CO2 laser engraving and cutting how-to videos (AM training / support)

Product: AM.CO.ZA CO2 laser engraving and cutting machines (desktop, cabinet and flatbed CO2 lasers) with their lenses, mirrors, laser tubes, honeycomb tables, rotary attachments and alignment tools. This index collects the AM YouTube videos about CO2 laser work whose titles do not name the TruCUT or MorCUT brand and that are not already listed in another AM how-to index. For TruCUT-branded videos and the TruCUT machine SKUs (LC-…), see TruCUT CO2 laser cutter how-to videos. For fiber and UV marking, see Laser marking how-to videos.

Source: local AM YouTube dump youtube.jsonl (daily, main, tools channels; refreshed 2026-10-18 00:25 SAST). First written 2026-10-18 13:13 SAST with 58 videos. YouTube was not crawled. Titles and watch URLs below are taken from the dump, including any spelling slips in the original (for example "C02" for CO2). Videos were not watched; no transcripts are invented.

English dump titles (58 unique watch URLs)

Grouped for AM support and sorted by date inside each group. AM-channel uploads are framed as AM training/support sources. Each watch URL is a source. Matching used titles that name a CO2 laser, a laser cutter, laser engraver or desktop/cabinet laser, laser engraving or cutting on wood, Supawood, Perspex, leather, fabric, foam, stone or tiles, CO2 beam alignment, laser lenses and tubes, or RDWorks laser settings. Titles that say only "laser" are listed here because they do not name fiber or UV; the laser type is not confirmed from the title alone. Videos already listed in another AM how-to index were left out, so nothing is listed twice. Deduplicated by watch ID.

Lens focus, beam alignment, table levelling, laser tube and power supply maintenance

Finding the lens focus length and comparing stocked lenses, CO2 beam alignment (a 2017 demonstration and the basic steps), levelling a motorised table and the honeycomb table by the spacer and ruler methods, changing the magnetic proximity sensor used for motorised-table auto-focus, the crosshair laser alignment kit with magnetic base (for repeat material placement on a laser, and the same kit used for positioning and levelling vehicle vinyl wraps), checking laser tube power, wiring and soldering the negative and positive cables of a CO2 glass laser tube, joining the high-voltage cables of a laser power supply with LC/POWERCAP2, a short CO2 laser tube clip, and RDWorks reverse compensation and offset when engraving is misaligned.

Artwork preparation and engraving techniques

Converting a colour picture into an engraveable design for a coaster, the correct way to double-side engrave (a wooden USB flash drive, and Supawood poker chips with the double-side alignment problem solved), comparing wood and plastic engraving to understand how a laser engraver works, processing a star chart image ready for engraving on plywood, engraving an image on marble or granite when stone texture and colour differ, whether a laser engraver can cut materials, a leather look on wood by laser engraving and dark wood varnish, and colouring engraved Perspex with acrylic spray paint.

Desktop and cabinet CO2 laser machines

A 6040 80W desktop laser compared with its prototype model in an interview, a 1390 cabinet laser brought back to working order, a what's-in-stock tour of a cabinet laser, and a CCD camera laser machine cutting a tree design.

Sample jobs and projects (main channel, 2017–2025)

Cutting 5mm faux leather with compressed air and stuffed-toy fabric pattern pieces, engraving aluminium labels and metal with thermal ink (Thermo-K), engraving anodised aluminium flash drives, a paintball gun handle and a men's belt leather buckle, Supawood box, photo frame, phone holder, guest book, pet house and phone stand projects, a model helicopter, a trophy, business cards, art on tiles, deep carving in polystyrene foam and a foam cut-out, Christmas decor, clothing tags, engraved pens, a Perspex certificate made by a customer, basswood craft cutting at the AM demo centre, and machine art.

Short daily-channel clips (2025–2026)

Short clips of a CO2 desktop laser engraving a picture, a desktop laser cut-out, a cabinet laser engraving a tombstone, a CO2 laser marking various materials, a CO2 laser etching a tree design into Perspex, and a desktop laser marking a board.

Related SKUs (Buythis dump only; no prices, no stock)

From the Buythis product dump (buythis.jsonl; not crawled; prices and stock are not stored on this index). 58 current CO2 laser optics, tables, rotary units, alignment tools, power supply parts, materials and service that are not already listed in another AM how-to index. The TruCUT machines and their LC-… spares are listed on the TruCUT index. Check the product page before quoting, because lens diameter and focal length, mirror size and table size must match the machine.

CO2 laser focus lenses (ZnSe and Ge, L-LENS-…) (26)

CO2 laser reflecting mirrors and beam combiner (L-MIRROR/…, L-COMBINER/…) (8)

Optics cleaning wipes and beam status paper (L-OPTICAL/WIPE, L-PAPER/20) (2)

Honeycomb table tops for CO2 laser cutters (L-COMB/…) (4)

Alignment lasers and crosshair kit (AS-LASER/CROSS, AE-LASER-BEAM…) (3)

Rotary attachments for laser engraving (ROTARY-250/…, ROTARY-300/…) (3)

Laser power supply terminal blocks and repair parts (AE-BLOCK/508/…, AEC-…) (7)

Basswood plywood for laser cutting (PLY-BASSWOOD/…) (4)

CO2 laser machine service call (X-SERVICE/LASER) (1)

Notes

• Matching: dump titles that name a CO2 laser, a laser cutter or engraver, laser engraving or cutting jobs, CO2 beam alignment, laser lenses or tubes, or RDWorks laser settings, minus any video already in another AM how-to index.
• TruCUT-branded videos are on the TruCUT index, MorCUT on the MorCUT index, LabelMark and generic fiber/UV marking on the LabelMark and laser marking indexes, and RAYCUT fiber cutting on the RAYCUT index, so they are not repeated here.
• Left out for now: MakersLAB.TV episodes (they cover several machines per episode), fiber laser cutting clips and fiber lens or QBH connector service, the 3D crystal laser engraving machine (a diode laser, not CO2), a UV laser branding clip, plasma and welding robot videos, the Space Laser marketing video, and engraving clips whose titles do not say a laser was used (for example ceramics tips, leather, an ostrich eggshell, a wooden clock or coasters).
• Older videos show earlier machines; check the current SKU list before quoting a product to a client.
• Live stock is never stored here; check the live stock feed for availability.