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Arduino Laser Engraver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Author:getburnt
Get Burnt
I'm a young engineer from Australia
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1. Frickin laser beams!
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1. The most important tool
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1. Failure is always an option...
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1. Do not forget to use these!
I bought OD4 190-540nm laser safety glasses to reduce the 445nm laser output to
a safe level
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1. These heatsinks are probably overkill, but they look like tiny skyscrapers :)
2. 5ohm potentiometer
3. Ignore this half of the board
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1. Piggyback banana plugs
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1. Backlit labels for the ammeters
(left is for 12V, right is for 5V)
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1. Lab power supply
2. ATX PC PSU
3. Breakout Box for ATX PSU
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arduino_sketch.zip (1 KB)
[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'arduino_sketch.zip']
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1. Guess the car
2. The actual size of this image is 12cm x 7.5cm
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1. Look familiar?
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imont says:
Hi, can you explain me the steeps to print raster images, please.
getburnt says:
Hi, if you are planning to use the software on step 8, here is a more detailed overview of the procedure:
First, you will need the Processing IDE installed on your computer (link is on step 8). Currently, I am using version 2.0.1 32-bit, with the Serial library.
(Serial doesn't work with the 64-bit version at the moment)
From Step 8, download and extract "CNC Image Program.zip" to a folder on your computer (eg C:\CNC Image Program). There should be three files in
the folder
Prepare a 24-bit bitmap file. Find a picture, convert it to black and white only (eg use GIMP / Photoshop to dither it to a 1-bit image) then save it as a 24bit bitmap.
Run the "CNC Image Program.exe" program
In the program's text box, enter the full path to your bitmap file. There is a sample bitmap (arduino.bmp) included with the program that you can try first.
The path would be something like "C:\CNC Image Program\arduino.bmp" (depending on where you put the folder)
Click "OK" and after a while, the image should be displayed by the program. The file "cncinstructions.txt" should have been created in the folder (eg
C:\CNC Image Program\cncinstructions.txt)
(If you need to run the program again, clear all .txt files in the folder)
From Step 8, download and extract "processing_sketch.zip" to somewhere on your computer (eg C:\). Run the file "textfilestreamer2.pde". The
Processing IDE should start, and ask you if it can move the file into a folder. Click yes/ok, and the .pde file will be in a new folder (eg
C:\textfilestreamer2\texfilestreamer2.pde)
In the folder, create a new folder called "data" (eg C:\textfilestreamer2\data) Copy the generated file, cncinstructions.txt, into the data folder
From Step 8, download and extract "arduino_sketch.zip" to somewhere on your computer (eg C:\). Open the .ino file and upload it to your arduino. Also,
the Arduino needs to be configured to use COM3
After all these steps, all you need to do is click run in the processing sketch. It will open a serial connection to the arduino, and begin sending
instructions. The arduino will interpret the commands and move the motors / control the laser.
rmayne says:
Any chance the thing will cut through aluminum? I'm looking to build an Arduino cutter myself but I work with metals a lot
dnorbury says:
stephenfitton says:
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mkinoma says:
Can you provide more detail about your results when you tried the NEMA 17 motors?
Would you be able to use smaller/faster/cheaper motors at least for the X axis if you were only moving a 45? mirror and had the laser and heatsink affixed to
the side?
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rblprd says:
Any chance this range would etch titanium? Don't need to cut most stuff, just need to etch bits.
getburnt says:
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jiajunwang says:
rany says:
Thank you for sharing with us Very nicely done ... fantabolus :) i have the materials, i will commence soon>>>>
andrew_h says:
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recwap says:
nice work! one day maybe will build my own laser cutter :)
jonathondk says:
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als_liahona says:
Very nice! Any chance you can post a complete parts list and where you obtained the parts?
Also, about how much would it cost to make such a machine?
Thx!
getburnt says:
bigswap says:
M3G says:
Very impressive!
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