I got mine yesterday and did some projects. Setup and cook time with WeCreat was less time than just engrave time with my old diode. I'm going to go broke making things to sell. Love this thing.
I have done my $20 deposit and plan on getting this. I was going to get a second xtool m1 i am glad i waited. I have said that xtool should have come out with a 20w with better enclosure. Well they have lost out. Can't wait to try it next to the M1 also the software is very similar to xtools XCS
First time finding your videos. Thank you so much for this review!! I feel much more confident now trying this machine. Can't wait to order and get mine. Great review!
It does make you wonder how they can provide a fully enclosed 20 watt laser for the price of other 20 watt laser that don’t include an enclosure, and the bottom cutting pieces.
Hey Steve thanks for reviewing this. I ordered one today. I am new to your channel and lasers. This laser looks like it's a great way to get my feet wet.
It’s definitely a good stater laser. Be aware that you’re on a slippery slope - you’ll soon have a second laser too 😏. I’m planning to do a project video with this laser as well once I clear some things off my plate. No pressure, but I’ll be thankful if you used my affiliate link
Great video, Steve! I'm thinking that these folks picked a fight and will force the other manufacturers to make a "toaster." 2024 is going to be interesting. I'm going to put some money aside.
@@djs7515 It's actually more like Circut Maker, but I guess if you see enough of these, they all start looking the same. I think there's a message here for Lightburn too that there is space to make their software a bit easier to use too.
Hi Steve, I'm looking for a Lazer engraver to do mainly "cattle ear tags" and "tumblers". I don't plan on doing a lot nor setting up a store to sell stuff, just want to do my own stuff and have a little fun. Your reviews are always straight forward, so wanted to see what you'd recommend for an engraver to do what I mentioned. The Wecreate lazer looks nice and simple, but maybe over kill but honestly have no clue. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
If you're looking for pretty drama-free engraving without the need to become a rocket scientists, the WeCreat Vision is a fine laser. You could certainly buy things that start ot cheaper, but by the time you add Lightburn, a rotary, amd em enclosrure, you're probably going to be approaching the price of a Wecreat, but you'd also have quite a steep learning curve.
I have a 90w c02, but am pondering getting a second for really fine detail engraving. Spot size on diodes appears to be much smaller. This could be a contender. I did have a general question on diode beams. Do they have an hourglass cut path like a c02? Thanks for the evaluation.
Yes I do the same thing. The spot size on this laser is claimed to be 0.08mms square though it can’t really measure it. Regardless any diode laser will create finer engraving and cuts than a CO2 Every laser will have some sort of hourglass cut though in most diode lasers the focal length tends to be longer so it is less obvious. On a CO2 it would be similar to using a 5” lens.
If you were to pick between the WeCreat and the M1 which one would you recommend? I am torn between the 2. I am a hobbyist and only want it for personal use. I have a Cricut so I really don't need the cutting feature, I am leaning towards the WeCreat because of that, your thoughts?
I think you will see dedicated laser software evolve to support more design features (though I obviously can't commit to work for Wecreat😉). I personally wouldn't expect any of these to become full-blown design tools though. Personally I've really taken to Kittl for design because it's so easy to use and it supports formats that any laser control tool can import. I don't think any laser company is going to build in all of the functionality of Kittl though.
I have sent in my $20.00 to get the vision, but I am worried about the fumes in the house. Would the Comgrow smoke extractor take care of most of the fumes, since you say they are not bad? Your video is the first one that has made me think I might be able to use a laser engraver. Thanks
Wecreat has its own fume extractor, just so you know. Also, check out the xTool extractor. The Comgrow extractor might be a bit small for this application, though. But any fume extractor is better than none. By far, the best method is to vent the laser outside if you can.
Tough choice. It has a lot to do with your goals. The F1 is pretty small and though it has a blue diode laser, it it more tuned to the IR laser it also has. But if you need to engrave metal, it might be your laser
As much as laser companies promote the ability to cut 2x4's it's not really practical with any laser. If you are cutting softwood, then this laser might get through 25mms by doing multiple passes.
Good video Steve. Will this laser engrave coated aluminum like the kind used for trophy plates? Also will it cut and engrave .004 plastic sheets? Again for trophy plates. Thanks.
