Ep1: Design Features and Starting the Frame // The DIY Laser Cutter Build Series
2019 ж. 3 Мам.
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The documentation is now ready!
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We're kicking off the first episode by taking a look at the design features of the CO2 Laser Cutter, then we jump into getting started building the frame.
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Fusion 360:
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Don't shy away from making longer more detailed videos. Everyone subscribed to you finds this super interesting and is eagerly awaiting each video.
This is true :)
Yes, very true.
Really looking forward to this series! Great fun hearing your design decisions and reasoning. The build I'm collecting parts for will be different but I will still learn heaps from you!
So happy to see this series getting started! Thank you!
I am literally coming to your channel every day since you released this video check for part 2. Based off your design I loaded a cart in Open Builds and now I have an idea of what parts and how many I need. There is so much to learn before buying parts for a laser but there doesn't seem to be much practical information about building one. Really excited for more of this series.
Good clear video, Found it very helpful and even leaving in the sequencing errors teaches others. Keep up the good work and I look forward to see the completed project.
I am literally in the stages of designing my own laser cutter, your timing is impeccable. It is so interesting to see how you do certain things in a different way.
Great video, love that you included lessons learned. That’s really invaluable to me as a novice. Patiently awaiting your next vid. Thanks mate!!
Off to a grand start! I'll be following this build series closely, because I'd like to build one of my own.
Great! I am so glad someone does a detailled series on this!!
Thank you for your dedication to open source!!! This approach to tech. is opening up endless possibilities around the world. Can't wait to learn more.
Hey, a lot of people are really looking forward to your build, dont let us down.
I've just discovered your channel and watched 1st episode, and i love it. Well presented and explained. I can't wait to watch the rest and hopefully get started on making my own laser cutter soon. Thanks
Amazing video & exceptional DIY tutorial - one of the best I have seen on youtube! Thank you so much!
Absolute legend. I have been searching for a week to get plans to build something with a huge footprint like this machine for a fabrication process I want to use. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thank you for making this really hyped to see how it turns out
Wow, nice job! Can't wait to see how this turns out.
Great to see you back here showing the entire V2 build! Keep it loosey goosey!
Loving the whole series! I've had similar problems of having to file down the little tabs on angle brackets for rexroth type of profile - what I found is that a little hit of the head with a wrench tends to get these tabs flying neatly (or fold them down) which can save you a hell of a lot of time! I hope you'll build some more exciting stuff later on! :D
Looks awesome! You're my hero for getting joints to work smoothly!
Hahaha not going to lie, it took me way too long to get them working!
So great to see a kiwi take on this. Very much looking forward to see where you get all the components without loosing your shirt on the shipping!
Congratulations man. Excellent initiative and fantastic for share !!! Thanks a lot. I was think in build my Laser cutter, and now you provide me a fantastic guide. I’m in Brazil, and like for you, freight and tax make these machines so expensive for makers and normal hobby. Thanks a lot man.
Man I'm excited for more videos. I've outgrown my k40 laser and I think diy is the route to take next!
This is great, thanks dude! I'm eager to watch the second episode!
Hey man, just wanted to let you know that leaving in the bloopers has actually made me significantly less worried about building one of these for myself. It's inspiring to know that anyone can mess up; looking forward to watching the rest of these
Thank you for sharing I’m starting this project right with you too.
Really good work mate. I work in the manufacturing process of machines like these, on a more industrial scale, and I am very impressed with your work ! Great series to watch
Hope all is going well and you are doing good. Really looking forward to the next vid and thanks a ton for doing this...;)
Thanks man. I was gonna buy one of those Glowforge laser cutters but I really want to make my own and you are making my dream come true
This is going to be really good. Excited to follow along.
Really nice design and product. Cannot wait part #2... Nice job!
Looks beautiful
Great video! No crappy music and no guessing what you are doing.
Great video! I'll be following your episodes! I look forward into building mine too! (albeit, smaller)
Thank you for your work.
GREAT video!! Keep up the OUTSTANDING work! and....Thank you!
Great beginning, startet mine with 3030 in the conventional way but saw already a couple of things i would like to change the way you did it.. Will follow
Great video. Looking forward to the next one. Looking at doing a laser myself but somehow incorporate it with my existing oxcnc. Cheers from Australia!
I am looking forward to the rest of the series. I have the k40 laser and just made a video on upgrading the smoke extractor with an bounce house blower. It may give you some idea on your own project.
Fantastic video , can’t wait to see the progression!
