Jason at JerCustom Designs sent me one of his RotoBoss Roller Rotaries for testing and review.  He said to “Make it Fail”  He wants to put out a rotary that works for as many possible containers as possible.  I tried.  I really did.  It just didn’t happen.  This is the most versatile roller rotary that I have been able to find on the market today.   I have used 4 Roller Rotaries total including 3 from Boss Lasers.  This includes their newest Chuck/Roller Rotary combo they call the BossMod.  While it was built like a tank, I found it cumbersome (29lbs) and lacking several features that a $1,300 Rotary should have standard.  The Roller Rotary and the Chuck Rotary that I got with my 1630 were adequate but required several upgrades or some fine Redneck Engineering to get good results consistently. 

I took this excerpt from Jason’s website.  “A rotary is a rotary except in this case it is unlike any other you will find. My Rotary like many others these days are made from lightweight materials such as 3D printed parts and cast acrylic. I left nothing out of this design and added several key features unique only to this rotary. Running on a top-quality stepper motor and the best mechanics I could get my hands on. This rotary offers the ability to raise and lower both ends of the unit to accommodate all those oversized and odd-shaped objects you may have. Lead screw operated Axis makes quick and easy work of leveling your item without the worry of securing it afterward. It will also come with lockout thumbscrews to lock the Axis in place if needed or desired depending on the weight of the object. This rotary comes stock with a removable cup clamp and large heel plate so you are ready to roll right out of the box. This compact and lightweight rotary will not leave you disappointed and comes with a 1 year warranty that covers any parts that may break. Also for the first year, you will be privy to any updates or revisions that come out for the machine and all I ask of you is to cover shipping the rest is no charge.”  

I quoted this because after 1 month of use and over 140 cups etched including over a dozen of the most challenging items I could find, I could not find an item it couldn’t hold securely.  I only had one job with failure and it was a product issue and totally could have been prevented had I noticed that there were 2 different sizes of the same item.