CO2 Laser Cutter

I had been thinking about 3D printing some mirror mounts, or even machining some out of aluminium, the most expensive part was going to be the adjustment thumb screws, and the most difficult part to machine would be the mirror ‘cap’. I have been unable to find an alternate source for the laser head, and…

I finally ordered some more Blue PLA filament, since ebay seller sunwoif had some in stock once more. This allowed me to print out new brackets for the High Voltage PSU Attached 24V PSU attached and DSP controller brackets. attached and here they are all fitted inside the laser cutter For a total cost of £1.80…

My Wife, whilst extremely tolerant of my various projects, has decided that she does not want my laser cutter in the house, as such it needs to be relocated to the garage/workshop. I broke up and dumped all the cabinets from our old kitchen a few months back, that I had been storing in the…

Well I was pleasantly surprised when my DSP turned up, firstly it had only taken 7 days from the date of posting in China, and second I was not hit for any import charges at all! The declared value on the package was listed as just $10.00! As such it crept past customs without raising…

I have been collecting items for the electrical side of the build. The high voltage Laser PSU came with the Laser tube from France. An emergency stop mushroom from ebay seller sunny-store6 for £1.20 ($1.86) inc P&P. The 24V 15A PSU cost me £16.03 ($24.85) inc P&P from ebay seller 7colorstore, This is their generic ebay picture, but believe…

I have now printed all of the parts for the rotational axis The 350m reel of blue PLA was slightly more expensive than the black at £13.09 as opposed to £11.99, therefore the cost to reprint the laser cutter parts went up from £2.358 to £2.574. Cost of the printed parts for the rotational axis:…

My Makerslide arrived this morning from myhobby-CNC in Germany, just 2 days after placing my order. I should now have most of the pieces required to finish off the frame – I still need a few spacers for activating micro switches, raising the rear mirror mount and stops for the lid, but otherwise I should be…

I placed my order for 3 x 1M lengths of Makerslide from Amber Spyglass on 19th March, after waiting for it to come back into stock from before Christmas. I check my order on 23rd March only to find it is still pending, and now there is a message in the shop stating that they are…

My order from Motedis arrived yesterday, Motedis include any left over pieces if you choose to have your items cut from standard 2, 3, 4 or 6m lengths, instead of specifying individual lengths. I used GoNest 1D to optimise my cutting plan and allow for the kerf/waste generated by each cut. This is 4 x 6m lengths of 20x20mm and 2 x…