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Laser engraving - Star Wars Stormtrooper 2W m140
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Laser engraving - Star Wars Stormtrooper
Stepcraft 420
2W m140 445nm blue laser diode
See youtube clip
https://youtu.be/M-kYARdMfvg
Stepcraft 420 (version 1) - HXKJ-GS52-400W Air cooled DC spindle - 445nm Blue Laser diode G2
Eigentlich nur zwei Fragen:
- Woher?
- Wie?
Frank
Steppcraft 600/2 + HF500 + SwitchBox + Laser + Schleppmesser
Absaugung und Vakuumtisch
an Mach3 oder UCCNC mit Taster für Z-Null und Werkzeuglänge
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Krank schreiben Sie einen Kommentar mit Details, was verwendet wird und wie morgen .
Stepcraft 420 (version 1) - HXKJ-GS52-400W Air cooled DC spindle - 445nm Blue Laser diode G2
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Eigentlich nur zwei Fragen:
- Woher?
- Wie?
Hi frankjoke,
if you like to participate in this English forum - please stick to the language and post your questions and comments also in English.
It's just polite and I'm sure that nobody will judge you for "little" spelling mistakes! 😉
It's not only about tools it's also about skills! 😉
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Laser engraving - Star Wars Stormtrooper
Stepcraft 420
2W m140 445nm blue laser diode
Laser engraving? Interesting! I'm looking forward to read more about the setup. :woohoo:
It's not only about tools it's also about skills! 😉
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Is this an kaleCNC Laser ?
Gruß
Sven
Seit vierundsechzig Minuten sitzt Peter schon an einem runden Tisch in einem Besprechungszimmer und wartet. Er ist exakt vierundsechzig Minuten schlechter gelaunt als vor vierundsechzig Minuten,
SC600/I - HF500 - WinPC-NC USB + Handrad
ESTLCam - CorelDRAW X7 - Cut3D - SketchUp - LaserCAM
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anyways... you should think about an external exhaust system. the fumes are toxic...
Gruß
Sven
Seit vierundsechzig Minuten sitzt Peter schon an einem runden Tisch in einem Besprechungszimmer und wartet. Er ist exakt vierundsechzig Minuten schlechter gelaunt als vor vierundsechzig Minuten,
SC600/I - HF500 - WinPC-NC USB + Handrad
ESTLCam - CorelDRAW X7 - Cut3D - SketchUp - LaserCAM
hi,
usually the laser optic should be as short as possible above the material to improve the focus.
Andreas
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an absolut good reference ->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-d7a4MIMtU
i can truly recommend this! (basicly this is one cause of more in and outputs i need 🙂 )
you can also find videos about building the lasershoe II on his channel!
Gruß
Sven
Seit vierundsechzig Minuten sitzt Peter schon an einem runden Tisch in einem Besprechungszimmer und wartet. Er ist exakt vierundsechzig Minuten schlechter gelaunt als vor vierundsechzig Minuten,
SC600/I - HF500 - WinPC-NC USB + Handrad
ESTLCam - CorelDRAW X7 - Cut3D - SketchUp - LaserCAM
![MACHINE CRAFTED MACHINE CRAFTED](http://stepcraft-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/wpforo/avatars/Mr.%20B_27499.png)
PLEASE NOTE I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED, TO SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, SAFETY WEAR, OR PERSONAL INJURY, FROM ANY MODIFICATIONS MADE IN RELATION TO THIS INFORMATION, AS USING A LASER DEVICE IS DANGEROUS.
Ok I'm a complete novice when it comes to laser cncing, here's how I've set it up.
Any hints and tips will be much appreciated thanks.
Safety Glasses: Uvex S1933X Skyper Safety...e Uv Extreme Anti-Fog Lens
Tested on the Laser Pointer Forum Click here
Power supply: An old CB radio Power Supply 13 volts max at 3 amps
Laser driver: Click here
Laser diode: Click here
Connection: Dsub 15 pin 2 row male
Connection / Software:
The Dsub connector from TTL on the controller goes to ground pin and relay 1 pin
(ref to this can also be found in the Operating instructions manual on page 15/16).
If you are using vCarvePro v6+ you can modify the post processor file
(help files can be found on the vectric website).
We modified it so that Z plunge is a M03 which starts spindle and Z retract M05 is stop spindle also remove any reference to [Z].
