Turn A Cheap 3D Printer Into A Cheap Laser Cutter September 29, 2018byTom Nardi26 Comments We know it’s hard to hear it, but the days of you being a hotshot at the local Hackerspace because you’ve got a 3D printer at home are long gone. While they’re still one of the most pers...
Inkscape (formerly Sodipodi) is a computerfree softwareclassified as vector image editor which is available for all major operating systems. It is developed collaboratively worldwide in a way it is calledopen source. These two means Inkscape is unlimited to use commercially and for any other purpos...
Since Inkscape doesn’t support a function like Photoshop’s ability to slice an image into multiple pieces, we will need to create an export layer. To do this press CTRL + SHIFT + N, and name your new layer “slices” or “export”. Then bring up the layers pallet if it’s not al...
All parts are now ready to be cut. Like I said before the laser I use will only cut the lines that are in red. To make all lines red use Edit-->Select all and then Object-->Fill and stroke…, this will give you a popup window. Select the Stroke paint tab and pull the red sl...
Step 2: Trace the outline of the image to get the path for the laser. Step 3: Using edge detection, update the image and press “OK” to apply the changes. Step 4: Delete the original layer underneath the new edge detected layer. Step 5: Select “object to path” to create laser ...