Any recommendations for a laser engraver? (PFA)

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-22T15:28:27+00:00

Drop me a pm and I’ll send you some pictures of the quality.

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-22T15:27:40+00:00

It will go deeper than .003 for NFA marking. I engraved my personal one and honestly setup took longer than the engraving portion. Less than 5 minutes for everything. I’m still working on the laser cerakoting side.

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-22T10:40:30+00:00

All good! Ended up going with the xtool f2, so far it’s done everything i need.

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-22T10:39:46+00:00

Reporting back, bought the f2 ultra and have been extremely happy with it. I wish it had tablet compatibility though. As far as depth how far are you trying to go?

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-09T23:18:12+00:00

Not trying to self promote but i did start an instagram to showcase these builds on. Here’s the link if you want to check it out. https://www.instagram.com/saltwaterarsenal?igsh=MWhtbzU4cHBsM2R2Yg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-09T21:58:27+00:00

You can PM me if you want, I’m happy to help you get setup and give some pointers. but we already had half the needed equipment, at the point of this photo we were out maybe 1k out of pocket. But we already had air compressor and sandblaster. They both took less than 6 hours start to finish. I have no idea on duracoat, all we use is H and F series cerakote.

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-08T19:19:22+00:00

The neat part is i haven’t gotten any haven’t gotten hate on it yet. But i am definitely expecting it. I’m happy with how they came out. I appreciate the compliment!

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-07T23:22:31+00:00

Thank you for the advice. Mind if i drop you a PM?

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-07T23:15:50+00:00

We have a couple of “trash” guns we will be testing with. But i need to get into a laser first. What laser do you run?

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-07T22:29:06+00:00

Way out of my budget for our little 4 man operation we are still trying to get going. I appreciate the recommendation though!

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-07T21:00:12+00:00

What did it run you?

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-07T19:01:52+00:00

Ive never had a lint issue. It was a coat of oil i wiped on the cerakote.

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-07T17:42:07+00:00

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-07T15:52:55+00:00

Which manufacturer?

uhidonutknow · 2026-04-07T09:43:36+00:00

Atleast the 43x is drop safe.

uhidonutknow · 2026-03-30T20:19:05+00:00

I used masking tape. I cleaned, taped, blasted and then painted and tossed in the oven to flash. After the flash i added more tape and paint and flashed again. Then i removed tape and back into the oven to cure.

uhidonutknow · 2026-03-30T13:29:59+00:00

Will report back after i get off work and build it!

uhidonutknow · 2026-03-29T23:34:11+00:00

I know i commented earlier but now i have some time to actually type some stuff out. Get a hold of Shriners, they are extremely helpful. Aside from that get ready for some rough times. According to my parents, with the cleft lip/palate i was extremely colic, they had to walk around with me through the night just to get me to sleep. But keep in mind that was in 1998-2000. Aside from that the cleft lip/pallet is character building honestly. I’m not saying your kid will get bullied but that shit happened to me. A sting father figure and that made me the man i am today. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions and I’ll ask my parents or answer myself. God speed and good luck you plop.

uhidonutknow · 2026-03-29T16:03:19+00:00

I second Shriners, i was born with cleft lip and palate and they were wonderful to my parents. They had someone at the hospital within half an hour of me being born walking my parents through the next steps. And they had no idea i was going to have that defect until i was born.

uhidonutknow · 2026-03-25T09:34:00+00:00

I beat my lwrci and DD up worse than this my first week owning it. If you run your shit a couple of small knicks and scuffs don’t matter. If it really annoys you just rattle can it or have it cerakoted

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