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CO2 CNC Lasers work by basically bouncing light emissions back and forth between mirrors until the beam is strong enough to pass through a partially transparent mirror at the tip of the router head. Going a little more in depth, the mixture of Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Helium, and Nitrogen is what allows the process of population inversion to occur once an electrical current is added to it. The key to the formation of the laser beam is in the Nitrogen atoms though, since Nitrogen is able to maintain an excited state for longer than other elements. Once the Nitrogen comes into contact with cold helium atoms, photons (light) are released.
CO2 CNC Lasers work by basically bouncing light emissions back and forth between mirrors until the beam is strong enough to pass through a partially transparent mirror at the tip of the router head. Going a little more in depth, the mixture of Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Helium, and Nitrogen is what allows the process of population inversion to occur once an electrical current is added to it. The key to the formation of the laser beam is in the Nitrogen atoms though, since Nitrogen is able to maintain an excited state for longer than other elements. Once the Nitrogen comes into contact with cold helium atoms, photons (light) are released.
First Engraving
First Engraving
This is a Bitmap that is traced using a photo that can be selected from Google.
This is the same bitmap but transfered into a slicer that can export it into G-Code which allows for the laser CNC to read it.
This is the creation of the 1st engraving. The lights turn off periodically to show the laser in the dark. The finshed product after the laser is below.
Second Cut ( Polygon Box)
Second Cut ( Polygon Box)
I designed a closed triangle box with my name engraved on the front of it. To connect the pieces together; finger joints are utilized.
The cut out process of the laser.
The final product using wood glue to make the box solid.
Third cut (Personal Cut)
Third cut (Personal Cut)
The third cut is a advanced cut using the skills learned throughout the week. Using acrylic the laser cuts a heart and engraves initials.
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