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]. 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.

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

BOM

• See Small Lasers for diode choices from 3 to 15 Watts. 3.5 watts appears ideal - it can do 3 mm plywood.

Useful Links

• 3W Laser
• 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
• Laser_Diode
• Fiber Laser
• Laser Head
• Direct Diode Laser
• Open Source software for controlling lasers -LaserWeb
• Laser SMEs
• Beam Combining
• Laser Diode
• Laser Scanner
• Open Source Laser Tech Tree of Choices
• Moushira on Risha Laser
• 3D Printed Laser Cutter
• 5 kW Handheld Laser