Acrylic "nixie tubes"!

Acrylic "nixie tubes"!

A great article on one design and it has the files so you can make them yourself.
http://hackaday.com/2017/01/14/smoothly-modernized-nixie-display/#comments
Files found here; https://github.com/connornishijima/Lixie-hardware
http://hackaday.com/2017/01/14/smoothly-modernized-nixie-display/#comments

Mirror Etch

Mirror Etch

Test of the system using a mirror. It is a mirror tile that is usually used to put on a wall.

Mirror Holder Idea

Mirror Holder Idea

After putting my K40 back together and adjusting the mirrors again, I had an idea for a simple mirror holder. It is not new but can be expensive to purchase. It is to make a gimbal mount to hold the mirror. This way the center of the mirror never moves and you get a more accurate convergence. Below is a link to one on Thingiverse that I think can be modified easily.
Watcha think?

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:320853
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:320853

LaserGRBL

LaserGRBL

I found this software but have not installed or tried it as of now.

https://github.com/arkypita/LaserGRBL

LaserGRBL

Laser optimized GUI for GRBL

LaserGRBL is a Windows GUI for GRBL. Unlike other GUI LaserGRBL it is specifically developed for use with laser cutter and engraver. LaserGRBL is compatible with Grbl v0.9 and Grbl v1.1

Download

All downloads available at https://github.com/arkypita/LaserGRBL/releases

Existing Features

GCode file loading with engraving/cutting job preview (with alpha blending for grayscale engraving)
Image import (jpg, bmp...) and line by line GCode generation (horizontal, vertical, and diagonal).
Grbl Configuration Import/Export
Configuration, Alarm and Error codes decoding for Grbl v1.1 (with description tooltip)
Homing button, Feed Hold button, Resume button and Grbl Reset button
Job time preview and realtime projection
Jogging (for any Grbl version)
Feed overrides (for Grbl > v1.1) with easy-to-use interface