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| − | http://www.nebarnix.com/img2gco/ | + | I got a 2W blue laser and I zip tied it to my 3D printer to cut simple shapes out of paper and cardstock. I attempted to find rasterization programs for image etching but I could not find anything worth using. I decided to write my own program because it seemed somewhat trivial yet also, well, lasers! |
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| + | ==Link== | ||
| + | The script can be acessed at the following link: http://www.nebarnix.com/img2gco/ | ||
| + | Jpeg, gif or PNG images can be used and they do not require conversion to grayscale (that happens inside with the magic and stuff). I am not quite sure what happens if you feed it grayscale images. Also, depending on your machine's axes the image may or may not need flipped or rotated. At some point I will implement this but for now you should make a small 10mm test and see for yourself. | ||
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| + | ==Solidoodle 3 2W Blue Laser Results== | ||
| + | Etching paper has proved pointless, as the difference between a mark and a full through burn is incredibly small. However, balsa wood has proven to work extremely well and the results have been most satisfying! | ||
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| + | [[Image:LaserTest1.jpg|thumb|left| First tests. Not too bad!!]][[Image:LaserTest2.jpg|thumb|none|More testing! More laserz!]] | ||
Revision as of 06:37, 7 April 2015
Problem Statement
I got a 2W blue laser and I zip tied it to my 3D printer to cut simple shapes out of paper and cardstock. I attempted to find rasterization programs for image etching but I could not find anything worth using. I decided to write my own program because it seemed somewhat trivial yet also, well, lasers!
Link
The script can be acessed at the following link: http://www.nebarnix.com/img2gco/ Jpeg, gif or PNG images can be used and they do not require conversion to grayscale (that happens inside with the magic and stuff). I am not quite sure what happens if you feed it grayscale images. Also, depending on your machine's axes the image may or may not need flipped or rotated. At some point I will implement this but for now you should make a small 10mm test and see for yourself.
Solidoodle 3 2W Blue Laser Results
Etching paper has proved pointless, as the difference between a mark and a full through burn is incredibly small. However, balsa wood has proven to work extremely well and the results have been most satisfying!
