Thanks to this new concept I have been able to manufacture a more compact machine that covers a much larger printing area. Now it is possible to make engravings and cuts on different types of surfaces or materials such as clothing, wood, some metals, cardboard, foam, plastics, among others.
Another advantage of this machine is that it can be manufactured in MDF wood, colored acrylic or aluminum, since I have been able to think of a technique on which it is not necessary to machine a single block of material, but I have sliced each block to manufacture each section of the machine taking into account the spaces of the internal components such as motors, cables, control circuits, drivers, etc. In this way, I have been able to create two almost solid blocks that give rigidity to the machine, but that at the same time contain inside electronic and mechanical components such as shafts and bearings, and that are assembled with a very simple, fast, efficient and economic.
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It is also possible to make engravings on cylindrical surfaces by turning the machine and adjusting the wheels, which will rotate the piece while the laser does its work.
Indeed, the laser has a fan that extracts the smoke from the bottom up, however it is not enough, so I have had to design a suction system that reaches through a small tube that is located near the beam of light. It is not published yet, once it is implemented it will be published.
Do you have any provision for air-assist? I understand that forcefully ejecting the smoke from the cut zone is very important to maintaining cut quality. I see a fan there, but is that moving enough air to keep the lens clean?
Indeed, the laser has a fan that extracts the smoke from the bottom up, however it is not enough, so I have had to design a suction system that reaches through a small tube that is located near the beam of light. It is not published yet, once it is implemented it will be published.