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You. Are. My. Hero. This is one of those projects that's been itching away at the back of my mind, but always on the backburner. Having a starting point will b
by digdugdirk 4y ago
You. Are. My. Hero.
This is one of those projects that's been itching away at the back of my mind, but always on the backburner. Having a starting point will be a great help getting things rolling.
How much did it cost you, all in? And how do you find a laser for cutting some of the more technical fabrics? (Specifically thinking of some of the ultralightweight fabrics the MYOG community loves to nerd out on.)
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoWonderful! I disassembled an old 3D printer for the stepper motors and control board. But I would say it probably costs in the neighborhood of $300-$350 to build from scratch. I spent under $200 since I had a lot of parts already. I've not tried cutting those technical fabrics! I would suspect it works fine. I am mostly making street clothing with it. I've cut some medium weight polyester with no problem, but haven't tried super light stuff. The laser power is adjustable so I suspect it will work fine. Also I have a full config file for the 3d printer control board. If you get the thing built PLEASE ask me for that in a github issue as I do really need to add it to this repo.
- digdugdirk 4y agoPerfect! Thank you so much. Is there any particular reason why you chose that specific laser model? I'm not very knowledgeable of the technical aspects of lasers/laser cutting, but would love to learn more.
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoI saw a YouTube video of someone talking about an earlier model of that laser and it looked nice! Also had the correct PWM input for control from my 3D printer control board.
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