Just received a bunch of extrusion, really looking forward to part 2!
Came across you by accident what a fantastic start. Looking at building one myself. Show mistakes as well as end result don't worry about video length if it's like this one it will be worthwhile. Keep it up.
nicely done Fusion 360 assembly ( custom laser cutter ) with 20/40 and 20/20 extrusions. carefully thought out design concept well explained with animations. good for classroom review.
this is great can't wait to see how this is going to turn out. Best of luck
Good choice on the linear rail ma bru!
Very awesome, i can't wait for next episodes.
Awesome.. subscribed, can't wait for the next episode.
This is looking really good! Most T-slot nuts I have worked with are specially shaped so they can be inserted into the extrusion even with the ends being blocked off. The T-slot nuts you have look like that so you should not have disassemble everything just to get another T-slot nut in. You won’t be able to pre-assemble the corners like you are currently doing though. The nut must be placed in the extrusion first.
Thanks dude, I'm currently ordering Al extrusion.
Watched your 3 laser building videos, awesome! Gave me lots of little tips, technical names of pieces and ideas. ( thanks for the T-Slot vs V-slot def) Waiting for the electronic part video with impatience! (GRBL, Ruida,?) Good job, and as @renegaed says, go for details! You have a nice voice and interesting stuff to say go ahead, we'll watch!
so pumped for the next video!!!
awesome series buddy , I just downloaded the files, thanks for making this build with documentation
I have been looking at laser cutters here in the states. The quote for the machine I was looking at, CO2/Fiber dual unit, is 80,000 after tax. Part of that cost is also the size I need. Which you are building in this version with the 2'x4' bed. After watching your first build I am looking forward to building my own cutter. Thank you for taking the time to document your process and sharing.
Hi, great work! I am looking forward to the next video. Any update on when it will be online?
Fantastic!
Amazing mate ! Been geeking over a 50w 50x30 cm (now highly upgraded) cheap chinese laser for the past 6 months, works like a charm now... But i need a 140x70 cm cutting bed now that the POC is ok. Will follow !
This is going to be awesome
You're my hero man Thanks
Thank you for this series.. I was thinking about buying a k40. But with this series I think instead I will slowly buy components and build my own! 😁
Awesome project Rob. I’ve been watching a couple of $4900 USD Chinese 1400x900 100 watt laser cutters on eBay that are stocked only 40 miles from my home here in SoCal. This looks like a great option for my projects!
New subscriber! I watched one of your laser videos about a year ago and I'm excited to follow along on this build. I've been researching for several years now and would love to build one. I just moved to a new house with the space to do it! I'll be interested in seeing the rest of this build
Awesome, that's so exciting!
Thanks for the upload think ill enjoy the series and good on you for not charging both arms for your info on making the cutter. Also watched the Van one and got jealous your wood foo and design is good, i can make just suck at making it look good haha Keep it up
Excellent. Delighted you’ve started this. Really looking forward to seeing it progress. Have you decided on the pricing for the plans/cut list etc yet?
Excellent! I'm trying to figure out where I'll be putting mine when I build it...
Really cool! I'm currently also developing my own laser cutter. Allready have most parts, including a 80W tube. Also, where hammerhead bolts not easier to use on the corner brackets? If I'm correct, you can place them also when the slot isn't accessible. I will follow this series!
Are you OK? We are starting to get worried about you! Oh, and waiting for the next video, too ;-)
for air extraction on my machine, I use an old dust extraction vacuum and have vents to the outside
With a week in the Uk, this is like my second language. 🤣. Can’t wait to see the full build.
Nice, been waiting for this!
Excellent video! Many thanks for your super detailed and instructional commentary. Greatly appreciated :) Do you have any plans for adding the option to make this design interchangeable with a z-axis rotary CNC machine. Or if your existing design can be easily modified to provide the CNC capability?
Wohoo!! The ball is rolling! :D
thank you so much.
MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS AMIGO
you got a subscriber for your humor and the fact that you showed your mistakes. The Laser cutter aint bad either =)
Nice, I have designed one laser cutter myself too, needed something cut for me (1.2m x 0.8m x 0.5m) now I am awaiting the parts :) It is Voron 2.4 all over again :P (almost as I had to design it). I am looking now to see if I have missed anything in my frame...
Just built a cnc router and my instant reaction is that I want to build a cnc co2 laser, great video and very excited to see the upcoming parts of this series, will you upload the cad files at the end of the series for those of us interested in recreating the build?
