Is Creality's Falcon 2 Pro Laser Engraver Really New And Improved? (A Saveitforparts Review)

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  • Last year I reviewed the original Creality Falcon 40W laser engraver and had a few concerns about it. This year, Creality has a new upgraded version, the Falcon 2 Pro. They've fixed a lot of the issues I had, including a much better enclosure and improved airflow and reliability.
    The laser is very powerful and fast, I was able to do most of my engraving and cutting projects in under an hour per design.
    The included 1.6W low-power laser as a great bonus, and engraves much more detail on delicate surfaces than the main 40W laser.
    The only real downside of the Falcon 2 Pro are the built-in material support slats. They aren't as good as a traditional honeycomb support, and don't allow materials to be held down. For any warped or heat-sensitive materials like wood or plastic, the slat system doesn't work very well.
    The smoke extraction and safety features on this were great. The addition of a built-in webcam and internal light were also really nice improvements, and overcome some common issues of other lasers.
    You can find the Falcon 2 Pro at the links below:
    s.zbanx.com/r/j7eTqcJPlalW
    Code: FNPALL10
    store.creality.com/products/f...
    Code: FALP40W
    TH-cam: / @falconlaserofficial
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  • @jcthe2nd
    @jcthe2nd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Best review on TH-cam its honest and upfront like all reviews should be

  • @TheDankFarmer
    @TheDankFarmer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    There are 3 constants in the world, Death, Taxes, and Italian Chat Bots lol. Great video, been curious about these desktop style lasers and laser cutters for a while - I'm hoping they go through a big boom like home 3d printers did and quality/features goes up and price goes down

    • @confuseatronica
      @confuseatronica 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      si buona

    • @EminemLovesGrapes
      @EminemLovesGrapes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's always funny to see how (unintentionally) culturally insensitive they get. When I watch Dutch videos they are 9/10 commenting in German instead. I know swamp german is a thing but come on!

    • @DiMaggio82
      @DiMaggio82 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Si buona

  • @michaellichter4091
    @michaellichter4091 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you very much for the honest and detailed review, that's how it should be.

  • @memejeff
    @memejeff 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great review. Appreciate you being up front.

  • @pappyjohn8142
    @pappyjohn8142 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Theres a lot youtubers out there that could learn from you on how to do an honest thorough review.

  • @DonnyLA
    @DonnyLA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the honest review 👍

  • @yarfw
    @yarfw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for your videos

  • @AlbertFilice
    @AlbertFilice 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A great way to position stuff like those medalians is to get a block of wood and etch a pocket the size of the coin into it, then without moving the block put the coin in the recess and it should be registered.

  • @Geek-a-Zoid
    @Geek-a-Zoid 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have considered getting one, thanks for the information! Love the review honesty

  • @pileofstuff
    @pileofstuff 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Looks like a decent upgrade.

  • @franksmith5818
    @franksmith5818 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this channel. Do some ham radio tips and tricks.

  • @BrAiNeeBug
    @BrAiNeeBug 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Happy Lasing

  • @erickvond6825
    @erickvond6825 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Something you might try for greater dissipation of gases from the laser assembly is to use higher pressure air. I would recommend 15 to 30 PSI and you'll want an air dryer to remove any humidity from the line.

  • @peter360adventures9
    @peter360adventures9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome cover.

  • @lutomson3496
    @lutomson3496 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    40+ years ago when I worked on DOD depot maint military aircraft, we had laser engravers marking each of our tools even down to dental pics small with markings to our toolbox, as a lost tool is FOD and can take down an aircraft..sad to see this technology hasnt progressed at all when its been around for decades...

  • @stephano6793
    @stephano6793 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    9:02 That's analogous to a fixturing issue. There's not enough mass in the piece, or there is insufficient support under the piece, once it's cut.
    Cut small things one at a time to prevent errors.

  • @nuclearthreat545
    @nuclearthreat545 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video

  • @truthreigns7
    @truthreigns7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Well at least you are honest, with your reviews. If I were the manufacturer i would appreciate your honesty.

  • @chadwi4648
    @chadwi4648 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    8:46 cool guy cyber glasses

  • @patchvonbraun
    @patchvonbraun 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hey! I recognize what you cut onto that piece of HDPE! But, it needs to be bigger :) Much, MUCH bigger :)

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ha! That was my attempt at making a scale model to help us assemble it. If it worked I was going to do 4 more copies, with the numbers engraved on each piece, then hot glue them together. Fortunately we didn't end up needing it, we were able to puzzle things out in the field :-) That video should be out next week!

  • @compirate
    @compirate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You could adjust the cut to leave little sprues so parts don't come off and jam the laser. Little cutting, little sanding and there you go.

