One of the great things about having a CNC machine is that we can make very professional looking projects whenever we want to. So sometimes
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Cutting 1.5mm Cherry wood with a 5W diode-LASER
Cherry is one of those woods we all recognise, mostly by the distinctive colour and beautiful grain. We’re likely to find many uses for it
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Cutting 1.5mm Oak with a 5W diode-LASER
Oak is a widely used wood that crops up time and again in things like furniture and traditional building techniques. It has a distinctive look
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Holder for 12mm diameter LASER-diode module
I have a couple of 12mm diameter 1500mW laser modules and heatsinks, plus a cheap Chinese CNC router. However, fitting the lasers is difficult as
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A simple LASER extractor project
This is a simple 3D printed design I came up with to extract smoke and fumes on my cheap Chinese CNC machine when LASER cutting.
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Adding a shield to a CNC-mounted LASER module
My LASER is an attachment for my cheap Chinese 1610 CNC router so it isn’t tucked away inside a metal case with a tinted window.
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Mounting a GoPro camera on a CNC machine
Sometimes it’s nice to make a video, even a timelapse one, of a project coming to fruition on a CNC machine. Maybe just as a
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Add Bluetooth to make your CNC wireless
Most cheap CNC machines come with a GRBL controller board that communicates with a computer using a wired USB connection. There’s no problem with that
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Cutting white paper with a 1500mW diode-LASER
1500mW LASER diode modules are a very inexpensive accessory for cheap CNC machines, and are ideal for things like burning images and text onto wood.
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