Are Lazer engravers any different than a CD burner that can move on 2 axis?
this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2026
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To my understanding this needs LaserGRBL as Software. It seems this is Window software only. Kind of a wired choice for an Open Source project.
Oh no! How foolish of them to only cater to 98% of the population!
You should also consider the fact that Linux users are hugely overrepresented in such communities, because there is a large overlap between people who, as a hobby, want to make stuff in the physical world and people who want to make stuff in the digital world.
You're right, there are more Linux users in such communities. How foolish of them to only cater to 95% of the population!
Does it run well under WINE?
It's a cute project, but hardly seems practical with the availabilty of Chinese laser engravers that have 5-10x the laser power for only $30-60 more.
Any particular ones you would recommend? I’m not super familiar with this technology tbh
I dont have a product recommendation but I do have a safety recommendation, and that is research about laser safety before buying anything. There are cheap laser engravers out there without proper safety shielding that can and will blind you. As long as you have good laser safety glasses it's fine but the ones that they ship with the product are often not actually rated for the power levels or wavelengths that the laser has.
As a musician this would be cool to engrave my logo or QR code onto stuff, and support an open source project.