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== Materials Links ==
== Materials Links ==
* [https://www.engraversjournal.com/article.php/3179/index.html The Scoop On Plastic Substrates]
=== Wood ===
* [https://www.freedformhawaii.com/koa Koa Boards From Hawaii]
* [https://ocoochhardwoods.com Ocooch Hardwoods] - Suppliers of thin wood and plywood for scroll sawing, carving, intarsia, wood turning, laser cutting and engraving, thick veneers and much more.
* [https://smokeyhilldesigns.com/ Smoke Hill Designs] - Wood for lasers
* [https://www.woodcraft.com/ WoodCraft]
 
=== Acrylic ===
* [https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.aspx?catid=442&parentcatid=443 USPlastics Acrylic]
* [https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.aspx?catid=442&parentcatid=443 USPlastics Acrylic]
* [https://www.engraving-supplies.com/ TroTec Engraving Supplies] - Including two-color acrylics like Rowmark
* [https://www.engraving-supplies.com/ TroTec Engraving Supplies] - Including two-color acrylics like Rowmark
* [https://ocoochhardwoods.com Ocooch Hardwoods] - Suppliers of thin wood and plywood for scroll sawing, carving, intarsia, wood turning, laser cutting and engraving, thick veneers and much more.
* [https://www.ebay.com/str/plasticsacrylic plasticsacrylic on eBay] - (NOTE: Sometimes hefty shipping fees but can combine orders) Has some thinner (1/16") acrylic not found in other sources, also has a wide selection of other interesting acrylics including various colors of mirrored
* [https://www.engraversjournal.com/article.php/3179/index.html The Scoop On Plastic Substrates]
 
=== Various ===
* [https://www.inventables.com/categories/materials Inventables] - Acrylic, circuit board blanks, corian, machinable wax and foam, metal, plastic, stamping, wood & mdf
* [https://www.inventables.com/categories/materials Inventables] - Acrylic, circuit board blanks, corian, machinable wax and foam, metal, plastic, stamping, wood & mdf
* [https://smokeyhilldesigns.com/ Smoke Hill Designs] - Wood for lasers
* [https://www.woodcraft.com/ WoodCraft]
* [https://www.rowmark.com/products RowMark] - Lots of different specialty materials including wood and acrylic for lasers
* [https://www.rowmark.com/products RowMark] - Lots of different specialty materials including wood and acrylic for lasers
=== Other ===
=== Engraving/Finishing ===
* [https://www.jpplus.com/stone-color-fill-kit-5-colors Stone Color Fill] - Soaks into pores of stone that's been laser engraved
* [https://www.jpplus.com/stone-color-fill-kit-5-colors Stone Color Fill] - Soaks into pores of stone that's been laser engraved
* [https://www.jpplus.com/6-x-25-engravable-laser-foil Laser Foil]
* [https://www.jpplus.com/6-x-25-engravable-laser-foil Laser Foil]
* [https://www.jpplus.com/engraving/fabrication/marking/laserflex-heat-transfer-sample-kit Laser heat transfer foil sheet]
* [https://www.jpplus.com/engraving/fabrication/marking/laserflex-heat-transfer-sample-kit Laser heat transfer foil sheet]
* [https://www.ebay.com/str/plasticsacrylic plasticsacrylic on eBay] - (NOTE: Sometimes hefty shipping fees but can combine orders) Has some thinner (1/16") acrylic not found in other sources, also has a wide selection of other interesting acrylics including various colors of mirrored
* [https://www.cermark.com/ CerMark Spray] - For marking typically un-markable metal with the laser. Binds the spray material to the metal
* [https://www.cermark.com/ CerMark Spray] - For marking typically un-markable metal with the laser. Binds the spray material to the metal
* [https://smile.amazon.com/CRC-03084-Lubricant-Aerosol-Spray/dp/B0013J62P4 CRC Dry Moly Lube] - Cheap alternative to CerMark Spray
* [https://smile.amazon.com/CRC-03084-Lubricant-Aerosol-Spray/dp/B0013J62P4 CRC Dry Moly Lube] - Cheap alternative to CerMark Spray

Revision as of 12:59, 19 September 2020

Useful Links

Recommended Settings

Material Guides

Safety

Laser Parameters

If you want to set up the Boss LS-3655 in LightBurn or another program, here are the settings you need:

  • Type: Ruida
  • Connection: USB or ethernet, depending on if you're connected directly via USB (the shop laptop) or ethernet (your laptop or another computer on the shop LAN)
  • 1400mm x 900mm
  • Home is rear-right position
  • 100W (don't think this is a configuration option, just good to know for selecting power settings per Recommended Settings)

Software

Lightburn

 If you want to run Lightburn on your own computer, to work on stuff before coming into the shop to run a job, contact Subrata to get the discount code which lets you buy a copy for $20
 There is a free trial, though, so you can run it for a while before you buy it.

LaserWorks

   We don't currently use LaserWorks

Example Projects

Design Sites

Useful Tools

Materials Links

Wood

Acrylic

Various

  • Inventables - Acrylic, circuit board blanks, corian, machinable wax and foam, metal, plastic, stamping, wood & mdf
  • RowMark - Lots of different specialty materials including wood and acrylic for lasers

Other

Engraving/Finishing

Box Generators

https://makerdesignlab.com/tutorials-tips/online-file-generators-for-laser-cutting/

https://boxmaker.connectionlab.org/

https://boxdesigner.connectionlab.org

http://boxdesigner.frag-den-spatz.de/

https://community.glowforge.com/t/tab-box-generator/7222

https://www.festi.info/boxes.py/

https://github.com/Neon22/inkscape-LasercutBox

https://github.com/BvdP/elliptical-box-maker/

https://github.com/paulh-rnd/TabbedBoxMaker

https://imagio.dk/boxmaker/

https://www.instructables.com/id/Generating-elliptical-boxes-using-a-laser-cutter-a/

https://www.instructables.com/id/Joinery-Joints-for-Laser-Cut-Assemblies/

http://joostn.github.io/OpenJsCad/ - Gear generator

http://jeromeleary.com/laser/

https://www.makercase.com

http://www.reidb.net/LaserLivingHinges.html

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:255013

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:404

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