Ep9: Finished? The DIY CO2 Laser Cutter / Engraver Build Series
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- Опубліковано 29 лис 2019
- Documentation for the Y-1200 Laser:
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Documentation for the Y-400 Laser:
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In this episode of the DIY CO2 Laser Cutter / Engraver Build Series we finish up all the little jobs I've still got left to do before I can call it complete.
/ further_fabrication
//It should go without saying that electricity and lasers are dangerous.
None of this video should be treated as professional advice. - Наука та технологія
What a masterpiece! Thank you for taking the time to do this project and share with all of us 🤙 your workmanship is second to none!
Found this series yesterday, watched the entire thing, bought the documents, read them all and am going to do this! Funny how I told my wife about a more expensive build with a harder build to follow and she told me to do this. lol Thanks for the great detailed instructions. I would welcome a forum for discussion with builders.
WOW! You make this look easy!
Just purchased the documentation, thank you so much for doing this!
A laser cutter build has been on my build design for over 10 years, and this build series makes me think I could actually give it a go. Thanks for the awesome documentation at a great price!
Loved every part of this entire build, great knowledge, great instructions.
I will definitely be purchasing your plans when I am ready to start building! Thanks for everything
Superb design, planning & execution. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Yes, definitely share how you use this machine to make a living, mate! Always interested to hear that.
Wow, this is amazing. After watching video 2, I bought the plans. You are truly a master of.your craft sir. I already have a 1325 cnc mill, and have been looking at adding a laser to my shop tools.
Your build and instructions may take me more time, but will save me a lot of money. My wife was totally against it, but after watching 1 episode of this build series, she's now on board too.
Btw she says your build looks amazing and very professional.
Keep up the great work man.
I just wanted to say thank you for doing this... I bought your build guide and plans and just got the table set up I am going to build all this on.
I am going to cheat in a lot of areas though as I have a $4500 voron r2 in my living room so a lot of the stuff you cut as far as brackets and adapters I will be 3d printing.
I'm also an hvac/r tech, plumber, and electrician by trade so I will probably be using real ducts as well as an 8" vortex s line inline fan I have laying around for the exhaust.
I completely understand 100% how good it feels to have someone build your baby you put all this work into so if you see me tagging you in videos in the future you know why.
Once again thank you for doing this. After building up my ender 3 and then building the voron from scratch there was no way I was spending $10k on a premade laser cutter.
You are the man THANK YOU!
Such an informative, professional, enjoyable and creative series! Had a blast watching all the videos! Thank you for your work!
Absolutely awesome work Rob... Thank you kindly for sharing your work....You sir are an officer and a gentleman... Have an awesome blessed day....
Man, that feeling when you designed something, and you just know where everything goes. Must have been great! :D
Thanks man this has been a great series. You have built a very nice unit. Very inspirational.
I’ll be making this possibly this summer. Awesome series! Thank you for your hard work on this! I have purchased the plans, possibly for the second time 😂 Bit worth it. Thank you 🙏
That is one of the best build videos I have seen for a long time. I built my own cnc router, which has worked amazingly well. I just bought an atomstack laser and am loving it, but want to go bigger, was looking to a K40, but now you have convinced me to build my own as I did before, your design is really amazing,
Well done young man
I may never be able to afford to make one of these, but it's been informative and interesting watching this series. Thanks heaps, and looking forward to more from your channel!
Thank you very much! Instructive and entertaining series. Pedagogically perfect. You've done a respectable GREAT JOB!
It's always nice when the complete build makes the commercial units look like crap. Well done.
haha thanks mate!
Amazing and very inspiring series !
Thank you for all your hard work.
Great work man.. love the build. And yes a video on a business model around a laser would be cool.
Thank you for sharing your results with us!
Dude loved your humor through the whole process! Very entertaining and enjoyable. Really want to build one of these now.
