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Hi,

We have a Versalaser VL200 and I was wondering if there were any MDF router plans available that would be able to be cut on this machine that people where aware of?

The bed size is (406 x...

Long time no login but I'm still hooked on cnc.

I bought the plans a long time ago but now have no idea where they are as I had them on a work pc.

Is it possible to get a new copy of them...

Glad to see you're still making progress with it looking forward to new footage of the beast in action.

Ben

All I can say is wow, it's taken me a couple of days to read this whole thread from start to finish and I hope you are not to dispondent.

Keep going.

Ben

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400w 36v 11a one looks better then.

Ben

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400w 36v 11A one then looks good?

Ben

I'm now thinking about getting around to purchasing some drivers and psu to hook up my steppers, I haven't started building the machine itself yet.

What do you think of the psu's available from:
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Would one like this:

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Be any good?

Ben

Hi Nick,

Thanks for letting me know very sorry.

I'll head over there later and take a looksie.

I've also just deleted the dxf of the gantry plate I drew as I just realised I was giving your...

Well here's my first attempt at a dxf of the gantry plate.

Ben

I've bought the plans however I was slightly dissapointed to find them all as pdf's and not dxf or other cad files as well.

Ben

Hi guys,

Just came back to my thread to check out some of the links initial posted and wow what a walk off topic it's become but that's cool by me love hearing about how you guys are getting on.
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My versalaser is an enclosed unit and so far only tried it with the coated boards the quality of the finish was fantastic, the final etched boards were not so good but was just my etching skills.
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If you put the pre-coated uv sensitive cooper clad in a laser and using an inverted printout i.e everywhere you want to be etched is black and run this on a co2 laser this works.

You then etch as...

Is there any advantage to connecting a multiway rotary switch to be able to set the stepping easily or once it is set no need to change your mind?

Ben

diarmid: thats the trouble though it's only a theory so we have


and



Horses for courses.

Ben

I've never known a fuse for anything be fitted to the negative side. Think of a mains plug where is there fues for that?

Ben

How is the stepping i/e 1/4 1/2 etc... controlled on those boards? is it via the jumpers I can see in the pictures?

Ben

I'm thinking of the 4 axis hobby cnc pro board now it's available to the UK.

Looks easy enough to me to build and the price is right.

Broke out the soldering iron for something else yesterday...

Seems simplycnc only shipping 1 cnc mill product now no controllers.

Ben

You should check the hazard details for any material before laser cutting acrylic is good because its main by product of laser cutting is water I belive.

But one example of a material you...

The cart filtration system on the versalasers is only if you want to run it in an eclosed environment i.e a classroom so I see no problem with hooking a hose and getting it to the outside.

How did...

I've engraved several glasses on a versalaser vl-200 with rotary attachment and acheived some excellent results.

This was no more difficult on my machine to engraving acrylic.

Ben

Just to let you know that I've had a couple of emails from Neil while he's in china with some questions I had about these machines which he has answered and he's been testing some different materials...

You should be running the motors at more than 3.3 or 5v I'm suprised they do anything.

The voltage marked on them is now their operating voltage.

There a several threads on this regarding what...

I believe that where you laser the compound it "sticks" so you actually have a dark mark against the item you've marked. Then you wipe off the rest of the compound.

Such as:...

I emailed Arc Euro to ask how long the special offer on the X1 was going to be and they say for the next 2-3months.

Will have to buy myself one as an early xmas present.

Ben

Hi Digits,

Where did you get yours from?

Thanks,

Ben

hmm the ring can be shattered with a hard blow from a hammer and what about your finger underneath???

Ben

Longrat thanks for the link that looks good especially with the longer table on it.

If anyone has a link to an X2 in the UK that isn't much more than that I would appreciate it but I reckon for a...