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LSRFAQ · 02-16-2010, 03:44 PM

If you feel the need to understand the hard ware, one Elm Chan has built the ultimate diy galvos:

ELM - Home Built Laser Projector

but when you see the amount of work needed, one tends to want to buy a 200$ pair and get on with it...

Steve

ElektroFreak · 02-16-2010, 03:55 PM

Truer words have never been spoken. With today's low prices (you can get a decent 20k galvo set from spacelas.com for $88US +ship) building from scratch isn't going to save you much. What you don't spend in $$ you'll more than spend in time.

02-16-2010, 03:44 PM	#26
LSRFAQ Class 2 Laser Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 323 Rep Power: 38	Re: What's the cheapest you can go? If you feel the need to understand the hard ware, one Elm Chan has built the ultimate diy galvos: ELM - Home Built Laser Projector but when you see the amount of work needed, one tends to want to buy a 200$ pair and get on with it... Steve

02-16-2010, 03:55 PM	#27
ElektroFreak Class 3B Laser Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,081 Rep Power: 212	Re: What's the cheapest you can go? Truer words have never been spoken. With today's low prices (you can get a decent 20k galvo set from spacelas.com for $88US +ship) building from scratch isn't going to save you much. What you don't spend in $$ you'll more than spend in time. __________________ Laser Resources (for n00bs and veterans alike!) Sam's Laser FAQ (The Laser Bible) http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserfaq.htm RP Photonics Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology http://www.rp-photonics.com/encyclopedia.html 01001100 01100001 01110011 01100101 01110010 01110011 00100000 01100001 01110010 01100101 00100000 01100001 01110111 01100101 01110011 01101111 01101101 01100101 00100001

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