Convert a 3D PRINTER To LASER ENGRAVER | Under 40$
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- In this quick video guide I will show you how you can use your 3d printer as a laser engraver and I won't cost you more that 40$. Most of 3d printers are just an upgraded version of a laser engraver so If you own a 3d printer you basically have a laserengraver without the laser. Enjoy the video!
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Yoooo if anyone has scaling issues once you create the Gcode, be sure you're using inkscape version .91 or older otherwise there is a scaling issue
Thank you, I tested my laser yesterday for the first time and I had scaling issues. I will try your tip.
thank you
i have issues in the .91, the gcode is not the draw of the inkscape
The Idea of using the fan power is genius Great video I have been looking for something like this for quite a while thanks for the video :)
+iliketobuildstuff thank you sir! I am glad you like
Great video, l was in the process of converting my old Sunhokey to a laser cutter/engraver, when I found this video 🤓. I used an Ardiuno with a CNC shield instead of the board that came with the Sunhokey. The other thing that I noticed before firing up the laser, that the cooling fan on top was blowing down and had no thru flow, so I drill a few extra hole in the old hot end bracket, now it does two things for me, keeping the laser cool and it blows the smoke/fumes away from the material being cut. Thanks to you I was able to push thru and get my machine up and running.
Very cool video. I am just getting into 3D printing and thought about laser engraving, but now I know I want to laser engrave.
+Jacob R Thanks man !! Welcome to the world of 3d printing !
whait u have a 3d printer wy didnt u print a holder for it so u dint have to take apart ur 3d printer? great vid btw
if he does it would take from his working area, so he would have less to work with on the bed. I think
@@Cnddecor idk. I'm sure there would be a way to make it work. you just need the laser pointed down. in fact you can have a 3d printer head and the laser at the same time.
you just need a switch and double the wiring. when you want laser or 3d printing just press a switch.
sure it would require a lot more thinking and work and it's not as simple. but quite doable.
Yeah and would have to have a offset in firmware would be annoying if forgot all prints few mm off
Is there any reason why you can't fit the laser alongside the hot end, so you can change usage without messing about manually swapping them over ? For example, extend the hot end platform so the laser sits on the other side of the gantry ( missing the belt ), or at the side ( reducing the X axis ) - the fan restricts putting it infront of the hot end. Then add two switches to both the 12v power lines ( hot end and laser ) so you can have one on and one off. If the software works with either, it should recognise which is on.
nice quick video on a laser conversion. but to anybody concidering this: please read the "legally required" safety precaution for class 3B lasers. and be super aware of anybody that may accidentally walk in.
for all intents and the purpose of preventing most costly lawsuits, you best treat any high powered laser, like seeing the dot with ones bare eyes will instantly blind a person, and even indirect exposure scorches skin. it's not nearly that bad, but better be double safe.
+Cuda FX that is for sure, safety glasses always on guys!
Awesome, just the video i was looking for. getting myself one now! cheers mate!
Just what I was looking for.Great Job Jake
+Joe Eichholz You are welcome Joe! ;)
Good comprehensive video.
Thanks. Will try to transform my 3d printer
Thank you for uploading this is very helpful.
+Adam Thomas thanks !
Jake, You are welcome )) it a great video! i just need detailed information from the moment you opened up inkscape please if you could like from what tab did you open to adjust the bed size all the way to generating the gcode please . if anyone else could for me id be thankful
Yeah, I second that. The content is so fast I had to slow the video down to .25% and rewind about 20 times. I must have missed something because I still have no idea how to set the Z offset to the focus height of the laser unit, and my gcode does nothing. the printer just blinks and it's over in a nanosecond. Please advise!!!
Nice info, thanks :)
Wow, I never thought of making a laser like this. Very smart.
Great topic, thanks
very interesting and great upgrade for 3d printer.
Hi Jake, Where did you buy Acrylic hot end x clamp for e3d mount?
+Rajesh Hiremath Hi, It came along eith my prusa i3 You can also print ome for yourself if you own a 3d printer
Thank you very much!
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is there a more powerful laser? say i want to engrave an image and cut the outside, can the task be done at the same time?
Hello
I just came across your video and the content is really good.
I want the laser to turn on when the process starts and turn off after the process is finished. Can I do this by using the relay outputs on the MKS card (if any)? Or do I need to integrate it into the software?
This was a very usefull tutorial!!
Does that laser work with 2mm thick plexiglass to cut it?
hello, it would be nice to see a rapid change support to convert without much effort the printer into laser and viceversa. Is there any chance?
Just beware the FUMES!
Nice. I'm upgrading my 3d printer to have hot swap able hotends. So I think i might just include a laser "hotend" :)
thanks
great video! i like your channel!
good job jack ! how about rounded pieces like cylinder? what can we do to them for perfect texture?
