Thanks for acknowledging the effort. It's just not feasible, especially for a lot of the higher end production machines to buy every single machine, that said, we made it a point a long time ago to make sure that we gave things as thorough and unbiased to review as absolutely possible.
Excellent review. Reviews like this from you is why I bought the laser I have. It's great that you do both the good and the bad. It gives a fair, balanced and honest approach to the review. Keep it up.
Spot on review. I started using an Xtool at the end of February. It's a great machine. Like it so much I then bought the 20w Pro the day it was released which I'm now trying to sell after buying a 90w co2. The 10w will always be a part of my shop.
Great review, I purchased D1 pro couple of month back, if I would have seen your review before, I wont have paid hefty money, but hopefully this review will help someone else
Great review, thanks. I wonder why there is no smoke and vapour management when you cut for these diode lasers. CO2 usually have a ventilated enclosure and even that is usually inadequate for serious work and needs an upgrade. Most desktop CNC routers offer a vacuum hood so that dust can be managed. Surely the safety considerations should include off-gassing, vapours and smoke?
I'll have to look out with that, Chris has been really really struggling with his Atezr though. Even if the module is legit - his review is going to be kinda rough.
So, what will be the best printer for printing the pictures on prescious metals (gold, silver etc.) And the best operation software to link the photo files with Photoshop?
I appreciate your review. I however disagree with some of your thoughts. I’ve had my XTool D1 Pro for about 2 months now and my instruction manual was all in English and having done test burns prior to all of my cuts and engraving I’ve had no problems engraving in stainless steel. Other than those small things, very detailed review.
Hey! Been following you for a while, it seems to me you have never spoken about the OPT Laser Diodesand their great focusing Optics, the latest XT-50 seems to have a very small dot of 50um and hence great kW/cm² power and DPI. What do you think about it?
I'm a bit confused wich is the best printer for "printing" the picture-files (jpeg, raw..) to the metal surfaces, and metals ONLY. Needed for jewelry and for jewelry ONLY. After looking your videos, I would like to get your suggest for the best results achieved by your magnificent empirical experience in the field. So, printing unit, user software to operate with Photoshop (as seen on your great videos!)
Good review. I was hoping that you were comparing what machine would be a 10 vs a 1 in each category. I see why you scored the features the way you did maybe the next video show us what is the better buy and compare it to this ranking structure. I'm looking to buy a laser and I'm still not sure. This one seems high end for entry level before moving into fiber.
Great review! The diode prices keep pushing higher I keep thinking why not go C02? Yes diode has its place and people will pay for plug n play but over $1K? With diode prices climbing I think there is room for a K40 "XL" 400x400 and adjustable Z sub $2k. Just a thought.
There's definitely a weird space between the diode and the small omtech desktop lasers that doesn't really have any CO2 entries. I'd love to see more devices in that space. The diodes are getting more expensive but there are also some competing devices with similar load outs to the xTool with a lower entry point we'll be taking a look at as well. the $500-$1500 range is very strange right now lol
@@LaserEverything I just wanted to come back to say there is kinda a K40 "XL" that I totally missed. OMTech (and maybe others) has a 50w 12x20, adjustable bed, rotary and air assist. The machine footprint is 40.2×25.6×24.8 in. It is a desktop but marketed with the bigger machines. On ebay its $1699. OMTech site it is $2100 but they honor warranty from third party sellers! I hope this helps someone. I think this fits my bill for my first co2.
Pretty good review :) However i would also have loved to see some timings :) Like cutting different thicknesses, engraving speeds (examles of pictures and other stuff) Also i would defently love to see someone get as good engravings as their eagle in the marketing. People might disagree, but i still think that diodes are a hobby laser and not much more. :)
I wish I could have spent more time on it :/ only so many hours in the day spent almost 3 weeks on this review lol - unfortunately I had to move on. The eagle is definitely photoshopped lol. Diodes for the most part are definitely going to be relegated to beginners but I stand by them having some really nice features for small format photo work if that's something you're into.
Holy thoroughness Batman! Excellent review that highlights the machine but illuminates the inefficiencies of the software. Great tool for a woodworker friend of mine.
Unfortunately, I don’t believe they offer the 20W as an upgrade to the 10W D1 Pro only for the older D1. You will have to purchase a whole new machine to play with the 20W. Please someone tell me if I am wrong about this. Great review!
I think it's the other way around Patrick but I'll have to double check now. Pretty sure the 20w is ONLY available on the pro as it is able to be purchased in that configuration.
They sell 2 different laser modules 20w for the D1 and 20w for the D1 pro. There is about a ~$200 difference, I can't seem to find specs on what makes the pro version better then the standard for the additional money.
