D3D Laser Cutter

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]

Minimum Viable Product

- Modular

- Uses the Open Source Laser Construction Set

- Scalable output power (from 1 Watt to 10 Kilowatts)

- Fast

- Collects the shavings via suction from an Open Source Vacuum Cleaner for recycling

Basic Design

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Useful Links

• Prusa i3 version of laser cutter. Linked from Wikipedia Prusa i3 article. - [3].