I think its a great thing just alot of people in hobby stuff dont have room for that kind of size table. I would love to have one to just not for $20000.00 . When your retired and just do signs and small stuff just cant justify that kind of size and money…
Shoot, all I see are a bunch of retired guys doing signage and getting into CNC!
I expect we’ll see many folks in the older category getting their hands on one of these tables first.
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I had a 1500 watt laser and it cut .5 CS, I think I was around .9 meters / min and cut still looked great, and very little HAZ
have any pics you can post? Sure goes against the norm.
What brand was it?
Are you in the states?
Hi everyone,
The Apollo section of the website has officially launched! Feel free to check out our post here: Apollo Website Launch .
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Excited about this offering, but the website has conflicting information. In one section, it says it will cut 3/16” stainless and in another, it says it will only cut 7/32” stainless. Not being able to cut 1/4” is a pretty big deal. Which is correct?
Oh good catch. 7/32” is the correct callout so we’ll get that section of the website updated. I imagine that the laser could cut through 1/4” stainless with some experimentation so we’ll try it out here and see if there’s a good setting for it.
Awesome, thanks for the clarification! I’m confident you guys will figure out a way to cut 1/4” 
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Safe to assume the Apollo will have built-in CAM software?
I suspect this will help immensely as laser requires quite a bit more ‘setup’ compared to plasma - plenty of people have trouble with plasma and that’s super easy to use.
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We are working on a software add-on to have built in programming but it’s not quite ready yet. We plan to release it as on option not long after Apollos start shipping.
Oh yeah, it’ll be great to have the ability to do everything right there at the machine. Other CAM software can also still be used to generate programs so people can use whichever works best for them.
Ah shoot, gotcha.
I’ve loved how easy and user-friendly Firecontrol is, especially compared to other softwares.
I was really banking on CAM being built-in for reasons such as you guys provide the laser head so you’ll have most things figured out straight from the box, focus settings, and more.
While $20k is pretty cheap for everything you get with the Apollo, just about every table (laser or plasma) in the $10k range and higher all have CAM built-in.
ShopSabre is a great example of that 
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I think it’s similar to copper, it transfers heat like crazy and the wavelength of light (1065) is really ideal for mild steel. This is coming from my limited laser engraving experience, emphasis on the limited.
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What size kerf are you guys getting in testing?
Any chance there could be a plasma torch add-on for cutting thicker material?
We will have a CAM solution integrated, if not in the first release of software, then very soon right after launch. Our team likes SheetCAM, FWIW…we’ve always had decent luck with it, and there are some new features in the latest release of it that we’re using in our own shop. But to answer your question, yes…a version of our own CAM integrated with LaserControl is coming.
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Thanks for the feedback on that…we take all feedback into consideration and we appreciate our customers letting us know what would make their lives a little better!
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This is absolutely great to hear.
I know tons of people love Sheetcam, trust me I hear it all the time as a trusted member in the Facebook group. Even then, there are people that run into many difficulties and sometimes we refer to them on here as Sheetcam has CS in the forum.
Just figured I’d place a little emphasis on built-in CAM as just about every premium table does it.
Adds convenience, makes it more of an “all in one” package, allows users to utilize functions the way you guys intend, and more.
The more that’s put into the software, the less customer calls (complaints) you’ll receive.
I mean heck I had a user on Facebook video call me just yesterday evening because they had some trouble with assembly on their Langmuir Crossfire Pro 
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This is good to hear.
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That makes sense. I figured it would turn to putty after my initial gleaming of the cube ideas…
In any light, I am thankful someone replied.
And yes, those machines run a whopping “ton” of a cost. I have been looking around for insignificant wanderers who got “gypped” and do not know what to do… In any case, they (the gyppies?), are not so easy to find.
I have limited traversal around lasers myself, i.e. nothing in the blast through metal types or water jets and etc.
So, I cannot wait to be a tag along in this build process of sorts. I will keep reading.
I would be curious to see what the overall cost comes out to be for those that buy into it.
I expect somewhere in the $32k to $40k assuming they may need some added wiring done to their garage.
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