Neje 7w laser

[Paul hd]

Hi All,

After seeing the results from Frederick's laser I had to get one.

I went for this style as it can engrave an area of 6'' x 6'' or 150mm x 150mm.
A guy in the UK has made a rotary jig for this style which I will add on.

Great fun to work with.

Neje Laser - YouTube

 

[wm460]

Very nice toy, is it easy to use?
I love it Merry Brexmas.

 

[Penpal]

Crisp and clear Paul thumbs up from me.

Peter.

 

[Paul hd]

is it easy to use?

Hi Mark,

Yes mate, very simple to use.

The performance of this thing is great but it has come with a couple of problems.

Out of the box it has a crack in one of the end plates, not causing a problem but should of been checked.

It also has a problem on start up. It does an end point calibration but on one axis it does not hit the end point switch, so I have to help it along. It then boots up and all is good.
If this was a Amazon purchase in the UK it would go back for a replacement but it is not (at the moment) serious enough for me to send back to China.

I am hoping I can get it sorted by adjusting the end stop.

Apart from all that I am very happy with it.

 

[fortress]

Very nice Paul, thanks for showing.

 

[Bill Mooney]

It looks the business Paul.
Happy Brexmas.

 

[wm460]

Hi Mark,

Yes mate, very simple to use.

The performance of this thing is great but it has come with a couple of problems.

Out of the box it has a crack in one of the end plates, not causing a problem but should of been checked.

It also has a problem on start up. It does an end point calibration but on one axis it does not hit the end point switch, so I have to help it along. It then boots up and all is good.
If this was a Amazon purchase in the UK it would go back for a replacement but it is not (at the moment) serious enough for me to send back to China.

I am hoping I can get it sorted by adjusting the end stop.

Apart from all that I am very happy with it.

I have thought about these and CNC's a few times but the coding etc puts me off as I dont comprehend it and no one around no talk to.

 

[Paul hd]

Hi Mark,
I don't know about the CnC but there is no coding involved with straight forward picture and text printing on this machine.

As long as you have internet connection you can have every question answered.

Merry Christmas mate.

 

[wm460]

Hi Mark,
I don't know about the CnC but there is no coding involved with straight forward picture and text printing on this machine.

As long as you have internet connection you can have every question answered.

Merry Christmas mate.

Merry Christmas to you and yours Paul.

Will have to ask you a heap of question soon.

 

[Skydivermel]

Where did the rotary jig come from?

Mel

 

[Paul hd]

Where did the rotary jig come from?

Mel

I got it from here.
Neje Master Pen / Rotary Jig – Crossgates Crafts


I received it a couple of days ago and just done my first testing. It works great.

Neje laser testing - YouTube

 

[Bill Mooney]

That’s brilliant Paul. are you using windows software?

 

[Skydivermel]

Thanks Paul, much appreciated.

 

[Paul hd]

That’s brilliant Paul. are you using windows software?

Thanks Bill.

I use Mac, but it is Windows user friendly.

 

[Bill Mooney]

Thanks Bill.

I use Mac, but it is Windows user friendly.

I have a Mac & iPad & have the Mac software got the neje 1500 but was told windows was better.
I fancy that laser you have a Paul so if the Mac software is ok then that’s a big plus for me.
Thanks for the reply.

 

[Paul hd]

I have a Mac & iPad & have the Mac software got the neje 1500 but was told windows was better.
I fancy that laser you have a Paul so if the Mac software is ok then that’s a big plus for me.
Thanks for the reply.

Hi Bill,

When I was researching this bit of kit I did read something about windows software having more options than the mac software but I didn't find out what they were.

It is not the slickest piece of software but it does the job OK and I am happy with it.
I would of thought that the software would be similar to what you have.

Cheers,
Paul.

 

[Bill Mooney]

Hi Paul, from what I’ve heard windows is twice as fast as Mac software as well as having more options.

 

[21William]

That looks interesting Paul, thanks for posting.

They had a laser cutter where I used to work that was in an enclosed cabinet. Connected to it was an air filter unit about the size of a fridge to extract the fumes. It still smelt bad though when they cut or engraved MDF and they were using a special low odour grade. Is the smell much of a problem on yours?

 

[Paul hd]

from what I’ve heard windows is twice as fast as Mac software

That's probably a vicious rumour from a bitter old windows user.
I have a Surface pro collecting dust, I think I will get it up and running and see what the difference is.

That looks interesting Paul, thanks for posting.

They had a laser cutter where I used to work that was in an enclosed cabinet. Connected to it was an air filter unit about the size of a fridge to extract the fumes. It still smelt bad though when they cut or engraved MDF and they were using a special low odour grade. Is the smell much of a problem on yours?

Hi William,

You do get a whiff of burnt wood. If I had one of these running all the time I would definitely want some extraction. For the odd pen a window and through draft is good.

 

[21William]

Hi Paul, from what I’ve heard windows is twice as fast as Mac software as well as having more options.

I assume you’re talking specifically about the driver for the cutter. If so I doubt that’s true. Historically Macs have always been very good at handling graphics formats that’s why it’s often the preferred platform for artists etc. A friend of mine works at a school and whilst most desktops there are windows based the Art and Music departments use Macs exclusively. They also bought dozens of iPads for classroom use but I suspect that was partly due to security.