LaserPecker Slide Extension for LP4/LP5, Expand to 300x160mm Engraving Area- Pro Accessories for Batch Processing & Large Projects

Genuinely pleased with the LP5, and will likely be getting the upgrades for it soon. There is nothing I've not been able to do with the right settings and the right number of passes. Coins with actual depth, coasters, garden rocks, dog tags, metal business cards. The only thing I've yet to try is glass, but I'll get to it eventually. My favorite is working with leather and making custom wallets. There are now officially three people out there with my name/logo in their wallet, and that gives me a good laugh.Having a 20W diode AND fiber laser in one portable package is pretty sweet. This has traveled with me to different work sites and comes in and out of the garage for different projects. The fans are kinda loud, so it mostly stays in the garage....But I like that it comes with the vent tube. Will be making a permanent space in my workroom for this in the near future.Pros -Portability - Relatively small, has a handle. Works on battery (external) power or plugged in. Can literally go outside and engrave a company logo on their front door....doesn't matter the material.Coins - This is the coolest thing, doing actual deep engraving on coins. The process to make a picture suitable is kind of tedious, but the results are great. I've only done one of my face so far, but it turned out really nice....took about five and a half hours.Materials - Can pretty much etch/engrave anything I've thrown at it. Leather looks beautiful, so wallets and keychains are super fast and easy. Wood really really depends on the type and if there are knots. If you have decent quality wood pieces it should be fine.Quickness - Depending on what you're doing, a single pass could take as little as 20 to 30 seconds and you get great results. For bigger projects, or cutting, expect longer. Depth, number of passes, and intensity all play a part in the speed. Like I said, sometimes coins can take about six hours.Accuracy - Everything seems to engrave pretty well. If you start with a high quality image, you get a high quality "print." Only a few times has something not come out looking as expected, and it just took some tweaking the settings to get it right.Software - ABSOLUTELY use the Design Space software. It's simple and intuitive if you've ever used an engraver before. Allows you to make layers so you can engrave and cut in one go without having to mess around too much. The phone app for Android is pretty good, but for some reason none of the materials show up anymore....so you have to make your own settings.Shield - The shield does the job, and it is easy to remove...Magnets. Like...I just like this setup.Cons -Noise - This is louder than we keep our TV. The engraving isn't super loud, but the fans are just LOUD. Definitely keep it in the garage or in a workspace away from the family room.Dirty - Obviously this can get a little messy. With burnt material or metal bits, there is some clean up to do after each project. Just be aware you will probably want an external fan with some power behind it to blow on those longer projects to blow away the debris.Cable Length - Really could have used some longer cables all around. Even the USB cable to connect to the PC should have been at least six feet. The power cable is definitely not long enough for my usual setup.Cutting - The farther from the center your object is, the sharper the bevel will be when cutting. Don't expect to make cut-outs that go together. Puzzles and such, not so much.I have no regrets...Well...Maybe one: I wish I had gotten the full set when I bought the LP5. Now I really want the enclosure, rotary, and all the other goodies. I wish they were backwards compatible with the LP4 models, but it is what it is.So who is this for? This is for someone serious about making things for money. With the right gimmick, you can probably make your money back within a few months. Can it do as much as a larger table engraver can? Yes, but smaller, and one or two items at a time. This is for someone on the verge of turning a hobby into a business, or someone with an established business with other engravers that need something portable to take to trade shows or to house calls.I am the exact audience for this, I think. I like the compact size and the capabilities. I like being able to put this in a case in my trunk and take it with me. I love the accuracy, ease of use, and the tons of different things I can engrave on. It's just pretty awesome.

Once again I have the opportunity to be the one who gets to bring you an opinion about one of LaserPecker's products. There are a number of models at the office where I work to play with, all of which have been incredibly useful over the recent years. So it was no surprise that we wanted one of these as well!I have been getting a solid feel for the product for about a week now, using both the mobile app and desktop application (But, so far, mostly the mobile app more than anything else since I'm such a fan of it). Although this uses a more advanced mobile app than some of the other models I have used (which used their basic app), so it took a little extra layer of learning, but I was up and running in no time. Since then, a number of my colleagues have been playing with it, and the results have all been the same.It has been a fantastic experience, resulting in many projects we never knew we needed. Really, I was just finding anything and everything to use the LP5 against just for fun and to get some ideas of what I really could be using it for later on.I have mostly been using it to apply QR codes to random things, but I also took the time to use some of the test prints since the company provides a decent number of sample materials to practice with. This includes two brass coins, one of which, I engraved the wolf test pattern on (comes on a thumb drive that's included). I think the settings of the test file might have been a little high so it required some polishing, but the result was great.The company has a community section on its website that is filled with projects that others have done. I saw one of an Irish lucky coin that looked fun to work on, so I might use that for the other coin.When it comes to assembling the unit, it doesn't take much time at all. Just a couple minutes and it was pieced together and ready to work.Although it might seem a little pricey, it does compete well with any of the bed-style machines that have the same power laser. They too fall around the same price range or sometimes higher, but this one has a much smaller footprint. This is much easier to drag around and can be used at angles, and other situations, including the optional accessories (of which, I haven't tested or purchased any yet).It's always fun coming across a new toy like this because you end up spending so much time playing with it before using it for any functional purposes. I believe I've gotten past that stage now, and have been planning future projects for various things around the office, and plan to let others make use of it or take it home for similar needs. All in all, this has been a great investment.A great option for both hobbiests and professionals.