  • @DanielGliebe
    @DanielGliebe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I use Lightburn (Gcode) on my homemade 80W laser and it is well worth the money IMHO. It's not that expensive anyway. My steel sheet below also gets nasty, its normal. Wood sheets warp, i weigh them down with chunks of metal to help keep them flat. Nice stamp! we are laser engraving our own stamps as well out of the same material for Opensauce. We're the guys with the Coilgun. Muahaha!

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very cool! I'll have to look for you guys! I have a drawer full of big capacitors waiting for enough spare time to make something like that :-)

  • @Vaeloron
    @Vaeloron หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I find that the burning on the sides doesn't happen if I use Dynamic power when I am engraving. I only use constant power when I am cutting.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Interesting, I never really understood what dynamic power was for, but that's something I should try!

  • @DetroitMicroSound
    @DetroitMicroSound 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still bet anything ArcDroid would send you a unit, just in exchange for a review, or content operating it during a cool project. Maybe use it to revisit electricity generation and energy storage at Sandland, and maybe even at home. You can design and build incredible things with one, and some flat stock steel, or other alloys.

  • @mafiakangkung
    @mafiakangkung หลายเดือนก่อน

    Letsgoo 200K subs !!! 😀😀😀

  • @SawdustSoftwareSiliconChippy
    @SawdustSoftwareSiliconChippy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rule, or graduated guide, not ruler. Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping et el, are rulers. Rule means to control, not gauge, guide, or measure.
    I agree, the slat style bed, is a disapointment. Though, as you said that it can be replaced, not a serious issue. The power of the 40 module, is impressive. Certainly a plus.
    Again, another great and well balanced, critique.

  • @ftr58
    @ftr58 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your slat system problem can be solved we use a specially designed slat hammer clamp thing to hold down material. I imagine if you scale it down it would work just fine. I really wish I knew the name of them

    • @jetryder
      @jetryder 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Even cheaper: two washers, the right size bolt and a nut. Basically just clamp the parts to the slats.

  • @Ziraya0
    @Ziraya0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's really interesting that Creality uses the term TF Card, I can reverse engineer why but for everybody that didn't look into this, TF stands for Trans Flash, which is the original name for the ubiquitous memory card that is smaller than an SD card. MicroSD arose as vernacular and they embraced it, TF is no longer used but still technically valid. From my Ender 3 S1, there are both SD and TF cards in use, you have to use the TF card to update the firmware of the display, SD for the firmware of the main board as well as gcode files, so it's useful that they use two unambiguous names. Is that why they do it? Who knows, I won't bet on it

    • @kiplinght
      @kiplinght 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You have to pay a licensing fee to use the "SD" trademarks, TF card is a generic term

    • @Ziraya0
      @Ziraya0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kiplinght I don't know the manual for the Falcon 2, but on my Ender [etc] it uses both

  • @Roufinyt0
    @Roufinyt0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi i just have a question i just found a AKG T19 headset that my dad bought a year ago the coolest thing about it is it does not use wired or bluetooth to transmit audio it uses radio signal it transmits in 863 - 864 mhz it works with no problem there is a aux cable it comes with it. Then you have to connect a red and white wires to a box. That also comes with the headphone first connect those 2 red and white cables then connect the aux to a device then there is a switch in the box it says "FREQ" then there are three switch under it "1 2 3" it does not work when it is on freq 1 but it does in freq 2 you just connect aux in your device phone laptop etc then play anything and you will be able to hear it. My question was can i do any projects with it because it transmits radio signals thank you!
    (There are vedios on the internet about it and how to use it ) :)

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Interesting! I don't know specifically what you could do with it beyond using it as a headset. I'm sure there are a few options, but you'd have to experiment!

    • @Roufinyt0
      @Roufinyt0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@saveitforparts ok do you have any ideas?

  • @brucebaxter6923
    @brucebaxter6923 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m no expert, but don’t you open the slats and turn the fan high then use sheets to cover the unused space to suck down the work piece?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't think the fan is strong enough, also it's mounted above the slats, not below.

    • @brucebaxter6923
      @brucebaxter6923 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@saveitforparts thanks, I was thinking of other designs. My bad

  • @jetryder
    @jetryder 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    DO NOT let a baseball fly through the window, break a bunch of components, somehow turn the laser on, land on the platform, and then shrink anything the laser hits after passing through said baseball.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I understood that reference! 😂

  • @mattparker9726
    @mattparker9726 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I mean...ok? NOW TAKE THE LASER OUT AND MAKE IT 100X as powerful! DEATHSTAR!

  • @stephano6793
    @stephano6793 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    11:14 creosote

  • @crookedtool
    @crookedtool 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it new OR is it improved? It is "newly improved."👨‍🎓🙋‍♂🧠🤓🙄

  • @crookcounty1978
    @crookcounty1978 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    China got you now. Lol