Great video! I have an old broken 3d printer a friend gave to me, makes more sense to buy a newer model than try to fix it, so I think I'm going to follow your example and convert this one to a laser cutter as well. I did notice one odd thing in your video, the fan for the laser blows down THROUGH the housing to cool it, yet when you mounted it flush to the plastic you essentially blocked the airflow so now the air can't flow down through the channel properly. Did you notice any unusual heating problems as a result?
+jimmyturpin hey, that is a great idea you spotted and yes, on a more powerful lasers that can cause quite a big problem and shorten life expectancy of laser diode. For 500mW laser it is ok if you mount it that way. Btw. I will soon release a new tutorial on how to mount a more powerful laser on 3D printer so stay tunned my friend :)
What would be best for dollar tree foam board? Full cut outs.... looking at FT Rc planes via pdf plans.
Great video tutorial! Thank you for sharing!
+AL USMC hmm probably yes, but then I would suggest buying 1 W or even 2.5 W laser
Thank you sir.... you are awesome. Yea I am looking at picking up the StepCraft cnc machine but their laser is being re-developed as they were burning out. How true that is.... not sure will be waiting but may use this approach to retrofit my own laser cutter. Thank you again.
Hi, have you connect the laser port to 3D printer cooling port?
Do a support for laser use both 3D printer and laser engraver.
Good work!
Thanks
Hi! Nice video, ive got some problems with the generated gcode tho.. My printer does not do anything with the G2 and G3 (arc) commands generated from inkscape.. im running a Marlin based firmware called Skynet3d on my anet a8 (fake prusa i3) and i think the firmware does not support G2/G3 commands.. What firmware are you using on your printer?
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Hello. Nice hack. I found out that this method makes the laser in constant power. I want to print dynamic image which requires grayscale portions. Do you know any solutions for that?
Has tapado la ventilación del láser con el soporte de plexiglass
Hello sir can u pls tell the software u are using for 3d printing. And also exact circuit of this laser installation. It would be a great help if you tell this
Any way you could provide a bit more detail on how you connected the laser to your printer? I have yet to find the video you were mentioned in the instruction. Why did you connect it to the printer fan?
re-visit the video @ 2:00 - 3:25 & 4:00 - 4:20
great video, but can you modify a printer for engraving pcb?
Hi -excellent video thanks. Would this be suitable for cutting spray stencils out of standard stencil mylar film? thanks
thank you for the video, I liked it
Thank you for the useful tutorial! I bought the same laser and I am starting now to upgrade my 3D printer. I have noticed that the laser module comes with the fan facing what I suppose to be the wrong direction (the fan is sucking air from the heatsink and not blowing to it), do you agree or is it supposed to be like this?
FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE THAT HAS A PRUSA I3 MK1 CLEAR FRAME TOO
were can i buy the clear frame? i want it too!
My laser has a PWM wire connected to the 12v and ground ports on the Laser Control Module. How do I connect that to my 3D printer board. The fan let only has a spot for + and -... what do I do! I need help!!
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Very good video. I love it. Can it cut 3mm plywood? Please let me know.
+Vu Duc Tuan 500mw laser is too weak to actually cut wood, it can just engrave into wood. For cutting you will need at least 2w laser
Thank you very much. I found 2.5 module on Aliexpress. I'll do exactly what you do. Thank you very much.
Thanks for the video. Is this laser able to cut cardboard?
Hello, I want to do the same as you did. Is it also possible to connect the laser to the extruder fan port instead of the fan port of the mother board? I think it should be possible, but I don't know if Inkscape is using a default setting to detect which port is being used. Can you help me out with this? Thanks and great video!
Whats the advantage or disadvantage of TTL laser vs analog?
Will adjusting the potentiometer on the driver board increase the strength of the laser? if so which way? can cut through paper but struggling to cut through card
How you make turn on and turn off laser while it is "PRINTING" if you dont need ttl control?
hi,
i am making my engraver but failing to understand the connections of laser diode driver. i have already connected the power n laser ports, what abt ttl port where should it connect.i want to connect this to my ramps1.4 board.
which 3d printer is this ? all parts acrylic ? Can you share detail ?
Thanks for the video. Great explained. I already decided to mount the laser on my anet a8. It works great but I'm having some problems. My laser does not turn off, although in my Gcode it puts M107 or M106 0 the laser starts on and generates the lines to pass to the figure and the back ones. On the other hand I do not understand very well the concept of where I adjust intensity. Is it only by speed or height, or by different passes? He believed that the laser only worked on or off. I feel if they are very basic questions but I can not find information.
