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Revision as of 19:13, 26 April 2018
Basics
- Part of the Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set
- A laser cutter that uses the D3D frame
Used For
- Cutting of many materials of varying thickness (depends on output power)
- Engraving of flat wood or metal surfaces
- Engraving of the glass subsurface ( See this video )
Industry Standards
3D printer conversions:
- 0.5 and 2.5 MW engraves well and cuts paper. Uses Inkscape with engraving plugin - [1], [2]. 2.5W laser needs a 2A power supply. Needs a regulator to modulate power output.
- See Small Lasers for laser options. Best today appears to be $60 for 3.5W.
Existing Open Source Designs
Minimum Viable Product
- Modular
- Uses the Open Source Laser Construction Set
- Scalable output power (from 1 Watt to 10 Kilowatts)
- Collects the debris via suction from an Open Source Vacuum Cleaner for recycling
Basic Design
BOM
- See Small Lasers for diode choices from 3 to 15 Watts. 3.5 watts appears ideal - it can do 3 mm plywood.
See Also
Useful Links
- Prusa i3 version of laser cutter. Linked from Wikipedia Prusa i3 article. - [3].
- 4W Laser
- Laser Head
- Laser Cutter Benchmarking
- Functional Diagram for CO2 laser cutter - [Laser_Cutter/Research_Development#Functional_Diagram]