The Ideal Laser for Your 3D Printer? (xTool M2)

What can a laser really do on your 3D prints? I lasered more than 20 PLA and PETG test plates with the xTool M2, using both the blue diode and the infrared module. Why white PLA doesn't react at all, PETG chars, and filament color only matters for the diode: it's all in the video. 📬 Never miss a test or my measurement data — the newsletter: https://perspektive3d.com/en/#newsletter 🛒 xTool M2 (affiliate link) → https://www.xtool.com/pages/xtool-m2-color-craft-laser-cutter-engraver?ref=hbnqjctb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=goaffpro&utm_term=null 🛒 xTool Black Friday deals (affiliate link) → https://www.xtool.com/pages/black-friday-cyber-monday?ref=hbnqjctb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=goaffpro&utm_term=null 🏷️ xTool's Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on the M2, bundles and accessories are on the deals page above. 🌬️ The compact AP2 Mini filter I recommend in the video is coming soon. I'll add the link here as soon as it's live. 🔗 FROM THE VIDEO Zelda cover: "Nintendo Switch 2 Zelda Cover Royal Crest" by nana.printland on MakerWorld → https://makerworld.com/en/models/1496627-nintendo-switch-2-zelda-cover-royal M2 unboxing with Jonas on techniklike (German) → https://youtu.be/rae_DSrAnLA Which plastics release toxic gases when lasered (Stanford EHS) → https://ehs.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/Laser-Cutters-Safety-Guidance.pdf Ad: xTool provided the M2 and accessories for this video. I was not paid for it. Everything I say in the video is my own opinion. My recommendations: 🔹 Bambu Lab P2S (affiliate link) → https://tidd.ly/3YsX02Y 🔹 Fanttik Slim V10 Apex handheld vacuum (affiliate link) → https://amzn.to/3U9Fi5U 🔹 Affordable filament dryer (affiliate link) → https://amzn.to/4n30fZ9 🔹 Large high-quality filament dryer (affiliate link) → https://amzn.to/3VL1ssm 🔹 Storage boxes for filament (affiliate link) → https://amzn.to/4g5U0kX 🔹 Reusable desiccant beads (affiliate link) → https://amzn.to/4n69TdB 🔹 Bambu Lab filaments (affiliate link) → https://tidd.ly/4n6asEf 🔹 Bambu Lab A1 Mini Combo (affiliate link) → https://tidd.ly/4lL0HtK Links marked "(affiliate link)" are affiliate links. If you buy through them, you support the channel at no extra cost to you. CHAPTERS 00:00 Not all lasers are the same: diode vs. infrared 02:23 The test: 20+ filaments, two lasers 08:25 Safety: fumes, filters and what never to laser 10:17 Limits and total cost 13:03 Labels, images and the Zelda cover ─────────────── 🌐 Website & all downloads: https://perspektive3d.com/en/ 📬 Newsletter (data that didn't fit the video): https://perspektive3d.com/en/#newsletter 🇩🇪 Deutscher Kanal: https://www.youtube.com/@perspektive3D ✉️ Contact & business: hallo@perspektive3d.com _____________________________________________ Follow me here too: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perspektive3d/ 📲 Twitter: https://x.com/@perspektive3d 🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@perspektive3d/ _____________________________________________ #xTool #xToolM2 #laser