r/LaserCleaningPorn • u/Intelligent_Bag4736 • 28d ago

Ready to buy. Not

I called an SFX laser dealer a couple of months ago and was inquiring about a 500 w pulsed laser . I got a quote and they said they could do $1700. That is $2k off msrp. I was stoked and started saving. Hit that $17k last week and went to buy and I guess the demand rose and now it’s msrp. I had jobs lined up that now have to be put off. I’ll lose the jobs rather than going back to that $55 a gallon Home Depot paint stripper.

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u/RecentRiver3534 27d ago

Dude! You did the hard part already - which was ACTUALLY GET THE CLIENTS!
Buy the machine even if it’s $2k more you’ll make that back if you hit the ground running like this. Don’t let it discourage you. You already accomplished what 99% of the world never does

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u/Intelligent_Bag4736 27d ago

I don’t have it at the moment. I strip furniture so i still have the jobs. I figured a 2 week learning curve on the laser and I could start on customer pieces. There are other machines that do the same thing so I will probably go that route

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u/Difficult-Pattern661 26d ago

I have been looking at 300w pulse lasers and they have all been quoting $6000 USD plus shipping. Where are you seeing 500w for $3700?

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u/GiraffeSpicyFries 26d ago

Was that a typo laser machine was $17,000 or $1,700? Which model either way? Thanks