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TwystNeko
Dec 25, 2004

*ya~~wn*
So is there any reason not to refit one of these lasers with a RAMPS system? I mean, it's just steppers/endstops/tool. I see all these ridiculously expensive upgrades, and then look at what I've got running my 3d printers..

We have one of these at the hackerspace, and it's been upgraded to the better electronics, but that was something like $600. I'd love to rebuild the whole drat thing, take some design ideas from the glowforge for example (move the laser tube with the Y axis! No more drastic power loss!). But I have no idea how feasible that is.

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