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Laser Cutting Awesome!

October 18th, 2007 | By: hoeken


Laser Cutting Parts from Zach ‘Iowa’ Hoeken on Vimeo.

A couple nights ago, Bre and I went to go get some parts lasercut. Here is Phil explaining how it works. Thank you so much Phil!

7 Comments so far

  1. Alex October 19th, 2007 12:19 pm

    Which RepRap parts was it printing? didn’t recognized them on the screen

  2. Lenny October 19th, 2007 2:07 pm

    Hi guys

    Don’t suppose anyone knows where to go in the UK to get materials laser cut to your design. Somewhere competitive if poss.

    Ta

    Lenny

  3. Hessel October 22nd, 2007 5:52 pm

    Hello,

    Where can we obtain the CDR files to create our own parts ?

    Are the parts shown for the Fab@Home Model 1 machine ?

    Thanks,
    Hessel.

  4. DeveloperZero October 23rd, 2007 6:04 pm

    You should sign up on Ponoko (http://www.ponoko.com/) and post the designs, so others can buy them pre-made. That way, it will accelerate adoption of the reprap project by making the basic parts easily available to everyone.

    -DZero

  5. hoeken October 23rd, 2007 8:45 pm

    Hiya.

    Alex,

    These are parts for an alternative design that does not need to be printed. Its a bootstrap machine designed to get around the chicken and the egg problem associated with a machine made out of RP parts.

    Lenny,

    I’m not entirely sure… i know pololu and ponoko do lasercutting. Google around, or ask at the university. Someone will know =)

    Hessel,

    These parts are all located in subversion here: http://svn.reprap.org/trunk/reprap/mechanics/mcwire-cartesian-bot/

    These are *not* the parts for a fab@home machine. This is a RepRap related project.

    DZero,

    I’ll definitely do that. However, we’re just not quite ready yet. The machine has yet to be fully tested, and I want to do that before I start promoting it to various people. In a couple week here when I get it up and running, then you bet I’ll put them up on Ponoko.

  6. Hessel October 24th, 2007 5:43 pm

    Thanks for the links! Are the CorelDraw files also available somewhere, just in case ?

    I couldn’t find 1/4″ acrylic plate but Lexan was easily obtainable in 1/4″ is Lexan also suited for the job ?

  7. hoeken October 24th, 2007 6:02 pm

    no problem. i’m not sure what format coreldraw uses, but DXF is a widespread CAD format, so it should be able to import it.

    i think lexan should work just fine, so long as you can cut it.

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