CNCROi.com has its beginnings in model making - the laser is one of the best tools to accomplish highly detailed models of all sizes as the beam is so narrow. Just recently, I completed a series of dinosaurs, very simple...
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Yep, it's a mighty task to laser engrave the ENTIRE WORLD but here at CNCROi.com, we take massive challenges head-on! I wanted to create a new wood sample to replace some that are getting a little worn with something everybody...
Something that most people don't realize, though is obvious in hindsight, is that when you burn something, the material goes from a solid to a semi-solid, particulate or vapor phase which tends to stick to everything! CNC lasers have essentially...
If you have some high quality glass that needs to be laser etched - we can do it too! For laser glass etching, the challenge is finding a laser quality glass to work with, not all glass is created equal...
Lasers are a fine beam of energy and CNC laser machines allow precise control of where that beam of energy is directed. The beam is thinner than the width of a human hair and the one operated by CNCROi.com has...
CNC laser focus is fundamental to getting a job done right, each laser has its own focal length and it depends on the lens so my focus is different from another Trotec Speedy 400 flexx much less across manufacturers or...
Part of the material testing process at CNCROi.com is deciding which laser source works best for any given material. For marking steel it's always fiber laser source but for wood, CO2 laser source but this isn't always true with other...
I get asked quite often why I don't give quotes over the phone, a customer might have a project in mind but without a budget and wants a ballpark figure – fair enough – but we aren't baking cookies here...
I like making samples to show people the possibilities that CNCROi.com offers their company, big or small, I have yet to find an application that could not use some serious CNC ROi! The reason why I tend to make my...
When the shop isn't humming with customer projects, I like to take some time off and get my hands dirty with some model making... the journey that started CNCROi.com has been a long one and it's roots are in model...
Laser engraving a phone out of plastic is no different from engraving any other material other than you really can't screw-up! You have one chance and it has to be perfect on the first go, as with most of our...
I've been mentioning here on CNCROi.com that we can cut and anneal 304 Stainless Steel as well as 316 Stainless Steel but I've had a few inquiries as to what the difference is between the two so let's do a...
I have a sample leather business briefcase so I used it in this instance to highlight what the capabilities of CNCROi.com are for genuine leather... the briefcase itself is almost 20 years old by the way and has traveled with...
I lined-up some carpenter's pencils in our Trotec Speedy 400 flexx on our solid aluminium table. We use these wooden carpenter's pencils for a wide variety of tasks across many different materials from Corian through to Formica and even wood....
We got our first sample shipment of Anodized Aluminium here at CNCROi.com in order to round-out our product offerings, these are all custom cut for specific applications our customers have been asking us for and this is high quality Anodized...