So, it came early than I thought, and I was so wanting to fiddle with it, but alas work.  I’d have to say I’m extremely pleased, it was packed well:

It had everything that was in the ebay pictures:

 

and after I it got a good checkup all around for electrical before turn on, all seemed fit enough.  Did a mechanical check, and that went well also, a few door tweaks, mirror and lens cleaning, removing tape etc.  Last I set it up to run, a new water bath and hooking up the air assist, then get nervous, will it fire?  Yes it will :).  Walked the beam around the mirrors to center it up, and through lens, and last and finally after 5 hrs of setup, here is it’s first test cut:

 

Just a simple line cut around an etched circle.  Simple, was default program, but pleased as punch.  I gotta get it back to the garage now, cuz that little cut was like smoke o rama.  Next up, garage move on to new table (gotta get a table or make one now).  After that, seeing if i can run it from my lappy to get my own first print.

So, some gentleman from England made a series of videos available on Youtube that really peaked my interest in Laser Cutting/Etching.  He has over 100 videos posted, and it is very similar to the machine I am purchasing.  Here is the first one as a tease.

There is also a forum where he shares his files and others ponder on all things laser.

So, I got a new ebay laser etching machine coming tomorrow, and am anxious and excited both.  Anxious to see condition, as it is a chinese manufactured 50 Watt laser for laser etching and cutting, and wondering what condition it will be in when I get it.  Excited because lasers!

The one I ordered is here and it looks like this: