Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro Laser Engraver Review

Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro laser engraving machine is a machine that is raising a few eyebrows in the laser marking industry. With passaging time, laser marking/engraving has become the number one choice of most of the industrial marking solutions providers. As a result, conventional engraving businesses are turning their investments into digital marking solutions, especially, laser. Let’s check out the main specifications of the machine.

Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro Specifications

Unboxing The Ortur Laser

Everything came in a brown box Ortur packaged all the contents in small foam compartments with extra bagging holding everything. The main Gantry and Y drag chain comes preassembled, enabling you to set up the laser a lot faster.

One of the first pieces I saw was the orange laser protector safe guard. That helps to stop the laser beam from hitting your eyes, but you should always still keep your protective glasses on. You can remove or moved it up and down. The laser safe guard is one of the recent features to the Ortur Laser Master 2 PRO that captures your eye.

Some other features are the control unit this is a lot better compared to the old Laser Master 2 that had an acrylic control unit with far fewer features. They now have made all the brackets out of metal instead of plastic. The focal distance is more compared to the old laser engraver. The Level tube is bigger as the other one was smaller

Contents:

Assembly

The assembly of the Ortur Laser Master 2 PRO is fairly easy to set-up. The laser took around 1 hour and a half to set-up the diode laser engraver for me to get everything to the stage of firing. This was me being picky, making sure I put every module, nut and bolt, in the correct place. But I found some issues while following the instructions leaflet.

1. T nuts for the focal gauge holder on the instructions it does not say to place them in when assembling the frame
2. Figuring out the axis of the extrusion is a little hard on the instructions for X and Y part 1 to 8.
3. X axis end stop facing wrong direction I had to turn it around. This could be a small QC problem on manufacturer assembly.
4. They provide all the tools you need apart from a Philips star screw driver.
5. The end stop wiring not informative I had to change them around and keep looking at the instructions to see if I had them in correctly.

Ortur laser Master 2 Pro Engraving

I still have the old Ortur Laser Master 2 settings on the Lightburn software. All I will need to do is adjust the speed and power, then it’s time to engrave.

Laser Engraving Ceramic Tiles Painted Black

The Ortur Laser Master 2 PRO speed is way faster than the older machine. I had to do 3000 speed and 31 power to get the colours to pop, now I’m at 4400 speed and 31 power, this is without even changing the power. Of course, if I increase the laser module power, it can then engrave even faster. The ceramic tiles below are 150 by 150 mm and took around 80 minutes to engrave. Now, with the painting of the ceramic tiles, here is where your artistic needs can come out. The outcome can totally change depending on the paint brands you use. For these effects, KOBRA and AUTO EXTREAM black. If you are new to laser engraving, I would highly recommend doing the Nortons method.

Ortur laser Master 2 Pro Cutting

Cutting wood with your laser engrave is a fun thing to do. You can make many interesting things flat objects or 3D.

Laser Cutting Balsa Wood

In the past i have had a two trees totem s and a ortur laser master 2. Both laser engravers could not cut wood as good as the laser master 2 pro especially the two trees totem s. When first starting to cut with the laser master 2 pro the speed was at 500 mm/min and passes three. but by simply moving the laser module closer to the part you are cutting i managed to get the speed 650 mm/min and passes two.

Ortur Laser Master 2 VS Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro

The Advanced Motherboard

KM1：The OLM-PRO-V10 Motherboard has a safer 24V electric system could support the powerful laser module, also more add-ons.

KM2：Laser Master 2 Pro is armed with the OLM-PRO-V10 Motherboard, the 3rd generation laser motherboard has more features. It supports flame detector, emergency stop button and Ortur Offline Control Box.

The Updated Firmware

KM1：Ortur Laser 1.5 Firmware could support more features, such as flame detector, emergency stop button, Ortur Offline Control Box.

KM2：Ortur Laser 1.5 Firmware has optimized the motion algorithm to support the faster speed engraving from 4,000mm/min to 10,000mm/min.

2nd Generation FAC laser module

KM1：LU2-4 is armed with a customized Lens System, has optimized the design of the beam waist of incident beams, object distance and lens parameters. It could cut 4mm plywood one pass and 6mm pine board one pass.

KM2：LU2-4 is the 2nd Generation FAC laser module. It has compressed its focus spot from 0.230.23mm (1st Generation FAC laser module) to be 0.080.15mm.

Optimized Structure Design

KM1：More add-ons are available, such as Z-axis Lifting Device, Ortur Offline Control Box.

KM2：Specific industrial cable and Drag Chain for excellent arrangement of wires

KM3：Mechanical Structure (Motion Structure) has been improved based on laser master 2, to support the faster speed carving / long-time working, it’s strong and durable.

Comparison

There is quite a lot different on the Ortur Laser Master 2 PRO compared to its predecessor the Laser Master 2. The main things being safety, a more finished product and speed. Down below, I will state the differences I have found there are probably a lot more.

