http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/ 2009-11-18T23:32:18-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/ http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2007-03-26T16:44:02-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/computer?rev=1174941842&do=diff Hardware Either a windows computer running Windows XP (suggested) or an Intel Mac running Parallels or Bootcamp Must have USB or Ethernet (Ethernet is faster) in order to connect to laser cutter Don't forgot to use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect to the printer on a PC! (Macs automatically crossover the cable) text/html 2008-10-12T16:24:15-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/equipment?rev=1223843055&do=diff This is the most important equipment necessary! Epilog Mini 24 Epilog Mini 24 (Adafruit Laser uses the 35 watt model) Available from Epilog Laser Wattages: 35, 40 and 45 watts Work area: 24 " x 12" (610 x 305 mm) Z-stroke: Holds items up to 8" tall (203 mm). text/html 2007-03-12T20:02:27-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/links?rev=1173744147&do=diff Here is some more info. Add links as you find them to the wiki, thanks! More Resources * Forums on ladyada.net for Adafruit Laser and friends * Forums on FabLab site for more general "fab lab" stuff, including laser cutters * Hundreds of 'laser cutter applications' from Synrad mostly marking * George T. Schmidt Maker of marking lasers, only sells Nd:YAG diode pumped lasers. Their systems run anywhere from $80,000+. Used by big companies like GM. text/html 2009-11-06T17:06:34-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/maintenance?rev=1257545194&do=diff Up-keeping your laser Laser cutters are very expensive piece of equipment - chances are you spent over $5,000 on yours (we spent $15k!) which means its important to keep the machine in good condition. There is nothing worse than having a multi-thousand dollar machine destroyed because of a few minutes' negligence. text/html 2009-06-09T09:23:08-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/materials?rev=1244553788&do=diff Acrylic Easily available from McMaster-Carr See Pages 3445 and 3446 for a wide selection of clear, fluorescent and opaque acrylic. 12"x24" sheets are the max size for the Epilog Mini 24. Sloan's woodshop has 1/16" acrylic in white/black/redtrans text/html 2009-05-06T21:45:42-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/pcb_stencils?rev=1241660742&do=diff Thanks to Ryan O'Hara at Ohararp.com for this information, he provides a stencil cutting service and is recommended! You'll need: * A laser cutter * Kapton film, I like the 2 mil thick 1 ft square sheets from McMaster-Carr * Solder paste such as Kester No-Clean text/html 2008-10-25T15:57:46-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/providers?rev=1224964666&do=diff Here is a list of all the places we know that specialize in gadget & laptop tattoos! Please only add companies that exist: If you don't own a laser and have example photos, then don't add it. I will remove links that don't have a gallery or some sort of example photos. text/html 2009-06-11T11:20:38-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/settings?rev=1244733638&do=diff Acrylic For engraving, 100% speed and 55% (600dpi), 65% (400dpi) or 75% power (300dpi) -- Epilog Manual For cutting, use 5000 ppi frequency. Remove the top layer of paper. REMEMBER THAT ACRYLIC IS FLAMMABLE - DO NOT LEAVE THE LASER UNATTENDED! text/html 2009-11-06T13:48:06-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/start?rev=1257533286&do=diff This is the base page for the Adafruit Laser Information wiki If you want to just view the data, go here to the laser info page For more information about Adafruit Laser Services, please visit the ALS website So far these are the pages we have: * Equipment * Supplies * Maintenance * Materials * Settings * Providers * PCB Stencils text/html 2008-02-27T12:53:29-05:00 http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/laserinfo/supplies?rev=1204134809&do=diff These are optional supplies, often "consumables" Cermark Metal Marking Spray [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adafruitlaser/414932299/in/photostream/] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adafruitlaser/414932648/in/photostream/] Shiny surfaces such as backs of iPods: use the Cermark laser etching spray - we get ours from Laserbits ($64). Spray the back of the iPod, wait 15-20 minutes then etch as usual. The power should be 100% and the speed should be the wattage of your laser, for us the speed is 3…