Ours is a generic Chinese-made machine with no manufacturing info visible anywhere. It has a Ruida controller and seems to work well enough so far.
We are a small company that upfits trucks and RVs for emergency response, for example fire and police mobile command centers. We are branching out into other vehicle-related areas. The laser will start out with making identification labels and then whatever else we can think of.
I've used a few different machines at the local DIY or maker space so I've been deemed the house expert. I may have a lot of basic questions.
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Don Teeter
- Posts: 13
- Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2020
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Country: U.S.A.
- Laser Machine Make or Type: CO2 laser, RuiDa ACS RDC644XG controller
- Laser Power: 80W
- Laser Bed Size: 700 x 500
- Home Position: TL
- RDWorks Version: 8.0.32
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: 10
Generic with Ruida RDC644XG controller, LASEA F2 80W CO2 laser tube
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Don Teeter
- Posts: 13
- Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2020
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Country: U.S.A.
- Laser Machine Make or Type: CO2 laser, RuiDa ACS RDC644XG controller
- Laser Power: 80W
- Laser Bed Size: 700 x 500
- Home Position: TL
- RDWorks Version: 8.0.32
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: 10
I neglected to mention we are in California's capital city, Sacramento, an under-appreciated gem of a place in some ways.
Generic with Ruida RDC644XG controller, LASEA F2 80W CO2 laser tube
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Gene Uselman
- Posts: 2181
- Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2016
- Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
- Country: USA
- Nickname: Gene
- Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
- Laser Power: 130W
- Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
- Home Position: TR
- Control Software: LIGHTBURN
- RDWorks Version: RDw .19 & Lightburn
- LightBurn Version: Latest
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: Win 10 Pro
- Accessories: I have a combining lenses, pin tables [homebuilt], honeycomb tables , wireless remote, Modifed Ultimate Air Assist, home built non-powered rotary device, PrusaMK4 and Mini Prusa printers.
Welcome Don- please read the FAQ section and record your machine perimeters now [before you need them 
] and ask whatever questions you may have. I use quite a bit of Duets and Rowmark plastics with micro layers of a second color and find them very handy. I do work for the local fire depts and make different placards for there vehicles. I just got a few samples of three layer plastics from Romark and can see some applications for that as well. I was expecting a base color with a micro layer on the front and back for two sided signs but it instead allows two colors and the base on one surface only. Gene
] and ask whatever questions you may have. I use quite a bit of Duets and Rowmark plastics with micro layers of a second color and find them very handy. I do work for the local fire depts and make different placards for there vehicles. I just got a few samples of three layer plastics from Romark and can see some applications for that as well. I was expecting a base color with a micro layer on the front and back for two sided signs but it instead allows two colors and the base on one surface only. GeneIf the Help and advice you received here was of VALUE...
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Don Teeter
- Posts: 13
- Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2020
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Country: U.S.A.
- Laser Machine Make or Type: CO2 laser, RuiDa ACS RDC644XG controller
- Laser Power: 80W
- Laser Bed Size: 700 x 500
- Home Position: TL
- RDWorks Version: 8.0.32
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: 10
I don't use RDWorks as my employer wants to use LightBurn. Also I was unable to install RDWorks as I don't have something to unpack a RAR file. I can take care of that if need be. But it appears, and I may misunderstand, that you suggest recording my machine parameters within RDWorks.
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Gene Uselman
- Posts: 2181
- Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2016
- Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
- Country: USA
- Nickname: Gene
- Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
- Laser Power: 130W
- Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
- Home Position: TR
- Control Software: LIGHTBURN
- RDWorks Version: RDw .19 & Lightburn
- LightBurn Version: Latest
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: Win 10 Pro
- Accessories: I have a combining lenses, pin tables [homebuilt], honeycomb tables , wireless remote, Modifed Ultimate Air Assist, home built non-powered rotary device, PrusaMK4 and Mini Prusa printers.
It can also be done with LBurn.
If the Help and advice you received here was of VALUE...
Please consider making a donation to maintain the RDWORKSLAB Forum.
The days that I keep my gratitude higher than
my expectations, Well, I have really good days.
Ray Wylie Hubbard- unfortunately deceased
Please consider making a donation to maintain the RDWORKSLAB Forum.
The days that I keep my gratitude higher than
my expectations, Well, I have really good days.
Ray Wylie Hubbard- unfortunately deceased
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Jeffrey Aley
- Posts: 388
- Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2017
- Location: Folsom, California
- Country: United States
- Laser Machine Make or Type: Kehui
- Laser Power: 50W
- Laser Bed Size: 500mmx300mm
- Home Position: TL
- RDWorks Version: 8.01.24
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: Win10 Enterprise
- Accessories: Spray bottle with water (for small fires)
Fire extinguisher (for big fires)
For what it's worth, I used "Free RAR Extract Frog". It works, and didn't install any noticeable malware on my machine. As with any free software, make sure you watch the install process carefully to be sure there's no bundled software that will be installed "by default".Don Teeter wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 I don't use RDWorks as my employer wants to use LightBurn. Also I was unable to install RDWorks as I don't have something to unpack a RAR file. I can take care of that if need be. But it appears, and I may misunderstand, that you suggest recording my machine parameters within RDWorks.