Monday, October 17, 2016

Smoothie Laserweb Question

Smoothie Laserweb Question

Certain brands of lasers have software that have the ability to change the pulse frequency of the beam. (How frequently the beam is turned on and off ) this allows for less charing especially on thin paper. Is this a feature that is possible or being considered?

Friday, October 14, 2016

Thanks Vince Lee!

Thanks Vince Lee!

A big THANK YOU to Vince Lee for sending his spare middleman and Dual Adaptor boards. He even included the documentation. What a great community we have here.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

New Smoothie Board by New Company Cohesion3D

New Smoothie Board by New Company Cohesion3D

The Mini: a smaller board with with 4 stepper drivers that is a drop in upgrade for a the K40 Laser Cutter but can also drive a 3D Printer or CNC. This will be available at a new low price for a 32 bit controller made by an American company.

Company Website not much info http://cohesion3d.com/

Light article on the boards

http://hackaday.com/2016/10/05/tiny-smoothies-at-maker-faire/#more-225898


http://cohesion3d.com/

Monday, September 19, 2016

MoshiDraw Manual and Software

MoshiDraw Manual and Software

David Pasick You do not have comments enabled on your post so here is the information you are looking for.

Manual can be found here
Manual Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sHOAcbXneLrBOZVRUsUdrzp36M0himbGvIeqiyRdWM4/edit?usp=sharing

And software here:
http://www.moshidraw.com/English/html/0942733722.html

As for CorelDraw, all the versions included with the lasers are pirated so you will need to purchase or use a trial version.
http://www.moshidraw.com/English/html/0942733722.html

Friday, September 2, 2016

CO2 Laser Reflective Study

CO2 Laser Reflective Study

Here is a great video of how much IR light is scattered from different materials. This is the reason to be wearing safety glasses at all times!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0CdAIvHaPU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0CdAIvHaPU