In this tutorial you will learn how to make your own 4 ft by 4 ft, Arduino controlled, 3 watt laser engraver / cutter (for thin materials) for around 300$. The main thing that separates this tutorial from other laser engraver tutorials on here is the roughly 42 x 42 inch cutting/engraving area. This project arose when I was trying to create a 20 x 15 pixel coffee table. I needed to be able to cut my own fairly large foam grids in order to make the light separation to create the 'pixels'. One of the most expensive parts to creating your own pixel table or wall is creating the grid, most have theirs laser cut out of foam by some sort of online laser cutting service. The only problem with the online service is that it isn't cheap, and I'm a broke college student. The only alternative I saw was building my own laser cutter.
5f91d47415 Cutter Driver List - USTECH, Home of Master worf laminatorCutter Driver List Created September 9, 2010 Page 4 of 21 Manufacturer Model CS-1200G Creation. I can't get a job to send from my main computer to the laser, as in it's not recognizing. Originally I thought my usb ports had stopped working again, so I plugged it. I have fixed the problem, not sure what caused it, but uninstalling then re installing the print driver did the trick. Pcut CTO630 Vinyl Cutter.
This particular laser cutter is rated for a maximum of 3 watts, even though that power is nothing compared to industrial Co2 laser cutter, which typically starts at around 40 Watts to 500+ watts, the 3 watts is more than enough power to cut thin materials such as foam board, balsa wood, plastic, and cardboard. Even though 3 watts may not be enough to cut through your thicker materials, its more than enough to engrave images on almost any surface (shown in the pictures above).