Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Posted by
Bob Muse
on 2004-08-02 23:45:46 UTC
Nice job, Rick
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Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
> CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO
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> LASER :-)
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> I just added an attachment to my cnc mill. It is a 10 watt Synrad
> CO2 laser (doing about 17 watts, go figure). I got it for free from
> a semiconductor marking machine that was tossed in the dump. The
> lens is a 1 inch dia. 3 inch F.L. ZnSe curtesy of ebay ($25). I am
> not really positive it was required to mount the lens as far from the
> co2 laser as I did (about 20 inches) but I read that the beam from a
> Synrad laser is square in profile at exit and becomes round and
> gaussian at about .6 meters from the laser output. Anyway, it seems
> to work O.K. In the pics I cut 1/8" basswood at 60IPM, black felt at
> 120IPM, 1/8" acrylic at 40IPM, 1/8" spongy foam at 100IPM, and 1/4"
> acrylic in 2 passes at 30IPM. I am using dry shop air at about 20
> PSI into the lens/nozzle assembly I machined on the same mill. I
> used a ring of Indium wire to form a seal/cushion for the lens
> (overkill?). I tried using nitrogen, but didn't see much difference
> than air (and I saw my nice bottle of 2500 PSI 99.999% N2 dropping
> all too rapidly :-)
>
> Right now I am just hitting a footswitch when I want the laser to
> come on (couldn't wait and just had to see it cut something). My
> mill runs EMC and I am going to get a second parallel port and use
> I/O from it to turn the laser on/off. What would be a good thing to
> use? Does coolant on/off have latency?
>
> Also, I know about the toxic fumes from some plastics and am staying
> away from them until/unless I get a fume extractor. I am mostly
> cutting thin wood and paper. I designed this so I can take it on/off
> the mill in about 5 min. (it bolts to the head of the bedmill). I
> always wear plastic safety goggles which are perfect for blocking
> 100% of the 10,600nm wavelength of CO2. Also, as you can see in the
> photo, I have encased the beam inside a metal tube all the way to the
> lens, which is a short focal length. If the focused beam somehow
> gets reflected, it will be diverging rapidly and would not have
> enough energy density to set anything on fire. I might put a
> plexiglass shield around the lens head.
>
> Anyway, here are the pics of my $25 CO2 laser engraver/cutter:
>
> http://www.skyko.com/shizlaser/shizlas1.JPG
>
> http://www.skyko.com/shizlaser/shizlas2.JPG
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Discussion Thread
skykotech
2004-08-02 23:26:05 UTC
added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Bob Muse
2004-08-02 23:45:46 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
ab2pn
2004-08-03 06:56:44 UTC
Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Vince Negrete
2004-08-03 07:22:51 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Todd W. Syssa
2004-08-03 07:29:01 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Vince Negrete
2004-08-03 07:31:05 UTC
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skykotech
2004-08-03 07:35:16 UTC
Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Vince Negrete
2004-08-03 07:38:47 UTC
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skykotech
2004-08-03 07:40:14 UTC
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Todd W. Syssa
2004-08-03 08:13:17 UTC
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skykotech
2004-08-03 08:19:08 UTC
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2004-08-03 08:43:01 UTC
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skykotech
2004-08-03 09:00:19 UTC
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Jon Elson
2004-08-03 09:57:42 UTC
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2004-08-03 10:17:47 UTC
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2004-08-03 12:01:03 UTC
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2004-08-03 14:15:08 UTC
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2004-08-03 15:04:18 UTC
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Jon Elson
2004-08-03 20:15:13 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
skykotech
2004-08-04 11:05:07 UTC
Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Bob Muse
2004-08-04 12:04:02 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
skykotech
2004-08-04 12:13:50 UTC
Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Alan Marconett
2004-08-04 12:50:30 UTC
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skykotech
2004-08-04 14:21:55 UTC
Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Alan Marconett
2004-08-04 15:06:29 UTC
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2004-08-04 16:59:09 UTC
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Jon Elson
2004-08-04 19:59:32 UTC
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Jon Elson
2004-08-04 20:14:27 UTC
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Stephen Wille Padnos
2004-08-04 20:16:28 UTC
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Tom Hubin
2004-08-04 22:18:43 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Tom Hubin
2004-08-04 23:06:35 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
skykotech
2004-08-05 09:03:32 UTC
Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
skykotech
2004-08-05 09:20:14 UTC
Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
skykotech
2004-08-05 09:25:22 UTC
Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
Tom Hubin
2004-08-05 09:52:23 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)
wanliker@a...
2004-08-05 13:45:32 UTC
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Graham Stabler
2004-08-05 17:54:36 UTC
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skykotech
2004-08-05 18:17:45 UTC
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2004-08-05 22:11:53 UTC
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Graham Stabler
2004-08-06 02:58:54 UTC
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Jon Elson
2004-08-06 10:37:37 UTC
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Tom Hubin
2004-08-07 16:58:22 UTC
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Tom Hubin
2004-08-09 10:31:35 UTC
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