The answer to both of those questions should be yes. Definite engraving anything like anodized aluminum will be fine as long as the coating isn’t just clear. A diode laser won’t touch aluminum, but it can engrave off the coating if it’s dark enough. The plastic sheet should be thin enough to cut - again as long as it isn’t clear.
Curious to hear more on how you'd compare it to the XTool M1. I've had my M1 for a while now, but I've found that I just don't like it much. I've never had much luck with alignment, and there are a ton of places on the machine for smoke to come out, especially when using the riser. Have you tried batch cutting/engraving on the Vision?
I haven’t done batch cutting or engraving yet, because there was so much to cover. The vision supports it though so maybe this is something I should cover if I do a follow up. As far as an M1 comparison, I like the Vision more. It’s easier to use and the camera positioning is deadly accurate. There aren’t any places for smoke to leak out and the exhaust fan has much more power than the one on the M1. I’m not trying to bash the M1. It’s a great product too, but it’s a couple years old and the industry has evolved to build more comprehensive products. I’m sure xTool is evolving too to create more advanced products.
@@SteveMakesEverything Thank you Steve. I have been binge watching your channel. Thank you so much for everything you do. This is all new to me. Please don’t make me learn Lightburn.🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@junkjournalshopJohni I hear that more often than you think. Lightburn is incredibly powerful, but it's pretty clearly designed by engineers for engineers.
If there is no budget, probably the S1, but I was using the Wecreat today to do a project and it it definitely easy to use. It’s also quite a bit cheaper. The S1 is geared more toward advanced makers who probably have a small business. The Wecreat is definitely aimed at beginners and professionals who aren’t techies.
When you ask about acrylic, we need to be specific and say "black acrylic" since diode lasers don't cut clear, white, or other light-colored acrylic. And like any 20W laser, this will cut 12-15mm black acrylic. On the lifespan question, 10000 hours is typical and to put that in perspective, it would be like running your laser 24x7 for almost 18 months.. So basically this should work in a typical environment for several years.
The only thing I could think of for this would be painting it, though if you use the water-slide material for laser engraving, you should be left with the color of that material after engraving.
Hey question mine is cutting way off of where I set it to cut anyone got any fixes for this I tried engraving a magwell for one of my pistols and it cut way off to the right and down from where it was on the software anyone know how to fix that?
Sounds like your camera isn't where the software thinks it should be - maybe it got jolted out of place during shipping. You could ask in the Wecreat Facebook group or try to get Support to provide an answer. I, as a born hacker, would try to adjust this myself, of course.😉
I just got into laser engraving, have access to nearly unlimited supply of mahogany veneer and use a 10w laser. Any basic laser engraving settings for it, speed, power, lines per mm? I've done a couple of my nephew and some of lettering that came out not too bad. Though forgot the settings. Anyway I saw a video of yours adding borax to darken the engraving.
Best thing to do is use Lightburn to do material cut and engrave tests. Then you will always have something to reference. I did a video recently showing how to do this. czcams.com/video/cBrwh5pLChY/video.htmlsi=2-5ups-LVnOnwn17
@SteveMakesEverything thank you so much, will be checking it out soon, just kinda jumped in blind and all I remember was thinking "Lets not do 100% on the first try" haha
Can I ask you... yesterday I was watching your video and setting up my brand new machine. The black electricity "switching adapter" had a tiny green light on and the machine fired up nicely. I put my first piece of wood in to get started testing and the machine turned off. The little black adapter no longer had a green light. I tried plugging into a new outlet and nothing ever worked again. I'm guessing that my unit was shipped with a FAULTY electrical adapter? Has this happened to you or anyone? I'm contacting support or course, but what a disappointing start to my adventure. UGH.
Check the power cord plugged into the adapter, I’ve had those work loose. If the power supply is really dead, I’d say get one on Amazon because it will be cheaper. This will give you the power supply, but will charge you shipping from China and take a month to get it to you.
@@SteveMakesEverything Thanks for writing back... you won't believe the hoops they are making me jump through. Instructions on: taking interior panels off and checking wires on the circuit-board. Instead of just sending me a new power-block. I'm the king of bad luck. I should've bought the Xtool I guess. UGH.