Not 100% sure, but thinking you should edit you gcode: M106 = S255 should turn the fan on full power, in this instance it would push 5 volts to the laser controller. M107 = S0 would turn the power off. example ->
M05 S0
G90
G21
G1 F3000
G1 X22.475 Y0.2865
G4 P0
M03 S255
G4 P0
G1 F750.000000
G2 X22.697 Y0.9368 I1.0634 J-0.
G2 X23.6351 Y1.7874 I2.8573 J-2.2084
G2 X24.4173 Y1.9631 I0.64 J-1.0201
G2 X25.1782 Y1.6037 I-0.1568 J-1.3172
G1 X25.
In my Gcode above, I use M03 & M05, M03 would be the same as M106 & M05 would be the same as M107.
saying that the first line calls M05 S0 = off, the seventh line calls M03 S255 = power on. If you are still having problems, post a snippet of your code, and someone will point you in the right direction.
Understanding intensity -> if your laser have an adjustable lens, then turn it on and adjust the beam to the smallest point, use a piece of paper or whatever until you see that it is burning like Jake did in the video, to mark the 0 points of X & Y axis. If your laser doesn't have an adjustable lens, then you'll have to use Z axis to focus the beam to a position that it will start cutting.
Cheers!
We shall watch your career with great interest
+Leon Gower Thank you Leon! Appreciate that a lot!
Will that work with a 8 bit 3d Printer mainboard? For example... will that work with the Sunlu s8?
Hey man thanks for the tutorial! Is there a way to let the laser cutting begin in the left corner? instead of the bottom middle.
Also how to do inside details first and then the outside
i bought a laser like this, but has no information included. Can you tell me what distance normally should i have between the part being engraved and the laser?
(i know it can be focused, but i want to learn a starting point)
im designing a mount and want to know how far away from the build plate i should have the tip of the laser
Is it possible to turn Anet a8 to CNC milling machine only with its original mother board ,or do I need to use a CNC shield ??
Hello. Do you think it can cut light poliester fabric ?
Hi I have a little question, with this laser is possible to cut other material like plastic for example or produce pcb circuit? thanks
you should design something that allows you to quickly change between the print head and the laser without having to cut zip ties
Hello my Friend. Thanks for your video but I have a question. The Fan port of Ramps has 12v (or 24V modified) and TTL needs 5V only. Did you use 12V directly in TTL port?
@@dennis8019 As he said he doesn't need TTL port. He turns on and off laser using fan control - jus turn on and off fan on motherboard what gives power to the laser directly :)
Is possible to control laser without ttl connecting????
Pavel Spacek you just turn on and off whole laser with fan. TTL gives you only control about poutput ower of laser 😎
Ok thank you, but i have 5,5w laser so i dont know if fan connector is too strong for it...
Please and is good to switch off whole laser with its fan and its board...if could damage of it?..thx:-)
Thank you perfect video!
Is there any way to do an infill on the logo or can you only mark the perimeter?
I have a CTC 3d printer to convert but I can't find how to wire it to the lazer module.
What an awesome mod! I have my old Chinese Prusa i3 just sitting around now so this could be the perfect mod for me! Do you think it could cut shapes out of thin plywood?
+ZAxisDesigns thanks man :) Yes this can be done with any 3d printer.. Hmm with 500mW laser you can just engrave into wood and cut paper, foe cutting plywood you'll need a more powerful laser 👍👊
Awesome nice! I'll look into that. :)
Just as an FYI, I'm changing my username from ZAxisDesigns to SodaCanHobbyman. Just letting you know to avoid any confusion ;)
Thank you for this. I plan on mounting the laser to the back of my extrude carriage so no disassembly is necessary to switch. Have you tried engraving plastic/acrylic? It would be cool to engrave the side panels on my printer, or printed parts
+Ralphie Vigg great idea ! Yes you can engrave into plastic but be aware of the fumes that are generated when burning plastic, so you should really do this in well ventilated area. Btw I havent tried engraving into acrilic yet but you will definitely need a black marker if you want so see any results
Jake's Workshop I know pretty much nothing about this stuff, but im guessing it wouldnt engrave because its transparent, right? So the black marker gives it something to burn? Definitely something to consider when im finished building my printer.
1 month later. Have you tried acrylic yet?
boffin schist Haven't gotten a chance. Just finished building the printer, haven't tried mounting a laser yet
Okay, how about Jake. Jake?
Brilliant!!
great! Can this conversion be applied to other printers? like the Ender 3 for example? thx
Hello, Jake, I was wondering if this laser is capable of cutting Veneer wood?
Hey! Are diode lasers the only option? What if I want to use a
Hi, can you help me doing that on a SINTRON TW101 3D printer?
Hi, thank alot for this great videos....
