I love my GF Pro (original w/passthru, replaced 2 years ago)… but it’s big and heavy and loud. I know all the workarounds, I lived with it since the very beginning, and I’m happy to keep it running.
… but …
I’ve see a fair bit of discussion about the new baby lasers, and wonder if it’s worth picking one up. I don’t use my Pro much, and cut/engrave mostly acrylic and maple ply, some hardwood thrown in. A lot of 1/8", but try to use 1/16" where I can these days.
So, is it worth it? I’m envisioning a quieter desktop machine that can be used as easily as a paper printer or a resin 3d-printer…
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You talking about an aura?
Then no.
Basically any diode laser is going to struggle to cut acrylic (and only certain colors), and you said that’s one of your most common things. Diode lasers can’t cut clear acrylic at all so it seems like it’s kind of a showstopper.
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Yes, indeed – it would. Oh well, that was easy…
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I like that I have a Spark as a backup but it is also really slow, like 8 minutes for what would be a <1 minute on a 
so even if the material wasn’t a stopper…
Now if you were primarily a paper crafter I’d say it’s a brilliant machine for that!
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It is great when you are already doing a job and need to start another that just happens to be LED compatible. Turns out the LED units do great on Baltic Birch which is one of my go to materials.
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