Lasersaur Manual (beta)

• Overview
  • Hardware Components
  • Software Components
  • Bill of Materials with suppliers for North America and Europe
  • Roadmap and Revisions
• Building you own Lasersaur
  • Getting Started
  • Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
  • Nut Loading for Frame Construction
  • Wiring the Electronics
  • Setting up the Software
  • Adjusting the Optics
• Other Docs
  • Time-Lapse of the Build
  • more lasersaur pr0n
  • Staging Area for new Manual Entries
• Community
  • Map of Builders - add yourself!
  • Flickr Group - add your images!
  • Materials List - add your materials!
• Downloads
  • LasaurApp
  • LasaurGrbl
• History
  • Development Process and early prototyping
• Exclusive to Supporters
  • CAD Model
  • Extensive Mailing List
  • Please consider supporting the project

This manual is the main resource for both building and maintaining a Lasersaur laser cutter. The basic idea is, when you build it you can easily maintain it. The other idea is that an open source design can improve over time through the collaboration of many people. We hope in three years it will have evolved to the point where it has multiple robotic arms sticking out capable of building space stations :)

DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that operating a diy laser cutter can be dangerous and requires full awareness of the risks involved. You build the machine and you will have to make sure it is safe. The instructions on this website come without any warranty or guarantees whatsoever. All information is provided as-is and without claims to mechanical or electrical fitness, safety, or usefulness. You are fully responsible for doing your own evaluations and making sure your system does not burn, blind, or electrocute people.