Cheap laser engraver made from stuff most hobbyists already have on the shelf. At least I did. Visit my instructable page at http://www.instructables.com/id/Quick-Dirty-and-Cheap-Laser-Engraver/ to see how to make one.
After finishing my mini engraver, see my other video, I want to make a bigger one (approx. 18x20 cm burn space) but with as little as possible money spending.
I have used:
One scrap printer ink cardridge carriage rail;
One scanner from the used items shop;
One Arduino UNO;
Two easy driver boards;
One 2 Watt blue laser + driver;
Nuts and bolts, hot glue, aluminum tubing, stepper motors (pulled out of printers/scanners in the past). The original motors in the scanner and printer where not suitable (one has gears and the other one wasn't a stepper at all) so I replaced them with steppers I already have pulled out a few years ago.
Used software:
-GBRL v09.J
-Inkscape 0.91
-LaserEngraver (plugin for Inkscape)
-UniversalGcodeSender v1.0.9
And a lot of enthousiasm...
The results are surprisingly good considering the fact that there is some play in the mechanics here and there, it was a speed build, some parts are hot glued, and the contraption will not win a beauty contest, I have to admit. I hope this video will inspire some of the viewers.
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