Update: I have taken my K40 apart and converted it to a whole new & improved machine: the LAYZOR! Read all about this project here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. On...Read More
Update: I have taken my K40 apart and converted it to a whole new & improved machine: the LAYZOR! Read all about this project here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Th...Read More
Update: I have taken my K40 apart and converted it to a whole new & improved machine: the LAYZOR! Read all about this project here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. I ...Read More
Update: I have taken my K40 apart and converted it to a whole new & improved machine: the LAYZOR! Read all about this project here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. I ...Read More
Update: I have taken my K40 apart and converted it to a whole new & improved machine: the LAYZOR! Read all about this project here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. I ...Read More
Update: I have taken my K40 apart and converted it to a whole new & improved machine: the LAYZOR! Read all about this project here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Ne...Read More
My mom’s birthday is coming up, and this year I want to give her something special. I actually came up with the idea last year, but this project makes heavy use of my lasercutter, which was bein...Read More
I’ve been tinkering with my LAYZOR ever since I’ve built it, and now I believe I have gotten to the point where there isn’t much else to add without having to resort to huge modifica...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. My K40 laser cutter has been out of commission for a while now. There was visib...Read More
A new day, a new project. Today: cutting a plate for the final version of my Z-stage out of 4mm aluminium. Why have a plate and belt drive at all instead of direct drive? Well I mentioned this before:...Read More
Originally, I was going to start using my Shapeoko again for other projects after having completed the last batch of upgrades. But for some reason I got it in my head to order some more parts and kee...Read More
Today I proceeded with the Shapeoko upgrade. Nothing massive, but a lot of small things that took some time anyhow. I checked, and where necessary, fastened all screws/bolts. I flattened all of the ...Read More
A friendly reminder to those of you who own a CO2 laser cutter: always make sure your coolant is running! The other day when I was doing some test cuts during the latest batch of upgrades, I forgot to...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1: Introduction part 2: Scavenging the K40 part 3: Fina...Read More
Update: This project is now finished. Final post is here. Want to do the same thing to yours? Check the LAYZOR website. Previous articles: part 1 – part 2 After countless hours of adding to and...Read More