Small Lasers
See this video for how to use Marlin + Inkscape to do engraving and cutting, without? modulation of power:
Basics
- This page explores simple off the shelf componets for lasers and their associated optics
Small Lasers
- 3.5W $100 5-9 business days - [1]
- 5.5W complete - $100 - China ship - [2]
- 3W - $57 - [3]
- 3W $60 - [4]
- 6W- no electronics - $99 - [5]
- 2.5W - 6-13 day ship - [6]
10-100W
- 15W $102 - [7]
- 15W $120 - [8]
- 10W $169 - [9]
- 14W peak - $230 - [10]
- 15W - $330 with power supply - [11]
- 10W - $239 - [12]
- 20W - laser diode bar, no power supply - [13]
- 30W fiber coupled laser diode with fiber and no collimator - $350 - [14]
- 50W used 808 nm bar only $540 - [15]
- 50W C02 - $134 - [16]
15W Lasers
- $300 - [17]
- $100 - the $100 ones appear to be fraud
Collimators
Device that takes incoming light waves and makes them parallel. See [18]
- 10W max - $57 - [19]
Uses
- 20W fiber laser cuts 0.2 mm steel and 0.4mm copper and aluminum - [20]
