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FabLab first
2 May 2014 | by After some cautious first steps my first laser cut parts have been made. The case for the clubs upcoming WSPR kit build prototype has been, well, lasered.
There’s a couple of minor points to address but for a first effort I’m pretty pleased.
The idea was to cut for a single sheet a ‘desktop’ case for the U3 WSPR transmitter that could display a callsign or something similar on the front as a customisation as well as being simple and space efficient. Yep, you can buy a case but its quite nice to be able to make one in Cumbria rather than China. I should be able to get 4 and a half of them out of a single 300mmx600mm sheet.
All I have to do now is fix the faults and make it right next time.
4 Responses to “FabLab first”
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Looks nice from what I see.
Nearly there Tom, some of the holes didn’t quite line up correctly so best get it spot on.
Pretty slick. What kind of laser system are you using? We’ve got a 40-watt one in open fab space at work. Wonder if that’s enough?
I used the BECFabLabs 40w one (http://becfablab.org/laser-cutter/) so I’m guessing a 40w laser is a 40w laser, the only differences might be speeds, feeds, repeatability etc.
it was 3mm acrylic sheet as well