Boss LS-3655

Useful Links

• Boss Laser Manuals Downloads - LS Machine Operations. LS QuickStart Guide, LaserWORKS, Rotary
• LightBurn Software Manual - Documentation for the LightBurn software
• LightBurn Tutorials
• Preventing Homing on Laser - Press ESC to cancel the homing sequence, after the controller beeps (carriage may start moving a split second before that)

Recommended Settings

• Boss LS-3655 100W Lightburn Cut Library, updated 11/15/2019 - Lightburn Library with Boss Recommended Settings and more
• Boss Laser Materials Recommended Settings - Use settings for 100W
• NoVA Labs Recommended Settings For Their 100W Laser

Material Guides

• ATX Hackerspace Materials List - Until we have our own list, refer to this list for what's safe/not safe to use on the laser
• Epilog Materials Compatibility List
• Universal Laser Materials Library
• FullSpectrum Laser Wood List - List of woods that FSLaser recommends/doesn't recommend
• AP Lazer - How To Choose The Best Wood For Laser Engraving
• Laser Cutting Slate Coasters
• Laser Engraving Stone - Great list of various stones that Boss recommends for engraving, as well as tips

Safety

• MakeItLabs Laser Materials Safety Intro

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

• Boss LS-3655 100W Lightburn Cut Library, updated 11/15/2019 - Lightburn Library with Boss Recommended Settings and more

LaserWorks

   We don't currently use LaserWorks

Example Projects

• Boss Laser Ideas Boss Laser Project Downloads
• Universal Laser Examples
• Epilog's Sample Club Projects
• Designs By Phil Glowforge Projects
• Thingiverse - BrianHanifin Glowforge Projects
• Latest Made Glowforge Project Ideas
• Inventables Project Ideas

Design Sites

Pay Sites

• Laser Templates - Inexpensive designs fully usable for both personal and commercial products
• Laser Cutting Templates by Vasily39 on Etsy

Free Sites

• DXFforCNC
• Ready To Cut - CNC Art Files For Sharing
• CNC File Sharing
• 3axis.co - Free vector files for laser cutting
• CNC Cookbook Free DXF Files
• FileCNC Free Vector Files for CNC
• Scan2CAD Free DXF Files
• DesignShop Free CNC Project Files
• Wood Toolbox - Templates for lasers and CNCs
• MakeCNC

Design Tools

• Stencilfy - Turn text into stencils
• Stencil Generator from Suncatcher Studio
• FlatFab
• Polygonia Design Suite - Rapidly Create Symmetrical Designs for Manufacturing
• Photo 2 Stencil
• Box Generators

Useful Tools

• Definitive Guide to Nesting Software for Laser Cut Designs

Materials Links

Wood

• Koa Boards From Hawaii
• Ocooch Hardwoods - Suppliers of thin wood and plywood for scroll sawing, carving, intarsia, wood turning, laser cutting and engraving, thick veneers and much more.
• Smoke Hill Designs - Wood for lasers
• WoodCraft

Acrylic

• USPlastics Acrylic
• TroTec Engraving Supplies - Including two-color acrylics like Rowmark
• 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
• The Scoop On Plastic Substrates

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

• JDS Industries - Laserable Leatherette

Engraving/Finishing

• Stone Color Fill - Soaks into pores of stone that's been laser engraved
• Laser Foil
• Laser heat transfer foil sheet
• CerMark Spray - For marking typically un-markable metal with the laser. Binds the spray material to the metal
• CRC Dry Moly Lube - Cheap alternative to CerMark Spray
• CerMark Tape - An alternative for when spraying isn't an option
• LaserFlex Heat Transfer Sample Kit - An alternative to the CerMark Tape
• LaserBond - Another alternative to CerMark Spray
• Brilliance Laser Inks - Alternative to CerMark Spray but also has a powder option

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