The NEJE DK-8-KZ laser engraver is great for precision engraving on wood, plastic, bamboo, rubber, leather, or to cut paper and foam. You can use it for home DIY projects, customizing accessories like phone cases, jewelry or labeling awards, trophies and more.
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So lets see what comes in the package. You get the Laser Engraving Machine, as well as 2x USB Cables to connect the engraver to power and control it from your computer. There is the all important Protective Glasses as well as a little hex key / wrench. With a 1GB TF Card consing a digital copy of the User Manual and all the required software you set to go. and for reference there’s a printed user manual as well.
Lets see how to started…
Simply install the custom Windows software, plug in the engraver, and within a few short minutes you are all set up and ready to go. It’s that simple.
OK, it will be that simple if you read this blog post.
Did you ever use any printer with a computer? If so you’ll be pleased to know that this is almost the same but instead of printing a document you will engrave the given material.
First step is to install USB-Serial drivers to your computer. These are needed to helps the laser engraver communicate with computer your computer.
You can find the drivers and software on the included 1GB Micro SD card. just grab an SD card reader and insert the card then connect to your computer.
The software supports Windows XP, Win 7, Win 8 and Win 10
Install the drivers
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- Do not connect the engraver to your computer yet.
- Copy the memory card contents to your computer
- Find the file named Driver.exe
- Execute the Driver.exe by clicking on it
- Click on the Install button on driver setup menu. This will then start the installation process
- Connect the engraver with your computer via the Mini USB data cable. Do not connect the USB power cable at this time. The computer will detect the device and the laser head will launch the first laser light.
- If you are not sure you can check whether the installation was successful by entering to the Device Manager and follow the steps below.
XP – Right click on My Computer, select Properties, then select Device Manager
Windows 7 – Click Start menu, right click on Computer, select Manage, select Device Manager.
Windows 8, 10 – Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
(If you’re using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Search.) Enter Device Manager in the search box, and tap or click Device Manager.
Expand Ports (COM & LPT). If you find CH340 com then the port it is correctly installed.
Install the software
- Please find the file named Laser_Carver_EN_V3.2.1.exe
- Execute it
- The software’s window will pop up
Now you can connect the power USB cable as well.
Using software and engraving
There is no complicated menu structure or hidden functions. You can find everything on one page.
The Micro SD card also contains sample images with resolutions of 512×512 pixels. Drag your favorite and drop to the software’s preview field. If you do not want to change it then just click on Send Image To Machine button. STOP, we forgot to place the item on printer bed.
So, place the item on printer bed and fix it in-place with rubber bands, a paper clip or similar.
When carving different objects you should adjust the laser focus with this small wheel. Try to reach minimum focal point on the surface of the item.
Remember you should always wear protective glasses when engraving or adjusting the laser focus.
Before you start carving, click on the Carving Preview button to see if the object is placed in the right position.
Check the laser point position. It will be at the starting point of the image. You can align it with the Movement buttons on the right by clicking up, down, left or right as needed. Make sure that the picture is in the middle of the engrave areas and get going!
Click on Start button to start the machine. You can pause (Pause button) the engraving any time when want to see the unfinished result.
Check out this video for a closer look.
As I said within a few short minutes you are all set up and ready to go.
Of course, you can use your own image for engraving. You have to convert the image to 512×512 pixels and convert it to a black and white color. A great way to personalize your favorite tools and gadgets by stylishly engraving your name on them.
One Tip!
Please be aware that the smoke from the the engraving can stain the edges of the engraved surface. An easy solution to this is to cover the surface with masking tape and the masking tape will protect the material around the engraving from the smoke. When finished just peal it off.
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NEJE Laser Engraving Machines are compact and cheap options for those who want to approach the laser engraving hobby, however, when it comes to the software, NEJE has done a very poor job with it.
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Although we can easily set up engravings, we are limited to the large yet unsortable image gallery available within the software.
If we want to engrave custom designs the software accepts .nc (type of gcode) and .dxf (type of cad) files, which In turn require you to download and learn other software.
Luckily for us, Inkscape is not a hard software, and we can learn simple sketching tools in a matter of minutes, however, the design has to be extracted in a format that is not native for Inkscape and we need to download some plugins for it.
You can watch the video to see how to set all up and engrave custom projects or continue reading to learn how to set up Inkscape.
Before going ahead we will need to download and install Inkscape like any regular software, however, it is important to install version 0.92.4 to ensure that the plugins will work.
If you already have Inkscape installed on your machine, check the version from “Help > About Inkscape”
The first step is to download the plugins through the button below
Once the file is downloaded you will need to extract the files and to paste them into the extension directory of the Inkscape folder as shown in the screenshot below {C:Program FilesInkscapeshareextensions}
Once the plugins are in place, launch or restart Inkscape.
Then you will need to go to your root folder most likely C, create a new folder and name it “output”.
This post is not an Inkscape tutorial so I won’t go over the design but I assume that you finished your design.
Once the design is finalized select it and convert it to a path from Path > Object, then go over to Extensions > Laseregraving > Laser, and under the Laser tab simply change the name of the file leaving the .nc after the name.
You should end up with the file in the output folder we set at the beginning
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Note: you must be in the laser tab of the laser wizard, like in the screenshot above to be able to apply.