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BG168231515 10/03/2021
This fantastic little laser engraver from Insma is ideal for the hobbyist user that requires smaller engravings upto 80mm x 80mm (3.14" x 3.14"} on materials such as wood, cardboard, leather etc. It doesn't state it in the usable materials list but I believe you can also engrave on metal, glass and ceramics, so long as you matt black the surface with nail polish or spray paint, you must never try to engrave on a reflective surface without taking these steps as it will fatally damage the laser unit. The software provided comes on a USB dongle, which is very easy to download to your computer/laptop and although the instruction manual says there's a phone app to control the engraver, I found this doesn't work. After scanning the QR code, downloading and installing the app it was only a 137kb file with a header and blank page where the templates should have been so please don't expect this feature to work, it's probably a generic manual that covers other models as well or the feature has been deleted. The engraving and cutting performance from this machine is more than adequate for the hobbyist user and although not particularly fast the engraved image, once you're use to the setting the machine up, should please all but the most critical of users. For those who can't wait to get started with the machine, I can tell you from my experience, that once ordered, delivery from China to my UK address took only six days. As someone who orders from China on a weekly basis, I can state that's pretty fast. This machine for sale on Banggood is the cheapest version of this model anywhere, you will see them with different branding and colours but you'll tell by the style of construction that it's the same model, the 'same' machine is currently for sale for £135 on Amazon, that's just over £45 more than I paid for mine here on Banggood. So, in conclusion, if you fancy using this technology then it's not going to come much cheaper than this, it's not a professional machine so it's not at a commercial price, its something that will allow you to test the waters and see if it's for you. I'm more than pleased with my purchase and happy to recommend this machine to other would be engraving hobbyists like myself.
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