r/Laserengraving

Any recommendations for a reasonably priced enclosure for a compact 60W MOPA fibre laser? Mine has a 50cm Z-axis column and is almost 100cm tall including the base. I’m in a top-floor unit in Australia and will be venting outside, so ideally it needs an exhaust duct port. Are there suitable options that fit the whole machine or mount onto the engraving platform?

Hey everyone,

I've been working on Box Studio, a free box generator for laser cutters. It runs in the browser, needs no signup, and exports a ready-to-cut SVG. I just released v2 and would love feedback from people who actually cut things.

What's new in v2:

• More shapes: besides rectangular and round boxes, you can now make polygons (3–12 sides), stars and hearts. Round, polygon, star and heart boxes can have a lid with a handle.
• New hinge/lid systems:
  • Cabinet lid, with a hinge that uses a metal axle.
  • Integrated hinge, made only from the sheet material, with no extra hardware.
• Kerf compensation: set your laser's kerf so the finger joints fit the way you want. A larger kerf value makes them looser, and a smaller one makes them tighter.
• Optimized SVG export: it strips the text and packs the pieces tightly. You can set your sheet size (it spills onto extra sheets if needed), and there's a true nesting mode that rotates pieces to fill gaps.
• 3D preview: see the assembled box, open the lid, and check the fit before cutting.
• Shareable links: send your exact design to someone as a URL.

It works with LightBurn, Inkscape, LaserGRBL, xTool Creative Space, and anything else that imports SVG.

Link: https://box-studio.cc/

I'd especially like to hear how the integrated hinge and the nesting work on your machine and material (I've mostly tested with 3 mm plywood). Bug reports and feature requests are very welcome.

This is another design made using https://www.marcam.uk/layered-art.html with the scene depth and sign style

50mm brass Succubus coin

Engraving info :

• 50mm brass coin
• 700 passes
• 60w Mopa Fiber from OMGLaser
• Settings 2000 / 80% / 110 / 150 / 8-bit
• Remake of an old depth map of mine
• 9 hour engrave time / which is why I don't do 1000 pass coins or even 700 normally

A clip from the shop while I engrave the leather strips for my sling pouch. I like watching the design appear as the laser works. Would you leave the leather plain or add a pattern?

Hi everyone,

I’m continuing my animal series with this dolphin phone stand.

The file is free and available in xTool, LightBurn and SVG formats.

Everything is included to make the colour version, either with an inkjet printhead or with transfer paper.

Here is the download link https://www.atomm.com/@Kino?utm_source=copylink&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sharetoearn2&utm_id=801831

I hope you like it!