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Which Type of Laser should I use?
By Gavin Simpson - May 19, 2022
There are primarily 2 types of lasers use in the hobby/home industry market, CO2 lasers and Diode lasers, pictured below. Which one is needed depends very much on what you want to do with it. For example, a diode Laser cannot cut acrylic, whereas a CO2 laser can. On the other hand the diode lasers […]
Which Software Should I Use
By Gavin Simpson - May 19, 2022
There are basically two of steps involved in laser cutting/engraving, namely design/draw and then sending drawing to the laser. Drawing There are of course many applications out there suitable for drawing, but at the end of the day our preferred file format for importing into the laser cutting applications is SVG. Due to this our […]
Stuff You Need For Operating A Laser Cutter/Engraver
By Gavin Simpson - May 19, 2022
Space, and lots of it A Laser Cutter/Engraving Machine. Plenty of raw materials, such as 3mm MDF, 3mm Pine Ply, 3mm Acrylic, etc. Light sand paper/water paper for smoothing edges if required. Light and small files for filing off and rough edges, opening up some cuts if made too small, etc. Plenty superglue to stick […]
