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Laser upgrades
Back when we opened our workshop, one of our members went nuts and bought a $4000 laser engraver for the space. He very graciously offered to let us all use it if we treated it well and replaced the...
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DIY Laser part 1: The Bones
There’s no such thing as a cheap laser engraver. Though you might think otherwise if you’re like many DIY types, trolling eBay in the hopes of finding something reasonably priced that will get the job...
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DIY Laser part 2: The Skin
It’s a common misconception that low-powered CO2 lasers can’t cut through metal. But in the right circumstances, you can cut thin metals just fine (even with a 40 Watt laser). Cutting ability isn’t...
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DIY Laser part 3: The Muscle
The gantry is the part of a CNC robot that puts a tool just where it needs to be to get the job done. The tool can be anything: a rotary tool, a plastic extrusion head, a sharpie, a vacuum attachment,...
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Laser HV repair
I’m in the process of upgrading the brain in the laser from a cheap (and recently deceased) Chinese special to a new design based on the open source Lasersaur. More on that later. I was right in the...
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