RepRap and lasers (32 replies)
I know we have a few people here that are interested in lasers, and I've put some thought into this (I blame Fernando!). I'm putting down some thoughts. The two most useful I could see being used with...
View Articlewooden reprap parts (6 replies)
Im putting a few pics online of our reprap construction, currently in progress. One notable development (or deviation) is that we are trying RP parts which are lasercut rather than printed....
View ArticleLasers (13 replies)
The topic says lasers, so I figured I'd post about this here [www.repairfaq.org]
View Articlefrikkin' laser beams (4 replies)
just found a fun page on making a homegrown CO2 laser - [www.altair.org] - & was idly wondering if it would be possible to rep-rap plasma tubes for them, I've seen handblown glass CO2 lasers...
View Article240 mW laser pointer for $189 - what do you think about it? (54 replies)
Just found this site: [www.nitroxlasers.com] They offer 240 mW at 650 nm Sony DVD burner laser mounted in MinMaglite housing for $189. Is this for real? Would you recommend it? Buy it? Any other...
View ArticleLaser Cutting Head (153 replies)
To kick off conversation. Anyone had any thoughts on a laser cutter head in place of an extruder on a darwin or repstrap . Been reading and thinking. How much laser power is actualy needed to cut...
View ArticleLaser questions for Viktor (15 replies)
Unfortunately I have not been able to find the two posts I'm about to refer to. I'm not even sure it I saw then in the forums or on blog posts somewhere. However, somewhere I read about Viktor using a...
View ArticleInexpensive 50W CO2 laser sintering (5 replies)
We're making some medium power 50W CO2 lasers that would be useful for developing your own laser sintering system. These have XY axis + motorized Z up/down table. All inputs are simple step/direction...
View ArticleLaser Cutting Bicycle Rubber - howto? (3 replies)
Anyone know if I can modify the darwin bot to cut bicycle rubber? If so what kind of laser would I need and how would I go about doing this? [Edit: I split this fascinating question off from another...
View ArticleHelp kickstart Lasersaur (FLOSS laser cutter) (17 replies)
For those of you not using twitter, you may not have heard of this yet. I'm cross posting this, it was posted on RepLab.org and openmanufacturing.org too. --- There's another initiative to develop an...
View ArticleIndustrial laser replacements. (no replies)
Reading through the forum I didn't see this suggestion posted so I figured I'd throw it out. Fiber GBIC's; You can get them off e-bay at $10-50/unit and the controllers for even less. Max range on the...
View ArticleCutting corrugated cardboard with a laser? Please help. (7 replies)
Hello everyone, I've been reading about all those RepRap projects and I was wondering if it would be possible to do a simple XY table with a laser cutter to cut packaging designs. I have a die-cutting...
View ArticleLaser Suppliers (1 reply)
Can anyone suggest where I can buy a 1 watt pigtailed laser in the UK. I would prefer a "shop online" source. I have been looking for quite a while but I think in the UK they think everyone is a...
View ArticleJust found this in my feeds - a 2d opensource laser printer (no replies)
I got this from one of my news feeds. This might just fill a need in reprap. Uses 40w CO2 laser. [www.buildlog.net]
View ArticleLaser cladding (no replies)
Hi all, ... here is a nice demo of laser cladding of metal powder on a surface: [www.youtube.com] This should run with dark plastic dust and an IR-laserdiodes of around 2 to 10 Watts too ... or with...
View ArticleThinking about making a laser tool? (2 replies)
I am now thinking about making a laser tool, but I have absolutely no knowledge of lasers. I probably should go and find a hobby laser forum to ask this, but that just adds another web site I have to...
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Air filtering for Laser cutters a big must have (12 replies)
I will be working on making an open source Air filter that will include a hepa type filter. Tthe only component I have not located a source for yet is the charcoal bits used to remove the nasty stuff....
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Let me introduce my laser cutter (:D (2 replies)
Hello everyone, I am new here and I would like to introduce the laser cutter I am building. It is already working but I have to complete the housing. It is a 80W CO2 laser bought on ebay. The cutting...
View ArticleColex Offers Automatic Finishing Solutions For Wide Format Printers (no replies)
Colex specializes in equipment for the finishing department in the Wide Format Printing industry. Colex is the exclusive dealer in North America for FOTOBA X/Y Cutters and the manufacturers of the new...
View ArticleCutting gold leaf - how close is possible? (3 replies)
Hello :-) I may soon be interested in cutting very fine tracks in gold leafs. The gold leaf itself is about .4 umeter thick (0.4*e-6meter) and I would like to cut very narrow tracks in a the gold...
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