CNC vs Laser Engraver | What You Need To Know Before Buying!

Wonderful information. Thank you. However, please realize your perceived IQ goes way down when you can't pronounce simple words, like et cetera. It's NOT excetra.

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much

I'd rather start a bnb business than cnc

Great video. Very informative. Thanks for sharing!! I hope you do well on YT.

A good video would be, which machine is better or making money, what products, where to sell them, give example of what you see on eBay, Etsy, and amazon. Maybe that is giving away too much information. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. Larry

Nice explanation ! Could you just swap out the router for a laser on cnc back and forth ?

Dude, such a good video! you saved me so much time in research. Thank you!

Thanks for the insight and informative video. Repetitive information. Overall great job.

Awesome detailed upload you certainly know your machines, well done 👍

Very good and helpful video, thank you…

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Thank you 😎

Thanks for the information!!!!

Such an amazing and informative video! you got the like and subscribe!

Thanks you it did help.

Great video and very clear👍

Awesome helped alot im going with laser co2 but I need help on where to buy one got any good companies with prices

great video, thank you!

Great info !!!! Thank you Sir.

THANK YOU!!! THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL!!!

Both is CNC… One is just a laser compared to the other being a Router. CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control.

CNC machine and put a pencil in it until you profect

Ok so if I want to do this from my home, I have plenty of space. But feel like I should stick with the laser engraver, but I want to do parts for guns, some on metal and some on wood, what machine do you recommend for me to look Into??

Thanks for the good overview. Very well done and informative. Thank you.

Thanks for the insight. I didn't really think about the programming side of the CNC machines. I come from a family of machinists, my father was a master tool and die man that did everything on manual machines. He had a small shop in the basement and I spent many a night running parts with him so I can run a manual lathe and mill. My brother is an incredible CNC machinist and he used to sell CMM machines for a couple of years. He now runs the quality department at a big job shop down south. I am in Michigan but I could pick his brain on the G-code or whatever language the CNC uses. I did a little over a year on a brand new Mazak lathe at a CNC shop I was working at but I was just a button pusher and dimension checker. I didn't even have to compensate for insert wear on that Mazak. It was sweet and fast as hell. That vertical turret freakin whipped back and forth. It spit out parts fast. I couldn't take just standing, resting my hand on the parts door waiting to check 1 out of 25 parts dimensions and that lathe could keep .0005 tolerance with no problem. We made medical parts for Stryker Medical on that new lathe. It was possibly the most I had ever watched the clock waiting for my 12 hrs of hell to be over everynight. I went back to construction. I should have toughed it out in hindsight. 2 back surgeries.
The Laser's like the Epilog (which I am leaning towards for doing inlay) is just basically like printing. The only thing I do not like about the Epilog's is there isn't a way to pass material through the cabinet allowing to say do inlay on a long piece of material. I have a molder and my father in law has a portable bandsaw so I am drying my own lumber so I want to machine custom interior trim/casing/base etc. I would like to be able to inlay let's say a door casing and have it tie into the baseboard and have it travel around the entire room. How's that for a challenge. I think the Glowforge has the ability to pass material through the cabinet but that machine seems like it is a little too light duty for cutting inlay for hours on end.

When talking about the materials you can cut with the laser, you didn't mention wood and the fact that there are so many sizes of laser machines, some with pass-throughs, which allow you to cut/engrave very large pieces.

Thank you so much for making this video. We run a printing production shop and added laser engraving a few years ago. We have a decent size CO2 laser and a fiber laser (which is so much fun engraving and cutting metal!) and are looking at adding a CNC so that we can engrave signs and other small wood items. Thank you again!

I'm more of a why not both type of guy.

I'm looking into marking denim jeans and jackets, would I go engraver or CNC. Any suggestions/ ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thank you!!! Great video! Very helpful. Can’t believe you have that many machines

What will I need just to burn lots of letters onto the surface of wood? Ty

what about the noise levels? i do not want my neighbors to call police for some noise.

that was perfect information delivery, thank you.

I wanted to look at the machines, their work and features....
but I was looking at one guy. Almost 20min.
not even on his tables.
but I want to hear about the cnc and see it.
I don't want to see a man.
Ps. at least take a beautiful assistant in the frame...

Very good job and made it so easy to understand. Thank you.

Best video so far...pick a portion of this video and get more visual...but this is awesome for someone like me who is trying to learn

2d laser cuts - 3d cuts cnc

GREAT VID! I am hooked on your vids. Few questions. PROGRAMS! What type of software are you using? Have you run into different problems using different equipment or is all your equipment the same? What about people sending you files? Can you use or convert any type of files?
As I have been looking into both CNC and Laser some companies address the software they use (proprietary or open market), the Cost, Upgrade Cost, etc. What have you ran into and what's your thoughts?

Well Presented

Not sure if you’ve ever measured but I’m curious if one takes much more electricity to run. That could change the comparison of “Ongoing Cost” by a lot.

Great tutorial. Thanks

Great tips, thank for sharing your experience.

thank for in detailed information.

Yeah, my add brought me here.

im really confused on which one to buy. im only a hobbyist and want something that can cut acrylic (for now). im not doing a business with this machine. i want an easy system to i can be up and running in on time. im looking to make speaker brackets for my car. i am doing a full build for my sound system. i have a healthy budget for one of these machines so its gotta do everything i need. the only issue i have so far with the laser is that it doesnt seem to cut thick acrylic so well. i think the desktop laser cutters are 40watts and they can do only 1/4 inch max i believe. at times i would think ill be doing 1inch or more thick pieces. whats your advice for me?

What laser engraving machine is the best for deep engraving? Example I want to do deep engraving on weapons.

Great video, dude

why was electricity not part of your ongoing costs? are you from norway?

Thanks so much for the great video, my questions were answered!!

So simple. Thank you. I needed someone to break down the differences.