• Y drag chain
• All metal brackets
• Extrusion has rulers
• Control unit is more finished with a port for offline control emergency stop button and a light for the flame detector
• X axis tensioner
• X motor now moved to right-hand side Ortur Laser Module, a lot smaller
• Earthed from laser to frame
• Z axis adjust has 1 screw on each side to set your focal distance
• Bigger focal distance
• Focal guide holder
• 24 volt 2 amp compared to 12v 3amp
• Laser Master 2 Pro is armed with the OLM-PRO-v10 motherboard the 3rd generation laser motherboard it supports flame detection, emergency stop and Ortur offline control box.
• Ortur laser 1.5 firmware has optimised the motion algorithm to support faster speed engraving from 4000mm/min to 9000mm/min
• The laser module comes with an adjustable safety cover which can be adjusted up and down according to your requirements
• They have improved mechanical structure based on the laser master 2 to support faster speed carving / long operating time strong and durable.

Ortur Laser Master 2 Gallery

Why Buy An Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro

We at Inov3d would recommend that this is a moderate-level engraver that can be used to engrave on moderately sized objects with a good level of precision. As this is an ongoing review, this is just a conclusion of what I think of this diode laser engraver so far. With all the added features and not a dramatic price difference. This is by far better than the Ortur Laser Master 2, that engraver / cutter was already a great machine.

OLM-PRO-V10 motherboard, with 32-bit MCU +24V Circuit

1. 32Bits MCU has the much higher frequency than 8 Bits MCU, arithmetic speed is faster, the operation is smoother, the engraving & cutting precision is higher.
2. It could support any baud rate, save some delays due to command transmission, increase the engraving speed.
3. Ortur Laser 1.5 series firmware.
4. flame detection function.
5. emergency stop button.
6. Ortur Offline Control Box.
7. The 24V Circuit is a safer electric system, it could could support the powerful laser module, and more add ons.

Ortur Laser 1.5 series firmware

1. They upgraded the firmware based on Ortur Laser 1.4 firmware. Ortur Laser 1.5 Firmware has optimized the motion algorithm to support the faster speed engraving from 4000mm/min to 9000mm/min.
2. Support more add-ons, such as Ortur offline control box, also more add-ons are on the way.

More safety features

1. Active Position Protection: When the machine is displaced or tilted, it would automatically stops the laser to prevent damage caused by the laser shot out of the target.
2. Laser Beam Safety Guard: When the machine or computer from crashing during the engraving process, it would automatically stop the laser.
3. Exposure Duration Detection and Limitation: When the motors have no movement for a while, it would automatically stop the laser.
4. Flame detector + buzzer alarm: When the detector detects the flame, the buzzer alarm would sound and light alarm.
5. Emergency Stop Button: Any emergency, you could press the emergency stop button.

LU2-4 Second Generation FAC Laser Module

LU2-4 FAC laser module (electric power: 20W, optical power: 4.5-5.5W, 2nd-generation FAC design, focal spot has been compressed to 0.08*0.15mm) can cut 4mm plywood and 6mm pine board at one pass. It’s also armed with a laser shield, and very easy to use!

Ortur is the TOP brand of diode laser. There are many Ortur Users Communities on the Internet, which is convenient for novices to exchange and learn.

1. Many Reviewers have posted Ortur Laser Engravers’ reviewing and tutorial videos on YouTube, and have achieved excellent views.
2. Ortur Official User Group on Facebook has over 15,000 members. Users often communicate and learn, and they are very active.
3. LaserGRBL is the world’s most popular free and open source laser control software. LaserGRBL fully tested the Ortur laser engravers. Has built-in the parameters of the Ortur laser engravers, which are convenient for users to use.

Scalability

At the beginning of the design of the Ortur laser engravers, it fully considered the different needs of different user groups, and designed different accessories for this purpose:

1. Ortur Offline Control Box (You could convert the pictures into Gcode files and save in the TF card, then insert the TF card into the Ortur offline control box to let the machine engrave offline. You could also use the Wi-Fi function of the offline control box to replace the USB cable to connect the computer and laser engraver.)
2. Z-axis Lifting Device (Very convenient to use this device to adjust the focal spot, but it will increase the weight of the laser head and affect the engraving speed.)
3. YRR2.0 Y-axis Rotary Roller (this device is required for engraving cylinders)
4. Full-enclosure Casing (If your working space is not enclosed, you need to purchase this Full-enclosure Casing to fully protect the machine and prevent any visitor from touching the machine)
5. More add-ons are on the way.

Where To Buy An Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro

The Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro is being offered at a price of USD 449.99 at Made The Best. Also, you can check out the website for the latest updates regarding the laser machine.

Laser Master 2 Pro Conclusion

A picture is worth a thousand words just have a look at them and you will think this machine can do some great things. The speed and the power is amazing for a diode engraver / cutter by far. It has a more finished design than a lot of the other machines in the past. Did we have any problems with it NONE.