New laser cutter
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The laser cutter is one of the most heavily used pieces of equipment at Noisebridge. It'd be wonderful to have a more powerful model with a larger work area (perhaps 24x36 or greater!). This page is for research and pledges.
Research[edit]
Please add your laser ideas below
- Exlas1280 Laser cutter at Ace Monster Toys, 47.24in x 31.49in (1200mm x 800mm) work area, $6865
- Full Spectrum Pro LF Series From our current vendor, 60W base model, 36x24 (914mm x 610mm), $7,995.00
- two accounts of importing a laser cutter from China (mentions JCUT CNC). Also a lot of cutters on Alibaba, Aliexpress and eBay
- hackerspaces thread on laser cutters
Vendor | XYZ Machinery (Vendor AMT used) | JCUT | Full Spectrum | ||
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Model | X4i6090 | X4i1280 | JCUT-6090 | JCUT-1290 | Pro C02 24x18 |
Working Area | 600 x 900 mm (23.6 in x 35.4 in) | 1200 x 800 mm (47.2 x 31.5 in) | 600 x 900 mm | 1200 x 900 mm (47.2 x 35.4 in) | 610 x 457 mm (24 x 18 in) |
Tube | 100W | 100W | 80W | 80W | 60W |
Includes | Auto-focus laser, red dot positioning, standard exhaust fan & pipe, honeycomb table. DSP with USB, Leetro MPC control card 6565 | Auto-focus laser, red dot positioning, standard exhaust fan & pipe, honeycomb table. DSP with USB, Leetro MPC control card 6565 | Auto-focus, red dot positioning, exhaust fan and pipe, chiller, DSP with USB | Auto-focus, red dot positioning, exhaust fan and pipe, chiller, DSP with USB | Ethernet, USB |
Software | Windows, laserEXZY | Windows, laserEXZY | Windows, Lasercut 5.3 http://www.leetro.com/english/sale/35.html | Windows, Lasercut 5.3 http://www.leetro.com/english/sale/35.html | Retina Engrave 3D |
Base Price | $4,378 | $4,726 | $4400 ($4800 for 100W) | $5080 ($5490 for 100W) | $6995 ($8495 for 90W) |
Shipping | Getting quote | Getting quote | Sea freight included | Sea freight included | $550 |
Other | |||||
Origin | China | China | China | China | Design / assembled in USA. Parts from China. |
Pledges[edit]
Your name, email and pledge below
- Dana - dsniezko at sonic dot net - $500
- Liz - lizhenry@gmail.com - $30