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Unusual 40W laser cutter DIY project =D

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No I did not make a 40W laser cutter.

Decided to use the college laser cutter (im the only student there who is allowed to use it unsupervised/ whenever I like :D )

I made this enjoy ;)

Its made from 3 layers of 3mm acrylic, 1 layer of 9mm see through acrylic and 9mm of plywood! Total design and assembly time >10 hours
 

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oh and at night it does this :D :
 

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In all its piratey glory

and the pics really dont do it justice :'( it looks amazing even if I do say so myself.

oh and yes it is infact a clock :)

please post your thoughts I can take better images if you wish me to :)
 

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[ch12290 said:
]Well, it does burn away the plastic  ::)
More information-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_cutting

he is right it completely melts the plastic away creating a completely consistent perfectly finished edge. I f I were to cut that by had then there would be dust and it would have needed finishing. The laser cutter is incredible!

I hate to think how long that would have taken by hand....
 

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SuicideKing said:
How does the laser cut the plastic without scortching or melting the egdes?

oh also if you use the wrong settings (which I have done) the laser cutter WILL set fire to the plastic/ wood. e.g. i set it to cut 'acrylic' when the plastic was actually PVC. It set it alight. In my defense i didnt get to look at the plastic the teacher told me to use those settings...
 

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That is awesome! And it's awesome that you get to use that thing :D I was actually listening to the pirates of the carribean soundtrack when I clicked on this thread ;D
 

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well if anyone wants any PRECISION pieces cut out on the laser cuter Im more than happy to do it for them- maximum thickness is about an inch and a bit for acrylic and more for plywood.

SMIDSY.
 




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