[dc401-l] Wanted: Volunteers for DIY Laser cutter project with AS220/BSS

[John Duksta]

So, Brian Jepson and I have been having a side conversation about DIY  
laser cutters that started with this instructable:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cutter-start-slicing-stuff-for- 
under-50-dol/
His design is kind of ghetto, but it's a start and he found a cheap  
laser.

Then I saw this one shortly afterwards:
http://www.instructables.com/id/3-Axis-CNC-Router---60x60x5--- 
JunkBot/?ALLSTEPS

Which is awfully big, but more polished and could totally be done  
with scavenged metal. Since we'd be making a laser cutter, we  
wouldn't have to worry about Z-axis control, just switching the laser  
on and off.

Brian and I think it would be a blast to make one of these, but on a  
smaller scale (like 11x17" or 24x24") with some of the Broad Street  
Studio youth. We could work as mentors and help them through the  
mechanical and electronics build process. It would be a great piece  
of community outreach for the group and a hell of a lot of fun.

I'm guessing that we need 2-3 people who can *solidly commit* to one  
to two evenings a week (or maybe a saturday afternoon) for a couple  
of months to do this. That's a total shot in the dark for the time  
estimate, but it feels about right. We haven't brought this up with  
the BSS folks yet, as I wanted to gauge interest first.

So, who's up to built a cool ass laser cutter for cheap and infect  
some teenagers with the technology bug?

/ducksauz

--
John Duksta <john at duksta.org>
DC401 Organizer Monkey
http://dc401.org



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