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Laser cutter, start slicing stuff for under 50 dollars

Step 5Demonstration of a small detailed cut

Demonstration of a small detailed cut
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This is a machine gun that I cut out recently. It's a really small object so you can see the steps my cutter takes.
I'll scan the stencil of this when I have some paint on hand.

You will need to see the larger versions of these to fully see how the stencil was cut.
Large files here:
Machine gun and various laser cut parts from a livetraced image
Just the machine gun up close

Nice clean lines, no?

--Whatdya know, it can be used to burn wood as well:--
laserburner(816x612) 463 KB
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2 comments
Feb 23, 2009. 8:57 PMvtstruct says:
Great project and fun presentation! Have you tried 1/32 or 1/16 balsa? If you think that is beyond the capacity, any suggestions on diodes and PS for these materials? Thanks greatly!
Jun 25, 2009. 8:18 PMslider388 says:
Yeah, I'm interested in if itll cut balsa too.

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