Laser cutter
I just ordered a Full Spectrum Laser cutter. I’m excited to see what I can build with it. There’s a special offer these few days and they were kind enough to extend it to me although I hadn’t seen the...
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Testing laser cutter
Here’s a Raspberry Pi case I’ve made using the laser cutter. It’s still a bit rough around the edges, and I’ve got to tune it more to see exactly which power levels I need etc. For this cut, it didn’t...
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Here’s a video of me testing out the solder-stencils made on my new laser cutter. It works pretty well, and is much faster than using a syringe. I’m actually surprised it was not messier and it worked...
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Laser cut paper house
Here’s a paper house I cut on my laser cutter. My kids built a few of them. The plans are here.
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MSP430 Launchpad Laser cut enclosure
So every cool platform needs a laser cut acrylic box (apparently). I’ve now designed one for Launchpad, and here’s a picture. The design is still a bit work-in-progress, but here are the files anyway....
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Case for MSP430, combining 3D-print and laser cutting
Here’s another attempt of making a case for the MSP43o Launchpad, with room for the LCD board I’ve made and touch sensors. The black side is 3d-printed, while the top and bottom is laser-cut. In this...
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Another case
OK, sorry to repeat myself, but I made another iteration of the box design. This one looks better. The top is now glued on, and the side-walls are thin and fit outside the top. Well, it is best...
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Using a laser cutter when etching PCBs
No, I can’t use my laser cutter to actually remove the copper on the PCBs. Unfortunately. Well, I haven’t tried as I expect it won’t work. But I can use it to remove the photoresist, instead of using a...
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Home made automatic ping pong ball thrower
My kids and I are working on an automatic ping-pong ball thrower. We’ve come to the following design, which uses two rollers (paint rolls) being turned by separate motors. The laser-cut frame is...
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Laser cutting a geocaching gift
My kids and I have started geocaching. We were in Sweden this weekend, and found 9 caches. Very cool. But we need some gifts to leave, so I’ve made a design and laser cut. See below. The SVG file is...
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