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Lasers of low power can be used as measuring tools in a 3D printer environment, but higher powered ones can be used to engrave materials if mounted as a 3D Printer's tool.

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Linux software for laser engraver

I am searching for a Linux software to control the 3000 mW laser engraver depicted below. It's a common model you'd find on AliExpress, Banggood, etc. under different brand names. I have already tried nejePrint, LaserWeb, and EzGraver, but they…
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Convert 3D printer to laser engraver

Can you convert a 3D printer to a laser engraver? If so is there a specific thing I have to buy?
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laser is engraving the negative space

I am using LightBurn to laser engrave on wood. I am just trying to print some letters. In the softwares preview the output looks correct. The black part is where the laser should burn and the red part are traversal/scan lines When i actually print…
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Add a laser module to Reprap Guru Prusa i3

I have a Reprap Guru Prusa i3 v2 3D printer. Here is a link to the 192 MB manual. And here is the link to the resources page for the Reprap Guru. Page 58 of the manual discusses electronics. I purchased a 5.5 W laser from an online resource…
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Laser cutting on RepRap

I have seen some lasers attached to the RepRap platform for cutting but most seem to be cutting paper, balsa wood, or merely etching. If I were wanting to build a platform for cutting wood, similar to the wood framed or boxed 3D printers on the…
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Laser Engraver with Smoothie, RAMPS 1.4 or AWC708C?

I have an old laser engraver that runs from Windows 98SE and DOS-6. Yup, still works fine but a pain as I regularly have to open it up and unplug and re-seat all the ribbon connectors. Fifteen of them and I tire of that fast. I am thinking of…
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Running laser on my printer

I am trying to control a laser with the fan (D9) and ran into problems. So I tried P44, no good then P6 also not good.\ What my problem is I am trying to "burn" a group of vertical lines spaced about 0.75" apart, and randomly the drive to the laser…
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Laser LA03-5000 wiring to RAMPS 1.4

I'm totally lost. I have been searching about two days how to correctly wire Blue Laser LA03-5000 to RAMPS 1.4 board. This laser has 12 V input and separates PWM/TTL wires. I have found out how to control laser with no PWM (just hook it to D9 same…
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Laser engraver on Ender 3 without taking important ports

I'm contemplating buying a laser engraver attachment for my Ender 3 Pro. Either the Creality official one or the Comgrow version. When scanning the respective web pages/answers on here and YouTube videos, it seems like you usually unplug cables for…
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Laser engraving software for Boxzy 3D printer

I have a laser-engraving "head" for one of my 3D printers (a Boxzy, so it's designed for it, not just strapping a random laser onto something), and I'd like to try using it to, well, engrave something. So: Can anyone point me to some control…
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Can a PLA print be laser engraved?

Is it possible to laser engrave an object that was 3D printed with PLA or will the structure of the whole object simply melt and fail? How does PLA behave when being engraved? Does it require special treatment of the PLA first or is, for example,…
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Display locks when executing G-code for laser cutting using Marlin on RAMPS board

I'm working on a Laser cutter. I’m using the RAMPS 1.4 and Marlin software. To make the Marlin software work with a laser I’m inspired by this blog from dreammakercnc: Marlin Firmware modification for Laser Control My plan is to use Inkscape to…
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Mounting a 10 W laser on Geeetech Prusa I3 Pro B?

I recently bought a 10 W laser (12 V) that I'd like to mount on my old 3D printer (Geeetech Prusa I3 Pro B) and control it by adjusting the fan speed. After reading the docs, the laser has 3 wires: PWN/TTL (3 V to 12 V signal), GND, and 12 V (aka -…
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Is the Bambu Lidar a structured light camera?

How does the Bambu Lidar work? I am convinced that Bambu is not using a Time-of-Flight Lidar method for its bed sensors. It might be a camera (or smart camera depending on your definition) that looks at an angled laser line aimed at the bed. The…
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Connecting 12 V Laser Module to 24 V Control Board

I have a 3D printer (Artillery Genius Pro) with a 24 V motherboard. I want to connect this motherboard a 12 V laser engraver module. If my motherboard was 12 V (with 12 V, GND, and PWM pins), I believe I could do it. In that case, I would connect…
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