Machine for making delrin stamp for leather

[luckystudio13]

Am looking for a machine to make delrin stamp for leather, would the 5w D1 Xtool be a good machine for this or do I have to go with their latest 20w. Unfortunately a CO2 cutter will be out of my budget range for now as I only have max $1500 budgeted for this. On the cheaper end and a long shot, would Cricut Explorer cutter be able to accomplish this same task ? Thanks again for your wisdom and knowledge guys.

[Bert03241]

You can find 40 watt co2 lasers well under 1500 and it will be much better and faster then a diode laser

[RudolfNL]

Look. There are a CO2 machines for cutting leather cheaper than  $1500. Find on this website 0203 machine. This is compact desktop micro machine is designed for long works and continuous operations.

I have had the experience of working on such a machine. this miracle little machine surprised me. a small machine, but powerful enough for long hours of work.

 

[ArkieNewbie]

Omtech 40W is $480 right now. It is not Lightburn compatible which would be a downside. But, go with what @Bert03241 says. He's the expert on these type things. 

[Bert03241]

I don't know what  the big deal is about lightburn. There free software out there to design in and then you just transfer to the laser

[Ferg]

If you haven't used and experienced Light Burn software you have missed the best product for laser engraving and cutting and it keeps getting better.

Opinion from a dedicated user.

[Bert03241]

Well my machine doesn't support it so guess I'll never get the chance

[Chakotay]

Alternatively,  you could just drop $200 for a cheap MSLA 3D printer off Amazon . . . 

 

 

[Bert03241]

I think trying to make stamps with a 3d printer will cost to much and take a long time. a 60 watt co2 laser can do delrin stamps pretty  quickly compared to other methods

[Bert03241]

One other thing , I wrote OMtech ask them the size of their 40 watt tube , they told me it was 700 mm 50 mm Dia. This is not a true 40 watt tube. They mislead you, yes it puts out 40 watts but not a steady 40 watts, its a burst and then drops down to under 30 watts doing the actual work. A true 40 watt tube is 1010 mm long 50 to 55 mm dia

[dikman]

After reading this thread I got interested in it - until I found out the cost of a decent laser. Likewise resin printing, already having a filament printer, which is adequate for my needs, I have now lost interest.