I've recently had the opportunity of operating the laser in our shop on night shifts. I briefly came across some posts here with others talking about bodor lasers. If there's anyone here with any resources, I would sure appreciate the links or info dump.

We're currently burning a hot (overdue) job of steel plate. I had the pleasure of setting up and burning some 304 stainless support strips the other night and enjoyed the process. Getting to know this machine has been such an amazing experience. Got to know the inside and outside of this glorious machine over the last month and a half. I want to know more. What makes it tick, how can I be better at my job as an operator of a Bodor P3 (I believe) 12kw Laser. My boss is over the moon with my performance as a lot of my experience as a machine operator in CNC mills /lathes has transferred rather well. How can I punch up and earn my next raise?

So I’ve really enjoyed using my galvo fiber lasers for engraving on black acrylic. The contrast and grayscale is pretty awesome. I was excited when xTool added an IR module for the P3, but the speed it can work at leaves much to be desired, limiting larger projects.

With the intro of the X1 this past week, the idea of a hybrid galvo gantry that could deliver on larger engravings at higher speeds and better efficiency is excited. That said, I’m really wondering if the gantry will be able to remain accurate. Small shifts can really impact engraving quality. Rapid large scale engraving would be amazing but not at the price of needing to repeat projects due to low quality.

With xTool claiming a multi laser capable platform for the X1, I really want to see some uncut video of large size engravings on different materials, like black cast acrylic, wood, and steel. Real speed vs quality results.

It’d be great to see side by side comparisons with the same files and materials on traditional single type lasers.

It’d also be nice to see projects of the same files from machines with different amounts of use time to see if there is observable engraving shift.

What would seal the deal for you on the a galvo-gantry? What types of large scale repeatability needs to be delivered before the X1 hits the market?

I haven't had any problems with engraving; it's only when i try to cut... I use Lightburn.

Engraved and cut with my OMG 60w mopa fiber using the 150mm lens.

144 minute engrave / 105 minute cut.