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Shane Tremlett
Posts: 1
Joined: Wed Mar 04, 2020
Location: Hamilton
Country: New Zealand
Nickname: Shane
Laser Machine Make or Type: Home made and under construction
Laser Power: 60w
Laser Bed Size: 1200 x 1200
Home Position: TR
RDWorks Version: V8.01.47
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Nil at this stage

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Hi Everyone,

I have started my journey into the laser world from a slightly different angle and decided to design and build my own using the "better parts" available from China. I stumbled across the RDworks learning lab, UTube videos Russ has been pumping out and these have been a Godsend. I must confess to binge watching and these have required me to redesign several section of my laser machine.

I'm at the parts ordering stage now and its getting exciting :)

Some info about myself. I'm a Mechanical and Plastic Engineer with a machine design background and heavily into 3D design and a very passionate user of IronCAD 3D design software.

I'm sure this forum will be another source of information as I kick start my laser machine into life.

Regards

Shane T
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Tim Mellor
Posts: 560
Joined: Wed May 29, 2019
Location: Shipwreck Coast, Victoria
Country: Australia
Nickname: beanflying
Laser Machine Make or Type: Vollerun WR3020
Laser Power: 40W
Laser Bed Size: 300x200
Home Position: TR
RDWorks Version: n/a
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Modded and still Modding some more.

Nice CAD work is that a modded version of the Y1200 (1200x600) ? :) If you have an interest then start a build log here viewforum.php?f=159 I am making the space to build a Y1200 based design this year (in my spare time) with some tweaks.
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Gene Uselman
Posts: 2181
Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2016
Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Country: USA
Nickname: Gene
Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
Laser Power: 130W
Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
Home Position: TR
Control Software: LIGHTBURN
RDWorks Version: RDw .19 & Lightburn
LightBurn Version: Latest
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10 Pro
Accessories: I have a combining lenses, pin tables [homebuilt], honeycomb tables , wireless remote, Modifed Ultimate Air Assist, home built non-powered rotary device, PrusaMK4 and Mini Prusa printers.

Welcome Shane- let us know if we can help in any way with your build. I would also encourage you to document your build for the benefit of others.
There is a ton[ne] of experience here with what does and does not work, large machines are more different than small machines than I would have thought for instance. Gene
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