Bownarroww
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Anyone have any suggestion on type and rough cost for getting a laser engraver to do pens and other small wood objest?
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Jgrden
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The cheapest one I could find was $5000.00.
ROOKIETURNER
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Here is one for $1600. It is the one that I think that I will get once I have sold enough pens to justify. So maybe sometime in 2025.
http://www.mbkpinternational.com/artcut_m40_laser_engraver.htm
http://www.mbkpinternational.com/artcut_m40_laser_engraver.htm
Sberger
Member
I have a little laser business and I got mine for $14K, used. So now you know why it is so cheap to put a $10 name on a pen.
Jgrden
Member
Fourteen thousand dollars ?????
You need to engrave one thousand, four hundred pens to break even. 
alphageek
Former Moderator
Holy cow... That cheap enough to be REALLY tempting! I know thats alot of money, but its a fraction of the name brand ones... I know you get what you pay for, but wow.
Rfturner
Member
I just use a local engraver, try a trophy shop or something along those lines, There are also IAP members that do this as well. The guy I use charges me $5 a pen for 1-2 lines worth. I looked into an engraver but I the cheapest was about $2000 or so. most are in the $10000+ range. I want one but it is cheaper to outsource sometimes, and it does help your local economy too.
JohnU
Member
Im looking at an Epilog and suprisingly the wife says ... go ahead. I think they start around $8000 or $9000 for the little one but Im guessing I will want more power...LOL
Rob73
Member
I've been looking at epilog and universal laser for awhile. I would request their information packets and get on the mailing lists. Every couple months there seems to be a 'double your laser wattage' or other promotion. *If I was ready to throw down the money I'd be waiting for one of those promo's especially the double laser wattage.
I could not justify getting a small model just for pens though (less I win the lottery tomorrow). I would have to think of some other options to either produce products or service. Even a small model is still a fairly large sum of money.
You can check the sawmill creek forum in the laser engraver section as well. I've seen more then one laser system come up for sale there. There are some knowledgeable people over there that could help with questions as well. I posted quite a few questions there when I first became interested in a system.
Bownarroww
Member
still looking
Thanks for the info. I will keep looking. The one I want most is the Gravograph LS 100 with the rotatary, they are awesome. Where I work we got the LS 900, but I can't run a business off it. even though it would be nice. Thanks again for the inputs. Oh by the way it is only 40,000 the machine at my work.
Thanks for the info. I will keep looking. The one I want most is the Gravograph LS 100 with the rotatary, they are awesome. Where I work we got the LS 900, but I can't run a business off it. even though it would be nice. Thanks again for the inputs. Oh by the way it is only 40,000 the machine at my work.