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The Maker’s Toolbox: Focalab Vario Laser Machine Review

Focalab is a new player on the scene, but they’re entering the consumer laser market with a bang. They sent me a pre-production Vario to test and I’m going to tell you all about it.

The basics

The Focalab Vario is a relatively compact desktop cartesian diode laser engraver/cutter. It will ship with a 60W blue diode laser and there will also be an optional low-power infrared laser module.

Focalab hasn’t yet published details on size (overall machine size or cutting area), so I’ll leave that information out in case anything changes before production. I will, however, say that this machine is on the smaller side.

There aren't many officially published specs yet.

This big selling point is the internal lens adjustment mechanism in the laser module. It can automatically adjust to increase the effective cutting range (for thick materials) or to decrease the focal point size (for fine detail).

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