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Laser-Cut Music Box [video]

by kgwxd on 9/7/18, 2:04 PM with 5 comments

  • by TheSpiceIsLife on 9/8/18, 12:29 AM

    Neat! The confluence of skills to dream up, model, cut, and build a musical instrument is pretty cool!

    My full time job is operating a 4kW 1070nm fibre laser setup for cutting metals, mostly steel; stainless steel; aluminium here in Launceston, Tasmania.

    Unfortunately the supplier advised us not to cut timber / particle board due to the potential of an ember reaching the fume extractor which contains regular cardboard type air filters. Oddly enough, last year I reached out to some other laser cutters locally and one mentioned their laser was down due to a fire in the fume extractor!