ToddW Report post Posted November 20, 2023 With Black Friday here, i saw OMTech had some decent discounts on their stuff.. just built a new shed/leather shop and now have room. Was looking at the 60 watt MF2028.. thoughts? Chiller? Air handler?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted November 20, 2023 I have the 60W Omtech. It is actually 50W. Bought 2 years ago this month. I love the machine and have little to no trouble with it. Lasers have a steep learning curve if you desire to do great work with them. The air assist in the Omtech as well as some others is worthless. Get/use an oilless air compressor with a good quality dryer or separator. Water droplets will ruin the lens. Use about 20psi air for engraving, around 40psi for cutting wood. I used a five gallon bucket of water adding frozen water bottles for almost two years with no problems. Bought 5200 chiller this year and it works perfectly and I don't need to keep running to the freezer. Use and learn all you can about LightBurn software. Best there is. I believe Omtech packages LightBurn with the laser I am not sure of that. They do also sell it. The Omtech 60W is a perfect size for doing wood engraving and cutting plus engraves leather perfectly. Keep the laser clean and adjusted, you will likely never feel you wasted your money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted November 22, 2023 I don't know Omtech machine's But I'm sure that a 60 will be really good for you. Just make sure the laser tube is 1200mm long 50 t0 55 Dia otherwise its not 60 watts a 1000 mm tube is 40 watts. As far as cooling if your just a hobbyist using the laser a few hours a day a 5 gal bucket from HD with frozen milk jugs is fine. Fill the bucket with 4 gal of distilled water drop in a frozen gal milk jug and your good for a couple hours. I try to keep my water between 65 and 75 if it gets up to 73 I put a new jug of ice in. Let us know how it goes and if you need any help were here for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites