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Laser Cutter Research

Posted by Dave on March 10, 2018
Posted in: CNC, computer, electronics, hardware, laser cutter, linkdump, research, software, tools.

This is just a quick list of notes and links looking at cheap Chinese laser cutters and possible uses

 

Materials:

Acrylic

Cardboard

Leather

Denim

Felt

MDF

Chipboard

Sugar

Rubber

Paper – books

Glass?

craft foam

Mirror (back)

rocks

sponges

beans

 

Materials to Avoid:

Vinyl – PVC

Kydex

ABS

 

Project Ideas :

Superhero masks

Catan

Stencils

Stickers?

Inlays

Comic prints

instrument panels

Plant tags

Stamps

Gloves

Holster

Topo Maps

Tokens

Records

cut pipes

name tags

license plate covers

Vacuum Former

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/152532418116?ul_noapp=true

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Water-Break-Protection-40W-CO2-Laser-Engraver-Crafts-Cutter-w-Panel-Control/162448714948?hash=item25d2b2acc4:g:vWQAAOSwTM5Y2ysr

https://fslaser.com/Products/Lasers

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4060-Laser-Engraving-600-400mm-50W-Co2-Laser-Cutting-Machine-with-Honeycomb-Specifical-for-Plywood-Acrylic/32728471493.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000013.1.12091572wP2NcW&traffic_analysisId=recommend_2088_1_90158_iswistore&scm=1007.13339.90158.0&pvid=8047e5a3-de46-465c-af61-8f9edf7a9602&tpp=1

http://en.voiernlaser.com/index.html

salewang@voiernlaser.com

https://lightburnsoftware.com

Buy Mini Gerbil K40 Controller

https://cncpro.yurl.ch/

http://svgnest.com/

EEE PC Repair Part 2

Posted by Dave on May 1, 2009
Posted in: computer, EEE, electronics, hardware, Linux, repair, Ubuntu.

Look what I got in the mail. I should really order things for myself more often.

The box was easily large enough to ship a full sized LCD. I reused the bubble wrap to ship my burned out Dremel in for repair.
The replacement screen, it looks exactly the same. So far so good.
All fixed up. All the screws went back into the right places, even the stickers and rubber bumpers went back. And I’ve even upgraded the software to boot. It’s like a brand new machine.

3D rapid prototyping options

Posted by Dave on April 27, 2009
Posted in: 3D, CNC, electronics, hardware, open hardware.


Recently Ive been looking into options for 3D rapid prototyping. There are two main categories, additive and subtractive. Additive involves depositing a liquid material that hardens, subtractive involves cutting out of a preexisting object. A few years ago the only options were tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and required specialized software and knowledge to operate. Now thanks to the open hardware movement there are more options available, and for less money. Read on for my initial investigation into what is available.

Cupcake CNC 3D printer $725 basic kit $950 deluxe kit
http://www.makerbot.com/
Fireball V90 CNC router $889 basic kit $1199 deluxe assembled
http://www.probotix.com/
Lumen Labs micRo CNC router $699 micRo Premium $999 micRo Gold
http://lumenlab.com/
Versa Laser/Epilog ~$8000-$15,000 and up
http://www.epiloglaser.com/ http://www.ulsinc.com/versalaser/
Rep Rap No complete kits available
http://reprap.org/
Fab@Home $3700 fully assembled $2750 Kit (on sale)
http://fabathome.org/