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As a gateway to desktop cnc manufacturing the CNC laser is probably the the most economic path.

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Eleksmaker Z axis Upgrade

CNC Router Head

Rotary Y Axis

Lightburn®  compatible Laser Controllers Laser Controllers II

The Custom built machine is economic  for those with a niche product wanting ultimate performance tailored to their project.
Though the cost of the parts is lower than a Glowforge or other do it all
printer the time it takes to assemble and tweak the operation of a custom laser
can be a bit daunting especially if you are going for high resolution and high speed at the same time.
Example Criteria: Handle 19" rack panel materials, Plexiglass etching, PCB resist removal,
Stand alone operation not requiring a dedicated computer. Desirable to have z axis control
in order to be able to cut thicker materials.  Optimal noise reduction using Trinamic Drivers. Spread Sheet

Linux laptop for remote use. Dell	Lightburn Tutorials			Offline Cards Raspberry Pi	Enclosures
WorkFlows Burning Images into wood. Etching Glass with Armor Tech Software Lightburn Inkscape Inkscape Laser Plugin Windows Lasergrbl Universal g-code sender Raspberry Pi Corel Enclosures Wood Mdf? Fireproof paint. Sheet Metal Cinder Block	Lightburn Origins Run under linux. Setup - Import artwork in a variety of common vector graphic and image formats (including AI, PDF, SVG, DXF, PLT, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP)	GRBL Controller offline Buy unit. Try existing hardware. Upgrade to Trinamic drivers? There is an offline board for eleksmaker. Uses micro sd cards. A pain.	Makerbase Stand Alone upgrade Video Inkscape to Create Files Installing the Laser Plugin Under Lightburn speed solution Lightburn Mac save to file on drive or sd card  for transfer Switch off beginner mode. ~2019 main board screen Inkscape output to G-Code file	Some versions come with  with A4988 ? Drivers Trianamic Drivers would be superior.

Z axis Upgrade



3D cnc Software
Sketchup
Tinkercad
Fusion 360





Will this work with larger lasers?



Only mentions xx18 machines.
Cooling?
Build Log

zaxis laser height for cutting thicker
cardboard needs Mana 3 Board


Video Trinamic pgrade Video for PCB  Very smooth and Quiet
Trinamic Drivers

External Heavy Duty Driver Modidfication

Product: External housing on connector to Laser Bed with room for external high current stepper drivers.





z  axis height adjustment.
Per lightburn
Manual version
Servo type 1
Installation
Servo type 2
15w Laser Heads
A3 30x38cm Eleksmaker  ~15" max
A5 13x20cm 7.84" max
Eleksmaker Mega  82x77x18cm / 32.28x30.31x7.09inch (L*W*H)
5500MW 65*50cm 2-Axis DVP655019" rack front ~17"




Armor Etch

PWM vs TTL  3 wire  TTL Superior

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