorough review. New subscriber here.
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Thanks for the review. I have been watching different reviews for other lasers. Im looking at the ortur 20 watt and this laser. Can you tell me, which one out of the two you would suggest to get?
Both laser you mention are very similar in performance and features. I like some of the cable management better on the Algolaser. Ortur has been around a while and have a number of machines out there while Algolaser is new. That being said, one of the original founders of Ortur is the one who has started up Algolaser. I don't think you could go wrong with either one, but if I had to chose one, I might opt for the Algolaser at this time.
From what Algolaser states on their specs, the Alpha and Delta use a 2nd gen COS optical technology that is said to improve the performance of the laser beam by 40%. For ME, with this type of beam performance, (20w x 1.4 = ~ 28 watts of effective cutting power), it made my choice of the Alpha easy.. Between the Alpha and the Delta models, since your will/should operate ANY laser cutter within a "smoke cover", the Delta's touch screen would be a PIA since the machine would be covered, meaning, the touch screen would basically go unused.... WM has the kit with a roller, air assist, raisers for only 799......................
Thanks for the info. Can the algorithm laser do slate coasters ?
Yes! The Algolaser can engrave on slate tiles. I'll be playing with that shortly to get some power and speed settings.
Currently looking at a laser was looking at the delta from algolaser or the ikier ultra.
Was leaning more towards the ikier reasoning being they have the enclosure released and their rotary while algo does not. Which one would you recommend between the two. We’re the comparisons close?
Well you are correct on the enclosure, and the rotary is very nice. Ikier also has extension rail options to upgrade to down the road. Algolaser has not come up with anything like that for thier laser yet. I honestly could do without the autofocus on the iKier as it's slow and occasionally fails to work correctly. The iKier enclosure will work, but I'm not a fan of the foldable styles like that. They tend to not be rigid enough. I'd opt for either one of the tent style with a frame or a custom build, they will work almost better and the tent style are cheaper. I'd trust either iKier or Algolaser to provide good support so really, look for the best deal in the next couple weeks with Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday sales and don't look back.
@@Vintauri thanks for your input. Did the ikier come with a manual focus as well? The extension rails would be nice I do like the look of the sleek design the delta has with the red and black though lol
Between this one and Atezr, which would you recommend?
It depends on which Atzer you are looking at and what features you really want. The Atzers do have the rail extension options and the L2 has the powered Z axis. However, this one has some nice cable management, and if you don't want the powered Z axis, this still provides automatic air, which is a feature I really want in my lasers.
Can this unit be operated with an Ipad? thanks.
There is an iOS app you can download to do some basic functions with it, but more advanced work will require the Laser GRBL or Lightburn applications
How does this do with other metals like regular steel, bronze, copper, silver and so on? Both engraving and cutting. Im truly curious.
No diode laser will touch any of those, it’s the wrong wavelength. You need an IR laser or fiber laser to etch and a very strong one to cut metals.
Huh, thats too bad. Thanks for the info though =)@@Vintauri
GREAT video.... An observation:
At exactly 29:21 look at the angel of the cut/burn profile, on the edge of the wood. I can see that the laser beam is APPROACHING FOCUS, but, still not reaching focus even at the bottom of the wood = focus is set TOO LOW.... SO, this test should be re-run with the focus set as recommended - without lowering to halfway.... Your retesting with top of wood focus should provide better cutting at deeper depths.... MY Alpha will be here tomorrow, Yippie Kai, Yea.. In my learning how this puppy works, I will have a good reference on what settings are best and for inlays, the deeper "engraving" tests will provide the specs for achieving the proper burn depth for relatively thin inlay wood.... *TIP* - When I attempt very detailed inlay cuts, I plan on backing the thin inlay wood with two layers of "blue tape" then a burn through proof layer of aluminum AC duct tape. The aluminum AC tape will be more able to hold the tiny inlays together without fearing a total cut-through of the blue tape.... I will keep you posted on my results.... Hank
The problem with setting the focus spot on the top of the material is that the laser beam goes into and out of focus in an hourglass shape. So you want to average that and have the actual focus spot be halfway through the material. Otherwise the beam will be tight on top but just get wider and lose more power the deeper it goes into the material. By the time it cuts through you'll have less consistency and more of an angle to your cut.
@@VintauriGotcha. For the nitpicker you need to know the focal point and I've noticed that when cutting 3mm Basswood, the built in focus tab on My Alpha really sets the focus sweet spot somewhat deeper then what is optimal for the 3mm wood. With being an "expert" - NOT, in just two days into this laser hobby, it will take lots of trial and error - experience is THE best teacher. With a cut line set to zero kerf, I'll raise the "suggested" focus upward in steps, then when the apparent kerf is minimized, I'll know what focus for what depth of wood. Knowing the beam profile will help you know how to focus for different wood thicknesses.. Thank you for your great tips.... Hank
Can this use a rotary tool for doing curved objects? I know Algo says there's one coming soon but it doesn't say if it'll work on this or just their Delta version. I did a quick look in the manual and it didn't say anything about a rotary tool or mention a connection for one.
It should be possible by swapping the cable to the Y axis stepper to the rotary. I have not tested this yet but will try to in the near future. Hopefully Algolaser puts out an official option as well.
@@Vintauri I went ahead and bought this laser and it's my first laser. It was between this and the Creality2 laser. At this point I wish I had gone with the Creality. I received it yesterday and put it together tonight. When I first turned it looked like it went home and tried to keep going and errored out. After multiple tries I finally saw a screw on the opposite side that was stopping it preventing it from fully going home. I removed the screw and tried one more time and it looks like it went home but errored out and the power button LED has a rainbow colored effect. And when I try to upgrade the firmware the power button flashes red blue and green. The other problem is that the section of the air hose that attaches to the laser module came pretty badly kinked. It still gets air through to the nozzle but still it shouldn't be kinked and is probably restricting air flow.
Not a good first experience though my first issue was my fault and I'll accept responsibility for that. But the error condition and kinked hose is not a good sign either way.
well done for an another great view.. what about the pro claimed 40% Smaller Laser Spot that they advertising? have you noticed it?
I’m working on some kerf tests to see if I can see a difference there. I did notice in some engravings that even at 300 dpi I was seeing what might be line gaps on non hatched engravings. Which might go to support this machine having a smaller focus point. But hopefully more tests will help show what it is.
hmm.. interesting.. keep us posted!