[Swansea Hackspace] 40W CO2 Laser

[Ceri Clatworthy]

Spoil sport !!
On 18 Dec 2014 17:42, "Justin Mitchell" <justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk>
wrote:

> On Thu, 2014-12-18 at 17:20 +0000, Ceri Clatworthy wrote:
> >
> http://www.banggood.com/40W-CO2-Carbon-Dioxide-Laser-Tube-Laser-Cutter-Part-p-958940.html
> >
>
> > what do we need to drive it ??
> > we can make our own ..
>
> A sturdy X/Y mechanism
> a high voltage laser psu
> stepper motors and driver board
> water circulation pump
> set of the mirrors and focussing head
> honeycomb cutting bed
> air pump for the cutting head
> air vent pump for the box ventillation
> and most important of all a big metal LIGHT PROOF box to keep it all in.
>
> building your own works only if you are building a toy 1W one that cuts
> paper, or you are building a really big one and have a metalwork shop to
> fabricate it with.
>
>
>
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