One of the downsides of buying a cheap CNC router is that you’re left to your own devices when it comes to the best ways
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Cutting 1mm Basswood with a 5W diode-LASER
If you’ve read my other Basswood LASER cutting tests you’ll already know that it’s a great material for use with a low-power CNC-mounted LASER. So
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Cutting 2mm MDF with a 5W diode-LASER
MDF (a.k.a. medium density fibreboard), just like plywood, is a very popular material in LASER cutting circles, largely due to it being a stable and
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Cutting 1.5mm Basswood with a 5W diode-LASER
Basswood, like Balsa, is a go-to material for many Maker projects. Unlike Balsa, Basswood is a little lighter and denser and so has many uses
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Cutting 3mm plywood with a 5W diode-LASER
If you’ve searched the internet about laserable materials you might have decided that plywood is the most popular sheet material out there. And, you might
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Cutting 1.5mm Mahogany with a 5W diode-LASER
Sometimes it’s nice to push the boat out and work with a nice (but obviously sustainably produced) hardwood on a special project. Once the staple
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Cutting 6mm Basswood with a 5W diode-LASER
Basswood is one of the most versatile woods I’ve found for CNC routing and low-power LASER cutting. And, when starting out in the world of
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Cutting 0.8mm Balsa wood with a 5W diode-LASER
Balsa is an amazingly versatile wood widely used in hobby making. If you’ve seen it nowhere else you must have seen many model planes flying
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LASER cutting a Christmas scene
Christmas is a great excuse for making something fun on a CNC, especially with my 5W LASER attached. So I designed this simple Christmassy scene
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