On February 4th, Ben Gonzalez, the Laser Guy, did a great webcast on his FB group, Ben there Done That. The group is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to grow their business and their brand, especially if you work with laser engravers. This cast was all about different rotaries and how to get the... Continue reading
For several months now I’ve been working on a new device: a Vacuum Table for Laser Cutters and Engravers. The main purpose of a vacuum table is to hold FLAT thin stock during engraving and cutting. It works well with things like cardstock, leather, thin plywood and acrylic. When laser cutting/engraving such objects, it has to... Continue reading
Lightubrn has released a new 8 Megapixel 4K camera and we made an enclosure and mount for it. If you don’t know what Lightburn or their camera is for, you can read this earlier post. New camera module is bigger (90mm x 15m) so enclosure had to be redesigned. Good news is if you are upgrading... Continue reading
I’ve been using RDWorks to send jobs to my Laser machines for many years. Fortunately there’s a new game in town and it’s software called Lightburn. It’s not free, but it was created from scratch and incorporates many features that RDWorks was lacking as well as addressing many of it’s bugs and translation issues. One great... Continue reading
Boss Laser Mirror Alignment Tools Last week we’ve launched new product in our store under slogan “No More Tape!”. It’s set of mirror alignment jigs similar to the one we’ve developed few years back for eBay 50W laser machine. This tool-set was custom designed for Boss Laser Generation V machines. It allows to align 1st and... Continue reading
Been working on this little tool for several weeks and finally it’s ready for the world! What is Ramp Focal Gauge? It’s a simple tool for finding out optimal focal distance from tip of your laser engraver to the material. It takes “ramp test” method to a new level. After you place it correct under your... Continue reading
If you have been following this site or perhaps my Kickstarter campaign you probably heard about my PiBurn rotary attachment for laser engravers. I’ve been testing various glasses, and found big beer glass that was challenging to engrave as is. This prompted me to upgrade maximum height adjustment slightly. This now makes PiBurn more versatile. Please... Continue reading
I’m so excited to have my product on Kickstarter! Finally after almost a year in making and testing I decided to share it with the world. What’s PiBurn you might ask? Well it’s add-on device for Laser Engraver machines that allows to engrave various cylindrical objects. It’s powered by a motor and connected to laser machine’s... Continue reading
I have a lot of #Mote2 sensors I use. Most are powered by a 3V coin cell (CR2032) and are able to survive for a long time (usually around 10 months) transmitting temperature/humidity data every 5 minutes. But one in my shed really amazed me. I remember that I replaced it’s battery over a year ago,... Continue reading