Laser Cutter (World’s largest self-assembly (DIY) style CO2 laser cutter and engraver)

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This is the world’s largest self-assembly style CO2 laser cutter and engraver. It uses high-power 40W CO2 laser tube and has the cutting area as big as 60cm*40cm. It all began with developing a high-power 60W large laser cutter and engraver for ourselves a year and a half ago. We turned it into a smaller version of desktop laser cutter and engraver, as Smart Laser Mini. This time we are releasing Smart Laser CO2 which has much more laser power and larger working area. To find out more about us and CO2: http://www.smartdiys.cc/smart-laser-co2/ Key Features 1.High Power for Affordable Price By utilizing “the fullest possible use of open source” × “Buyer's self-assemble model”, we are able to offer this superb laser cutter and engraver that is equipped with the high-power 40W CO2 laser tube and large cutting area at $2,480 (w/o tax). 2.Satisfying a wide range of needs by providing sufficient machine performance Loaded with a high-end motor driver and a high-speed micro-computer chip, it enabled us to create a laser cutter and engraver which fulfills various needs. (e.g. personal hobby use, creative activities of designers and creators, use for educational institutes, and prototyping for corporations etc..). 3.A user friendly free-software The free all-in-one software includes functions such as creating and retrieving the processed data of products - sharing all those data and images of the products among other users. (Supported on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Raspberry Pi) Manual Step-by-step instruction manual for assembly and how to use the software.http://www.smartdiys.cc/manual/smart-laser-co2/ Product Specification Works with: Smart Laser CO2 works with variety of materials such as wood, leather, acrylic, paper and dozens more. Work Area: 600*440mm Laser: CO2 Laser 40W Processing method Vector Method The vector method can cut along the outer shapes also It can be created in SVG or DXF format. Raster Method　 Raster method is for impressing an image while horizontally scanning just like filling. Raster method can be put with SVG, PNG or BMP format images. Supported OS: Compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Mac OS X, Linux, Raspberry Pi. Supported Browser: Supports Chrome and FireFox Supported File: SVG and DXF are supported Accessories: Protection glasses, USB cable, AC cable Power: AC100V Size: 910820380mm Operating Temperature: Below 30C (86F) Continuous Operating Time: Under 30 mins Weight: about 42kg (93lbs) More Details Mechanical parts. We adopted open builds V-slot (http://openbuildspartstore.com/) for our mechanical parts, which leads to simple and easy assembly. Computer software Computer software works on the Browser. It’s made by HTML, JavaScript, Python. Also it’s Cross-platform, and you can use it with Windows、Max OS X、Linux、Raspberry Pi. Controllers Two A4988 drivers are installed on the Arduino Mega. It is called “Smart Laser CO2 Shield” Smart Laser CO2i Shield on the Arduino Mega Arduino Megahttps://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega2560 A4988 drivershttps://www.pololu.com/product/1182 Smart Laser CO2 Shield designed using the KiCad.http://kicad-pcb.org/ Download Smart Laser Mini Shield’s design data file from GitHub. ・KiCad data files ・Circuit diagram (pdf) ・Parts listhttps://github.com/smartDIYs/SmartLaserMiniShield Firmware The controller software is based on the GBRL (http://bengler.no/grbl) which modified the Lasersaur (http://www.lasersaur.com/). The computer and controller are connected via COM (USB), and the communication is working by G-Code. Work with Raspberry Pi Smart Laser Mini also works with Raspberry Pi. As you can see the following blog, we mounted Raspberry Pi 2 and 7inch monitor to the Smart Laser Mini. ・Raspberry Pi 2 , Monitor and Desktop Laser Cutterhttp://www.smartdiys.cc/blog/raspberry-pi-7-inch-monitor/ Chair made of MDF Lampshade made of plywood Cut out a rack and engraved a logo Seal Engraved a logo on denim Example of raster processing engraved a logo on iPhone