I love your design and how you use Fusion360. I would like to build one, are these plans available? Can wait until next video seeing how it comes together. Thanks
Love your videos bro suspected you were a fellow kiwi from the very beginning, wicked to see a kiwi making videos about such technical sizzle way down in our neighbourhood. I've got two 3D printers and know what shipping here is like. Keep up the great work!
Hi there. Thanks for the indepth intro/explaination. Great build series! Before I would consider this i would need to know the total cost when everthing is said and done for this and the smaller version that you mentioned? I dont want to buy the parts list just to find out i cannot afford to build. Thanks again and keep up the great work!
Woow! I love it! I have a quetion! Why don't you use square corners? Is it more accurate to use corner keke like you?
There are t slot nuts that you can insert anywhere in the slot without having to slide it by an open side, for a framing like that it's way easier
Great presentation. I am wondering if you could cover electricity grounding and other safety concerns in the future , as I know those anodized extrusion aren't a good conductor. Looking forward to more videos.
I'll do my best, but there'll be a fair amount of "do your own research" in that area I suspect, as I'm by no means a certified expert and wouldn't want to give any incorrect advice.
Awesome videos mate, what are you doing with your old setup?
super cool series. ill be watching for sure. luckily i have access to a 100w C02 laser
Awesome that'd be super handy!
& the journey begins.
Rookie Tip, spray the blade on both sides (of the cut region) with WD40 for a razor-sharp and burr-free cut. Also, most extrusion manufacturers design their slot nuts to be inserted from the face and not just the ends. Give them a bit of a jiggle and they'll drop in without any force required (usually).
I was going to make one of these, after I finish my CNC milling machine, but then my school broke theirs, and my awesome teacher gave me the broken laser cutter! So now, I'm fixing a laser cutter!
nice work and nice design wish to see this machine work one day . one question what are your plan for the controller
I'm going with a Ruida based controller
I just subscribed to this channel because I am in the process of designing a similar system. I have some questions not having seen the entire series: 1. I noticed that there is a square frame running inside the main frame that raises in the z-axis and need to ask how do you achieve the motion process successfully. 2. How can I download the entire collection to a CD? 3. What type of acrylic that blocks the laser light can I use to enclose the entire assy??
9min... has tea, doesnt drink tea. haha.. def keen for next vid, ill be putting this on the to do list
I thought 💭 He was going to say "And today's proud sponsor is from Earl Gray Tea"
Woohoo!
Super
Mint bro! 👌
cheers man
When you have this finished what speeds do you expect to get?
Great videos and great project! I just bought your part list and am thinking of making one of these. One thing I was wondering is why you need the 200 mm travel length in Z direction. Im guessing this can only cut up to like 12 mm materials, so is it only for engraving? Also I got some stepper drivers called TB6600 much cheaper than the DM542s, do you know if there is a difference?
Did you ever find out an answer to your question about the stepper motors?
you don't need a longer tube to have more power. just buy a second one and link it together with a prism it has two sides where laser light comes out remove the full reflection side of one of the tubes and arrange it with the prisim to forma U shaped path of the laser beam. this method of cascading laser tubes was used before laser LED were a thing
Looks like the wait was worth it and this is probably going to be the standard by which the other laser build series that follow from other KZheadrs will be judged. As for your Fusion 360 skills, when I grow up, I want to be you! Well done!
Hello, great project. What steppers will you be using? Nema 17?
Yeah I'll start with nema 17s and see how they go
been a while since your last vid, anything coming soon?
cheap yes yes thats the founding block of Innovation . and the word cheap is the best things we Indians like to hear. ( we are stingy as hell ) BY THE WAY BUDDY YOU KNOW WHAT , YOU DESERVE MORE SUBSCRIBERS. I WILL SHARE THIS VIDEO AS MUCH AS I CAN . 😁😎.
I'm super exciting for series part two. Meanwhile, since fumes extraction is not there yet - maybe you smbdy explain why all fume extraction I see in such 40-60W lasers are only take air from sideways/bottom? It would be much more efficient to mount exhaust tube near actual laser, since this is the point where smoke coming from... Especially for larger print size machines like you building. Is it because of there is some air comes out actual laser beam pointer? Isnt this air made only to move away fumes, so exhaust can be mounted near laser beam on carriage? Thx.
The laser head (with the 3rd mirror and lens) moves all over the work area (x and y axes). Dragging a vacuum hose along with the laser head is not very practical. The hose would add more weight to the gantry system and could also get snagged somewhere as it is pulled and pushed around.