LaserPecker 1 Mini Laser Engraver, Portable Mini Laser Engraving Machine for Create Unique Gifts Anywhere - Gold (with Laser Safety Glasses)

It arrived today from Amazon. This is a TOY laser, but it is quite capable. It is a galvo laser that runs off of a typical phone charger power supply and a USB-A to USB-C cord. You connect to it through your smart phone app, and a bluetooth connection. I struggled a bit to connect. The process is not obvious, but I was able to link the laser to my iPhone 14 PRO MAX.So the phone app has very limited design creation capabilities, but evidently you can upload an .jpg file to the phone, and send it directly to the LaserPecker. You can also take a photo of something or someone, and the app changes it into a halftone black and white image. You can take a photo with your phone, adjust the brightness and contrast, etc. BEFORE loading it into the LaserPecker app for better results.It is not a fast laser. However, I was surprised to watch is CARVE into birch plywood to a depth that can easily be felt with your finger. I didn't think it could produce THAT much power. I am still experimenting with it. I will do my company logo next, and maybe record it for your amusement.The base model comes with a small tripod with three leg segments in each leg. Cut height is achieved by manually sliding out the legs enough to achieve the 200mm vertical distance between the laser head and the material surface. I didn't like that. If the focal length MUST be 200 mm, then make a weighted base with a premeasured boom arm that you snap together and place onto a table surface with some vertical slide capability to compensate for material thickness. A weighted metal base with a vertical and horizontal stainless steel rod and some thumb screws to lock it into place would be better than this tripod.All in all, this will be a fun little TOY to play with. The price was right, and if you email the company with a photo or video of you using the laser, they will send you a nifty padded zipper case for the laser as a thank you.I see this more conveniently stored in a small Pelican or Harbor Freight case with the foam inserts, for the laser, the tripod or base mount, the 200mm wooden ruler that comes with it, the USB cord, and the ever important laser safety glasses (Blue Blockers LIVE!) Maybe there would be enough room for a rechargeable Gel-Cel battery so an AC power source would not be needed! Then you can burn your mark onto picnic tables and park benches with ease.Day one: I do not regret my purchase!

I am having so much fun evolving from a retired knowledge worker to creating woodworking functional art pieces. I generally use reclaimed hardwoods found in Hawaii such as Koa, Monkey Pod, Milo (Pacific Rosewood), and Eucalyptus to name a few. I am learning so much and have given myself a very creative and satisfying outlet.I was looking for something that could give me the professional look of a logo and signature on my pieces while still providing the flexibility of combining customized information related to the wood species and the date of the piece. Additionally, the solution had to be priced in a range my new business could afford.My general feedback is WOW!!! Such a great tool in a small and affordable package! Don't let the looks of the smallness of the LaserPecker fool you into thinking this is just a cheap toy. I can tell you, it is not!I've tested the LaserPecker using a graphic design I custom made using Microsoft Word on an iMac and have the LaserPecker software installed on my iPhone. I save the graphic (the arched Trade Marked business name "Makana Originals", the maker's mark, and the Copyright symbol portion of the attached photograph) from MS Word as a ".png" file on my iMac. I then access the graphic remotely through my iPhone via LaserPecker's application's "Album" functionality on the app's home screen. That functionality accesses my iPhone Photo albums. I added the date "July, 2023" and "Monkey Pod" information using LaserPecker's application built in functionality. That took less than a couple of minutesIn order to visualize placement of your burn, LaserPecker provides a very useful "Preview" capability which draws a non-etching rectangular laser outline of your graphic. "Preview" can also show the center location of the graphic. Be sure to increase the intensity of the light. The application defaults to the light being very dim and I wasn't able to see it at first.Setup and use of the LaserPecker was much easier and intuitive than I expected. The engraving was exactly what I was looking for. Their "How to engrave perfectly" documentation was especially useful! The difficulties which I spent most of my time resolving were mostly related to where MacOS (iMac) and iOS (iPhone) save and expect to find shared files. Also, Microsoft's version of MacOS Word is a bit challenging. But the Internet was very helpful in answering any questions I had. Of course, this issue has a little to do with the usability of LaserPecker's application. But I was able to finally figure out where the application was looking for the graphic.Even though my testing has, so far, been strictly limited to my use of a single custom graphic and some type-written words, I can say without any reservation that their application was easy to set up and use. Simply said, the interface is intuitive and flexible.I was up and running in a matter of a few minutes. Familiarizing myself with the application's interface and functionality took less than an hour. Figuring out how to use and access a custom graphics took a few hours spanned over a couple of days. Fine tuning my logo burn was a matter of several tests taking place over a couple of hours.. If you plan on using most of LaserPecker's built-in graphics or typing, you'll be working in no time.Bottom line - I'm up and running! I received my LaserPecker mid-day Thursday, and etched the piece in the attached picture by Saturday morning. So far, I couldn't be happier with my purchase!!

Read till the end. This experience started very badly and I was almost ready to return it. But I persisted with troubleshooting and finally got it to work------I wanted this to burn simple things into wood (names, my logo, etc)... I wanted to use it on a PC.To connect BT to the PC, a PIN is required. Several messages to customer support didn't provide an answer. Language is definitely an issue.... all provided documents are in broken English, and support doesn't understand what I'm asking.So I tried my phone instead. Thought I was on the right track--- went to burn my first test, and got a firmware error... update firmware it said. Ok. Then, when I try to update it, I get "can't update firmware" message.The price was right, and the packing is very nice, but unless support can get me burning soon, it's going backEdit UPDATE:Customer support never got back to me to help, but I discovered there was an alternate version of the Bluetooth driver that could be downloaded. I believe it was the community version. That didn't require an outside pin (You do have to create an account and a six digit pin that has to be entered often. Choose a number that you can remember easily)I have successfully burned into oak, pine, and mahogany. Realistically, these were all tests but a seven character burn. That was about 2 and 1/2 in long and 3/4 of an inch high. Took about 5 minutes. I'm cool with that...If you get this, you're going to have to be persistent in your troubleshooting to get it working. I would not rely on customer support. It's a pretty cool little device, and highly portable not to mention affordable.I have used a Glowforge. This isn't that, but then again, it's not thousands of dollars and it's portable!

This is a great product really easy to use I'm certainly having great fun creating with the laser. The list is endless what you can create with it I'm having a awesome time learning new things. Highly recommend the seller has always been here for any questions I needed answering. Also I was provided with a tracking number so I was able to know exactly where it was . Great product great seller

Got it today and wasn’t expecting that much out of it. It blew my mind. For adding little logos on my woodworking it’s amazing. Took 5 mins to set up and hasn’t disappointed! Thank you