Laser Cutters

What we Have

50 watt Epilog Helix laser
45 watt Glowforge Pro laser
Design Software's, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, and CorelDraw
Free material for members to use
- All sorts of woods
- Colored and clear acrylic

Safety

Laser Safe Glasses are available and recommended
Do not stare at the laser for extended period of time
Fire hazard, do not leave print unattended
DO NOT cut PVC or ABS
They are class 4 CO2 lasers

Learning Resources

Laser Cutting Basics

Community Glowforge Tutorials: Table of Contents

Project Ideas

Creating 3D Plywood Models From 2D ImagesCreating 3D Plywood Models From 2D Images: When someone says "3D Model" your first thought is probably 3D printing. However, there are many ways to make a 3D model, methods and techniques in cutting and gluing pieces together that go back to the ancient days of model making way bef…

Laser Cut Acrylic LED DisplayLaser Cut Acrylic LED Display: For the first laser cutter workshop in our 'IMDIB' makerspace, I designed this easy, cheap to make display.The base of the display is standard and could be pre-cut before the workshop starts. The acrylic display part should be designed and laser-cut…

Easy 3D Topographical Maps With SlicerEasy 3D Topographical Maps With Slicer: Here's a super easy way of making a 3D topographical map of anywhere in the world: you could literally be laser-cutting a map within 10 minutes of reading this instructable. I've always liked maps like these and there are some great tutorials out th…

Laser Cut Puzzle CollectionLaser Cut Puzzle Collection: When I saw the puzzles challenge open on Instructables I knew I wanted to enter something so I went to search my blog to find something suitable. The trouble is I found lots and lots of items and because I own a laser cutter the production technique…

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