There could be a lot of reason's, its hard to say without more info. Be sure you're in focus, it will have a huge impact on how a material reacts (or doesn't react) if the focus isn't just right. Beyond that, you may also need to double check your parameters. I recommend joining one of our communities, where you can make a forum post where helpers can ask for more info and can help troubleshoot.
Great review, albeit a bit of Rollercoaster, it's a great machine, it sucks, it's a decent machine, needs improvement, it's awesome, it's sub par. I guess that's to be expected with a machine at this price point that's not a polished product. I can't get over the prices on accessories, $600 for a laser module is insane and $125 for the xtools honeycomb bed when competitors are ~$65.
Kinda think itd be hilarious if you took a view of your kid sitting in the laser workspace of these machines for other reviews and over the years youll have a bigass kid trying to fit in the workspace lol.
You answered more questions than anywhere else I’ve looked.
Nugget chewing on the module made my day lol. Great job as always
Lolol she's a ham 🤣 thanks for watchin
2:29 could you laser thought the glasses with a pice of kitchen paper behind it and see if the glasses block the wave length?
One of the few times someone has been given a product by a company, yet I believe the review.
Thanks for acknowledging the effort. It's just not feasible, especially for a lot of the higher end production machines to buy every single machine, that said, we made it a point a long time ago to make sure that we gave things as thorough and unbiased to review as absolutely possible.
Excellent review.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent review. Reviews like this from you is why I bought the laser I have. It's great that you do both the good and the bad. It gives a fair, balanced and honest approach to the review. Keep it up.
Glad to hear it BD, thanks for coming by appreciate you.
Great job, Alex! I really appreciate the honesty and objectivity of your reviews!
Appreciated Beam It, spent way too long on this one lol
Spot on review. I started using an Xtool at the end of February. It's a great machine. Like it so much I then bought the 20w Pro the day it was released which I'm now trying to sell after buying a 90w co2. The 10w will always be a part of my shop.
Nice Nate, glad I got to start with the 10w then. It's a solid performer for sure.
Awesome review, I’m looking at buying one of these and there after seeing that I may take a longer look at the ortur lm3 or the sculpfun equivalent
Glad it helped :)
Please review the 40w and the uv module for this system
Great review, I purchased D1 pro couple of month back, if I would have seen your review before, I wont have paid hefty money, but hopefully this review will help someone else
So sorry you haven't had the experience you were hoping for. Thank you for watching!
Great review, thanks. I wonder why there is no smoke and vapour management when you cut for these diode lasers. CO2 usually have a ventilated enclosure and even that is usually inadequate for serious work and needs an upgrade. Most desktop CNC routers offer a vacuum hood so that dust can be managed. Surely the safety considerations should include off-gassing, vapours and smoke?
When are you going to review the Mr.Carve M1 including its rotary attachments?
When they start responding to my emails -_-
Great review! Waiting to see if they get a hotter module, with Atezr dropping the announcement of a 35W diode recently.
I'll have to look out with that, Chris has been really really struggling with his Atezr though. Even if the module is legit - his review is going to be kinda rough.
I know you made the comment a month ago, lol. Xtool are announcing their 40W this week
Very professional review amazing! Good job
Thank you and thanks for watching!
ortur does the jittering also
I'm less than a minute in and you already got a good laugh out of the smoke and mirrors comment. Looking forward to the rest of your video!
They must have heard you. Picked one up for 479 today. Waited for the Prhyme day. Glad I waited.
Noice, what a steal.
Please go over the alignment offset
Great review!!!!!!, are there different options than the xTool RA2 Pro that can run with xtool d1 pro? are there some that compatible with xtool?
Does it work with silver and gold? Can you connect a different rotary tool from a different manufacture? Which ones?
Great review. Kind of makes me want to go play with my diode. Unfortunately this time of year my fiber and CO2 get all my time.
I'm looking forward to getting back to my fiber and co2 lasers lmao ironic 🤣
So, what will be the best printer for printing the pictures on prescious metals (gold, silver etc.) And the best operation software to link the photo files with Photoshop?
I appreciate your review. I however disagree with some of your thoughts. I’ve had my XTool D1 Pro for about 2 months now and my instruction manual was all in English and having done test burns prior to all of my cuts and engraving I’ve had no problems engraving in stainless steel.
Other than those small things, very detailed review.
He meantioned that it was the thin SS that he went away from and on to the thicker bottle opener ;)
@@sorenac - Correct. He also stated his instructions were not in English, and he didn’t like that. I was just stating that mine came in English.
Glad you're enjoying your time with it 💯
Will the 20w module engrave or cut .4mm silver sheet.
I haven't tested it but almost certainly not. Not the right wavelength.
@@LaserEverything Thank you
Is EZCad3 compatible with the Mr.Carve M1 and if so, where is the best place to download it from?
Not to my knowledge. Ezcad 3 requires and Ezcad 3 control board and I don't believe the Mr.Carve units ship with those so it won't work.