@@EffingtonCouldBe Just tell them you've measured the voltage on the power supply and it's zero volts. FWIW you can run into issues with any laser - especially this one. THey all use the same types of power supplies
@@SteveMakesEverything Thanks - good to know... I just ordered one on Amazon that has the same "specs". I will see if that works tomorrow. Support won't contact me. Take care, thanks for your knowledge.
After two months waiting I got my machine: right out of the box it doesn't work. I present what Wecreat calls "Auto Focus Failure" which does not allow the machine to do anything. It seems related with the mechanics of four mechanisms that moves the moving part of the enclosure up and down, instead of moving the laser head. The company has not given me any valid solution other than playing around with 16 screws that fix the enclosure. The machine still does not work. This is unacceptable for a brand new device just out of manufacturing. What kind of Quality Control does this manufacturing has? How do they dare to sell a machine with these kind of failures?
Well this doesn’t sound good. It’s possible that your laser got abused during shipping. Carriers aren’t very gentle to lasers. However the company really needs to resolve this quickly
I had the same problem...Their "fix" was for me to practically disassemble the whole damn machine and rebuild it for them. Now it sometimes doesn't get stuck when it auto-focuses but the cuts are way off, even after recalibrating. I feel like we got stuck beta-testing their product for them...
@@prerecordedresponse9884 Just everyone knows, I'm passing these comments back to Wecreat. While I haven't had anything but stellar success with mine, I don't want to be recommending things where the quality varies and the support isn't as useful as it should be. I'll keep everyone posted if I hear back.
@@SteveMakesEverything thank you for taking the initiative to do that. It's unfortunate there's so many of us experiencing these issues. On my end, Wecreat has been keeping up with my emails, but what they are asking us to do is extreme for a brand new, out of the box product. They wanted me to take the panels off, adjust the raiser screws, take apart the protective inner housing covering the PCB, remove a bunch of PCB wires, power cycle the machine and then reassemble, all on a brand new machine. While I was doing all of this, I discovered a few unprotected wires that were cut open. I asked them what they were and they just glossed over it. It's disappointing to see so many glaring flaws on such an expensive, brand new machine.
12:01 i purchased the laser early bird special and am trying to order and pay for the laser to be shipped...is that possible now? If i can order under affiluate link I'll do that! Please advise!
Yes, air assist was on, but if you are brute-forcing a cut with any diode laser, the edges will be dark (It this video it wasn't charred though - just a bit dark because I'm cutting hardware store plywood, which has tough glues in it). If you just want to eliminate charring with any laser increase the speed a lot and do multiple passes. It takes about the same time but cuts cleaner
There wouldn't be much time difference between any laser to engrave a mug. So buy the laser that looks most like it will serve your needs within your budget. The Vision is a solid product and certainly has a rotary option, and with its power, it would have no trouble engraving mugs.
I’m having tons of trouble with mine, stuck in cylinder mode and can’t get it to do anything, no idle mode will not move up and down nothing😢. It’s less than 2 months old, help!!!
@@SteveMakesEverything I had made a tumbler, worked fine, took the assemble off, went to flat laser, when you tell it to auto focus, comes up with alert to remove cylinder thing, even though it’s not on there. I can’t move bed or the assembly that goes up and down, like the idle mode thing, nothing happens. I’ve put the cylinder think on and off thinking that may help as someone on Facebook suggested but that didn’t work either. Have reached out to tech support….crickets
@@kerricryer1590 Just one question: Was the laser powered on when you plugged or unplugged the rotary? It should always be turned off to do that (this is probably the only thing with the potential to do damage). If the laser is connecting to your computer (i.e. There is a green dot beside the print in MakeIt) then it's probably OK. In this case, it's probably MakeIt that's confused. You could try deleting the laser connection and reinstalling MakeIt to see if that helps. I'm not in my shop to look, and I can't remember if there is some sort of factory reset in the settings, but you can have a look and try that too. Also look for firmware updates while you're there.
@@SteveMakesEverything yes it was turned off to disconnect, yes the green light is on, don’t know what you mean by deleting the laser connection, I’m not real commuter savvy, but I did uninstall and reinstall software, is that the same thing?? Thank you so much for responding to me and being so helpful!!
Like all diode lasers, you will need to resort to some surface treatment to engrave on glass. I did a video a few months ago showing several different techniques for this - check my video backlog
I got mine yesterday and did some projects. Setup and cook time with WeCreat was less time than just engrave time with my old diode. I'm going to go broke making things to sell. Love this thing.
