Recent content by AnachronicMan

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts everyone. We had initially considered releasing a bare-bones kit for the diy'er who already had their own laser setups and wanted to experiment with a new platform. We put this on the backburner because we didn't think there would be enough demand and we...

You cannot etch directly on metal with a 2 or 3 watt laser. The way many people accomplish this with laser-diodes is to use a mask on the metal surface and engrave your design into it with the laser. Then either use chemical or electrostatic etching to imprint into the metal. Masking material...

There is a big difference between building a one off machine for yourself and something that needs to be mass produced for the general public. Looking at the big part costs is only part of the whole picture. Costs do add up very quickly when you break something down into every single component...

BubonicCronic: We are still working at getting the costs down as much as possible. Our initial estimate was between $400-$550, so the estimate on our page was to play it safe. ARG: The machine is running a modified version of GRBL to handle some specific laser requirements. For the...

Hi Everyone, Just thought you might be interested in this cool entry-level laser cutter / engraver. Info can be found at: Darkly Labs - Home Support from the laserpointerforums was invaluable in creating the LazerBlade. Please help spread the word to anyone you might thing would be...

Hi, I just read over this thread and was wondering how it was going? Has anyone built a working prototype of this driver yet? thanks, AM