Hey! Been following you for a while, it seems to me you have never spoken about the OPT Laser Diodesand their great focusing Optics, the latest XT-50 seems to have a very small dot of 50um and hence great kW/cm² power and DPI. What do you think about it?
I hadn't heard of them before, I'll have to check them out! They definitely look cool!
@@LaserEverything I've created a post in your discord ;)
I'm a bit confused wich is the best printer for "printing" the picture-files (jpeg, raw..) to the metal surfaces, and metals ONLY. Needed for jewelry and for jewelry ONLY. After looking your videos, I would like to get your suggest for the best results achieved by your magnificent empirical experience in the field. So, printing unit, user software to operate with Photoshop (as seen on your great videos!)
Good review. I was hoping that you were comparing what machine would be a 10 vs a 1 in each category. I see why you scored the features the way you did maybe the next video show us what is the better buy and compare it to this ranking structure. I'm looking to buy a laser and I'm still not sure. This one seems high end for entry level before moving into fiber.
Great review!
The diode prices keep pushing higher I keep thinking why not go C02? Yes diode has its place and people will pay for plug n play but over $1K? With diode prices climbing I think there is room for a K40 "XL" 400x400 and adjustable Z sub $2k. Just a thought.
There's definitely a weird space between the diode and the small omtech desktop lasers that doesn't really have any CO2 entries. I'd love to see more devices in that space. The diodes are getting more expensive but there are also some competing devices with similar load outs to the xTool with a lower entry point we'll be taking a look at as well. the $500-$1500 range is very strange right now lol
@@LaserEverything I just wanted to come back to say there is kinda a K40 "XL" that I totally missed. OMTech (and maybe others) has a 50w 12x20, adjustable bed, rotary and air assist. The machine footprint is 40.2×25.6×24.8 in. It is a desktop but marketed with the bigger machines.
On ebay its $1699. OMTech site it is $2100 but they honor warranty from third party sellers! I hope this helps someone. I think this fits my bill for my first co2.
Pretty good review :)
However i would also have loved to see some timings :) Like cutting different thicknesses, engraving speeds (examles of pictures and other stuff) Also i would defently love to see someone get as good engravings as their eagle in the marketing.
People might disagree, but i still think that diodes are a hobby laser and not much more. :)
I wish I could have spent more time on it :/ only so many hours in the day spent almost 3 weeks on this review lol - unfortunately I had to move on. The eagle is definitely photoshopped lol. Diodes for the most part are definitely going to be relegated to beginners but I stand by them having some really nice features for small format photo work if that's something you're into.
What a great review.
Holy thoroughness Batman! Excellent review that highlights the machine but illuminates the inefficiencies of the software. Great tool for a woodworker friend of mine.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hilarious that you have ortur footage in this video.
Unfortunately, I don’t believe they offer the 20W as an upgrade to the 10W D1 Pro only for the older D1. You will have to purchase a whole new machine to play with the 20W. Please someone tell me if I am wrong about this. Great review!
I think it's the other way around Patrick but I'll have to double check now. Pretty sure the 20w is ONLY available on the pro as it is able to be purchased in that configuration.
They sell 2 different laser modules 20w for the D1 and 20w for the D1 pro. There is about a ~$200 difference, I can't seem to find specs on what makes the pro version better then the standard for the additional money.
very nice video !!!! Very Thorough review !!
Thanks bro!
Found it!
Even more interested in the 20w version now...
Merry Christmas to me... :-)
Whoo!
And a 40W coming very soon ;) They will show on the 11th i believe
@@Spirited282 I went for a 50w Co2 instead. Hopefully getting it this week.
@@tegheim Not a problem. All the best and enjoy
I just got the measurements right BUT! it isn't engraving. Why not?
There could be a lot of reason's, its hard to say without more info. Be sure you're in focus, it will have a huge impact on how a material reacts (or doesn't react) if the focus isn't just right. Beyond that, you may also need to double check your parameters. I recommend joining one of our communities, where you can make a forum post where helpers can ask for more info and can help troubleshoot.
Great review, albeit a bit of Rollercoaster, it's a great machine, it sucks, it's a decent machine, needs improvement, it's awesome, it's sub par. I guess that's to be expected with a machine at this price point that's not a polished product. I can't get over the prices on accessories, $600 for a laser module is insane and $125 for the xtools honeycomb bed when competitors are ~$65.
Kinda think itd be hilarious if you took a view of your kid sitting in the laser workspace of these machines for other reviews and over the years youll have a bigass kid trying to fit in the workspace lol.
SD card is a deal breaker for me . I will wait for better
Hopefully something better suited for you will be out soon!
Check the atomstack X series
Diodes, baby!🎉
🥳🥳🎈🎈
Will Glen