DAJA DJ6 Pro Laser Engraver with Higher Columns Portable Laser Engraving Machine Kits for DIY Supports Win/Mobile System/Offline Laser Cutter (Working area 3.15 * 3.15 inches)

I have 60 candle holders that I needed to etch to commemorate our wedding. I got this in the hopes it would fill the bill and it's doing a fine job!Positives: Relatively easy to use. Loading pictures, clip art and creating text is straightforward. It's got an excellent function that allows you to preview the edges of where the cutting will be at low power. The focus is manually set when you get the part in place by twisting the laser aperture. The cutting is very precise and provides fine detail. The software comes on a USB stick, or you can download the app if you want to control it with your phone and a Bluetooth connection.Negatives: The manual is poorly translated from Chinese and not much help. There were no setup or assembly instructions, but it's pretty straightforward. The etching is slow, it took about a half an hour to create the art shown in the picture at 70% carving speed. The light shield isn't physically connected that I can see, it just sort of sits there. The cutting area is only about 3.5" x 3.5". That's good for what I need it for, and cutting your name or logo into things like phone cases or tools. It wants 10 minutes of cool down after an hour of use to preserve the Laser life.For small jobs and an everyday around the house etching ability, this is worth the price. Good entry-level laser etcher. Highly recommend.

DISAPPOINTED It would not Engrave accurately ... tried multiple times (pictures included) on different sides of the leather since I could not get it to work. There was no support card included as the description says.. I tried contacting via email with no response, tried thru Amazon and no response, and also tried to send a whatsapp message since it was a listed option on the Mr. Carve website. No place to download software on the website.Install instructions are incomplete. You have to install the software and then go into the folders and find the driver exe and install it separately :/ nothing explains that but trail and error at least got us connected to the unit with USB. THe phone app installs and recognizes that unit exists, but then it never connects to engrave a job :/THe unit is a great price, but it doesn't seem to work. Just in case I order a 2nd unit thinking it was maybe just a bad unit ... but have they same issues with the 2nd unit too ... incomplete instructions, no information on where to place the item you are engraving, no clear idea of the mapping from the software to the output on the unit.OVERALL VERY DISAPPOINTINIG

I would have rated it 4 stars if it cost more, but for what it can do at the price point it exists at, easily 5 stars.I don’t know if I have a secret advantage because my first job ever 20 years ago was working with a diamond tip engraver, but this being laser and obviously different software given the 20 year gap, makes me think it didn’t give me so much of an edge that any beginner couldn’t have just as much success with it.Some notes:- Metal has to be paint coated, like the description says, but if it is, it works great (dog tags pictured)- works great on different types of wood, but I would suggest a couple things:1) each time you start it up for the first time that day, take a scrap piece of wood, plug in a random word, and run it to engrave the scrap wood to warm it up a bit.2) Double check that you adjust the laser to get the smallest pinpoint possible - you can’t always tell on the object you actually intend to engrave, so make sure to place the cardboard square they give you, on top of the object you intend to engrave while adjusting the laser. Otherwise you’ll think it doesn’t work right.- The app works great for what this is - my main criticism overall (why I would have dropped it to 4 stars if it was a more expensive unit) is that once you engrave an image, you cannot immediately engrave it again with exactly the same settings and placement. It kicks you back to the beginning. You have one shot to get it right. You CAN tell it to go over the image twice BEFORE you hit “go”, but that is an epic waste of time if not needed, because as others have mentioned, the machine is slow.- I love the feature on the page before you send the final design to the engraver, where you can resize, and with a push if a button the engraver shows the area it will engrave once you hit “go”.- I haven’t done leather yet, but will update when I do!- I was impressed it could write on the side of a pencil with clarity!