Check out Groovers awesome entry into the Epilog Challenge.
The best part of this is that most of the hardware is from the junk bin. Groover even went as far as making an Arduino Laser shield for the electronics.
The contest closes at 11:59pm PST, Mar. 20. Good Luck!
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LOL until the hand came into the picture I could have sworn that piece of paper was at least Letter / A4 size…
I had a similar thought at first, too, then looked at a CD and realized the laser head only needs to move 1.5″ to cover the entire writable surface of the CD. So, yeah, it is actually a 1.5″ x 1.5″ laser cutter. Pretty limiting indeed but that’s a part of the challenge. I’ve designed two models for this cutter specifically so far (SVG and CNC files are here: http://elabz.com/cnc-files/ ) and plan on doing more and I would have to admit fitting everything you want on a postal stamp size workplace is tough but it’s a part of the fun.
I hope Groover wins the Epilog Challenge, I’m rooting for him!