Massive Rob. Looking forward to following your build guides in future. Currently building a 500mm3 3D printer, and learning what is to actually engineer and make something :) It's a bit hard for software guys like me to make stuff that's submillimetre accurate - we never lived in the physical word before making/build stuff :) So it's nice to have a guide and also a someone who moves quickly through stuff without the waffle. Very cool.
Awesome build, thanks for sharing!
Wow that was a dramatic lovely funny journey, I mean really , i have enjoyed every sec of it starting from the first video i have told my self "this dude must be joking " just to end off with "wow this man is genius "at the end of every video later on and now I'm waiting my electronics form AliExpress and sourced my 2020 and 2040 locally and ready to go , thanks Rob my friend for a lovely journey and a fantastic build.
Thanks for the comment mate, glad to have had you along for the ride. That's awesome that you've started your own laser build!
Great work man ! . Just the info that I wanted to see. Nine episodes !
Excellent series. Thank you.
Fantastic work buddy!! Came out perfect!! Jason
Cheers mate!
Also i just went over and purchased the y-1200 guide because i super appreciate you taking the time to do this build guide for us
Thanks mate!
Great video series. Bought your build guide and currently building my own. Using a Laser Tube from an old LS2030 which is about 30 watt and it's 50 watts psu as they are both brand new, the unit was damaged at work so I salvaged these parts after testing them. Will upgrade to 100watt when needed. Good fun to build, only issue is awaiting all the parts from China to arrive in different deliveries....I'm a bit impatient. One tip for anyone else building, spending some time at the beginning ensuring your table or whatever surface you build it on is perfectly level and flat...this is Crucial and will save a ton of time and frustration. I'm thinking of doing something different with the enclosure though..not sure yet. I'll probably upgrade the 2 wheeled gantries to linear rails for some more stability. Looking forward to finishing and getting cutting and etching ;-)
Awsome build. I`m about to get started on mine, and any money making pointers are always appreciated!
Hello Rob...this is a fantastic machine build...great work...
Excellent build from beginning to end., Thank you for sharing. 👍👍👍👍👍
This is Amazing! Great work and highly useful.
Absolutely fantastic work on putting all these videos together, im sure we all appreciate the time & effort that has gone into all of this. For my hobby use im running a spectron laser systems YAG, ULS v460 & a modified (on-going) K40. This is the most comprehensive guide ive seen & will be buying your build guides from your website because the info in them will be so valuable. Keep up the good work, I Need to be building a 3D printer next!!!+++++++
Fantastic build, glad I caught onto your videos early and was able to follow along in the progress. Now its time to start sourcing the parts for my own build...;)
Thanks mate, glad to have had you along for the ride
This was amazing, good job
Congrats Mate!! Well done, fantastic job. BTW I did find it mildly entertaining 😀
haha that's all I could really ask for
Thanks again for a great project.
No only functional, it actually looks good as well !
Awesome build! Just bought the plans and hope to start building the 400 within the next couple months. Will take a little while to get put together as I don't think I can swing all the parts at once. Wish me luck!
I would love to see more about your process and how you're making money on this as well. Thanks for the videos, i've enjoyed your build series quite a bit.
You've done a great job ! Well done mate :)
Thanks a lot Mate for this serie realy great work
Great work mate ;) Thank you so much for doing this, your a top bloke .
Cheers mate, you're welcome!
Just purchased the build guide and parts list. Money well spent. 👍😁
Realy wonderfull. Amazing man. You made some dreams closer to be possible.
Excellent work! Thank you.
It was cool to watch it in action! :D
Awesome work!
Nicely wrapped up!
Cheers bro
Loved this video. Awesome job as always! You are a true craftsman. I like how you wired the enclosure and the connectors. I was thinking of doing something similar. Keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks mate!
@@FurtherFabrication I would love to see a true video (ups and downs) on making this into a business.
Beautiful machine mate..
