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Oh...in reading the threads on Chinese lasers, one begins to believe that they are totally useless. It's nice to see that they can do something so impressive. What are the specs on the laser used?...

Is it possible to get that nice detail and fast speed on the Chinese glass tube lasers?

I'm sure this topic has been exhausted in the forums somewhere, so please forgive me if I request a summary of issues/risks of starting out with an inexpensive Chinese desktop laser engraver.

I'll...

Hello Friends.

I'm an artisan with minimal knowledge of machining metal, so I'm hoping for some expert assistance.
I've developed a new line of rigid cases that require a machined and anodized...

Another question...when purchasing a steel rule die from a die maker, what is the step that adds the most to the final cost, the cutting of the board or the bending of the rule? Would it be feasible,...

Thanks for the feedback so far.

I'm not exactly sure I understood the process of bolting rule to wood patterns in the previous post and how this would simplify making home made dies.

Here is...

It would certainly make more sense for me to move my office closer to my workshop. Only problem is that my workshop is in Italy. When doing prototyping and the like with my designers here in the...

I have an industrial swing arm die clicker in my workshop, but I need another simple clicker press in my home office for testing out dies before bringing them into the workshop.

I was thinking...

By the way, any references on reliable die shops (ideally in Greater New York) would very much be welcome! I'd love to put aside this experiment in favor of working with a reliable die maker. Thanks.

Thanks for the overview. Yes, I would certainly agree that it would be better to buy the die instead of trying to do it in house. I was just thinking that it might be useful to do some simple dies...

Hi. I have a leather goods shop and I'm interested in doing some simple steel rule dies in house. I've purchased some 2pt. steel rule from Helmhold and a small hand held router and a cutting bit....