This is in metric [1.3] G21 G71
in inches it is [1.4] G20 G70
+================================================ + + Laser Mach2/3 - Vectric machine output configuration file + +================================================ + + History POST_NAME = "Mach2/3 Laser (mm) (*.txt)" FILE_EXTENSION = "txt" UNITS = "MM" DIRECT_OUTPUT = "Mach|Mach4.Document" SUBSTITUTE = "({)}" +------------------------------------------------ + Line terminating characters +------------------------------------------------ LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]" +------------------------------------------------ + Block numbering +------------------------------------------------ LINE_NUMBER_START = 0 LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 10 LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 999999 +================================================ + + Formating for variables + +================================================ VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0] VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|S|1.0] VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C|F|1.1] VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.3] VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.3] VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.3] VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_INC_POSITION = [I|A|I|1.3] VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_INC_POSITION = [J|A|J|1.3] VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.3] VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.3] VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.3] VAR SAFE_Z_HEIGHT = [SAFEZ|A|Z|1.3] +================================================ + + Block definitions for toolpath output + +================================================ +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output at the start of the file +--------------------------------------------------- begin HEADER "( [TP_FILENAME] )" "( File created: [DATE] - [TIME])" "( for Mach2/3 Laser )" "[N]G00G21G17G90G40G49G80" "[N]G71G91.1" "[N]M05" "[N]G94" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for Plunge Moves +--------------------------------------------------- begin PLUNGE_MOVE "[N]M03" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for Retract Moves +--------------------------------------------------- begin RETRACT_MOVE "[N]M05" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for rapid moves +--------------------------------------------------- begin RAPID_MOVE "[N]G00[X][Y]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for the first feed rate move +--------------------------------------------------- begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE "[N]G1[X][Y][F]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for feed rate moves +--------------------------------------------------- begin FEED_MOVE "[N]G1[X][Y]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for the first clockwise arc move +--------------------------------------------------- begin FIRST_CW_ARC_MOVE "[N]G2[X][Y][J][F]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for clockwise arc move +--------------------------------------------------- begin CW_ARC_MOVE "[N]G2[X][Y][J]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for the first counterclockwise arc move +--------------------------------------------------- begin FIRST_CCW_ARC_MOVE "[N]G3[X][Y][J][F]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for counterclockwise arc move +--------------------------------------------------- begin CCW_ARC_MOVE "[N]G3[X][Y][J]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output at the end of the file +--------------------------------------------------- begin FOOTER "[N]M05" "[N]M09" "[N]M30" %
Best regards
Blan
Stepcraft 420 (version 1) - HXKJ-GS52-400W Air cooled DC spindle - 445nm Blue Laser diode G2
Hi frankjoke,if you like to participate in this English forum - please stick to the language and post your questions and comments also in English.
Sorry, 4got but I am reading by 'newest' posts and forget sometimes which language 🙁
Anyhow, my questions were raised in English already in the meantime:
What?
How?Would love to build a laser 'spindle' as well 🙂
Frank
Steppcraft 600/2 + HF500 + SwitchBox + Laser + Schleppmesser
Absaugung und Vakuumtisch
an Mach3 oder UCCNC mit Taster für Z-Null und Werkzeuglänge
is it possible to cut 4mm wood with this laser? and how long des it take or how much mm per sec can i drive
SC 420 SolidEdge--> FilouNC12--> Mach3
http://cnc-wiki.de/
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is it possible to cut 4mm wood with this laser? and how long does it take or how much mm per sec can i drive
For the moment we are just burning, not cutting although black insulation tape cuts well but still testing different materials.
Beer box card
Laminate flooring
Hardboard
Tree wood
We've not been able to burn
Polycarbonate
Aluminum
Stepcraft 420 (version 1) - HXKJ-GS52-400W Air cooled DC spindle - 445nm Blue Laser diode G2
Do you trink its possible to cut wood with a tickness of 4mm or des it take to long?
SC 420 SolidEdge--> FilouNC12--> Mach3
http://cnc-wiki.de/
![MACHINE CRAFTED MACHINE CRAFTED](http://stepcraft-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/wpforo/avatars/Mr.%20B_27499.png)
Do you trink its possible to cut wood with a tickness of 4mm or des it take to long?
I just tried cutting through 3mm plywood and took too long.
We cut a 10 mm diameter hole at a feed of 15 mm/min on full power it took 2 mins to do 1 pass did 10 passes to get through.
Stepcraft 420 (version 1) - HXKJ-GS52-400W Air cooled DC spindle - 445nm Blue Laser diode G2
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