Worked with the laser today.

[hanau]

Messing out in the shop this weekend played with the laser a little bit.
Made these.
First one is a 1911
original drawing

on Baltic birch plywood.

Next one

original drawing

Black acrylic with white paint

 

[Bikerdad]

Cool, the things one can do with lasers these days, and one doesn't even need to mount them on sharks! I challenge you to do the second one on a blank. Then build a ballpoint pen with it. :biggrin:

 

[WigWag Workshop]

I would really to obtain a GlowForge Laser. It's not that I can't afford one, but not sure I want to tie up $5,000 and have to wait over 6 months to receive it. I need to research some alternatives.

 

[liljohn1368]

They look great, John....

 

[hanau]

I would really to obtain a GlowForge Laser. It's not that I can't afford one, but not sure I want to tie up $5,000 and have to wait over 6 months to receive it. I need to research some alternatives.

Depends on what you want to do with one. I did this on the k40- 40 watt laser of ebay.
I have about a 12 x 8 area that I can lase.

Its a entry level that you will have to modify but I paid around $300 for it and spent another couple hundred on upgrades.

 

[larryc]

I would really to obtain a GlowForge Laser. It's not that I can't afford one, but not sure I want to tie up $5,000 and have to wait over 6 months to receive it. I need to research some alternatives.

I have the Pro model and it was well worth the wait. I will post some of the things I have done with it later. Nothing like what you have done. If you decide to buy one, I'll give you a code that will save you $100.

 

[TonyL]

I have the Pro model and it was well worth the wait. I will post some of the things I have done with it later. Nothing like what you have done. If you decide to buy one, I'll give you a code that will save you $100.

Hi Larry...was it hard to set up and tune?

thank you.

 

[larryc]

I have the Pro model and it was well worth the wait. I will post some of the things I have done with it later. Nothing like what you have done. If you decide to buy one, I'll give you a code that will save you $100.

Hi Larry...was it hard to set up and tune?

thank you.

No. Easy Peasy. Design in Inkscape (free), upload and print.

 

[TonyL]

Thank you Larry.

 

[siric]

I would really to obtain a GlowForge Laser. It's not that I can't afford one, but not sure I want to tie up $5,000 and have to wait over 6 months to receive it. I need to research some alternatives.

You can also check out the Emblaser 2 from Darkly Labs in Australia and in the US from their distributor Emblaser 2 Laser Cutter & Engraver - Afinia 3D Printer. Got mine in October and so far so good.

Use it to engrave my logo on the back of pen barrels, pen boxes, etc.

I was contemplating a GlowForge as well but don't like that it requires an internet connection.

Steve