equipment:laser_cutter:upgrades
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Table of Contents
Wish List
Worn/dead parts that need replacing
Needed Item | Cost as of 2/2022 |
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estop switch | $20-$30 |
main power key switch | $20-$30 or replace with non key switch? |
Not dead yet but sooner or later | Cost |
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RECI W2 Laser Tube | $580 |
upgrades/nice to haves | Cost |
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LEETRO Controller/control panel | $279-$500 depending on Ruida replacement model |
Lightburn software | $120 (Huge functionality upgrade from the existing software) |
red dot pointer w/bracket | $28 (could 3d print something and use a 6$ diode) |
z autofocus sensor w/bracket | $44 |
quiet duct fan | $120 |
10600nm protective glasses | $36 each pair (the current ones are not for a co2 laser) |
Rotary tool (y axis replacement) | $310 (So we can etch round things like glasses and tubes) |
ameter power usage meter | ? |
laser on timer | ? |
Mahoney CO2 Laser Power Meter Probe | $105 (to measure how much power is actually coming out of our tube) |
Cutting
Item | Cost | Speed | Power |
---|---|---|---|
Acrylic | .093“ | 20 | 45 |
Blue Acrylic | .1181 | 20 | 80 |
MDF | .1181 | 20 | 60 |
Plywood | 5.2mm | 8 | 90 |
Rubber | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Mylar Sheet | .002 | 10 | 300 |
Cheese | 5 | 10 | 15 |
Please update this list with UNITS and additional materials after every new cut or test.
Engraving
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