Excellent work! And yes, I would very much like to hear your experience with the money making side of using the laser. I recently acquired (and heavily modified) a K40 type machine pretty much just for fun. On a whim I made a gift for a coworker (edge lit family tree sort of thing) and to my surprise I ended up with an order for 10 more of them. Of course now I'm thinking about starting a little side business, maybe an Etsy store or some such. Would be nice to hear some honest opinions and advice. Thanks. -Dan
haha that's exactly how it starts, word of mouth, and next thing you know your the local 'laser guy'.
Honest opinion: That's awesome. The K40 is highly underrated and underestimated. Advice: Go for it! Sell on Instagram, sell on Facebook, sell to your co-workers, sell on your own website, sell at craft shows/art markets. The biggest hurdle will be coming up with the right price points for your work. Just don't quit your day job until after you've established a steady and renewable stream of income from the laser stuff.
@@matchstickdesignco I have brought a K40 and modded the gantry to fill the case. I was planning to drop a 1250mm 60W tube in but the overhang is messy. So I am planning to keep the big tube for this project and drop the 40W in. The K40 is a great test bad for modding and gaining experience.
@Further Fabrication I am looking to maybe have a co2 laser engraver but wondering is it safe and possible to add cnc spindle into it or maybe swap laser head with cnc spindle? I want to have a laser engraver but also cnc as one machine (even if swap the head part) so if got to cut deeper than an engraver I can
Never mind I found you, will attempt this I have a full machine shop and was toying with just purchasing one but this build is really tase best way to go. My hat is off to you and your project. Well done !!
Excellent job!!
Wow. Great Job.... Thanks
Inspiring
(Acrylic idea)
Молодец, Парень! У тебя руки растут из плеч!
We've got all our 2020 and 2040 received (all the T-slot from Zyltech and the V-slot from Openbuilds in NJ) and cut to size, brackets, most of the hardware, some of the electronics, and have started assembly. We got the inner frame done this weekend and we're now looking at what's next. Still got a lot of parts in the mail so it will likely be January before we cross the finish line but we're still considering it a Christmas present that will hopefully pay itself back in a year or two. We're looking at a possible road trip to Kentucky as it looks to be cheaper to drive and pickup in person than to have our 85W laser tube shipped from China. Funny how that works.
Thank you for the fantastic professional build guides and parts list. The price of the plans was completely reasonable considering the time you've invested in accuracy and detail as well as filming 9 videos over 1 1/2 hours (probably 75 hours of editing!).
That's awesome! Yeah sourcing and getting all the parts can take a bit of time. It's probably less risky getting a tube (somewhat) locally rather than shipped in. As they're delicate things.
Great build Rob....I just bought the 3 downloads for the 1200 series. Looking forward to my build. Dang, I wish you were my next door neighbor! You are very talented and have an amazing creative mind!
Cheers from Canada
Hi. Just wondering if you have proceeded with a build or buy. I'm considering one of the two and I'm also in Canada. Thanks
Love those benchtop machinist lathes ❤❤❤ got one just like it! 👍
Thanks for everything. Amazing
9:45... "Kill two stones with one bird"?? 😂 In all seriousness, that's a truly incredible build. Respect.
nice build.....i built my 600x400 45w spt laser a few years back.....i make 2 color acrylic labels (black over white) for a few companies for their electronic equip (basically a spec sheet). i spent $1500 making mine 4 years ago.....spt tube is great.....have replacement ready, but dang....it just keeps on going......for $25 a sheet, i'm able to print out 12 labels a sheet....i charge $15 a label...... i can say when you build it, and something goes wrong.....you usually know why...ive replaced mirrors 4 times....lens 4 times....belts 3 times and 1 stepper motor......it's the cost of doing business.....i'm retired and this was a great investment for me and my customers are thrilled with the detail....make presents, led backlight signs...led portraits and do all the neighbors dogs on acrylic and give away to them.....i have purchased a bunch of cast acrylic a few years back....(glad i did)...used to be real cheap....but with these co2 lasers popping up everywhere.....price has soared....anyway..................to anyone wondering, building one is time consuming......but it is worth it.....mine has paid for itself many times over
Really awesome video series......