Thanks for sharing. This is definitely a friendly laser for new users.
Great video! Thanks for going into so much detail!
Glad it was helpful!
I have done my $20 deposit and plan on getting this. I was going to get a second xtool m1 i am glad i waited. I have said that xtool should have come out with a 20w with better enclosure. Well they have lost out. Can't wait to try it next to the M1 also the software is very similar to xtools XCS
FWIW I like this laser a lot more than an M1. Partly because of the extra power, but it’s also larger and just feels more solid.
Great review! This is really a user friendly laser machine, really like it. Nice to have everything in the enclosure ready to go.
Totally agree! I live in Lightburn most of the time but I find myself using this laser for small projects lately just because it’s easy
First time finding your videos. Thank you so much for this review!! I feel much more confident now trying this machine. Can't wait to order and get mine. Great review!
Glad it was helpful!
Their software looks remarkably like X-Tools XCS software!
Yes kind of, though the integration of a design store is much more similar to what Cricut does - without the monthly membership fees of course
It does make you wonder how they can provide a fully enclosed 20 watt laser for the price of other 20 watt laser that don’t include an enclosure, and the bottom cutting pieces.
Well current pricing is discounted. I have a feeling these will be popular so I’d expect the price to go up (though I don’t represent Wecreat😁)
Hey Steve thanks for reviewing this. I ordered one today. I am new to your channel and lasers. This laser looks like it's a great way to get my feet wet.
It’s definitely a good stater laser. Be aware that you’re on a slippery slope - you’ll soon have a second laser too 😏. I’m planning to do a project video with this laser as well once I clear some things off my plate. No pressure, but I’ll be thankful if you used my affiliate link
Great video, Steve! I'm thinking that these folks picked a fight and will force the other manufacturers to make a "toaster." 2024 is going to be interesting. I'm going to put some money aside.
This is why I reviewed it. I see the potential to drive the industry in a better direction.
Looks like xtool creative space
@@djs7515 It's actually more like Circut Maker, but I guess if you see enough of these, they all start looking the same.
I think there's a message here for Lightburn too that there is space to make their software a bit easier to use too.
Wow, just purchased a laser, wish I had know, as my wife will be a major user of it.
@@SteveMakesEverything It's actually almost a direct clone of xTool Creative Space.
I CANNOT WAIT to get mine! I HATE my xtool
Not many people hate an Xtool laser, but if ease of use is your concern, this one is far better.
Hi Steve, I'm looking for a Lazer engraver to do mainly "cattle ear tags" and "tumblers". I don't plan on doing a lot nor setting up a store to sell stuff, just want to do my own stuff and have a little fun. Your reviews are always straight forward, so wanted to see what you'd recommend for an engraver to do what I mentioned. The Wecreate lazer looks nice and simple, but maybe over kill but honestly have no clue. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
If you're looking for pretty drama-free engraving without the need to become a rocket scientists, the WeCreat Vision is a fine laser. You could certainly buy things that start ot cheaper, but by the time you add Lightburn, a rotary, amd em enclosrure, you're probably going to be approaching the price of a Wecreat, but you'd also have quite a steep learning curve.
Thank you for this great review.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have a 90w c02, but am pondering getting a second for really fine detail engraving. Spot size on diodes appears to be much smaller. This could be a contender.
I did have a general question on diode beams. Do they have an hourglass cut path like a c02?
Thanks for the evaluation.
Yes I do the same thing. The spot size on this laser is claimed to be 0.08mms square though it can’t really measure it. Regardless any diode laser will create finer engraving and cuts than a CO2
Every laser will have some sort of hourglass cut though in most diode lasers the focal length tends to be longer so it is less obvious. On a CO2 it would be similar to using a 5” lens.
@@SteveMakesEverything Thanks!
If you were to pick between the WeCreat and the M1 which one would you recommend? I am torn between the 2. I am a hobbyist and only want it for personal use. I have a Cricut so I really don't need the cutting feature, I am leaning towards the WeCreat because of that, your thoughts?
I would go with the Wecreat if you already have Cricut
Please guys you should add. Contour to make stickers or perfect cut outs in the software so we don't have to jump into other design software.
