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= About = | = About = | ||
This group project was built for use as demonstrations at events to help promote Knox Makers. It consists of an enclosure that sits over top of a fiber laser. The enclosure has five buttons. Four of the buttons will burn preset designs while the fifth button will engrave a design from a random pool of designs. The initial designs were made to engrave on square slate coasters. The project was made with the flexibility to not only change which designs it would engrave but also the position and size. This gives way to not only change what | This group project was built for use as demonstrations at events to help promote Knox Makers. It consists of an enclosure that sits over top of a fiber laser. The enclosure has five buttons. Four of the buttons will burn preset designs while the fifth button will engrave a design from a random pool of designs. The initial designs were made to engrave on square slate coasters. The project was made with the flexibility to not only change which designs it would engrave but also the position and size. This gives way to not only change what designs are available but what items it could engrave. | ||
= Usage = | = Usage = | ||
Put blank coaster in, press button, wait till finished, take out coaster.<br/> | |||
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= Jig = | = Jig = | ||
[[File:Jig-top.svg|thumb|SVG Design for laser cut jig.]] | [[File:Jig-top.svg|thumb|SVG Design for laser cut jig.]] | ||
[[File:Laserbotjig.jpg|500px|Looking at jig through window]]<br/> | |||
The jig is used to show the user where to place the coaster. This would need to be changed if using different items to engrave.<br/> | The jig is used to show the user where to place the coaster. This would need to be changed if using different items to engrave.<br/> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:01, 2 October 2024
MC Etcher, a laser bot.
About
This group project was built for use as demonstrations at events to help promote Knox Makers. It consists of an enclosure that sits over top of a fiber laser. The enclosure has five buttons. Four of the buttons will burn preset designs while the fifth button will engrave a design from a random pool of designs. The initial designs were made to engrave on square slate coasters. The project was made with the flexibility to not only change which designs it would engrave but also the position and size. This gives way to not only change what designs are available but what items it could engrave.
Usage
Put blank coaster in, press button, wait till finished, take out coaster.
Jig
The jig is used to show the user where to place the coaster. This would need to be changed if using different items to engrave.