I have a prusa 3d printer, i plan to change the function to a laser engraver..
i confuse what kind of firmware for this arduino.." the default on my machine is marlin..
what kind of firmware did u use on your machine?..
regards
what about Cooper for PCB prototyping
just to be clear. this is an engraver not an cutter, right? what wattage of laser would i need in order to cut let's say wood?
It can cut, with some effort, factors would include which laser you purchased, and the thickness of the material (wood). I've cut wooden rules (soft pine) at full power (405 blue laser) with several passes, also overscaned the material (ruler) to prevent excessive burning at the beginning and end of the cut(s).
Hi i have a question i have buy a Creality 3D 300mw Laser module kit but i have a cheap ctc anet A8 is it possible to put de 12 v 2 wires from my laser module on my main bord from the anet A8
Where did you get the 12v power cable for the laser control board?
what is the deepest it will cut will it do metal?
when I move my axis the laser un focuses and when it stops the laser takes a second and comes back on any ideas ?? i know that the laser is not moving, and it worked before
Hi, or you try cut wood 3-4mm from this laser?or to cut wooden plates should be more powerful laser? I want to through-sawn wooden plates
+KAROLISA21 hi, for cutting wood, I would recommend you buying at least 1.5-2W laser :)
Hi im making same project for my anycubic kossel Linear plus, my module is similar can i connect laser 12v power to 12 rail instead of using external psu?
Awesome! Have you tried engraving in plexiglass? Im wondering if this laser is strong enough to make plexiglass led signs :) I have the same printer as you, but havent used it in ages, so this would be sick!
+MrMovieButcher hi, i would recommend you buy at least 1W laser for that :)
Hi! Can i put a laser of 40w? Or that’s to much?
Amazing ! I'll be trying this soon ! Thanks a lot for sharing this !
I'd like to ask , what is the distance between the bed and the lens of the laser ? and how do u set it with the Z axis of the printer?
Also, the TTL pins are supposed to be for PWM functionality , aren't they ?
I have seen some SPI interface pins on MKS where people attach their SERVO motors which are again driven by PWM. So is there a way by which u can get that PWM to those pins of MKS and use the TTL of the laser ?
I installed my laser yesterday as described in the video. It works. My printer is a modified BQ Prusa i3 Hephestos. I have 110mm distance from print bed to laser lense (20mm offset from nozzle to print bed, that means 90mm from nozzle to laser lense). I am using a capacitive sensor for the z-min. In the gcode from inkscape, I added G28 (was missing?) and G1 Z20 at the beginning. Before starting the job, I jog the z-axis above the part I want to laser. During the z-homing I put a flat piece of aluminium on top of the part, to get z-min on top of the part. If I want to focus the laser, I use pronterface and send the M106 S255 to the printer. I have installed a switch, with which I can change between the laser and the printer cooler fan. In this way, I can send the M106 and manually turn on / off the laser on the printer during the focus-procedure.
Ah you have the Sunhokey I3. This printer gave me so many problems... I still have nightmares
+Triangl3D Printing hah really? how come? I am surprissed I didn't have any problems except replacing extruder module for 2 years now
During the second print, I tried to use the heated bed and the RAMPS board caught on fire :D
Would it be able to engrave onto glass or acrylic
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Could you cut baltic ply with this?
nice and usefull, but music is too laud.
+Bent Hillerup thank you :)
do you use any glasses? is the laser dangerous?
Can i marking on metal with this laser just marking ?
how come his finger didnt get burned when he was adjusting the focus and it got in the way of the blue pointer light thingy?
Great eye! It wasnt in focus directly on my finger, but it was close ;)
has anyone tried using a higher power laser for this project? Other than increased cost are there anyother cons to a higher wattagee? e.g. higher chance of breaking the aneta8 board or starting a fire?
Have you tried using the laser on Clothing or fabric to see if it will etch? are you able to shade in areas or is it only able to outline designs?
+motorcycle rebuild hi, It should also work on leather and other fabrics, and yes there is another plugin for inkscape which alows ypu to do that.
Hello guys, could this 500mW laser cut through 1.5mm thickness of PETG panel???
The issue I have is that I want to maintain usability of all my d8-10 ports, in previous versions of Marlin I've seen options for m03-05 spindle/laser control and output to a different pin on the bottom edge of the ramps board but I the newer version of Marlin that I downloaded the options for laser/spindle and m03 gcode are missing, does anyone know why this is the case and if there's a way to incorporate m03 commands instead of the m106 command to run the laser so I don't need to worry about editing my gcode?
Are there lasers on Ali that could cut wood?
Will the laser cut cardboard?
how do you choose cut or engraving?
Do you need to change any firmware, or can you just use regular marlin firmware?
Jake's Workshop ,Great video ,But the music is too loud i cant here you ,would be batter if you the background is silent ,THANK YOU , Thumb's up
+Khalil Burno thanks for the tip 💪