I think you will see dedicated laser software evolve to support more design features (though I obviously can't commit to work for Wecreat😉). I personally wouldn't expect any of these to become full-blown design tools though.
Personally I've really taken to Kittl for design because it's so easy to use and it supports formats that any laser control tool can import. I don't think any laser company is going to build in all of the functionality of Kittl though.
Thanks for another great video!
Glad you like them!
I have sent in my $20.00 to get the vision, but I am worried about the fumes in the house. Would the Comgrow smoke extractor take care of most of the fumes, since you say they are not bad? Your video is the first one that has made me think I might be able to use a laser engraver. Thanks
Wecreat has its own fume extractor, just so you know. Also, check out the xTool extractor. The Comgrow extractor might be a bit small for this application, though. But any fume extractor is better than none.
By far, the best method is to vent the laser outside if you can.
Also maybe register the outside of the image is it's something draw in the paper or material.
Now, do I want to start with WeCreat or the xTool F1?
Great video btw!!!
Tough choice. It has a lot to do with your goals. The F1 is pretty small and though it has a blue diode laser, it it more tuned to the IR laser it also has. But if you need to engrave metal, it might be your laser
@@SteveMakesEverything much appreciated!
was hoping this would cut a 1inch (25.4mm)thinkness, i use 1x12 for alot of my work.
As much as laser companies promote the ability to cut 2x4's it's not really practical with any laser. If you are cutting softwood, then this laser might get through 25mms by doing multiple passes.
Also number two where to shop materials of all kinds .
I personally buy a lot of wood materials locally. For things like acrylic, I buy them online from whoever will sell to me the cheapest.
Good video Steve. Will this laser engrave coated aluminum like the kind used for trophy plates? Also will it cut and engrave .004 plastic sheets? Again for trophy plates. Thanks.
The answer to both of those questions should be yes. Definite engraving anything like anodized aluminum will be fine as long as the coating isn’t just clear. A diode laser won’t touch aluminum, but it can engrave off the coating if it’s dark enough. The plastic sheet should be thin enough to cut - again as long as it isn’t clear.
Looks pretty simular to the XTool M1
Kind of but it has a larger work area but not cutter
Curious to hear more on how you'd compare it to the XTool M1. I've had my M1 for a while now, but I've found that I just don't like it much. I've never had much luck with alignment, and there are a ton of places on the machine for smoke to come out, especially when using the riser. Have you tried batch cutting/engraving on the Vision?
I haven’t done batch cutting or engraving yet, because there was so much to cover. The vision supports it though so maybe this is something I should cover if I do a follow up.
As far as an M1 comparison, I like the Vision more. It’s easier to use and the camera positioning is deadly accurate. There aren’t any places for smoke to leak out and the exhaust fan has much more power than the one on the M1.
I’m not trying to bash the M1. It’s a great product too, but it’s a couple years old and the industry has evolved to build more comprehensive products. I’m sure xTool is evolving too to create more advanced products.
@@SteveMakesEverythinghow would you compare it to the xTool S1?
@@jordanharris9390 Well sometime in the next couple weeks I plan to do a head-head comparison of the two. They both have their own unique strengths.
any idea how to adjust kerf in the makeit software?
Hmm. I don’t think I’ve seen kerf compensation in Wecreat MakeIt. However if this is required, you could use Lightburn with your vision now.
@@SteveMakesEverything Thank you Steve. I have been binge watching your channel. Thank you so much for everything you do. This is all new to me. Please don’t make me learn Lightburn.🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@junkjournalshopJohni I hear that more often than you think. Lightburn is incredibly powerful, but it's pretty clearly designed by engineers for engineers.
How does this compare to the xtool s1? For a first laser which would you recommend between the 2of them? Thanks for another great video
If there is no budget, probably the S1, but I was using the Wecreat today to do a project and it it definitely easy to use. It’s also quite a bit cheaper.
The S1 is geared more toward advanced makers who probably have a small business. The Wecreat is definitely aimed at beginners and professionals who aren’t techies.
Thank you! What about acrylic? What thickness can it cut? Also, is 10,000 hours good? What does that really mean?
When you ask about acrylic, we need to be specific and say "black acrylic" since diode lasers don't cut clear, white, or other light-colored acrylic. And like any 20W laser, this will cut 12-15mm black acrylic.
