Epilog Laser wants you to start your own laser engraving business, with its Zing Laser. We saw a demo at last night's DigitalLife Press Preview: This baby can do some really amazing mods and customizations, and it looks really easy to do. With this laser (that looks more like a souped-up, office-friendly scanner) you'll be able to mod more things than you might imagine. Get ready to shell out quite a bit more cash than you would for, say, a knife, though.
The Zing Laser connects to your computer just like a printer.
The Zing hooks up to your computer and is recognized just like a printer is, making ease of use and efficiency even better for those who may want to start their own laser engraving business. Using Corel Draw, you can engrave any image with the laser. Calibration doesn't take very long. It even allows you to preview where the design will go before you start engraving.
Using Corel Draw, you can engrave any image with the laser.
The Zing Laser has 25 watts of power, an all-metal, air-cooled laser tube, and several standard features such as Air Assist and a motorized engraving table. The Zing can cut and engrave wood, acrylic, plastic, leather, cork, Corian, glass, treated metals and more. However, what seems to be the most commonly modded products are the Apple iPhone and iPod.
When I offered up my leather bracelet for modification, the rep from the company unfortunately wasn't able to line the laser up in just the right place. What that means is that jobs requiring the minutest details will need lots of work, accuracy and precision.
The Zing Laser is priced at $7,995. Check out the video: we got demo of an iPhone being engraved and the laser cutting through wood.
@mondo - depends what you want to do really, these really arent meant for industrial uses. It engraves iPhones just fine :)
@Chris B - Rev3/System have a VLS3.50 which is a slightly bigger model, like the new Epilog Zing 24. They are all at a fairly low price point these days(considering what they are).
@Mike - look at all of them then: The Zing, Trotec's Rayjet, Universal's Versalasers, GCC LaserPro's C180.
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July 11, 2008 2:34 PM
Really cool gadget tool. For that price it will unfortunately be only for trade rather than in-home usage.
July 11, 2008 4:58 PM
This laser is too underpowered.
45 watts is where you should start with this type of equipment.
July 12, 2008 7:57 AM
Reminds me of the VersaLaser I've seen a couple times on Systm. Looks like it's about the same price too.
July 13, 2008 10:10 AM
The price is only $400 more than the original Apple LaserWriter printer.
July 14, 2008 1:35 PM
would this thing be big enough to take say, a computer case side panel??
July 14, 2008 2:35 PM
Roraz, it is.
February 17, 2009 3:04 PM
This is a nice little laser, but there are others that are just as good, or better. Take a look at the Trotec model called "Rayjet" also
February 17, 2009 3:05 PM
Look at all of them out there. Trotec has a unit called the Rayjet that is also an entry level, desktop laser.
March 4, 2009 8:38 AM
@mondo - depends what you want to do really, these really arent meant for industrial uses. It engraves iPhones just fine :)
@Chris B - Rev3/System have a VLS3.50 which is a slightly bigger model, like the new Epilog Zing 24. They are all at a fairly low price point these days(considering what they are).
@Mike - look at all of them then: The Zing, Trotec's Rayjet, Universal's Versalasers, GCC LaserPro's C180.
All that being said, it's a great little machine!