Wonderful job I project to built one next year... 👍🏻
Great work
A couple friends and I have been considering a similar build, but on a somewhat larger scale. This has been a great help for considering options on how to do things. Our goal is a workable bed that would allow for an entire sheet of plywood (4'x8') and considering whether a replaceable head for routing may be an option. Combining both (with shields for the mirrors when not in use) would make it a perfect "All in One" for a garage workshop.
Let me know if you do that. I'm thinking of building this with the gantry on the back, so you can do full sheets as well. Would like to see how you're going about it, thanks
@@tylergady2019 The project is still underway. The bulk of the frame is just a matter of assembly. One thing we are considering is whether the bulb placement might be better optimized, possibly being run vertically instead of horizontally.
Great Job!!!
Just found this series. It appears it was done a year ago. So, a year after the build, can you post a follow-up video as far as how the machine is holding up, or any problems you have encountered?
I can’t even get my K40 to align and this guy went and built one from scratch 😂😂
Nice work
Great videos - thanks for sharing
Good job brother..
Amazing build you are a pro
Yes please on the business stuff!
Nice work bro.
New possibilities! =) Thanks for sharing! Here, an owner of an unassembled LazerBlade.
This has been a fantastic series and just going to buy the final plans. I am keen to get started in the build and learn more about the monetisation on this investment. I’m interested if you could do a video on the laser work. Cheers
Thanks mate, glad you've enjoyed it. I've found that a laser cutter like this will easily pay for itself, so it'll be great to share my experience on that side of things.
Fantastic build series, buddy! I looked forward to every vid that you put out.
I would love to see you, "No BS" business videos on earning a living with the laser engraver.,
Thanks mate! ooh that's a great title
Its looking good Buddy, Looking real good, I had a laser cutter on my mind for a long time now, the build size you went with is roughly what I want too! DIY builds is definitely the most economical way to go. looking forward to seeing if you would change anything after using it more.
Thanks mate, yeah there's no way I could afford one if I didn't build it haha!
I'm sure they'll be a couple of tweaks down the line, but so far so good.
@@FurtherFabricationIll be buying your build guild just to have a checklist to make sure i won't be missing anything when ordering parts.going with a 40w would the cheapest , but I think I want to get an 80W because I know before long ill kick myself for not getting better than a 40W, I mostly want to cut 8mm Plexi and wood, and 1/8 garolite, what the depth you are seeing on your 50W?
I've been following, eagerly awaiting each video. Yes I'd love to see your money making take video.
One question, the power supply has cooling fans, but I didn't see any ventilation to expel heat, wouldn't the cabinet heat up?
Awesome, I'll make it happen!
Great spotting!! yeah you're exactly right, at the moment I'm just leaving the door slightly open but I still need to add proper ventilation for sure
I work with laser and the power supplies needed for them dont produce much heat. I would say they dont need the fans but it would still be nice if you added them
Many argue that you should place all of your electronics in a METAL box and have no external fans. They believe that if a component ever caught fire, the lack of external fans would keep the fire contained and, being metal, the box would not catch fire either. So what about the heat buildup? Well, being metal, the box itself should be sufficient to act as a radiator for the internal heat buildup.
I do not add external fans to my builds. I always make sure to use a large metal enclosure (I don't try to cram everything into a tiny one) and haven't had any problems with heat.
With all this said, I'm not going to criticize anyone who wants to add an external fan. Lots of builders add them, even professional builders.
@@BrianLeeWho I agree with what you've said. There are plenty of heat sink attachments that can be had and with a cleaver use of thermal paste/grease one can direct the heat exchange to specific areas of said encasement so long as the surfaces have been properly stripped and polished. I suppose if one really wanted to get fancy with it you could just add a PC style CPU liquid cooler to the external hot spot and flow that with the coolant from the chiller in series with the tube. Furthermore having the DSP unit, drivers and PSU's completely encased doubles as an effective EMF shield for a bonus.