On the lifespan question, 10000 hours is typical and to put that in perspective, it would be like running your laser 24x7 for almost 18 months.. So basically this should work in a typical environment for several years.
How to fill in color after engraving a glass or other material?
The only thing I could think of for this would be painting it, though if you use the water-slide material for laser engraving, you should be left with the color of that material after engraving.
Got it. Thank you so much. I can't wait to receive my machine!!
Great review. Do you know if they will ship worldwide or is USA only for now?
Certainly North America but I believe they are also shipping to Europe at least
Website says shipping continental us only.
@@koomber777 As far as I know, this is just a staged roll out.
Hey question mine is cutting way off of where I set it to cut anyone got any fixes for this I tried engraving a magwell for one of my pistols and it cut way off to the right and down from where it was on the software anyone know how to fix that?
Sounds like your camera isn't where the software thinks it should be - maybe it got jolted out of place during shipping. You could ask in the Wecreat Facebook group or try to get Support to provide an answer. I, as a born hacker, would try to adjust this myself, of course.😉
Can I use svg's that are created in the Sillouette program?
You should be able to use an SVG file from any appliication
I just got into laser engraving, have access to nearly unlimited supply of mahogany veneer and use a 10w laser. Any basic laser engraving settings for it, speed, power, lines per mm? I've done a couple of my nephew and some of lettering that came out not too bad. Though forgot the settings. Anyway I saw a video of yours adding borax to darken the engraving.
Best thing to do is use Lightburn to do material cut and engrave tests. Then you will always have something to reference. I did a video recently showing how to do this. czcams.com/video/cBrwh5pLChY/video.htmlsi=2-5ups-LVnOnwn17
@SteveMakesEverything thank you so much, will be checking it out soon, just kinda jumped in blind and all I remember was thinking "Lets not do 100% on the first try" haha
@@jeffsorrows 😀
Can I ask you... yesterday I was watching your video and setting up my brand new machine. The black electricity "switching adapter" had a tiny green light on and the machine fired up nicely. I put my first piece of wood in to get started testing and the machine turned off. The little black adapter no longer had a green light. I tried plugging into a new outlet and nothing ever worked again. I'm guessing that my unit was shipped with a FAULTY electrical adapter? Has this happened to you or anyone? I'm contacting support or course, but what a disappointing start to my adventure. UGH.
Check the power cord plugged into the adapter, I’ve had those work loose. If the power supply is really dead, I’d say get one on Amazon because it will be cheaper. This will give you the power supply, but will charge you shipping from China and take a month to get it to you.
@@SteveMakesEverything Thanks for writing back... you won't believe the hoops they are making me jump through. Instructions on: taking interior panels off and checking wires on the circuit-board. Instead of just sending me a new power-block. I'm the king of bad luck. I should've bought the Xtool I guess. UGH.
@@EffingtonCouldBe Just tell them you've measured the voltage on the power supply and it's zero volts.
FWIW you can run into issues with any laser - especially this one. THey all use the same types of power supplies
@@SteveMakesEverything Thanks - good to know... I just ordered one on Amazon that has the same "specs". I will see if that works tomorrow. Support won't contact me. Take care, thanks for your knowledge.
@@EffingtonCouldBeSadly support from most companies is terrible. I wish they'd fix this as an industry.
After two months waiting I got my machine: right out of the box it doesn't work. I present what Wecreat calls "Auto Focus Failure" which does not allow the machine to do anything. It seems related with the mechanics of four mechanisms that moves the moving part of the enclosure up and down, instead of moving the laser head. The company has not given me any valid solution other than playing around with 16 screws that fix the enclosure. The machine still does not work. This is unacceptable for a brand new device just out of manufacturing. What kind of Quality Control does this manufacturing has? How do they dare to sell a machine with these kind of failures?
Well this doesn’t sound good. It’s possible that your laser got abused during shipping. Carriers aren’t very gentle to lasers. However the company really needs to resolve this quickly
I had the same problem...Their "fix" was for me to practically disassemble the whole damn machine and rebuild it for them.
Now it sometimes doesn't get stuck when it auto-focuses but the cuts are way off, even after recalibrating.
I feel like we got stuck beta-testing their product for them...
@@prerecordedresponse9884 Just everyone knows, I'm passing these comments back to Wecreat.
