[Lab] Fire the laser!

[Darcy Whyte]

That's what I thought....

I think the YAG lasers can cut metals but those seem a little more expensive
to say the least.


On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 5:56 PM, <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:

> The laser unfortunately  can't cut through metal.  The best one can do is
> to coat the board in black spraypaint, remove it with the laser and use it
> as a resist.
>
> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/01/how-to-use-a-laser-to-etc.html
>
>
> On 29 August 2011 14:09, Paul & Andrea Mumby <themumbys at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We should try some copper clad board to see if we can cut a PCB with the
>> laser... I've seen some people with fantastic success, and that laser is so
>> fine that we could get some really accurate PCB traces with it.
>>
>> - Paul
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 9:59 AM, <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hehe.  Good idea.
>>>
>>> It isn't that small yet.  Using three credit cards I can build two
>>> trebuchettes.  It is based on these guys design, which uses no glue or tape
>>> to hold the whole thing together:
>>>
>>> http://www.siegetoys.com/design.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25 August 2011 18:47, jim kiskis <jim.kiskis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> well if you get your credit card size trebuchet working will it fold
>>>> up into one and you can use it ? :)be intereesting going to the store
>>>> and say this is a trebuchet card and do you take them and if they
>>>> don't then you can lay siege to them :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:25 AM,  <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Good to see its all getting put together.  I should finish off my
>>>> business
>>>> > card sized trebuchet...
>>>> >
>>>> > On 24 August 2011 20:58, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Here are some pictures and video of the first laser cuts at
>>>> ArtEngine.
>>>> >> http://mambohead.com/2011/08/fire-the-laser/
>>>> >>
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