Starting a new thread looking for, and showing major rebuilds to the "Generic" K40 laser engravers. A friend gave me a laser engraver to play with, and I quickly realized how simple and how limiting they are. So I decided to build my own using 8020 Q-frame. I know it is very light material to work with, but the K40 is not exactly a feat of robust engineering either. The core parts: laser, power supply, optics, and etc. seem to be ok for light duty work. Dumped all the electronics.

Additionally I decided to have some fun and go with a "Steam Punk" look, using oak, bamboo, brass, and analog gauges. Still a long way to go, it moves under Mach3, but I have not decided on a CO2 tube or solid state. I think a laser tube would look real cool upfront under the amp gauge and circulating green coolant. And yes I do plan on making some type of laser safe enclosure, just haven't got that far yet. Excuse the wiring, I am still "prototyping".
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