While I haven't had anything but stellar success with mine, I don't want to be recommending things where the quality varies and the support isn't as useful as it should be. I'll keep everyone posted if I hear back.
@@SteveMakesEverything thank you for taking the initiative to do that. It's unfortunate there's so many of us experiencing these issues.
On my end, Wecreat has been keeping up with my emails, but what they are asking us to do is extreme for a brand new, out of the box product.
They wanted me to take the panels off, adjust the raiser screws, take apart the protective inner housing covering the PCB, remove a bunch of PCB wires, power cycle the machine and then reassemble, all on a brand new machine.
While I was doing all of this, I discovered a few unprotected wires that were cut open. I asked them what they were and they just glossed over it. It's disappointing to see so many glaring flaws on such an expensive, brand new machine.
@@prerecordedresponse9884 Well, I'm not sure there are "so many," but really one is more than enough to start a call for action.
12:01 i purchased the laser early bird special and am trying to order and pay for the laser to be shipped...is that possible now? If i can order under affiluate link I'll do that! Please advise!
Well I’m not a rep of Wecreat so I can’t speak for them. You’d need to speak to them directly.
Does it cut acrylic?
Like any diode laser, black/dark acrylics will cut easily. Clear acylic is a no
Nice review, but too much smoke/char when cutting and engraving. Was the air assist working?
Yes, air assist was on, but if you are brute-forcing a cut with any diode laser, the edges will be dark (It this video it wasn't charred though - just a bit dark because I'm cutting hardware store plywood, which has tough glues in it). If you just want to eliminate charring with any laser increase the speed a lot and do multiple passes. It takes about the same time but cuts cleaner
Do you have an idea of the amount of time it would take to do a full wrap on a tumbler? Or, is there another laser you might recommend?
There wouldn't be much time difference between any laser to engrave a mug. So buy the laser that looks most like it will serve your needs within your budget. The Vision is a solid product and certainly has a rotary option, and with its power, it would have no trouble engraving mugs.
I’m having tons of trouble with mine, stuck in cylinder mode and can’t get it to do anything, no idle mode will not move up and down nothing😢. It’s less than 2 months old, help!!!
Crap! How does it get stuck in cylinder mode? Are you saying you can’t change the setting in Wecreat Makeit? If so, it’s probably not the laser.
@@SteveMakesEverything I had made a tumbler, worked fine, took the assemble off, went to flat laser, when you tell it to auto focus, comes up with alert to remove cylinder thing, even though it’s not on there. I can’t move bed or the assembly that goes up and down, like the idle mode thing, nothing happens. I’ve put the cylinder think on and off thinking that may help as someone on Facebook suggested but that didn’t work either. Have reached out to tech support….crickets
@@kerricryer1590 Just one question: Was the laser powered on when you plugged or unplugged the rotary? It should always be turned off to do that (this is probably the only thing with the potential to do damage).
If the laser is connecting to your computer (i.e. There is a green dot beside the print in MakeIt) then it's probably OK. In this case, it's probably MakeIt that's confused.
You could try deleting the laser connection and reinstalling MakeIt to see if that helps. I'm not in my shop to look, and I can't remember if there is some sort of factory reset in the settings, but you can have a look and try that too. Also look for firmware updates while you're there.
@@SteveMakesEverything yes it was turned off to disconnect, yes the green light is on, don’t know what you mean by deleting the laser connection, I’m not real commuter savvy, but I did uninstall and reinstall software, is that the same thing??
Thank you so much for responding to me and being so helpful!!
@@kerricryer1590 Yes that should have done it. Have to ask in their Facebook group. I know the support people hang out there.
can this engrave leather? Also, can it cut vinyl?
Engraving leather is easy, but smelly. Never cut vinyl with a laser though. It will outgas chlorine and kill you or your laser.
How do you set your size parameters? I tried to do a try and it kicked the whole thing around
Are asking about size of the project you want work with, or something else?
can it engrave on glass?
Like all diode lasers, you will need to resort to some surface treatment to engrave on glass. I did a video a few months ago showing several different techniques for this - check my video backlog
The whole thing looks like an upgraded xtool M1
Upgraded for sure, but it has no blade cutter. The Vision is only trying to be a laser
Is this review sponsored?
smoks a lot when cutting
That’s a function of the material you are cutting rather than the laser