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Lasersaur


Lasersaur is an open source laser cutter which was developed by NORTD Labs. Nortd Labs started shipping Lasersaur alpha kits in late 2010 after successful funding of the project in July 2010 on Kickstarter. Currently the project is funded via donations from their website or by purchasing part kits.

Lasersaur an open source laser cutter which is built by the end user using CAD drawings, circuit schematics, software and a Bill of materials available from NORTD labs. Lasersaur was designed to fill the need of makers, artists and scientists who wanted a safe and highly capable machine. Lasersaurs are built to use 40-200 watt carbon dioxide lasers and to have a bed size of 24 in × 48 in (61 cm × 122 cm).

In the words of co-developer Addie Wagenknecht "This isn’t about building the cheapest machine. We are more interested in building a platform that is sourceable worldwide. We want a platform that is safe, simple to build, reproduce, duplicate and understand. We want you to truly own it, and have access to all the designs that went into it." and "We also are writing open source software and plug-ins from the ground up which will do things you have never seen before (open source software or not)."

The Lasersaur is simple to build, using only basic tools (a hand drill, metric hex key set, screwdriver, wire cutter and soldering iron). Construction time varies between a few days to a few months. The unit will cut any dense organic material such as plywood and cloth as well as some plastics such as acrylic glass up to 0.5 in (13 mm) thick (depending on the power of the laser tube selected) with up to 100 µm of accuracy.


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