Category Archives: Laser

Lasering and 3D Printing

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Aaron Ramsey

One of the big reasons to get the K40-III 40W engraving laser was to make stencils for PCBs. When I first got the machine, I ebay’d some 5mil laser transparencies as it sounded like some people had success with that. … Continue reading →

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Printrbot Jr. Arrives…. mostly

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Aaron Ramsey

Its been a fun week… first the laser and now the Printrbot Jr. arrived last night! We weren’t going to build the printer until this weekend, but decided to take a look at all the pretty wood pieces. Printrbot has … Continue reading →

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Holy Frikkin’ Laser!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Aaron Ramsey

  Well, the K40-III 40W laser arrived! I bought it on ebay from a seller called ‘rumei-shopping’. $853 bucks later (+$53 for brokerage and taxes) and Fedex dropped it off this afternoon for me to play with. The packaging that … Continue reading →

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