Ahhh the machine looks so good! Seeing it in action was also really great! Have you any plans of building a CNC mill?
Wooo! Yeah I can definitely see a cnc mill happening in the near future
@@FurtherFabrication I build a C-Beam CNC and it's a great little unit for modding as well and making parts etc.
Love to see a video on your experience making money with your machine.
Well Done.
Heya brother... fantastic series! I haven't watched them all yet.... just the first few and it got me to thinking whether this same design could be used to house a fiber laser setup... as I can see that down the road, I'd likely lean towards something that would ablate and etch metal such as steel and titanium (possibly aluminium) and I've always been more a do-it-yourselfer as opposed to running to a store and buying a product. I love the intimacy in understanding what I'm using and being able to fix/repair/modify/upgrade whatever it is that I'm using. Very intrigued by your design and thoroughly enjoy the methodology used to produce this series (trip ups... humor... detailed advice... and time lapse). Would love hearing back if you think that a fella such as myself might be able to modify for laser capability, or with your experience, you believe it would be a major hassle and not worth exploring! Cheers and thanks ahead if any response is forthcoming!
Important information about laser thanks so much
good job & amazing
Looks awesome! Love the reference to 10K a day. Haha
Great series mate. Really enjoyed it. Plans bought and looking forward to building one. Would also be very interested in a “money” video. Also perhaps you showing the cutting of different materials, the software, settings etc might be well received. I’d be particularly interested in some veneer marquetry demos showing the type of accuracy you can dial in with this machine. Thanks again. Cheers
Cheers mate. oh I've been saving up some veneers, I'll need to think of a good project to show it off with
freakin' awesome!!!! Wish i knew the total build cost! I'll buy those plans soon!
kick ass bro!
Journeys come in all flavours... this one has been an absolute pleasure from start to finish. Thank you so much! :o)
(While it's not relevant for me, I too would be interested in your slant on putting your baby out to earn her keep!)
Thanks mate, glad to hear you've enjoyed it!
Complete novice with zero experience using a laser cutter. My wife has a business making/decorating bespoke wooden things kinda like those Christmas star decorations. She currently outsources all the cutting and hinted at how a laser would make things easier!
I've been binge watching everything I can find on UA-cam. I've no idea if I'll be able to build this to a half way decent standard, but I've just bought all 3 docs for the y1200. It's been great watching the series thanks.
I've no idea what size laser tube/power supply I need though. I'm guessing 3 - 6mm ply will be the majority of cuts for her, with the option of cutting for other people as a business expansion. I was looking at 100w pre made machines with the thought that the laser would last longer as it'd be run at lower power and have the option to cut 10-12mm wood as my wife also buys in cnc cut shapes, letters, and numbers from another supplier. Is it worth going for the higher power laser tube, or am I just being a dumb arse?
Amazing! Im gearing up now to purchase the parts list and start this build. I've watched the videos and read the guide, I was curious if any special consideration need to be made when using Lightburn in regards to the axis switching. I'm probably just complicating it in my head but I assume it would just work like normal? Thanks again so much for this, I was about a week out from purchasing an Orion 80 watt and I didn't feel great about it. This is exactly what I needed.
Thanks from a fellow Kiwi.
Thanks for great serie! I bought your plans and started hauling parts :) building will be my winter project.
Im thinking to move laser tube different place. Do you know does few extra mirrors affect how much to cutting/engraving power?
Great series! I don't know how much ventilation the power supply require ... maybe consider venting it out of the enclosure.
Yeah good spotting! I'm running it with the door hanging open at the moment but I do need to add proper venting to it for sure
Great job! Unluckly I can't access to the (both) documentation pages... so I can't go further on!
Hi Rob,
Thanks for the videos. Im currently ordering my parts and can't wait to get started building. I had a question, how hard would it be to add a rotary attachment to your build? My research made me conclude engraved mugs and water bottles are hostellers year-round. Anyways, how doable do you think this is?
Thanks