Yes, I’m actually already using it for etching the DAVEGA housings. I managed to get rid of the zig-zag by disabling the bi-directional scan. I’ve also done a few other tweaks. It needed some dialing in but now the results I’m getting are as good as (maybe even slightly better than) what I got on a CO2 laser. The only downside is the etching takes much longer. (~30 secs on CO2 vs ~3 mins on diode laser.)
Cutting thin wood also works. I made a house for our guinea pigs from 3mm MDF.
My experience with laser cut was something like 7 year ago and we had only CO2 machines, didn’t knew there was a speed difference, but makes sens.
The hamster house is super cute ^^
Have you tryed cutter different materials than the regular ones ? I’ve heard you you can even imprint glass,
What about thin metal shims ?
The speed difference is due to power difference. The diode laser has much less power than CO2 so you need to run it slower to achieve the same result as on CO2.
I haven’t tested glass or metal, sorry. Cutting metal is very unlikely to work. A very thin alu pad came with the laser. I’ve been using it to protect the table when cutting wood or paper. The laser barely left any marks on the metal. There’s no way it’s going through.
Sorry about the box, it was a big order and that’s all we had to hand! I try and reuse all the packaging we get if possible. Glad to see it made it there safe and sound