Home-made laser-scanner?
Posted by
Andrew Werby
on 1999-06-29 02:54:35 UTC
"Robert Campbell" <rcamp@...-dfw.com>wrote:
Subject: Re: Digest Number 67
Andrew,
I am just looking for a laser head that can be programmed. I planed to use
Indexer LPT and visual basic to do the control.
[This sounds interesting, Bob- I've thought about building a home-made
laser scanner myself, but it seemed like a daunting task. What sort of
laser head would work for this? While lasers aren't too hard to find
(wouldn't it be nice to figure out how to do this with a laser pointer?)
the tricky part is capturing the point (or line) data in a usable form. I
don't know if this mechanism is found in any cheap or surplus form- that
would be something to research, I suppose. Aside from that, all you'd need
is some way of tracking the beam over the surface in an orderly way and
tabulating the results- I suppose you could do that with the indexer and
VB.]
You can find Model Mill by doing a search on the web. It sels for about
$4,000.
[Does it have any features which make it worth that much?]
BTW, I am a dealer for AlphaCam.
Bob Campbell
[I'm not familiar with it- what does it do, and how much does it cost?]
Andrew Werby
Andrew Werby - United Artworks
Sculpture, Jewelry, and Other Art Stuff
http://unitedartworks.com
Subject: Re: Digest Number 67
Andrew,
I am just looking for a laser head that can be programmed. I planed to use
Indexer LPT and visual basic to do the control.
[This sounds interesting, Bob- I've thought about building a home-made
laser scanner myself, but it seemed like a daunting task. What sort of
laser head would work for this? While lasers aren't too hard to find
(wouldn't it be nice to figure out how to do this with a laser pointer?)
the tricky part is capturing the point (or line) data in a usable form. I
don't know if this mechanism is found in any cheap or surplus form- that
would be something to research, I suppose. Aside from that, all you'd need
is some way of tracking the beam over the surface in an orderly way and
tabulating the results- I suppose you could do that with the indexer and
VB.]
You can find Model Mill by doing a search on the web. It sels for about
$4,000.
[Does it have any features which make it worth that much?]
BTW, I am a dealer for AlphaCam.
Bob Campbell
[I'm not familiar with it- what does it do, and how much does it cost?]
Andrew Werby
Andrew Werby - United Artworks
Sculpture, Jewelry, and Other Art Stuff
http://unitedartworks.com