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Read through my laser build and some of your questions will be answered. I just used acrylic for my top as any stray laser beam will be so far...
UPDATE I installed the Freon fill kit right after I received it and installation was very easy. Filled with 134A and the chiller has worked well...
That would be great if it does happen. It looks like I might start building one for him sometime this winter. We decide what to use for control...
Your right, Peter. Maybe I over stated "useless" What is the work around to do ultra precision work.
My best friend has been asking questions about building him a laser like the one I built (Rodney's new Laser) earlier this year. He already has a...
Yea, My backup is a 40 foot coil of 3/8" copper tubing in a 5 gal bucket of ice and water. I just use the pump on the chiller to circulate the...
Fired up the laser yesterday and my chiller apparently has quit working. When I bought in back in June of 2018, I got what I thought was a very...
Yesterday, I was trying to engraving some N scale brick on some plywood, and discovered I had a backlash issue on the Y axis. Looking at the...
Thanks for the nice comment. I can't take much credit for adding to thingiverse. I've only added 3 or 4 is all. Glad you found something that...
Ah, but Alex, isn't that what we model railroader's do. I'm also printing all the detail parts for the mill. BTW, I model in N scale. [IMG]...
One of the first projects was a sawmill for my model railroad. Here is the framework in CAD [IMG] Parts cut [IMG] Framework glued...
It's been a few months and I discovered a few problems when I first started using it. First was, it wasn't very square. Even though I took the...
This is why I went with Cloudray Ruida RDC6445G controller on mine. Cloudray tech support is very good. All questions answered in 12 hours or...
Using acrylic for the window in your laser will work well. You have to remember that when your cutting it, it going through your cutting lens. If...
Have all the exaust venting done, but it has been somewhat of a nightmare trying to find all the right fittings off the shelf. Originally, I was...
Finally got my bulkhead fittings for the water and air lines Friday. I also put some screen wire over the exaust opening to keep debris out of the...
I just went back and looked at the photo of the drivers and you do have the amperage set low, so I don't think it that. The 2 Y axis drivers look...
Multipurpose machines generally don't do one job well. The plasma table will need a water table where as a router needs to have a somewhat dry...
Damm, that's loud. Sound like you have too much amperage and trying overcome a lot of friction. Adjust your amperage as low as the driver will go,...
Negative pressure in the cabinet is the main key to keep smoke away from the mirrors and lens. They have to stay clean to keep the beam intensity...
