Projets:Perso:2013:CNC laser cutter/engraver

CNC laser cutter/engraver, 40W
Auteur	jmpoure, Julien
Date de proposition	15/05/2013
Tags du projet	CNC, laser, cutter, engraver, CO2
Type de projet Projet personnel de jmpoure, Julien

Projet CNC laser cutter/engraver, 40W

This projects aims to build a small 40W CNC laser cutter / engraver

This project aims to build a small laser CNC at the lowest possible cost in order to learn how to build a laser.

There is a need for a small and versatile CNC laser cutter/engraver:

• Cutting small wood / acrylic parts.
• Engaving aluminium parts.

The devices should not require too much space and should be cheap, around 1000 EUR maximum.

Buildlog.net laser

While searching the Internet, I found this small Buildlog.Net 40W CO2 laser.

Buildlog.Net laser by Barton Dring is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.

Buildlog.net 2.0 laser

Follow these links for a complete description:

• http://buildlog.net/cnc_laser/index.php
• http://www.buildlog.net/wiki/doku.php?id=2x:2.x_laser

This laser seems to be a derivate from Shapeoko CNC.

• Parts in STEP format.
• Drawings.
• Bill of materials.

Technical details

• Working area: 12” x 20” x 4” = 304,8 mm x 508 mm x 101,6 mm
• Laser: 40W CO2 lasers sealed gas laser.
• Structure: Openrail or Makerslide.
• Axes : X and Y axes. Z axes is modified manually.

More details: http://www.buildlog.net/blog/2011/02/buildlog-net-2-x-laser/