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

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.

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

Design Sites

Pay Sites

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

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

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